Colour & Pageantry As Tiny Tots Steal Hearts…
Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Following the spectacular show in the morning by both the men campuses, Brindavan and Prasanthi Nilayam, five institutions shared the honours in the evening on the 2013 version of Annual Sports & Cultural Meet today here in Prasanthi Nilayam.
“Every Atom Contains My Energy” was the bold inscription adorned the huge backdrop this evening on the second and final session of the Annual Sports & Cultural Meet today in the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium.
Following the morning pattern, in the evening Bhagawan, The Divine Chancellor was welcomed with motorbike escort and bursting fireworks.
Near the dais, students of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, Whitefield welcomed The Divine Chancellor with a beautiful display of lion and dragon dance. A noteworthy aspect of the presentation was even the heavy drums were played by the students of College of Nursing.
The performances for the evening was a riot of colours with lights coming into play, they were dazzling with unmatched beauty. If the tiny tots with their nimble steps and splash of colour won the hearts of all, Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma English Medium School made an equally magnificent presentation, stealing the limelight for the session.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Muddenahalli Campus making their debut in the Sports Meet gave a good account of themselves presenting a thematic Sambhavami Yuge Yuge, a dance based depiction. The presentation showed different Avatars beginning with Matsya (fish) Avatar to Kali Yuga Avatar, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur Campus came with a dazzling performance right from their rhythmic gymnastics, dance with hoops, making balancing acts nimbly on ropes and to top it all, a colourful display of streaks of light under the cover of darkness. To cap it all, there was a wonderful display of fireworks at the end.
The first performance for the evening was by the students of Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma English Medium School. Their presentation was divided into three sections: Life is a Game, Play it; Life is a Challenge, Meet it; Life is Love, Enjoy it. Under the first section, there were two items, the first was a dance with dice.
Tiny tots wore dices on themselves and dances to lilting tunes. The second item was a drill by girls. The next section: Life is a Challenge, Meet it, it was a game of Rugby between giant jumbos and the meek. Students dressed as army men displayed various moves in combat positions. The last section: Life is Love, Enjoy it – was a display of deft steps by tiny tot girls.
Sri Sathya Sai Primary School, the everlasting attraction in the history of Sports Meet, came with an enlivening session with dazzling dance display.
Boys danced the traditional Bharatanatyam dance to the song, “Vande Sivam Sankaram Sathya Saiswaram Subhankaram.” The following dance by girl students impressed one and all with their colourful display. What followed was a dance by tiny tot boys dressed as jokers, sunflower dance by girls and a display of Asanas on a globular structure.
The final dance by senior girls with handkerchief was a fast-paced one. All the students assembled for the final formation. The students expressed their love for Bhagawan with scrolls such as, “Adorable Sai We Love Thee,” “Mother Sai We are Forever Yours.”
The Nursing College students gave another beautiful display of Lion and Dragon dance. The movement of lions and dragons in symphony to the drumbeats was a delight to all. They too performed a few balancing acts and Asanas. The formation of letters SAI through Dragon dance was eye catching and served as a fitting finale, before their final formation, holding placards of Love.
The last but not the least was by the Anantapur Campus for women. At the outset an exquisitely made structure with peacock feather and other paraphernalia was wheeled into the stadium, the shone beautifully under lights.
Offering a thematic presentation entitled “Evolving Towards Excellence” the girl students came up with formations first, forming hoops with rhythmic movements. With this on, at the background these students made various Asanas, balancing acts delectably on a triangular-shaped structure. Another item which required balancing skills was performed by standing on a flat board with a cylindrical roller underneath. Deftly, they swung ribbons standing on the structure while the board kept moving all the while balancing themselves. Performance of Asanas on ropes on the 30 ft. structure was the next feat. Hanging head downwards, balancing on a circular structure, climbing with the help of cloth showed their determination, flexibility and courage.
With the twilight almost set giving in to darkness, it was time for the final item of this year’s Annual Sports & Cultural Meet. Various formations followed with luminescent streaks of lights, sort of drill, performed with dexterity and unison. The formation of SAI with streaks of light would be etched in people’s mind as it they continued to display while the final formation was made. The formation done under different levels gave a three-dimensional effect.
II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
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