FOLK DANCE SHOW :      

Screening of the Folk Dance was also organised among the array of different activities in the project. The dancers dressed in colourful costumes put up a well coordinated performance on the Bengali folk song "Fagunero Mohonayae".

SPIC MACAY SESSION :  

Spic Macay Session, by Anwar Khan Langa and Troupe from Rajasthan gave the students a taste of  Rajasthani Folk Song and Sufi music. The lively and entertaining traditional rendition spellbound everyone present and left an indelible impression on their minds. The artists gave a beautiful rendering of the traditional songs including those, which inspired the famous Bollywood songs.

INTER SCHOOL FOLK SONG AND FOLK DANCE COMPETITION :

An Inter School Folk Song and Folk Dance Competition was organised on 18 Oct. , 2019.  The progamme kicked off with an energizing presentation by the host school on Chhattisgarhi folk song.

It was followed by Group Song Competition, which saw an enthusiastic participation by many schools. The audience got the taste of Rajasthani, Punjabi, Chhattisgarhi, Bhojpuri folk songs.

In segment II; Group Folk Dance Competition began with Afghani folk dance, Attan, performance by the host school. The competing dancers performed spiritedly in traditional dresses on Marathi, Haryanvi, Gujarati, Rajasthani folk dances.

The jury members appreciated all the presentations and gave tips for further improvement. The winners in different categories were felicitated by the Principal of the school and the jury members. In Group Folk Dance, D.A.V 37 bagged the first prize and D.A.V, NIT 3 got the second prize. In Group Folk Song, MVN, Sec 17 stood first and D.A.V 37 stood second. All the participants were awarded participation certificates.

The Principal, Sh. B.K. Das remarked that the ISA projects provide a wonderful platform for interaction with different countries, and gives exposure to their culture, ideas and concepts.

CONCLUSION : 

The project consisting of myriad activities provided the opportunity to the DAV scholars to acknowledge the variety prevalent in the genre of folk songs and folk

dances.