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Raghav Juyal (Hindi: राघव जुयाल) (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He is renowned as the D-maniax King of Slow Motion for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his flawless reinvention of the Slow Motion Walk. His stage name Crockroaxz best describes his dancing style which is an amalgamation of being powerful like a crocodile and creepy like a cockroach. Raghav has become a youth icon inspiring dancers, who gleefully imitate his trademark moves and dance style, popularly known as Crock-style.
Raghav Juyal's career began with his dance crew D-maniax, that participated in the Colors TV show Chak Dhoom Dhoom Season 2 Team Challenge (2011), where they became popular for their unique hip-hop interpretations and funky hairdos. Then he went on to attain a solo career in the following dance reality shows.
Dance India Dance (Season 3)
Raghav received individual popularity in the show Dance India Dance 3 (2012) aired on Zee TV. He dubbed himself Crockroaxz D-maniax and was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Raghav showcased a new dance style but wasn't selected in the Top 18 by the Grand Master in Mega Audition. Later, on public demand, Grand Master Mithun Chakraborty made an exception in the format by reintroducing him on the show as his Trump Card in the Wild Card round. Through which, he entered the competition again. Master Terence Lewis (choreographer) said,
"I wish to apologize to all the viewers since I think we did a big mistake by not selecting Raghav during the auditions. Later, when I saw Raghav perform and the kind of acts that he is capable of doing, it totally surprised me. Whatever Raghav does, its 80 percent his own creativity and may be 20 percent my inputs. He is an amazing freestyle dancer whose core strength is his body control and his USP being is his slow motion or speed breaking moves. The feel with which Crockroaxz does an act even ace dancers take ages to gain mastery over that. Raghav is a treat to watch and training him is every choreographers delight."
Thereafter, Raghav proved his versatility and individuality by creating unique fusions with different dance-forms and went all the way up to the finale. He was the most popular contestant of the season having garnered the most #1 positions in weekly voting. At the Grand finale, he was voted with 34,81,685 votes in the 2nd runner up position despite being a wildcard entrant.
DID Li'L Masters (Season 2)
After DID, Raghav became the skipper of team Raghav Ke Rockstars in DID Li'l masters (Season 2) where he choreographed for Saumya Rai, Rohan Parkale. He was chosen as a choreographer for his originality, innovative moves and choreographic ingenuity displayed during his stint in DID 3. He was the only skipper to lead both of his students to the Grand finale, in which Rohan and Saumya attained 2nd and 3rd runner up positions respectively.
Dance Ke Superkids
Raghav, then, choreographed for Zee TV's show Dance Ke Superkids as the Captain of DID Li'l Masters (Season 2) team Yahoo and competed against DID Li’l Masters (Season 1) team Wakao - with Dharmesh Yelande as the Captain. His superlative performances on the show prompted the esteemed choreographers and judges, Farah Khan to declare him a "Wonder of the world" and Geeta Kapoor to deem it unlikely for anyone to be able to dance like him in the world. In the Grand Finale, his team was declared the winner.
Raghav accredited learning dance from Internet and Television. He also gets inspiration from observing things that move and nature. He created a fusion mainly inspired from the slow yet powerful movements of a Crocodile and the swiftness of a Cockroach.
His signature step is his Slow Motion Walk. Choreographers like Remo D'Souza and Terrence Lewis have stated that, they had never seen anyone emulate the effect as realistically, before Raghav. Also Geeta Kapoor said that no one can do Slow Motion better than Raghav Juyal.
Personal life
He is the son of Deepak Juyal & Mrs. Alka Bakshi Juyal.
Raghav had never taken any formal training in dance, but picked it up from watching performances on internet and television. He started winning laurels as a dancer right from his days in Doon International School. Later, he joined DAV (PG) College to pursue his B.Com.
"Bright days ahead for Doon celebrity". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. "Croc-Roach," was said to have been inspired from the slow movement of a crocodile and the swiftness of cockroach.
{{Persondata
| NAME = Raghav Juyal
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Crockroaxz
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dancer
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 10, 1991
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Dehradun, India
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Raghav Juyal at Zee Sitaron Ki Shaam in Indore
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