Dance for pleasure and love it forever
Seneka ABEYRATNE
Rhythm of Life, an evening of music and dance, went on the boards on
Sunday, May 16, at the British School Auditorium. The organiser of this
event was Shiromi Perera, one of Sri Lanka's leading Latin and ballroom
instructors. More than 35 dancers from her school, Rhythm World Dance
Studio, performed in this event, in this eagerly awaited concert.
All in all, there were 14 dance items choreographed by Shiromi and
her students. This collaborative exercise, designed to showcase their
versatility, was one of the highlights of the concert. The dance forms
ranged from Latin and Ballroom to contemporary, freestyle, hip-hop and
Kandyan, Kollywood, broadway and musical.
Another exciting feature of the show was presentations by several
guest artistes such as Noeline Honter, Ann Nathan, Umaria and Umara,
Soundari David and her choral group Soul Sounds accompanied by
Christopher Prins and Sohan and the Experiments. The evergreen Sohan and
his talented band backed many of the items billed for the evening and
kept the audience entertained with their lively, toe-tapping music.
Incidentally, Shiromi has become the first Sri Lankan dance
instructor to be appointed to the World Dance Council Asian Amateur
League.
Her school has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years with more
and more students enrolling in her medal level classes (Bronze, Silver
and Gold), which are held on weekends at Kalalaya. The medal tests are
conducted once a year by foreign examiners and this year the results
were outstanding, with most of her students obtaining high marks. Her
sundown practice session is held once a week exclusively for students of
Rhythm World. On Sunday evenings the hall is packed with students
dancing to non-stop music provided by Shiromi. 'Dance for pleasure and
love it forever', is the motto of the Rhythm World Dance Studio.
'Rhythm of Life' an apt title for the show as the school motto is not
merely a slogan but a part and parcel of life of students young and old
enrolled at the school. This was revealed in the performances and the
show a hit was indicated by the full-house and will undoubtedly become a
regular feature in the Rhythm World Dance Studio Annual events.
Part of the proceeds from this successful show was given in aid to
the Ranaviru Foundation. The media sponsor for the event was the
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited.
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