NAACH REVOLUTION : Award for Excellence in Dance Choreography

Jayesh Mehta of AUM Events created Naach Revolution - a Desi dance fest with a twist in 2006, as part of his efforts to recognize the invaluable contributions of choreographers and first generation students in order to heighten public awareness of South Asian dance and music thereby awarding them

It was an evening of high energy and spectacular dance performances at the Aum Events Naach Revolution 2009 – the dance festival with a twist - held at Union County Arts Center, Rahway, NJ on Saturday, April 4, 2009.

As many as 428 students in different categories, choreographed by 17 most talented choreographers of New Jersey rocked the stage with 25 dances set to popular Bollywood numbers leaving more than 1,000 audience members screaming for more in a rolling 3-hour show that was judged by noted Indian actor and celebrity Darshan Jariwala of Gandhi my father, Halla Bol & Aaja Nachle fame along with Karishma Tanna of Zara Nachke Dikha and Comedy Circus fame.

Aum Events Directv Teen Star winner Vaibhavi Bhavsar and Aum Events Directv Mommy & Me winner Kriti Narwal (daughter) were the hosts for the evening along with Jayesh Mehta, President of Aum Events.
The dancers aged 5 to 18-and-above in the minor, junior and senior categories respectively, dazzled the audience with brightly colored Bollywood-style costumes to lend authenticity to the numbers they danced on. The auditorium reverberated time and again to unrelenting whistles, thunderous applause and loud cheering as the names of the more popular dance schools were announced and their students took the stage.
The categories included non-fusion and fusion for which the choreographers effortlessly fused classical, semi-classical, western and hip-hop moves to the beats of foot-tapping numbers from Bollywood movies. While the five year olds in the minor category made their parents proud and stole the hearts of the others in the audience with their Indian costumes, bright made-up faces and innocent efforts to remember their moves to the lengthy songs, the older dancers set the stage on fire with their unstoppable energy. Noted Bharatanatyam danseuse and Padma Bhushan awardee, Long Island-based Kamala Lakshman Narayan was presented a Lifetime Achievement award for her devotion to the art and efforts to pass it on to younger generation Indian Americans.

The Aum Events 4th Annual Naach Revolution award winners are : Minor Non-Fusion category winners: Best Overall Meena Basu Nag; Best Choreographer Bala Yalamanchi; Best Co-ordination Rina Shah; and Most Creative Abhilasha Chowdhury.
Minor Fusion category winners: Best Overall Rina Shah; Best Choreogrpher Anil Diwakar; and Most Creative Aditi Khatri.
Junior Non-Fusion category winners : Best Overall Bala Yalamanchi; Best Choreographer Meena Basu Nag; Most Creative Sudha Grover; Best Co-ordination Rina Shah; and Best Costume Abhilasha Chowdhury.
Junior Fusion Category winners: Best Overall Rina Shah, Best Choreographer Anil Diwakar, Most Creative Divya Jain, Most Original Aditi Khatri, Best Co-ordination Sanchita Sharma, Best Costume Sunrita Mitra
Senior Non-Fusion category winners : A tie between Sudha Grover and Sudha Shekhar.
Senior Fusion category winners : Best Overall Anil Diwakar; Best Choreographer Ravish Ranjan; Youngest Choreopgraher Ruchi Patel; Most Original Rita Sharma; and Most Creative Shivani Kapadia & Payal Kumar.
Personally thanking all the sponsors, well-wishers, participating students and above all the choreographers for making the event a success, Jayesh Mehta of Aum Events who launched Naach Revolution in 2006 said his objective is to provide a platform for Indian American children to present their talent on stage before an appreciative audience.
The popularity of the event has been growing exponentially each year and this year more than 40 entries from prospective participants were received, of which 25 made the cut to perform in the competition.
On the occasion, Aum Events announced the launch of a bi-monthly magazine, RANNG– Colors, Cultures, Lifestyle, a niche South Asian publication that aims to cover the cultures, lifestyles and the many achievements of the South Asian American community.

Aum Events Naach Revolution 2009 was sponsored by Directv, UTV movies, Air India, RANNG, MotherIndiaCard.com, Riya Group Chutney Manor, Ring123pinless.com, Nuclear Cardiology, Indus American Bank, Myfamilydentalcare.com, Mercury Staffing, Collabera, Tripexplorer.com, DTDC Courier, Nu Creations, ULS Worldwide Limousines, Bawri Boutique, Ami Video, DJ Jigar, Excellent Printing, Print Today, Radisson Hotel Piscataway, Angaan Caterers, Rajbhog Foods. Well wishers and supporters Dax Patel, Dr Madan Patel, Dr Pragnesh Gadhvi, Nikhil Patel, Kamlesh Pujara, Hiten Patel, Nikhil Shukla, Sandip Patel, Charlie Patel, Dr Bhaskar Savani, Peter Kothari, Sunil Hali, Sanjiv Pandya, Vimal Verma, Vinod Madhok, Media Sponsors Pan Desi, Times Now, Showbiz India, Dhoom FM, The Indian Express, Divya Bhaskar, Sahara One, Sahara Filmy.

To be a part of NAACH REVOLUTION as Choreographer, Sponsor, Volunteer, Media Partner or Franchisee in other cities of USA, call Jayesh Mehta on (732) 763-0118.

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