The Loyola Dream Team

Loyola College,one of the oldest colleges and a well known institute down south has a rich cultural history. Loyola brags about producing not only the world class sportsmen like Leander Paes and Vishwanathan Anand but also well known movie technicians like "ILayathalapathy" Vijay, Surya and Anirudh. Being one among the best colleges in South-India to host Cultural Fests. The college hosts an annual inter - collegiate dance competition called Ignite and they top every cultural fest like SAARANG,JIVE etc. Loyola college is also known for its ace dance team, Loyola Dream Team, which is one among the country's best dance teams and one of the crowd pullers for other college culturals. The IITM's 'SAARANG' is the best example. 

THE LOYOLA DREAM TEAM

The Loyola Dream Team comes up with new ideas every time in every culturals. Recently they have started giving their bang on performances in the stage of "India's Dancing Superstar" receiving all praises from Ashley Lobo, Geeta Kapur, and Ritesh Deshmukh. Hope all goes well and they win the title as "India's Dancing SuperstarS".

To vote for THE LOYOLA DREAM TEAM, ring the toll free number 1800-1200-809 or log onto www.starplus.in.

One of the striking performances of the Loyola Dream Team in the face-off round where they conquered the Boyzone Dance team of Mangalore.

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Prabhudeva's Bharatanatyam dance in Kadhalan

The most wonderful dance sequence I have ever witnessed..Hats-off to the Indian Michael Jackson..
A.R.Rahman's music and Prabhudeva's dance blend so well that every dancer enters the world of trance.

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My favourite dance quotes

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.” 
                                                                                     - William W.Purkey

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” 
                                                                                                  
                                                                                     - Voltaire  

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” 
             
                                                                                     - Friedrich Nietzsche

“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.” 

                                                                                    - Rumi

“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.” 

“People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life. ” 

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul” 


                                                                                   - Martha Graham

“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.” 
           
                                                                                   - Mikhail Baryshnikov

When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. 

                                                                                   - Hans Bos

If I can not dance, I shall die!
                                                              - Anna Pavlova

To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.

                                                                                   - Indian saying

Dance every performance as if it were your last. 
                                                                                   
                                                                                  - Eric Bruhn

The dance is the mother of the arts. Music and poetry exist in time; painting and architecture in space. But the dance lives at once in time and space. 

                                                                                   - Curt Sachs

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ABCD - Anybody Can Dance

Dance, today is not just an entertainment but makes life meaningful for many. For instance, Michael Jackson endured only because of his dance and in our day Prabhu Deva, Birju Maharaj and many others live to tell the tale owing to their dance. Dance, apart from being an element in movies has started becoming the movie itself. STEP UP is a well-known Hollywood dance film which has extended up to five parts. The same recognition has been pulled off by the 2013 Bollywood 3-D dance film "ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)" directed and choreographed by the renowned choreographer Remo D'Souza . This movie, starring Prabhu Deva and Ganesh Acharya (the Chikni Chameli fame) in the key role has also other artists like Kay Kay Menon, Lauren Gottlieb, Dharmesh Yelande, Salman Yusuff Khan and dancers from "Dance India Dance". Along with the Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions titled Aadalam Boys Chinnatha Dance, the film was released worldwide on February 8, 2013. 

                                            

THE  PLOT

                   After having a bitter disagreement with his friend and manager Jehangir Khan about the obvious abuse of power and influence to win a dance competition called "Dance Dil Se" for his team JDC (Jehangir Dance Company), the choreographer of the dance company, Vishnu (Prabhu Deva), quits his job. At first he wants to return home to Chennai, but his friend Gopi (Ganesh Acharya) persuades him to stay in Mumbai with him. After witnessing some underprivileged local youths' dancing abilities at a celebration for lord Ganesha, Vishnu decides to start his own dance group with them. The main challenges for Vishnu are the lack of discipline among the dancers and the rivalry between the two factions in the group lead by D (Dharmesh Yelande) and Rocky . There is also Chandu, a drug addict trying to overcome his addiction through dance and Riya, who was JDC's star pupil until Jehangir tries to take advantage of her. Riya later joins Vishnu's team. How they manage to overcome their individual limitations and how they battle it out on India's top dance show "Dance Dil Se" is the rest of the movie.

MUSIC

               The music was composed by Sachin-Jigar and Mayur Puri is the lyric-writer. Every song makes our feet tap, and personally my favorites are "Psycho Re" and "Bezubaan" which can make Anybody Dance!!!! T he last song which is pictured as the finale dance, makes my eyes wet.

Bezubaan

Psycho Re with Prabhu Deva (to the left) and Ganesh Acharya (to the right)

             

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Dance Quotes

 

                 

                                    

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Oppan Gangnam Style

             A recent album that has won million hearts goes "OPPAN GANGNAM STYLE...........". Well, the actual meaning of Gangnam Style refers to the lifestyle in Gangnam district of Seoul,where people are trendy and hip. This album, sung by the Korean singer PSY(short for PSYCHO) was released on July 15,2012. By December 2012 "Gangnam Style" became the first song to have a billion likes in YouTube. It was also recognized by the Guinness World Records as the most liked video on YouTube. 

                                  

             
            It  is the only song to outshine Justin Bieber's "BABY" as the most viewed song. Gangnam Style became so popular only because of PSY's haunting and hilarious moves and the captivating music. His moves were adopted by the leaders like Obama, David cameroon and Ban-ki-Moon as a symbol of peace. The American Council on Exercise estimated that dancing Gangnam Style will burn 150-200 calories per hour. According to the Bank of Korea, the country's services account recorded a surplus of USD 2.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, compared to a deficit of USD 4.5 billion last year. This was mainly due to the growing influence and popularity of K-pop songs such as "Gangnam Style".
                              
           After the release of "Gangnam Style", the American talent manager Scooter Braun, who discovered Justin Bieber on YouTube, asked on Twitter "How did I not sign this guy (PSY)".

The Hindi version of the Gangnam Style has been introduced in the film "RANGREZZ" directed by Priyadharshan, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and starring Jacky Bhagnani and Priya Anand. This song has also become fanatical among the Indians but with folkish steps and a different picturization.

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Navarasa

Dance, the blend of Bhava, Ragha and Thala is a mishmash of facial expressions, also called "RASAS". Rasa is a reflection of the human heart, i.e it tells how a person feels. There are nine unique rasas and so they are labelled as "NAVARASAS". The Navarasa are

RASA	BHAVA	MEANING
Shringar(Erotic)	Rati	Delight
Hasya (Humorous)	Hasa	Laughter
Karuna (Pathetic)	Shoka	Sorrow
Raudra (Terrible)	Krodh	Anger
Veera (Heroic)	Utsaha	Heroism
Bhayanaka (Fearful)	Bhaya	Fear
Bibhatsa (Odious)	Jugupsa	Disgust
Adbhuta (Wonderous)	Vismaya	Wonder
Shanta (Peaceful)	Calm	Peace

                                                                                 

 

A very innovative dance......... 

                                   by Sheriff-the title winner of Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhudeva

   To watch this most wonderful dance click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRGWxO3lHwM

                             

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