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Monday, January 8, 2024

Goldwinner - SYMA Childfest 2024 - the dance show !

Srinivas Young Mens Association (SYMA) has been service to the Society since 1977.  Our main focus is on Medical service and quality Educational support.  Since 1989, we have been running a Medical Centre where we charge just Rs.2/- - provide consultation and dispense medicines.  We run a Medical analytical lab.  Since 2008, we are providing quality Educational support through SYMA Growth for more than 100 students every year. 

Besides our various social activities, we conduct a mega event for School Children.  This year Gold Winner – SYMA Child fest 2024 was conducted at NKT National Girls High School, Triplicane – hundreds of school and over 3500 school children participated in 12 events.

 


The concluding event was ‘Group Dance’ – a team event for Schools – upto 5th standard – group consisting of 5+ - not more than 10.  

Old timers would fondly remember movie – Chandralekha released in 1948 featuring TR Rajakumari, MK Radha, Ranjan.  Highlight of the movie was drum dance.  Huge drums are arranged in rows in front of the Palace. Chandralekha joins the dancers, who dance on the drums. Sasankan is impressed with Chandralekha's performance but, unknown to him, Veerasimhan's soldiers are hiding inside the drums. As the dance ends, they rush out and attack Sasankan's men. 

The movie was directed by -  Thoothukudi Govindachari Raghavachari (TGR)  scholar in Sanskrit and English, and  a lawyer of  the Madras High Court.  Read that he left midway yet  the drum-dance scene he directed remained in the film.  The scene involved 400 dancers and six months of daily rehearsals. It was designed by chief art director A. K. Sekhar, choreographed by Jayashankar and filmed with four cameras by Kamal Ghosh.  

Of the many Dance directors, the names of Prabhu Deva, Raghava Lawrence come to mind readilyDerek Hough is a multi-talented entertainer, author, two-time Emmy Award winner and eight-time nominee for Outstanding Choreography. He is also the only six-time champion of the hit ABC show Dancing with the Stars. An emotional Derek Hough took home the gold Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmys for Outstanding Choreography. Through tears, he dedicated his win to wife Hayley Erbert. “Exactly a month ago I was in the hospital. this is a different moment,” he said, choking up after winning the fourth Emmy of his career for choreographing Michael Buble’s “Higher.” “A life-changing moment reminded me to really savor each every moment.” 

On 9th January every year, International Choreographers' Day is celebrated. The roots of choreography can be found in the dance expressions of ancient societies, which changed over time. International Choreographers' Day is a global tribute to the visionaries who bring movement to life and celebrate the beauty and innovation of dance. This unique day celebrates the ingenuity, dedication and influence of choreographers worldwide and highlights their significant impact on the dance industry. The artistic wizards responsible for creating, organising and coordinating various movements into stunning dance routines and choreographies are known as choreographers. 

Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself.    

The two Judges for the Dance Competition at SYMA Childfest were Mrs Nandhini Narasimhan, a renowned Bharatanatyam danseuse and V Rakesh.

 





His CV made an interesting read :  He has a Bachelor’s Degree in History;  skilful in varied forms of dances. He has worked in Schools and Dance academies as :  Dance Instructor, Gymnastics Instructor and Aerobics Instructor; has hit the silverscreen in some movies, Dance reality shows of Vijay TV, Zee Tamil, Colurs Tv and more. 

He runs Aara Dance studio with a purpose statement that having hailed from economically challenged family and had schooling in Govt schools, have come up the hardway and has ambition of providing opportunity to growing children from Govt schools at a low affordable cost ! 



.. .. .. and after finishing the Judge role to a Tee, he entertained the audience with a scintillating performance.: https://youtu.be/8_MuaN100ww 

Good luck to you Rakesh and may you come up shining in your life.
 
With regards – S Sampathkumar
8.1.2024 

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