Raghav Juyal

Raghav Juyal (Hindi:राघव जुयल) (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He is renowned as the King of Slow Motion for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style. 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 with people gleefully imitating his dance style, popularly known as Crock-style, which comprises of one being deceptively slow yet swift.

He is known for participating in Zee TV shows like Dance India Dance (Season 3), as a skipper for the team Raghav Ke Rockstars in Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2 and as a part of the dance crew D-Maniax in Chak Dhoom Dhoom 2. He is currently choreographing and participating as the Captain in Dance Ke Superkids.

=Career=

Raghav's career began with his dance group D-maniax, that participated in the TV show Chak Dhoom Dhoom Season 2, 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 gained individual popularity in the show Dance India Dance (season 3) aired on Zee TV, where his mentor was Terence Lewis (choreographer). He dubbed himself Crockroaxz and was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Raghav first didn't make it to the Top 18 but later, on public demand, he was given the chance to perform and he entered the show through the wild card entry. Master Terence said,

Raghav with his unique and creative style of dancing went all the way up to the finale and 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 3rd place despite being a wildcard entrant.

DID Li'L Masters (Season 2)
After DID, Raghav became a skipper of the 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 ingenious creativity and unique ideas.

Dance Ke Superkids
Raghav is currently choreographing for Zee TV's show Dance Ke Superkids and participating as the Captain of DID Li'l masters (Season 2) team Yahoo and competing against DID Li’l Masters (season 1) team Wakao.

=Personal life=

He is the son of Deepak Juyal and Alka Bakshi Juyal.

Raghav has never taken any professional training for dance, but has 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.

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