Bahrain: Bharatanatyam Arangetram By Three Budding Dancers

By Joel DSa
Bellevision Media Network

Bahrain, 06 Feb 2014: Bharatanatyam is one of the most popular ancient South Indian Dance form that uses subtle eye movements, hand gestures, and graceful footwork, accompanied by soulful music to communicate a poetry or story in visual form.  Bharathanatyam is traditionally set to Carnatic Music which combines ’Raaga(m)’ and ’Thaala(m)’. 

 

Arangetram is the debut performance of a student of Bharatanatyam. It is a thanks giving event by a student who seeks the blessings from God, Guru, Parents and Audience.  Students performing Arangetram needs lots of hard work, dedication and rigorous training under a Guru’s for a period of 6-7 years.

 

Three budding dancers Aaarya, Class 5, New Millennium School DPS (D/O Rajkumar & Dr. Chethana), Archisha, Class 5, The Asian School (D/O A. Edmond Fernando & Aroma) and Mehera, Class 6, The Indian School (D/O P.V.Ramprasad & Anasuya) are performing their Arangetram on the 7th February 2014 at 0700 pm at Indian Club Auditorium. These dancers have trained under the watchful eyes of their ‘Guru’ Mrs. Hansul Gani, Nritya Kalaratna.

Mrs. Gani is a disciple of Mrs. Kalarani Ramachandran and graduated from the Nrityanjal Dance Academy, Madurai, India. Mrs. Gani has so far guided 15 children in performing their Arangetram.  Mrs. Gani is having her dance academy in Kannada Sangha and is working as a Dance Teacher in New Millennium School DPS.

The Chief Guest for the event would be Shaikha Huda Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, who is an admirer of Indian Art Forms. The Guest of Honor would be Mr. Arun Kuumar Sharma, Principal, New Millennium School  DPS who is a leading educationalist in Bahrain.
For RSVP you may get in touch with Rajkumar (3968 8395), Edmond (3670 6725), Ramprasad (3669 9725) & Hansul (3399 9260).