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Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P.
DRIVE ‘EM CRAZY The crowds took heartily to the dancing
The Forum Mall in Koramangala turned four this year. The mall is decorated with hearts, coloured paper, bright lights – the works. There are plenty of discounts for the entire family and prizes to be won. And then there are artistes from Europe
performing at the Central Atrium of the mall as an added attraction.
Watching these artistes perform in a mall was a unique experience. The loud music with busy people running around you made you realise that you had reached the stage. The excitement dies down when you realise that the show will start a good half hour late. The Central Atrium is sealed off with a few chairs placed for media persons.
Finally, the artistes make a grand entry. They are dancers from Prok Productions, Hungary, who are into Club Dancing.
Three women dressed in bright red short skirts, showing off their never ending legs and flat tummies groove away to the fast beats, completely unaware of the reaction they are getting from the crowd.
The naughty crowd had all the fun, whistling and screaming as though they were in a rock show.
Realising that it is not an event to be serious about but just to let go and have fun, you give the audience full marks for the enthusiasm they brought out in the artistes.
Dance wise, one was totally disappointed for there was nothing new to see. In fact, the movement resembled Bollywood moves.
With plenty of bust and hip moves, the dancers got the crowd into a complete frenzy. Especially when they moved to the popular Kannada song, “Hodi magaa, hodi magaa”. Then they danced to a blend of Hungarian and Hindi film songs.
The dancers, led by Christa, say that this is the first time they have danced in a mall and enjoyed the experience. So what was the style of their dance? “We do not stick to any particular style but use every imaginable style in our choreography. It’s more a team effort than a solo attempt. We have worked very hard to form this group and we train professional dancers as well,” explains Christa.
About travelling abroad for shows she says: “It is very difficult to make a living as a dancer in Hungary. So we sustain ourselves by travelling a lot and doing shows in various other countries.”
Isn’t the dance similar to Bollywood dancing? “Very different,” she insists, and adds that she looks forward to collaborating with dancers here.
The artistes from Europe are to perform at the atrium of the mall every day till February 15. There will be hoop acrobatics, hip hop and Latin dance, magic shows and trapeze artistes.
Christa and her team will perform everyday between 2.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at The Forum. For details call 9945104932/9845185803.
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R.
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