Nartan Rang Dance Academy’s Annual Extravaganza

GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP):  On Sunday, June 18th, 2017, the Nartan Rang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan presented its annual dance showcase, Nritya Ranjani (now in its 16th year) at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Long Island.

A grand tribute to Bollywood’s golden oldies, fusion and classical dances. These dances were showcased in grand style with glittering eye-catching costumes. Nritya Dhara (Stream of Dances) was truly a spectacular extravaganza. Over 75 students participated ranging in ages from 4 to 60!

Choreographed by Swati Vaishnav & Siddhi Vaishnav.  The school, which works under the umbrella of renowned non-profit organization Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Opening the show was a prayer dance Bappa performed by dancer choreographer Siddhi Vaishnav and Senior/Alumni group from the movie Banjo.

The show was well appreciated by a full house audience encouraging their children and grandchildren said artistic director Swati Vaishnav, “We wanted to have a little bit of something for everyone this year & we wanted to make sure our students learn various forms of dance, while still being enriched by the traditional styles from our South Asian heritage & culture.”

The show was ably emceed by Monty Kataria and Shiv Vaishnav.

A well-known community leader and Philanthropist Mr. Amit Doshi was honored and recognized for his services to the community by a proclamation from Nassau County by Mr. Dilip Chauhan, Senior Advisor, with Nassau County Comptroller Mr. George Maragos.

Information about classes for the 2017-2018 year can be found at www.nartanrang.com or by E-Mailing vaishnavswati7@gmail.com.