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National Anthem of India: Jana Gana ManaAlokita Karmakar

National Anthem of USA : The Star Spangled Banner

Bharatnatyam: Megha P RaoMegha P Rao

This song Describes Lord Shiva the destroyer,as merciful. The song further

describes him as Parabrahma- the divine! Shiva is a vigorous dancer who

dances to the beat of drums, He who is clad by the sky, The God Who is

forever dancing, The Lord of the Stage.

Bho Shambo Shiva Shambo Swayambho !

Dance Forms of TamilNadu : Sumana, Ramya, Vijayalakshmi

Bhavana, Jessica, Manu, Ritha, Medha, Sandra, Sidharth,

Surabhee, Tarini, Vishak

This performance highlights different dance forms of TamilNadu - Karagam

- Balancing a pot on the head, Silambam - Stick based Indian Martial art,

Kummi - Dancing in circle with rhythmic clapping, Kavadi - Dancing with

semicircular piece of wood bent holding in shoulders, Kolattam - Dancing

with beating two sticks rhythmically, Oyilaattam - Dancing with colorful

handkerchiefs

Chunni dance: Gauri Jog (Indian Dance School, Schaumburg IL), Supriya Jambhekar

Masil George, Samina Waheed, Indu Soora, Swaroopa Manjunath,

Shreeparna Dasgupta, Marah Raghavan, Manisha Singh, Shreelekha

Nallur, Meera and Dhivya Suresh

Graceful Indian dance using colorful chunnis (long, colorful scarves worn

with Indian Outfits) as props set to soulful music from the movie ABCD 2

Festive Dance: Sonali GargSanskriti Garg, Dylan Patel, Aditya Kombathula, Siyona Karkera, Nirvik

Lohani, Sree and Bala Seenivasan

This is a festive dance performed during one of the biggest festival of

India,'Ganesh Chaturthi' as celebrated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The children in this group are performing a fun and energetic dance on

'Sadda dil vi tu' song.!

Gujarati Folk Dance: Hemali Patel

Avani, Chaitali, Dhruva, Hemali, Jyoti, Madhavi, Minal, Meera,

Mita, Reshma, Reena, Roshani, Ruchi, Sheela, Sima, Swati

Garba is a Gujarati folk dance celebrated in Navratri, a celebration lasting

nine nights. Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects of Lord

Krishna or the nine goddesses. Traditionally, the dance is performed

around a clay lantern with a light inside, called a Garba Deep. The rings of

dancers revolve in cycles, as time in Hinduism is cyclical.

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Kuchipudi Fusion dance : Shruthi VeeravalliAlekhya Kavi, Ananya Uddanti, Lahari Kolluru, Poojitha Kaza

The dancers perform kuchipudi group dance to Thyagaraja Pancharatna

krithi Endharo Mahanubhavulu. In this krithi Thyagaraja describes

greatness of all the devotees that existed through ages and pays his

salutations to these great people.

Bollywood Stars Dance Program: Individual Choreography

Aditya, Adhitya, Boomika, Dylan, Jeshwin, Kriti, Kushi, Nirvik,

Nysa, Pratyut, Reha, Shreya, Veronica

It’s time to meet some Bollywood Stars! We bring you on stage some of

the famous Bollywood actors dancing to their popular numbers that you

are sure to enjoy!!!

Marathi Folk Dance

Northwest Arkansas Marathi MandalNorthwest Arkansas Marathi Mandal presents ‘Festivals of Maharashtra.’ It is

a tradition in India to seek blessings from Lord Ganesha before any

auspicious ceremonies. A blend of ‘Gan’ and ‘Naman’, ‘Mangalapuri’, ‘Koli’,

and ‘Govinda’ folk dance forms similar in their concept, are praying to Lord

Ganesha and to the audience for their blessings to begin this musical journey.

Fashion Show: Jesha Thomas

Jonathan Kazemi, Lacie Petitto, Tanushree Dey, Hiteksha Patel,

Ashish Anand, Manpreet Anand, Niti Puri Gutta, Rohan Samant,

Bhavika Patel, Dhavesh Patel, Mariam Boota, Aisha Adamu, Riya A

Desai, Chandani S Patel, Tulika Pandey, Anitha Abraham, Sabitha

Govindrajan, Gowri Prasad, Yogesh Asudani, Arvind-Nemo, Shash

Goyal, Reshmi Renjith, Sapna Vengala, Srinivas Vengala, April

Scribner, Samita Rajesh, Vandana Dass, Seth Abraham, Nistha

Lohani, Muhsin Sheikh, Fariha Sheikh, Aishani Vengala, Kajal

Bharany, Aaliya Mahmood, Shree Govindrajan, Sruti Desikan and

Niti Gutta

A snap shot of India and it's culture through a spectacular fashion show

that begins with traditional Indian wear and evolves to contemporary and

modern day ethnic clothes.

Indian Wedding Songs : Sruthi, Priyanka, Nivetha, Miracline, Monu and Jeshrine

Priyanka Murali, Miracline Ebi, Monu Nunna, Nivetha Srinivasan,

Jeshrine Mazhil, Reha Nunna, Kriti Edala, Sai Adicherla, Harish

Ulaganathan, Sarrojha Brechlin

The "Sangeet" is a time for celebrating; singing and dancing and is on the

eve of the wedding. Music is a huge part of a Sangeet. Friends and family of

the bride and groom showcase singing and dancing performances. Anything

from a live band to a Punjabi DJ are spotted at Sangeets. Our girls are

showcasing a glimpse of the "Sangeet" from few parts of India.

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Dance set to Vande Mataram (song by AR Rahman): Paromita Bhaumik

Harini Arunachalam, Nandini Arunachalam, Isha Bhattacharya,

Sanskriti Garg (Students of Bharavi School of Dance)

“I, praise thee, Mother"—is a poem from Bankim Chandra

Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath

Mother, I salute thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

bright with orchard gleams,

Cool with thy winds of delight,

Dark fields waving Mother of might,

Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,

Over thy branches and lordly streams,

Clad in thy blossoming trees,

Mother, giver of ease

Laughing low and sweet!

Mother I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low!

Mother, to thee I salute.

Kids Bollywood Dance - Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke: Shimsha Jain, Soni Kumar, Manisha Bhagat

Adhitya, Ahona, Aakash, Aarush, Anchal, Ankita, Anushka, Anya,

Kaneeka, Maeher, Naomi, Nidhi, Nysa, Palaash, Ritha, Siddharth,

Shruthi, Suyog, Tarini, Yashika

A fun-filled, colorful rendition of different eras of Indian Cinema. Enjoy the

acting, costumes and spirit of the dance as performed by these kids.

Bollywood Fusion dance: Anand Chandrasekaran, Shivani Daftardar

Anand Chandrasekaran, Priyanka Murali, Ramya Raghu, Shimsha

Jain, Supriya Jambhekar

Bharatnatyam Bollywood fusion is a dance medley made up of snippets of

four songs. It's an attempt showcase fusion of indian classical dance,

bollywood dance and western popping style. The first song is performed in

semi-classical style and is an invocation to the Almighty. This is followed

by a piece where there is fusion of classical dance and popping on a

classical music piece. The third one is a indian classical Bharathanatyam

choreography to a famous trendy Bollywood number.The fourth dance will

be performed in typical Bollywood style on a classic Bollywood song.

Bharatnatyam : DHIRANA- Megha P RaoDeekshanjani Tummala, Deeksha Shanmuganathan, Dheeksha

Gokulakrishnan, Harini Senthilkumar, Matangi Arun, Megha P Rao

Sanjana Ledalla

It is an Indian classical dance with a hint of semi classical and modern

elements in it.

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Karaoke Dance Medley: Anand Chandrashekaran, Ramya Maneesh Dancers: Hiteksha Patel, Miracline Ebi, Ramya Maneesh, Sam Kam,

Siddharth Jambhekar, Tanushree DeyKumar

Singers: Alokita Karmakar, Dhivya Suresh, Meenachi Vallinayagam,

Parag Deshpande, Subhashish Dutta Chouwdhury

This program is a combination of singing (to karaoke music) and

dancing. Singers will be performing popular songs Radha, Ooh La la la,

Om Shanthi Om accompanied by a scintillating dance performance.

Songs by Sapta Swara Sangeetha Vidhyalaya Students: Gayathri BharathPrakya Velagapudi, Shreya Bharath, Siddharth Bharath, Geethika

Atluri, Haarika Ayyadevara, Pujitha Kaza, Rithwik Chittemsetty,

Saketh Bhrugubanda, Srinithya Bhrugubanda, Savitha Sithartha,

Supriya Sithartha, Dhruvika Thota, Ritha Meenachi, Niveditha

Sukesh, Nandakishore Sukesh, Harinee Arunachalam, Nandini

Arunachalam, Alekhya Kavi, Lahari Kolluru, Suraj Kolluru

Mridangam By Meenakshisundaram

1.Gananayakaya ganadhaivathaya - Ganesha vandana song –

Language- Sanskrit: Lord Ganesha is worshiped before the

commencement of performing any Art.

2. Vaishnava jana to - Patriotic song – Language -old Gujarati.

It discusses the practices and characteristics of an ideal person, to be

compassionate, to help, to think of the Lord.

Dance: Taneesha MohapatraTaneesha Mohapatra and Vedha Batta

Graceful Bollywood style dance on Pinga, a popular Song from the period

movie Bajirao Mastani

UALR Groovy Girls : The GroupReena Cecilia Mathi, Annu Kumari, Pooja Singh, Maham Alam,

Mukti Barole, Shobha Sangappa and Kajal Shukla

The term Bollywood was created by combining two names, Bombay (the

city now called Mumbai) and Hollywood. This Bollywood dance was

based on Indian Classical Dance or Folk Dances with the mix of Old and

new Bollywood hit songs and a western song to show the elegance of

Bollywood.

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Bengali Devotional Folk Songs: SubashishMeenakshisundaram, Subhashish

Its a Bengali folk, devotional song. Known as a "Kirtan", it is sung in

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“Oru murai vandhu” song from the movie Manichithrathazhu: Sumana GeorgeMedha Guribelli, Surabhee Eswaran

This dance depicts the love felt by Nayaki for her Nayak. Nayaki is eagerly

waiting for her soulmate to join her in that dance

Instrumental Fusion:

Riya Deshpande, Neel PatelSoulful instrumental duet on Flute and Saxophone playing the title song

"My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic.

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Shur Jhorna (Fountain Of Melody): The Musical Flavor Of Eastern India

Diya & Indranil Chakraborty with Dance performance by Taneesha

Mohapatra, Immaculin Joe, Vedha Batta

Diya Chakraborty (Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Li'll Champ Fame) & her dad

Indranil present a glimpse of amazing music from Eastern India. Dance

performance by Taneesha Mohapatra & group.

Bollywood Medley Dance: Hiteksha Patel, Ramya ManeeshHiteksha Patel, Ramya Maneesh, Priyanka Murali, Renuka Hosamani,

Nistha Lohani, Kajal Bharany, Jesal Shah

India has a huge variety of dance forms. One of the most common being

‘Bollywood Dance’ which is presented primarily in movies as musicals.

The songs are very subjective and the dances set to them are usually a

mixture of many different styles.

Natesha Kauthuvam: Masil GeorgeMasil, Nivetha and Veronica

Natesha Kauthuvam is a classical bharathanatyam dance. Kauthuvam

means in “Praise of” . Natesha Kauthuvam is praise of Hindu god Natesha.

This type of dance were once performed by temple dancers as rituals. It is

a popular classical dance in southern states of India, particularly Tamilnadu

and Andhra Pradesh.

Bhaje Bhaje Aa Dol Bhaje Bhaaje Aa Dol Bhaje Re -Movie Name Gopala Gopala : Lakshmi GuribelliSumana GeorgeManu Guribelli, Shashi Mummadi, Poojitha Kaza, Hemanth Kaza,

Dhruvika Thota

People praising Lord Srikrishna’s leelas (playful acts) and celebrating the

festival of Janmashtami.

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Kolatam : Mothers of DancersSaketh Bhrugubanda,Srinitya Bhrugubanda,Ritwik Chittemsetty,

Zora Gorrepati,Rishik Kanchanapally, Srihita Bollimpalli,Saranya

Naredla and Suthar NamaKolatam(the stick dance), is one of the most popular dance narratives in

Andhra Pradesh. It is a rural art, usually performed during village festivals.

Kolatam is a combination of rhythmic movements, songs and music. The stick

provides the main rhythm providing a great variety of entertainment to the

spectators as well as the participants.

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Bharathanatyam: Pushya Pradeep, Suparna VenkateshPushya Pradeep

Bharathanatyam is one of the seven classical dance forms in India

consisting of Nrritta or steps/ rhythmic dance movements and Abhinaya or

expressions. Song – Jaya Janaki Ramana, composed by Annamacharya is

in Ragamalika set to Talamalika. It is in praise of Lord Vishnu and his

incarnations.

Bollywood Song: Shani Nambiar Tanvi and Sharvi Nair

Lively, peppy song from the movie 'Barfi'

Kannada Folk Group dance: Sowmya HunasikattiMadhusudan Nagaraja, Renuka Hosamani, Raghu Dhagey and

Pooja Muddegowdru

Dance to retro Kannada song. This song depicts a mock, teasing fight

between lovers in a folk background with catchy music.

Hindi Medley Song: Milli MishraMilli Mishra and Indranil Chakraborty

A sweet Medley of Indian Classics.

Songs by Sapta Swara Sangeetha Vidhyalaya Students: Gayathri BharathPrakya Velagapudi, Shreya Bharath, Siddharth Bharath, Geethika

Atluri, Haarika Ayyadevara, Pujitha Kaza, Rithwik Chittemsetty,

Saketh Bhrugubanda, Srinithya Bhrugubanda, Savitha Sithartha,

Supriya Sithartha, Dhruvika Thota, Ritha Meenachi, Niveditha

Sukesh, Nandakishore Sukesh, Harinee Arunachalam, Nandini

Arunachalam, Alekhya Kavi, Lahari Kolluru, Suraj Kolluru

Mridangam By Meenakshisundaram

Rama Krithi - Song - Varaleela Gaanalola. Composer –Thyagaraja. Language-

Telugu. Thyagaraja lived 200 years ago. With the influence of brass band

during British rule in India, many composers adopted the western model. This

song is one among them! This particular composition has one syllable that is

alliterative in each stanza.

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Namah Sivayathe: Maddalli UshaSwetha Veeravalli

Sharanam Bhava is a kuchipudi Tharangam item composed by Narayana

Theertha where Bhudhevi (Mother Earth) sings the praise of Lord Vishnu and

prays to him to incarnate in the world to save it from the atrocities of evil

demons. This is in Sourashtra ragam set to Adi talam.

Guitar/Singing : LINKSAutumn Payne, Keshav Birla, Trigun Maroo

A scintillating music performance performed by talented singers and

instrumentalists, ranging from melliflous to foot tapping!

Indu Soora and Siva Soora

Kalpana Padala and Prasad Padala

DJ Akbar

Indranil Chakraborty

Subhashish Dutta Chowdhury

MCs for Indiafest

Vande Mataram – patriotic song by A.R. Rahman: Vijayalakshmi SridharanBhavana Sridharan, Jessica Doss, Savitha Siddhartha, Nishanth

Srinivasan,Jason Mohan, Nikhil Shanmugam, Bala Seenivasan, Harish

Ulaganathan, Siddharth Sridharan, Ramya Meenachi and Viji Sridharan

Graceful dance to patriotic song Vande Matharam written by Bankim Chandra

Chattopadhyay. In this performance they will show that India is a democratic

and secular country, by depicting the three main religions of India

(Christianity, Islam and Hinduism) and will salute the Mother land with a

beautiful score by A.R.Rahman.

Appreciation of the Committee MembersInviting various committee members on stage and thanking them for their

time and effort in making Festival of India 2016 a resounding success! Done

in true Bollywood style, through song and dance!

Bangladesher Meye-Ami: Orpa Ali Orpa Ali and Esha Ali

Folk Duet.

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