Popular Actress Shamita Shetty says “dancing is the expression of your soul” at a dance event on Valentine’s Day here in Mumbai.  

Dance maestro Sandip Soparrkar decided to celebrate Valentine's Day in a whole new way. He organized 'Dance-Dream-Believe', a couple dance competition for participants across the country.

Chief Guest for the evening was Shamita Shetty who looked smashing in a formal pink top matched with black sleek pants. She spoke about her love for dance and mesmerized the crowd by dancing to her ever green famous 'Sharara' number from 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai.'

“I am Happy to be invited here. I think anything connected to dance makes me very happy. And today is a very special day, it is Valentine’s Day and this is couples competition” says Shamita Shetty.

Talking about the initiative Shamita Shetty said, “I think what he is doing is really nice. He is known for his salsa and Latin dancing. Somebody like him creating a platform to give opportunities for dancer, I think it’s very nice”

“Dancing is really important for me, it is part of me, and it is something that makes me very happy. Like I have said before, I feel dancing is the expression of your soul, I have been dancing since my childhood” adds Shamita.

This dance competition took place on the Valentine's Day evening and featured several couple dance performers; from age 17 to 70, youth to old, all came on stage to compete for the winner’s title. The contestants performed dances like Acrobatics, Bachata, Ballet, Indian Classical, Indian folk, Ballroom, Bollywood and a variety of other rhythmic dance forms.

The judging panel included veteran actress Varsha Usgaonkar, Meghna Naidu, Nakul Mehta, and Aashima Sharma.