PRAYAGRAJ: Prayagraj’s traditional ‘Dhediya’ folk dance grabbed national attention on Thursday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a photo of the city-based artistes performing the traditional dance form during the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath in New Delhi.
Taking to his official handle, the PM shared a collage of four photos under the caption “Glimpses of India’s Vibrant Culture”, in which the local artistes performing “Dhediya” also featured.
Two dance troupes from the state were selected for Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav to perform at the Republic Day parade, where one of them, led by Supriya Singh Rawat, gave a 12-minute performance.
An elated Supriya told TOI from Delhi, “It was a proud moment for all the 11 artists of the troupe, when the Prime Minister shared the photo of the Sangam City’s traditional folk dance from his Twitter handle”
“It’s like a dream come true. Our hard work has been paid off,” she added.
The dance group left for Delhi on January 8 and were trained by renowned choreographers for the Republic Day celebrations.
The ministry of culture had launched ‘Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav’, an all-India dance competition, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to select top talents for performing during the cultural program at the R-Day parade.
Supriya said a total of 36 teams of dancers were selected through a nationwide competition. “It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wish to have such a competition to showcase the unity and integrity of the country.”
The city-based dance group, selected under the folk dance category, also included Anushree Dubey, Madhurima Shree, Kritika Agarwal, Vartika Dubey, Saumya Chandra, Shehi, Prakriti Maurya and Kanishka Jaiswal.
With her performance, Supriya, said the Prayagraj’s traditional folk dance has been recognized across the country.
Taking to his official handle, the PM shared a collage of four photos under the caption “Glimpses of India’s Vibrant Culture”, in which the local artistes performing “Dhediya” also featured.
Two dance troupes from the state were selected for Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav to perform at the Republic Day parade, where one of them, led by Supriya Singh Rawat, gave a 12-minute performance.
An elated Supriya told TOI from Delhi, “It was a proud moment for all the 11 artists of the troupe, when the Prime Minister shared the photo of the Sangam City’s traditional folk dance from his Twitter handle”
“It’s like a dream come true. Our hard work has been paid off,” she added.
The dance group left for Delhi on January 8 and were trained by renowned choreographers for the Republic Day celebrations.
The ministry of culture had launched ‘Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav’, an all-India dance competition, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to select top talents for performing during the cultural program at the R-Day parade.
Supriya said a total of 36 teams of dancers were selected through a nationwide competition. “It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wish to have such a competition to showcase the unity and integrity of the country.”
The city-based dance group, selected under the folk dance category, also included Anushree Dubey, Madhurima Shree, Kritika Agarwal, Vartika Dubey, Saumya Chandra, Shehi, Prakriti Maurya and Kanishka Jaiswal.
With her performance, Supriya, said the Prayagraj’s traditional folk dance has been recognized across the country.
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