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Priyadharshan Ramasamy  

Fitness Dancing,Turbo Rhythm Fitness

Following a severe knee injury while playing for the Kandy Sports Club, I was advised to refrain from strenuous exercising and of course playing Rugby for a prolonged period of time while being examined periodically. Thereon my journey began when I left my home town Kandy and came to Colombo in search of a job.I felt stranded with minimal financial support and no family to depend on. But with great effort I managed to find employment with Baurs (PVT) LTD. as a Medical Delegate. While working for them and getting accustomed to the field, although I was able to work myself to the top with dedication, I knew that this wasn't the career path for me. I needed excitement; creativity and innovation was in my blood. While engaged in marketing for the next couple of years, I hatched an idea related to advertising. With the advancements in technology at the time, I wanted to create something that no one has done before because for me, the need to be unique was critical. I needed to have that edge! Therefore I thought it's time someone introduced 'e-mail marketing' to Sri Lanka. It was a brand new concept at a time when everything was becoming computerised. I ventured out with my brother Sudharshan Ramasamy and established E-VISION (PVT) LTD., Colombo 05 in 2006. We built up our client-base from scratch and began to thrive within a very short period of time. Now growing into an Advertising Company as a whole, we take on an entire palette of advertising ranging from simple products to major events in Colombo as well.In the meantime, my passion for Sports and Fitness which has existed since my childhood together with my interest for Latin-Dancing was still alive within me. Therefore I started conducting 'cardio-dance' sessions bringing together my knowledge in exercise and dancing, whenever I was free. As much as my students enjoyed these classes, it acted as quite a stress-reliever for me as well, since building a company was not an overnight job!! Although it was done as a small scale operation which I myself engaged in purely for self-satisfaction, I realized that this was becoming a trend with the rapidly changing lifestyles of people! Instantly I knew it was time for me to explore and get into my next new launch. After doing some research, I found out that Beto from Columbia was creating an unbelievable hype with his Latin-inspired dance-fitness program called ZUMBA!! Immediately I made arrangements to get myself certified. I got myself registered for the workshops which were being held in India. It was a familiar affair because I had already visited India and even Malaysia and Singapore several times for International Salsa Workshops. So I came back to introduce ZUMBA as the first Sri Lankan to be a U.S. Certified ZUMBA Instructor.

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