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The grand finale of the summer dance workshop was worth watching
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Nobody cares if you cannot dance. Just get up and dance.
- Martha Graham
IT'S A part of the global village package. Dance forms that were part of voodoo and the greater glamour of parades like the Mardi Gras now have people from the twin cities shaking a leg (and their derrieres) to the salsa, samba and hip hop. And contributing in no small form to the popuraity of these dances are schools such as Steps-Studio for Danz.
Last weekend at the Ravindra Bharathi, students of the school who were part of the 21-day summer dance workshop in funky hip hop, conventional jazz and other modern combinations, presented the Summer Flash Dance Revolution aimed at entertaining apart from parents and dance enthusiasts, 400 special children from various social organisations and orphanages.
Summer Flash was a foot tapping one-hour show with participants between the ages of four and forty dancing to English pop favourites. The curtain raiser had the dancers perform a modern number flashing around in pink sequins. Following this was a hip hop number where the women in their late teens grooved while the men, who initially seemed reluctant, finally let themselves go — especially one who seemed to follow his own drummer.
Adorable children in blue and yellow puckered up and kissed for the Kiss Song and waved pom poms for the catchy Ding Ding song. Absolutely uninhibited, they were a delight to watch. A modern dance by Prithvi Raj and a group effort to Michael Jackson's 2000 Watts were excellent. So was the dance for J. Lo's song and a hip-hop by Eminem.
But the piece par excellence was the best of the group, including the incredible Vinu and the maestro Prithvi Raj, dancing to Uyiran Uyire from the Tamil hit movie, Kaakha Kaakha.
The whole show was cheered by parents and the special guests who were stunned at the metmorphosis of these dancers in a little over three weeks. Says the young and dynamic Prithvi Raj who started the school, "Dance scores over aerobics and weight training when it comes to keeping fit. And most of all you learn to let go and enjoy yourself. It's good for the soul."
It was obvious that many onstage had already discovered that the way to the soul was through a passion for sole.
DEEPA ALEXANDER
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