Twinkle twinkle dancing stars

THERE MUST be something about Hrithik Roshan that makes people of different age groups swoon. Though it's been sometime since the `Kaho na pyar hai...' happened and Hrithik himself is a couple of films old, the movie and its songs are still a rage.

A good example of the following Hrithik and his songs command among the youngsters was amply evident at the `Modern Dance' competitions held as part of the Yoga Day celebrations

at Gandhi Gyan Mandir Yoga Kendra in Koti. The event was divided into three categories of seniors, juniors and sub-juniors but in each section there were at least two of the participants swinging to the tunes of `Ek pal ka jeena...' of the hottest star's debut film.

The forward, backward steps were in sync with the real Hrithik, well...almost like that, and the interesting part was that both boys and girls (Rekha and others) attempted the seemingly tough dance.

Chiranjeevi's brother, Pawan Kalyan, was the next favourite whose songs were danced with gusto as in `Missamma...missamma' by V. Karthik and `I am an Indian...' which were very well received.

It was amazing how children manage to remember the steps and the lyrics as well. Many even made the extra effort of aping their heroes by wearing flashy clothes and the likes. Prior to the dances, the morning was enlivened with a fashion show. Perhaps, the languid grace, poise and style was missing but the children's plucky nature made the catwalk an amusing but entertaining show. "I did it for a lark. Actually, I came here for the modern dance," said Meera, a class four girl.

"We want to attract the children first so that we can propagate the goodness of yoga," said Dr. Praveen Kapadia, Director of the Kendra, who has been conducting the contests for some years now. Whether it's influence of the cable or movies, these children would sure do a Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra...Urmila Matondkar, Aishwarya Rai and others proud. No need to worry about the next generation mannequins!

The winners in fashion parade were: Seniors - Manisha, Sudha and Jharinath. Juniors - Supraja, Karthik and Kunj. Modern dance: Seniors - Sudha, Radhika and Rekha. Juniors - Deepika, Mythra and Abhishek. Sub-juniors - Priyanka, Karthik and Supraja.

By V. Geetanath

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