SILC left its mark at Global Hotdish Show at MNHS last saturday through its performances. Though I have missed seeing the performances in person, I have heard and have seen the photos / video of SILC performances. I can tell that SILCer had lot of fun.
[1] Here is a trailer MNHS has prepared for their promotion for the next year show and it reflects the summary of 2010 Global Hotdish show. Thanks to Wendy Freshman from MNHS for sharing this video.
[2] For the record, here is the recap of the dances performed by SILC
Food, dances and music play big part in many of the festivities and celebrations in India. This is reflected beautifully in it's folk dances and music. Graceful movements, lively music, toe-tapping rhythm and colorful costumes make the dances a joy to perform as well as watch.
To show-case the variety in the folk dances, School of India For Languages - known as SILC - performed three unique dances each hailing from a different state in India and each having a unique style, different costume and even different language.
The children's dance is from the state of Punjab. The dance is called Bhangra when boys perform and Gidha when girls perform it. This fast paced dance is set for an old folk song. This song is about a girl complaining about losing her shiny nose ring, the nose ring that enhanced her beauty so much, when she came to the park to meet her boy-friend.
The youth dance shows the folk dance style of the state of Rajasthan. Graceful movements and pirouettes are salient features of this dance. The song for this dance is called 'Aaja nach le', which means "come and dance". It is from a Bollywood movie by the same name. The song invites every-body to "Not take life too seriously, Leave all worries and celebrate and dance to the music"
Finally the adults are going to perform a folk dance, called 'Koli' from the coastal region of Maharashtra. The song is a popular old folk song which talks about the joys and perils of the fisher-man's life. The movements of the dance are graceful and fluid like the waves of the Ocean.
[3] "Mirchi Bajji" from SILC Cooking class is nominated as SILC's favourite hot dish. If you want to try it, here is the recipe http://silccooking.blogspot.com/2010/01/week-12-mirchi-bajji.html
[4] Here is a thank you note from Wendy Freshman, Program Director from MNHS.
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An absolutely HUGE thank you to the astounding show on Saturday! Everyone’s participation created the most delicious hotdish that clearly left our audience members dancing out of 3M Auditorium. Your talent and energy was a sight to behold and what a great gift you gave us all.
Thanks for mixing it up and sharing what you do so well –it was a pleasure working with each and every one of you!
And here is just a sampling of the positive feedback from our surveys..
“This was so fun”
“I liked the respect for everyone”
“Great family entertainment”
“A very nice afternoon at the History Center”
“Fantastic idea for celebrating diversity”
“Laughter is the universal language”
Once again, many thanks for the wonderful day and I look forward to crossing paths with you again in the very near future!
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Congratulations to all the performers; and a big thank you to the teachers and parents for their support. Thanks to Baiju Sadanandan for sharing his picaso album. I took the liberty of posting some pictures here.
Yours sincerely
Siva Jasthi
Principal
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