Raktim Thakuria



Raktim Thakuria is an Indian dancer and choreographer. In 2021, he gained popularity after appearing as a contestant in the dance reality show India’s Best Dancer 2.



Wiki/Biography


Raktim Thakuria was born on Tuesday, 8 February 2000 (age 21 years; as of 2021), and he hails from Guwahati, Assam. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Guwahati.




A picture of Raktim Thakuria (peeping out of the window) during his school days

A picture of Raktim Thakuria (peeping out of the window) during his school days


From 2017-2020, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Political Science at Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. Since childhood, Thakuria was a passionate dancer and grew up participating in various dance competitions in his school.


Raktim Thakuria giving a dance performance during his teenage days

A picture of Raktim Thakuria giving a dance performance during his teenage days


Physical Appearance


Height (approx.): 5’ 5”


Hair Colour: Black


Eye Colour: Black


Raktim Thakuria


Family


Not much information is available about his family.


Career


Collaboratively, Thakuria has produced several dance choreography videos with the dance group ‘The A-Team Kolkata,’ which are uploaded on A-Team’s YouTube channel.


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Thakuria has also worked as a dance trainer at The Ace Dance Crew India, where he took hip-hop and urban choreography classes in 2019.




A banner of Raktim Thakuria's urban choreography classes

A banner of Raktim Thakuria’s urban choreography classes


In 2019, he appeared as a contestant in the reality TV dance competition show ‘Dance Plus 5’ as a member of the dance group The Ace, which qualified to be among the Top 10 in the show.


Raktim Thakuria in Dance Plus 5

Raktim Thakuria in Dance Plus 5


In 2021, he participated in the dance reality TV show India’s Best Dancer 2, which was broadcast on the Sony Entertainment Television channel. In the show, he was choreographed by the Indian dancer and choreographer Aryan Patra, who is known for being the winner of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 9.


Raktim Thakuria in the dance reality show Dance Plus 5

Raktim Thakuria in the dance reality show Dance Plus 5


Facts/Trivia



  • His friends fondly call him Rakzz.



  • Apart from dancing, Thakuria is also fond of rapping and beatboxing. In a student short film titled ‘Crazy B- Story of a Rapper’ (2018), Thakuria was featured as an insane rapper. The film was shot by a student named Manaskam Kakati, as a part of his college project.



  • A cat lover, Thakuria has a pet cat named Iris. He uploads various pictures with Iris on his Instagram account.
    Raktim Thakuria with his cat, Iris

    Raktim Thakuria with his cat, Iris




  • He is fond of watching anime and his favourite anime is “Naruto.”







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