Types of Productions – Recitals – Shoots – Workshops –

1. Annual Recital – March – Medley – Madness –

• Grace And Grooves Corp Company Annual Recital.
• Once a year, March, April or May. Depends!
• In house students and students in trainings, Elites, Elite Lines, Graduates also participate.
• Usually glimpse are posted on Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s Playlist.
  • Some dances may include multiple performances as students 13+, 16+ love to perform.

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2. Productions – once a year, by repertoire aka genre and sometimes style specific as well –

• Indian And Non Indian Folk Dance And Drama Productions – Rang Folk Dance And Drama Productions
• Indian Classical Dance And Drama Repertoire – Anantha Classical Dance And Drama Productions
• Bollywood – Tollywood Cinema – Sarva Dance and Drama Productions
• Texas All Star Talents Program – Depends on repertoire, usually a seperate part in all of above.
  • URL of the website – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/texasallstartalentsbyhetaljoshim
• LIVE Drama Production, with dialogues, acting, screenplay, monologues, sound dubbing and voice over as well – Every 2 Years (8+), depends on repertoire – Usually in English – STEM and awareness drama(s).
• In house students and students in trainings, Elites, Elite Lines, Graduates also participate.

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3. Commercial Productions – 13+, 16+, 18+, 21 + Only.

• as per producer,
• as per sponsored programs,
• as per fundraisers,
• as per theme, concept, literature or any other
• as per gig if production style is chosen or songs are accordingly placed.
• as per school supplement program.
• Collective Gigs Playlist on Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s Youtube, glimpse.

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4. Independent Projects – Singers’ own composition video productions (not to mistake with reel projects).

Hetal Joshi Nagaraj takes independent projects(by song unless whole production album is assigned which is rare these days) of original compositions sung by various artists, saints, singers, remix makers, video gigs, temple guru and such others.

• Successful projects are successfully delivered. Several of these received awards in competitions, world wide.
  • Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple Songs x 1 – Classical Semi.
    • Students were trained by various teachers.
    • Only Temple students were allowed.
    • Won 2nd place.
  • Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple Song x 1 – Non Classical Semi
    • Ms. Hetal’s own Students from scratch.
    • Won multiple times 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Ashna, Nirja, Samarth, Mansi. Bani – Nomination.
  • Houston Temple
    • Temple’s own students.
  • Gujarati Literature Song
    • Choreo specifics only – package – by email with clips.
  • Private Album – Hiphop Mix Indian Choreo by Indian Singer – California Production House.
    • Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, Last 1 Min completed by Mansi Chauhan as Ms. Hetal had an emergency to attend.
  • Custom Remix Choreo by Recording – London, UK 2021
    • Specifics WIP.
  • Telangana Folk Song sung by singer – streamed all over India. Choreo by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
    • Won 2 awards in competition as well.
    • Students were trained in Kuchipudi (Smt. Sri Latha Suri).
    • Locally performed in several Tantex, Nata and Tana Programs.
  • Private Package booked by parents – Sai Temple, Plano – Guru(s) own composition 1.
    • Not Ms. Hetal’s students – Beginners and Mixed Levels – spiritual performance.
  • Private Package booked by parents – Sai Temple, Plano – Guru(s) own composition 2.
    • Not Ms. Hetal’s students – Beginners and Mixed Levels – Semi.

• In house students and students in trainings, Elites, Elite Lines, Graduates also participate, depends on their genre. Auditions are announced for Sponsored programs through auditions pathways.
• Pre.requisites.
• Other Eligibility.

***Ms. Hetal writes dance, costume, music by beats, fabric, textile and can draw too!

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5. Workshops –

• Booked by organizers, event managers, or companies. Playlist Glimpse.
• Publicly announced by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj herself.
• Company regularly announces workshops with Elites under the supervision of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj for training and development purposes.
  • Students have graduated from these workshops as well by level often progressive in curriculam.
  • If Online, usually through Dhamaal Events.
• Collective Workshop Playlist Link.

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6. Dhamaal Events Workshops are seperately held, and may not include performances.

• URL of the website – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/dhamaaleventsusa
• International Level Artists – Online or In Person in DFW Texas USA or wherever Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj arranges.

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7. Types of Shoots  are conviniently listed.

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Applicable to Commercial Gigs Only, not as production just performances or workshops –

• Vendors from 2025 are invited to participate by independent contract of gig if applicable.
• Vendors are individuals of –
  • Other companies
  • Other company owners
  • Freelancers with their groups
  • Former Elites who may not continue their further associations with the company or have their own teams and want to perform independently
  • Former Graduates who may not continue their further associations with the company or have their own teams and want to perform independently
  • Individuals whose journey or programs were paused for safety – because of damages to company and brand.
  • URL on company website – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/vendorservices

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All programs have either promo or links that are regularly posted. These can be found on grace and grooves facebook page as well.

The page is publicly shared ever since 2012 as public platform for various PR activities.

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Grace And Grooves does not do –

Company does not do dance musicals (where-in dancers sing). Hopefully soon!

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Dance Dramas do not have seperate productions however these are included within the respective repertoire.

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— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

The Grace Effects Service Providers by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, Grace And Grooves Corp

Freelancers – not associated with company directly or 3rd party hired by other org or by program host available for our company shoots or have worked with us and very happy clients or customers other than our own inhouse teams and some of our most regular inhouse crew.

This is mainstream media – Photography, Videography and Cinematography. We do not do reel shoots or digital media shoots.

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From below, these take up the assistant additional photographer or videographer’s place —

• 1 main photographer – In House Teams Only.
• 1 main videographer – In House Teams Only.
• Assistant photographer or a Professional Service Provider.
• Assistant videographer or a Professional Service Provider.
• Interns as per the program or curriculam are always there for their own school assignments.
• Min 4 people are assigned this work!

• DFW – Bombay Photography, Aftab – 2008 onwards.
  • 2008 external program of hetal joshi nagaraj
  • 2010 – private group program head shots and program shoot
  • 2012-2014 – company launch activities and several external company shoots
  • 2016 – Pre.elites shoot external program collab shoot hired by org
  • 2017 – Pre program shoots and headshots
  • 2018 – Recital 2018
• DFW – Stephen Powell – A Solo Freelancer – 2015 – 2016 External Photo Shoots of Ms. Hetal, per requirement by client for submissions.
  • This shoot pics broke record of ms. hetal’s own pictures with more than 15 million views on various media upon submissions for the gigs.
  • The most loved pic of hetal nagaraj, pink sari and black dress.
• DFW – Shilpa/Flashbrush’s team – 2019
  • 2019 Sarva Production – preprogram head shots, program headshots, pre.elite shoots, post program shoots.

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Brochures, Flyer and Designers Service Providers –

• Alpha Graphics, DFW, Texas, USA
• Keyur Parekh, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – Mumbaikar Local – DFW Organisation.
• Grace Creations Fusion Company Launch Advertisement Materials — **** Lahore, Pakistan – Remote.
• Fiverr Platforms – Various, Worldwide.
• Jinal Shah – Reachh Mediaa – Worldwide – DFW, Texas, USA.
• Vibrant Technologies, Gujarat, India.
• Newman Graphics, DFW, Texas, USA.
• News and Media Publication prepare their own media materials for the company.
  • Company pays to get those extra copies of news and media materials and dicals.
• Company has its own from 2018 – Grace And Grooves – Grace Effects, DFW, Texas, USA

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Related Posts –

1. Types of Shoots At Grace Effects – By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
2. Head Shot Extra Service Providers and Crew
3. Best Shots that won awards in Photography
4. The Grace Effects Graduates
5. Pictures that made brand difference
6. Basic Photography Gallery
7. Ms. Hetal’s Specialities

— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

Photography & Videography Competition Coverage By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj. The Grace Effects.

This is mainstream media – Photography, Videography and Cinematography. We do not do reel shoots or digital media shoots.

About the Brand Grace Effects – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/the-grace-effects

About the Program of Texas All Star For Grace Effects – https://wp.me/p7EbkV-7AF

You tube – https://www.youtube.com/@graceeffectsbyhetaljoshim

1. Shoots for Competitions – Either Online, In Person or for Submission for Awards or just the qualifying round or to be eligible for the competition itself
2. FOR OWN STUDENTS ONLY in various programs – recreational, competitive levels, elites, competition package, workshop students who want to compete, regular annual program students to name a few.
3. Packages are entirely seperate.
4. These spiked from 2020 onwards!
5. Outside Service Providers are not allowed for this. Exclusive!

Related Posts –

1. Types of Shoots At Grace Effects – By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
2. Head Shot Extra Service Providers and Crew
3. Best Shots that won awards in Photography
4. The Grace Effects Graduates
5. Pictures that made brand difference
6. Basic Photography Gallery
7. Ms. Hetal’s Specialities

— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

This is mainstream media – Photography, Videography and Cinematography.

We do not do reel shoots or digital media shoots.

About the Brand Grace Effects – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/the-grace-effects

About the Program of Texas All Star For Grace Effects – https://wp.me/p7EbkV-7AF

You tube – https://www.youtube.com/@graceeffectsbyhetaljoshim

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Awards in Photography, Videography and Cinematography

Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj has won awards in Photography, Videography and several nominations in Cinematography. Ms Hetal’s latest win is Ai-photography competition world wide, just few months ago. Ms. Hetal loves to compete herself too.

Company has own gears, gadgets, lights, camera, recorders, and several such portable gears so Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj often takes up these! These are fun for Teens and Middle-High School kids as part of their supplement programs. Their other fav part is drama, sound dubbing and voice over.

Texas All Star Program has interns in all specialities.

• Texas All Star Brand is not under Grace And Grooves Corp.
• It runs under Cqunce – a Non Profit 501 3 C company.
• Company offers plug in programs because of vast field of performing arts.
• Specialities under Texas All Star Talents are listed on this website link – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/texasallstartalentsbyhetaljoshim

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— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture , any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current

Commercial Shoots (Local, National & International) – Grace Effects By Hetal Joshi Nagaraj — Not Sponsored.

WIP —

Shoots in no particular order.

1. Internal company dancers only, Graduates, Elites or any student of Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj or Grace And Grooves Corp.
2. From March 2025 – Vendors are invited and depends – selected picked from their performances. Vendors will never be posted with company’s portfolio.
3. Students of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, certain permissions and waivers as well as immigration status permits are required to do any activities.
4. All costumes – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj unless provided by organizers.
5. Billing strictly through Hetal Joshi Nagaraj — or through Grace And Grooves Corp in USA.
6. Photography Videography packages vary.

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1. LIVE SHOOTS – DURING THE SHOWS —-

• Production Name – Sarva Dance Production – Cinema/Bollywood – 9.2019 – Own In House Production of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
• Costume for bulk supplier – Skirts – designed by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj in DFW.
• Tops – Redesigned from a local manufacturer for bulk markets.
• Model in this showcase – Ashna Pethe – Green, Sifti, Saraa, Aarna, Jasnoor .
• Ms. Hetal’s own Curriculam Students – Bollywood.
• Costume commercial Gig, 9.2019 – Lewisville, Texas, USA.

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2. Commercial custom performances picked by organizer. 21+ Only.

• Production Name – Bollywood And Folk Culture Fest – 8.23.23
• Left to Right – Tanvi, Preethi Choleti, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj-deepest bow down to audience – honor of grace and grooves corp, Tanushri. Tanvi and Tanushree are Ms. Hetal Mehdi and Couple Clients.
• 8.23.23 – University Gig, Texas, USA.

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3. Commercial custom performances picked by organizer.

• Production Name – Glimpse of India, Land of Beautiful – 5.22, Grand Prarie, Texas, USA. 2 Weekends.
• Costumes – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
• Run Time – 45 Mins x 2
• Dancers – Company Elites – Samarth Setty, Nirja Setty, Manya Kumari, Anushri Dinesh, Sindhu Jampala, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, Anula Mehta.
• Company often invites advance dancers-family members to perform in danceathon, if they wish to for permitted dances only. Although, texas all star are not allowed to participate in these elite level programs.
• Sindhu’s Daughter 1, Sindhu’s Daughter 2 – Students of multi-genre and dances under her own mom’s group often represents company or Ms Hetal with full permissions. (bollywood, bollywood folk, bollyhop).
  • Danceathon only –
  • Texas All Star – Fraud, Fraud’s daughter.
• 5.22 – Commercial Gig, Grand Prarie, Texas, USA.

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4. Commercial custom performances picked by organizer.

• Production Name – Indo American Culture – 2018, Dallas, Texas, USA. This was 21+ Only.
• Costumes – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
• Run Time – 45 Mins.
• Dancers – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and Mansi Chauhan.
  • Mansi’s other performance was with her UTD Sharara dance boy team mate – seperately billed other than Mansi as an Elite Team under Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
• Workshop to Senior Level World Wide Corporates – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
• 2018 – Dallas, Texas, USA.

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5. Commercial custom performances along with comparative lecture demonstrations picked by organizer.

• Production Name – East Meets West- 2024, Fortworth, Texas USA.
• Costumes – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj
• Run Time – 30 Mins
• Dancers – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, Nirja Setty, Nandika Jay
  • Post Production – Samarth Setty, Jinal Shah.
  • Live Telecast by City of Fortworth.
  • Photography and videography by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj for promotional purposes – High-Resolution Still Camera
• Workshop to Official Corporates – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
• 5.9.24 – Lecture Demonstrations and Comparative Dances in Genre – Fortworth, Texas, USA.
  • LIVE question answers.

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WIP —

Gallery —

1. Personal Memento –

This gig delivered by thesettys.com among their very first hands onn to gears and gadgets along with lighting under Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj. Ms. Hetal had list of events lined up that day in neighborhood.

Furnished property shoot and decors — custom on request of home owners’ -“close to heart decors” and spaces around the house with some special effects. Pictures of house around certain time of the day. some wall pictures are cropped for privacy.

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2. Picture of first real estate land deal — WIP

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3. WIP

Costume, Textile, Fabric & Apparel Showcase Shoots – The Grace Effects, Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

WIP…

1. Sports Wear – E Commerce Site – USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand – Nirja Setty.

• Clothing shipped by E Commerce Site for various try outs.
• Clips send to various suppliers on request – bulk supplier.
• Seperate shoot conducted at G2 Dance Factory, Arlington Texas, USA.

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2. Sports Wear – E Commerce Site – USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand – Samarth Setty.

• Clothing shipped by E Commerce Site for various try outs.
• Clips send to various suppliers on request – bulk supplier.
• Seperate shoot conducted at G2 Dance Factory, Arlington Texas, USA.

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3. LIVE Shoots within the show – On Stage shoots – Ashna Pethe – USA, India.

• Production Name – Sarva Dance Production – Cinema/Bollywood.
• Costume for bulk supplier – Skirts – designed by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj in DFW.
• Tops – Redesigned from a local manufacturer for bulk markets.
• Model in this showcase – Ashna Pethe – Green, Sifti – White, Saraa – white, Aarna – white, Jasnoor – white.
• Ms. Hetal’s own Curriculam Students – Bollywood.

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4. Shoots for Catalog – Costume Supplier – International – E Commerce Site – World Wide.

• Models in this shoot – Left to Right – Nirja Setty, Ashna Pethe.
• Folk Dance Costumes Shoot, Colors and Design drawn/sketch by Hetal Joshi Nagaraj with specifics to match the folk dance category. Manufactured by Supplier – India – New Delhi. Ms. Hetal writes every specific.
• Ms. Hetal’s own Folk Dance Students.

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Wip

Grace Effects Programs — School, Universities, and Beyond!

About the short history of creation of this program – https://www.graceandgrooves.com/the-grace-effects

Methodology –

Photography is about the eye, not the gadget.

Great photographs are created through observation, timing, composition, emotion, storytelling, requirements which is extremely important as it defines the purpose and goal to click it and the ability to recognize meaningful moments—not simply through expensive equipment or advanced technology.

A picture speaks 1000 words.

Best Example – During the fraud period 2022, the fraud deliberately messed the shoots, did not follow directions or instructions provided well ahead of time. Ms. Hetal’s own shots from her own latest model of i-phone delivered those project for those first hand submissions. While other projects were redone by Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj to save candidates’ future.

A photographer’s most important tool is the eye, vision and then comes client’s request. Client’s request may switch the eye and vision but within the perspective of the speciality.

Purpose of photography, videography and cinematography is always to make it look beautiful, irrespective of subject or request.

Because of educational boundaries or waivers in some cases, we may zoom or filter the picture but the original must remain intact. It is always the angle. #YES

Equipment can enhance technical capability but the ability to see, interpret, and communicate a story or create a face value through an image is developed through curiosity, mentorship, practice, and experience.

Grace Effects recognizes that some individuals naturally demonstrate a strong artistic eye, while others develop this ability through structured learning and consistent practice.

Ms. Hetal’s approach combines natural creativity with professional training, industry exposure, gears and advances, technological advances and educational mentorship to help students transform their perspective into a meaningful creative skill, making it less stressful and gain more either in terms of money, growth or simply to create beautiful work!

Led by Ms. Hetal Nagaraj exclusively, whose background combines performing arts, visual vision, educational specifics, professional trainings in these areas of graphical presentations, production experience, and training development mentorship, Grace Effects emphasizes a practitioner-led learning environment where students learn not only how to operate equipment, but how to think like creators, storytellers, and professionals.

Ms. Hetal’s journey from being gifted, talented to educated, skilled and trained professionally in these services has created this environment that delivers excellence at consistent speed, irrespective of phase in life or company.

In simple words, it is to learn to have an eye for it.

Training, Development And Leadership Speciality – Prior to 2011, there was no such program under Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.

Although Ms. Hetal would offer other non performing arts internship programs towards University Enrichment Programs as module projects in IT and Business Operations And Compliance, just as most professionals in industry do! Enrichment programs were externship programs for fresh graduates enrolled in university, specific to IT and Business Operations – nothing to do with these performing arts fields.

Ms Hetal never had staff in any fields :). Solopremeur gigs, projects, usually her own self, own family and friends, until company went public in 2012 with proper registration of company and infrastructure.

All program evolve to greater heights unknown to several professionals because of Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s own broad spectrum of specialities, experience, expertise, solopreneur success thus experience that is practically possible, and herself is a performer in every field besides her niche speciality in Training, Development and Research itself.

None of it on Grace And Grooves Corp is any drill or an experiment, it is direct – Reality. There is no guess work :).

All of this infact is the result of fully trained, skilled, and real life experiences.

#YES

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