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18 MAY 20, 2022

‘DANCE PE CHANCE’

38th edition of FIA’s flagship show dazzles

audience after a gap of two years

More than 300 children participate in event held on Saturday, May 7th,

at Patriots War Memorial Theatre

OUR BUREAU actress Mannara Chopra. together. He also invited the commu- staying open and accommodating ur-
More than $ 20,000 were given in nity to participate in numbers for the gently needed consular services.
Trenton, NJ
cash prizes, the first price being of $ India Day Parade in Manhattan in Dance pe chance over its nearly
ore than 300 children from 5,000 which was won in a tie between August of this year. four decades has seen the participa-
various community dance Aum Dance Creations and Atma FIA Chairman Ankur Vaidya tion from nearly 19 thousand children
Mschools participated in the Dance Studios. thanked the FIA President and his and the competition aims at bring-
Tri-State area to showcase their talent For the first time the half-time Executive team along with DPC ing the diverse cultures of India, in-
discipline technique and costumes. show showcased a grand performance Chair Saurin Parikh and Smita Miki spire creativity and encourage team
Children from ages 6 year to 16 and by Mannara Chopra (also the Mas- Patel for a job well done. He also re- work combined with competitiveness
mix-age age adult groups compet- ter of Ceremonies) who along with membered FIA’s founding member among children to make them face
ed with a sporting spirit shining the the help of Choreographers Sandesh Yash Paul Soi and his contribution to the future better and making them
grand stage of the theatre in colorful Shetty and Deepa Pais did a medley FIA and to the DPC event over the aware of their roots which lay in the di-
production lighting backdrops props performance that concluded with a past four decades. verse cultures and traditions of India.
and music. thunderous applause from the audi- Vaidya thanked the Piscataway With support and compliments
Mesmerizing performances were ence. Twp. and Councilmember Kapil Shah from FIA executive team and with the
a mixed repertoire of culture and tra- Deputy Counsel General of In- for naming the Piscataway cricket help of sponsors and supporters and
dition set to the tune of contempo- dia- New York Dr. Varun Jeph was field in the memory of Jay (Jaswant) unlike any other dance competition
rary Indian ‘Bollywood’ Film Songs. in attendance. He expressed his joy Mody. Jay Mody was a lifelong FIA this year as well, all meals and close
Inclement weather did nothing to in witnessing the participation from volunteer and a community leader to 400 tickets were given to the par-
dampen the spirit and the event saw a diverse community groups including who served various other organiza- ticipating students to stay committed
great turnout of over 1100 spectators. members from other communities of tions during his community service to FIA’s vision of engaging next gen-
A total of 16 different perfor- the USA. He expressed his gratitude tenure of over 40 years. eration of Americans of Indian origin
mances were showcased by the groups to FIA for engaging the community’s FIA Vice President & Dance Pe with our culture and our motherland.
which included non- scoring per- children with such confidence and Chance Chair Saurin Parikh thanked FIA thanked its sponsors ICICI
formances by adult dancing groups. discipline-building engagement that all the sponsors, media partners and Bank, Parikh Worldwide Media, TV
The judges panel this year com- also instills our motherland’s culture the Consulate General of India NY Asia Bansal Foundation, Arista Care,
prised renowned Kathak Dancer through the form of dance. for their uninterrupted service to the Dr Rashmi and Navin Mehta Foun-
and actress Guru Archana Joglekar, FIA President Kenny Desai community during the pandemic. dation, New York Banners-Stands,
Bollywood Choreographer and direc- thanked all the judges, sponsors and The entire CGI-NY team was felici- Royal Albert Palace and it’s Media
tor Kush Banker, popular actress of FIA executive team along with the tated with flowers on stage as a thank Partners ITVGold, TV Asia, South
South Indian Films Manya, and the all-female DPC team that worked you from the community for their self- Asian Times, Radio Zindagi and In-
star emcee, Sensational Bollywood tirelessly to bring this complex event less service to our community and for dian Panorama.

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