On 18th December 2015 the annual music and dance extravaganza titled “Melange†of the school was kick started on an auspicious note with a “Saraswati Vandanaâ€. The programme had several dance and music items which was performed by student from junior, middle and senior sections. The junior section performed some beautiful medleys which consisted of the guitar, keyboard , violin and drums etc. Seeing the young ones evoke such beautiful music was indeed a treat to the mind and heart. The programmes performed by the students was an amalgamation of Indian , western and fusion music. So if in one item there was tabla , dhol jugalbandi than in another we had a Mozart piece being played. Along with music there was also several mesmerizing dance items namely an Indian classical fusion of Bharatnatyam , Sattriya and Kathak. There was also pure dance items in Sattriya and Bharatnatyam styles. But there were two dance numbers that stood out in the array of dance numbers presented by the students one was a ballet to a French number. The little ones won everyone hearts with a very skillfully performe dance with yoga postures with candles.
In an age and time when most of the adolescents are seen to be greatly attracted to western dance and music, it is heartening to see them perform a Krishna Vandana in the true classical style. They also performed “Tillana†which is a pure dance item of Bharatnatyam. But what actually took the audience breath away was a Bhor Taal performance in Sattriya style the skill and finesse with which the students performed was indeed praiseworthy. With Yoga being the new health mantra the students performed some quite complicated Yoga Asanas to the accompaniment of music.
Among the highlight of that day’s programmes was the different orchestras performed titled “Lara‘s Theme, Godfather’s theme, and Love storyâ€. The last item of the day had the audience grooving to an all girls band. As the day’s programmes came to an end one came to the conclusion that the worth of an educational institution is not only to be judged by how well it performs academically. Rather by the ability to tap into the hidden potential of the young minds and harness them to contribute their best to society.