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Sarina Jain, America\\u2019s first cross-cultural fitness star, is the creator of the Masala Bhangra Workout\\xae. Today, she will tell you about the workout that\'s been captivating people around the world. Sarina is an energetic fitness innovator, music-video choreographer and international television/radio personality. She hosts her own TV segment on Discovery Channel\\u2019s Fit TV and has a show on Exercise TV.tv. Her regular appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, NBC\\u2019s The Today Show and other major media have catapulted her to fame across mainstream America, and solidified her place as the \\u201cJane Fonda of India." Although India\\u2019s glitzy Bollywood films have featured Bhangra and other folk-dances and music for awhile (think: diaphanous orange scarves; glittering bindis; and wrists swiveling towards the heavens), it took Sarina, a vivacious, young Indian-American fitness instructor, to devise the concept of choreographing Bhangra along with modern, funky dance moves to appeal to the American exercise industry. In the process, Jain has impacted the entire fitness industry, she and has been heralded in the press throughout the U.S. and the world. Sarina introduced her Bhangra/Bollywood-style fitness routine to the U.S. with her first workout tape in 1999, and since then, she has directed and produced a total of eight high-intensity workouts in her Masala Bhangra Workout\\xae video/DVD series. Sarina proudly embraces her Indian heritage, and she is an active member of the Indian-American community. \\u201cPeople fall in love with the beat of Bhangra,\\u201d she says, \\u201cthe music combined with its sensuous, vigorous movements recreates the excitement that an occasion is being celebrated. People have so much fun; they don\'t realize they are getting an awesome cardiovascular and muscle-strengthening workout. Bringing the Masala Bhangra Workout\\xae to people all over the world is so gratifying-\\u2014I am absolutely living my dream." To learn about Masala Bangra, go to www.masaladance.com