“I started my career just by chance where I conducted summer workshops for preschools, activity centres and Gymnasiums. They were weekend hobby classes while I was still studying. At one of a schools workshop I was offered a part time teaching job and took that up. Alongside I got connected to many activity centres and started conducting evening dance classes and fitness sessions for children. When IB schools came into India I was approached for the same and went onto that. a

Later realised that it is important to have a Curriculum of my own which I truly believe in and worked on that. That’s when Hipakids was registered as a company over a decade back. With curriculum, session plans and moving across the city for sessions the time came where I had to bring staff on board. Training’s and multiple centres opened up at all areas inside Mumbai as well as across India. I then decided to have a learning outcome, a showcase which turned to a yearly show for students to gain confidence with a non-competitive environment. 

Now 19 years down the line HipaKids works across the country with children of all age groups who share a similar passion for Movement and Dance. 

Hipakids now works Children of all age groups, International schools , Day care centres , Activity centres , Teachers , Parents and Educators across the globe for Dance Programs. 

One thing stands the same is the reason HipaKids was created, there is no Right or Wrong , Each child is free to interpret the movement in his / her own unique way. We focus on a non competitive class and show , no comparisons are drawn and each child is free to move that their individual pace.

If you really want to build a brand and create something you need to remember it’s time to Give Back to the System. No dream is unattainable if you are ready to put the right amount of Honesty Focus and Dedication. “

-Hashmin Currimbhoy -Founder Director at HipaKids India, The Creative Movement & Dance Company 

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“From an early age, I gravitated towards teaching, whether it was dance, singing or even teaching my house helps children. Teaching was always something I was passionate about.
Even though I did my B’Com to keep my options open, I was still drawn towards teaching and was hooked back with just one visit that I made to observe a class in a Montessori school.
Going into teaching full time was a tough decision to make even though it was the most rewarding job to me, as I didn’t know if it would help me be financially independent.
However, it was clearly apparent that teaching was my first love so I took up 2 jobs – teaching in a school in the mornings and working at an event management company through the rest of the day.
After two years of doing this I finally I got an opportunity to start my very own Montessori school along with a friend and we have never looked back since 2006!
It hasn’t been easy but I look forward to every new day as an opportunity to enlighten and empower each child with the knowledge and tools to be whoever they want to be!”
As Dr Seuss says – “ You’ll never be bored when you try something new, there’s really no limit to what you can do!”

-Mirelle Drego-Founder Proprietor-Little Butterflies Montessori School

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As a young girl I always wanted to be a Lawyer and I became one. After working for 4 years in a Law firm I was exhausted. Just then I married the man of my dreams and moved to the United States. This change was scary and exciting at the same time. Giving up your career not knowing what the future holds for you was something I never really thought at that point in life. All I wanted was a break from the monotonous life that I was living as a Litigation lawyer. Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be. Living in the U.S.A gave me a lot of free time to think, learn, grow and understand myself better. I realized that I wasn’t unhappy in my job as a lawyer but I was unhappy with the work-life balance. I always enjoyed the academic side of law and I had this itch to teach be it law or anything else for that matter. To my visits to India every year I was teaching various law subjects to students and while I was in the U.S I was teaching art (which is my hobby) to a lot of preschool and kindergarten children. Two totally different subjects but the only thing common was – “Teaching”. I enjoyed Teaching! After spending 5 years in the U.S. teaching young children along with my own daughter I was sure about what I wanted to do when I was back to the Bay. I wanted to teach! So I enrolled myself for a Teacher Training Program for which I got a Gold Medal. Today I am a Training Manager. Law was my profession but not my passion. I have realized that my impact as a Teacher is clear but my impact as a Lawyer is ambiguous. Don’t worry that life is passing you by-it won’t. It’s never too late. Try a bit of this and that and see what works! It’s all about believing that your goals are possible.

-Palak Pitale- Training Manager at IECED (Institute of Early Childhood Education & Development)

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