Beat that beat
Ishara Jayawardane
Music and dance have always been a part of this world. Without music
and dance this is a dead world. Throughout centuries music and dance
branched out into many forms. On March 11 and 12 at the Bishop's college
auditorium you will see and know how powerful dance can be. Because a
concert like no other -Beat Dat Beat will take place.
At this concert four groups will take part. Four dance cultures will
present themselves. It is destiny that these four groups came together.
The four groups are Sway, Muddrika, Royal Warriors and Rivega Dance
Studio. The organizers of this concert are Sway.
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Sway
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"There are eight members in Sway Dance Troupe. About 40 dancers are
dancing for the concert with four dance styles: Latin American, hip hop,
Jazz and Oriental." Said Sway co-founder Sadun Gomes.
The Beat Dat Beat concert is the brainchild of Sway and through sheer
power of will they have made it happen.
"We are all friends with multi talents (four teams) so we wanted to
be different with different kinds of dances styles, so Sway team decided
to do an event like this and invited other teams to perform together."
Explained Gomes.
The team describes this concert as 'a slick, modern- style show with
high pitched choreography, multi-styled stage, customized costumes and
smoky dancers whose steps range from Latin to hip hop and contemporary'.
Conceived, directed and choreographed by the dancers themselves, Beat
Dat Beat reveals the diverse nature of universal dance moods and its
influence on Sri Lankan dance culture.
All four teams have been built as strong performers. The hype is that
this concert will be something extraordinary. Only the actual concert
will determine the truth.
Sway is a rather young group formed in 2010. They are said to be very
serious about what they do. Sway emerges as a strong Latin Ballroom
dance team. They are professional to the last letter. Their performances
are considered to be 'beautifully controlled and engrossingly effective
with creative precision and exhilarating energy'.
Flamboyant ladies step up please! Muddrika, the all female troupe, is
another relatively young outfit. They are led by Muddrika Swarnathilake
who is their artistic director and manager adding interesting
choreography. Their performances are broken into three sections; Jazz,
Hip Hop and fusion.
From the teams taking part the Royal Warriors have secured the title
'Derana City of Dance 2009'. The team consists of 10 sinuous dancers who
are said to be ready with some jaw dropping performances. The Rivega
Dance Studio is headed by Rangika, an entrepreneur in Traditional fusion
and folk dance styles. Rivega consists of 18 dancers both male and
female.
It is solid and powerful in their performances you will witness a
firm fullness of tone; a textured, rhythmic sharpness; an aesthetically
formal grace and a glowing love of sheer performance. About 20 acts will
be performed. Each team takes on five performances. The venue is
Bishop's College Auditorium from March 11to 12 at 7 pm. As the main
organizer of the event, Sway Dance Troupe gratefully acknowledges the
invaluable support received from its choreographers, sponsors,
supporters, members and friends.
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