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his year, I was excited to get a circular for the intra school dance
competition. Like last year, we first went through a selection
round. Around 23 of us from P5 were selected for the finals
Tafter an audition. I was very happy to be selected as one of the
finalists. 22nd April was the date for the final competition for P4 and P5.
My dance guru made me practice on a particular tarana piece in kathak.
My performance was for around four minutes and I practised hard to
perfect the steps. The morning of the competition was full of excitement.
I got up early and was helped by my mother to put on the makeup,
jewellery and costume. The costumes are unique to each form of classical
dance. At the beginning of the show, our dance teacher and emcee of
the programme, Sudha ma’am, welcomed everyone present to watch the
show. The participants performed different classical dance forms such as
Kathak, Odissi, Bharatnatyam and Chaau. I loved being on the stage and
gave my best. I also enjoyed seeing the other contestants and was happy
to see my friends perform. Each dancer had a distinct style and there was
so much to learn about various classical dance forms. At the end of our
performances, we were each given a book and a certificate of participation.
Thereafter, the judges announced the names of the winners and even
though I did not win a prize, I loved being a part of the show.
Sana James, P5 C

love to dance and practised hard for my dance competition. It
was very challenging as I was also working hard for my music
competition in the days before. Unfortunately, I suffered an injury
I some days before the contest but I was determined to participate
just
and worked hard to perform well. It gave me so much joy to dance on
the stage. I was not expecting any prize as I had prepared in a very
short time. Both Akanksha ma’am and Sudha ma’am encouraged me to
participate for which I am so thankful. I was so happy and honoured to
win the third prize. My Nana, who is 88 years old, came to watch my
performance with my parents and bless me. I was overjoyed to have won
prizes in both vocal music and dance competitions. These intra school
competitions have been a huge learning experience for me. They have
inspired me to practise even harder and make my school and teachers
truly proud of me. Thank you RSJMS!
Aneesha Narain, P4 C

he theme of the dance competition was Indian Classical, my
dance teacher chose to teach me chhau, a classical dance with
origins in the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand and West
TBengal. The form of Chhau that I learnt was Mayurbhanj
Chhau. Our teachers in school Sudha ma’am and Akanksha ma’am guided
me and the other participants and helped us in perfecting our steps.
On the day of the final competition, I was a bit nervous. In school, we
all assembled backstage. Even though I was nervous, I enjoyed myself
thoroughly and gave my best performance.

At the end of our performance, each one of us was given a book and
a certificate of participation. Although I do not win any prize, I was very
happy to be a part of the show. The whole experience was very enriching
and a great learning platform for me.
Adhiraj Mahajan, P5 A

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