By Ratnika Sharma
Energy levels were high and anticipations raised as the Folklorica
event started off with a bang on the final day of Milan. The Punjabi
troop who called themselves Lethal, rocked the floor with an energetic
Bhangra performance that lifted the audience up on their feet and in
no time the entire auditorium was hopping on one leg and shouting
along with their ‘Hoy Hoy’! Of course the discipline team had a tough
time then!
Next up was the famous Tamil Kuthu that started off with Handkerchief
as the prop also called as ‘Oyilattam’ that also set the Tamil crowd
roaring. Who can resist the beats of Kuthu and so once more it was
battle time for the the discipline team. The group of 20 boys and
girls took the dance to another echelon maintaining the energy level
that was raised by the Bhangra troop.
What was so great about this event was that it gave a panoramic view
of the diversity in Indian culture. The Assamese spring dance ‘Bihu’,
started with the male dancers singing and dancing, accompanied by
percussions. The train of girls entered with the typical Bihu step of
shrugging the shoulders lightly. Though not a very energetic dance
with minimum movements, it is a very graceful dance form with subtle
but difficult movements.
As the eastern flavor melted, the audience was introduced to a western
blast of Rajasthani dance. With pots and glasses and colourful
dresses, the dancers set the audience swaying once again. The girls
danced on the pots, lifted the handkerchief with their mouths in a
chakrasan posture and performed the ‘Ghoomar’, a popular component of
Rajasthani folk dance.
With a fitting finale to a resplendent event, the last team from
Rouver College who also won the first prize of Rs. 15,000, performed
‘Karagam’, a traditional folk dance of Tamil Nadu. Beginning with a
dance on wooden stilts playing the percussions, they went on to
perform with decorated pots on their heads and arches with peacock
feathers. The audience watched with abated breaths as the dancers did
stunts on ladders and roller balance.
Every team was given time duration of 8 minutes in which to perform
and 2 minutes for stage set up. The Judges Deepak Muthukrishnan and
Jailakshmi Radhakrishnan declared the Punjabi group from SRM
University as the runner up winning a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.
It was truly a treat to the eyes to see so much colour and art
splashed on to the stage with such vibrant energy that was really
contagious.
The last day of Milan was still brimming with excitement as it came
closer to the valediction. Events like this kept the tempo going of
students who were wishing celebrations would never end!
Energy levels were high and anticipations raised as the Folklorica
event started off with a bang on the final day of Milan. The Punjabi
troop who called themselves Lethal, rocked the floor with an energetic
Bhangra performance that lifted the audience up on their feet and in
no time the entire auditorium was hopping on one leg and shouting
along with their ‘Hoy Hoy’! Of course the discipline team had a tough
time then!
Next up was the famous Tamil Kuthu that started off with Handkerchief
as the prop also called as ‘Oyilattam’ that also set the Tamil crowd
roaring. Who can resist the beats of Kuthu and so once more it was
battle time for the the discipline team. The group of 20 boys and
girls took the dance to another echelon maintaining the energy level
that was raised by the Bhangra troop.
What was so great about this event was that it gave a panoramic view
of the diversity in Indian culture. The Assamese spring dance ‘Bihu’,
started with the male dancers singing and dancing, accompanied by
percussions. The train of girls entered with the typical Bihu step of
shrugging the shoulders lightly. Though not a very energetic dance
with minimum movements, it is a very graceful dance form with subtle
but difficult movements.
As the eastern flavor melted, the audience was introduced to a western
blast of Rajasthani dance. With pots and glasses and colourful
dresses, the dancers set the audience swaying once again. The girls
danced on the pots, lifted the handkerchief with their mouths in a
chakrasan posture and performed the ‘Ghoomar’, a popular component of
Rajasthani folk dance.
With a fitting finale to a resplendent event, the last team from
Rouver College who also won the first prize of Rs. 15,000, performed
‘Karagam’, a traditional folk dance of Tamil Nadu. Beginning with a
dance on wooden stilts playing the percussions, they went on to
perform with decorated pots on their heads and arches with peacock
feathers. The audience watched with abated breaths as the dancers did
stunts on ladders and roller balance.
Every team was given time duration of 8 minutes in which to perform
and 2 minutes for stage set up. The Judges Deepak Muthukrishnan and
Jailakshmi Radhakrishnan declared the Punjabi group from SRM
University as the runner up winning a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.
It was truly a treat to the eyes to see so much colour and art
splashed on to the stage with such vibrant energy that was really
contagious.
The last day of Milan was still brimming with excitement as it came
closer to the valediction. Events like this kept the tempo going of
students who were wishing celebrations would never end!
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