Budding Dancers Win Accolades At Jhankaar ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Competition

May 30, 2019

Budding dancers win accolades at Jhankaar ‘Dancing with the Stars’ competition

The finals of Jhankaar &lsquo;Dancing with the Stars&rsquo; was conducted in&nbsp;May 2019 at GIIS SMART Campus and 60 enthusiastic participants from East Coast campus performed various dance forms like classical, fusion, contemporary and folk in the prestigious competition that is hosted once in a year by GIIS.

The competition saw participation from other schools like Yuvabharti International School and GIIS SMART Campus.

The competition was tough as each and every performance was exceptional. The grand affair kept everyone on the edge until the announcement of the results. It was the cheer and applause that get the participants going.

Here is the list of winners:

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			Junior Category ( Grades 4 to 6)
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			Solo Classical
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student
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			Grade&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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			1st Position
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			Disha Rout
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			5B
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			3rd Position
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			Nidhi Bhat
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			5B
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			Folk (Group)
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student
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			Grade
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			2nd Position
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			Aditi Upadhya
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			6A
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			Ahana Mukherji
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			6A
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			Maya Senthil
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			6B
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			Medha Gopalakrishnan
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			6A
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			Ksheeraja Srinath
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			6A CLSP
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			Sumedha Tiwari
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			6C
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			Siddhi Saini
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			5GIPP
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			Shubhani Gupta
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			6C
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			Sub Junior Category ( Grades 1 to 3)
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			Solo Classical
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			&nbsp;
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student
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			Grade
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			1st Position
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			Viviana Sujit
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			2B
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			Solo Fusion
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Student
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			Grade
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			2nd Position
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			Sriniketh Hariharan
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			3B
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			&nbsp;
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			Folk (Group)
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			&nbsp;
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student
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			Grade
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			3rd Position
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			Manyata Srivatsava
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			2 GIPP
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Jianna Bheemanee
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			3A
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			Aadya Srivastav
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			3A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; width:161.0pt">
			Riya Balpathak
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			2B
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; width:161.0pt">
			Chinmayishri A
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			3D
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Aaratrika Mitra
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			2A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Aarika Vombatkere
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			1A
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			Aarna Tamuly
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			3A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:62.0pt">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="5" style="background-color:yellow; height:19.5pt; width:330.0pt">
			Fusion (Group)
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			&nbsp;
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			Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student
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			Grade
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			1st Position
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			Caelyn Rayen
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			3A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Jinnaya Bheemanee
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			3C
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			Aarna Jainpor
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			3C
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Nitisha Nitin
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			3D
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Akshita Verma
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			3A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Shreyanshi Pradhan
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			2A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:16.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Smriti Mahesh
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			2A
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			<td colspan="2" style="height:17.25pt; vertical-align:bottom; width:161.0pt">
			Yuchen
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			3 GIPP
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			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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Dance&nbsp;is the most expressive form of art. It connects people through the expression of emotions. The art form helps&nbsp;children&nbsp;become imaginative and self-aware. Through the platform of Jhankaar &lsquo;Dancing with the Stars&rsquo; GIIS thrives to give every student a chance to build confidence and self-esteem in students.

The finals of Jhankaar ‘Dancing with the Stars’ was conducted in May 2019 at GIIS SMART Campus and 60 enthusiastic participants from East Coast campus performed various dance forms like classical, fusion, contemporary and folk in the prestigious competition that is hosted once in a year by GIIS.

The competition saw participation from other schools like Yuvabharti International School and GIIS SMART Campus.

The competition was tough as each and every performance was exceptional. The grand affair kept everyone on the edge until the announcement of the results. It was the cheer and applause that get the participants going.

Here is the list of winners:


Junior Category ( Grades 4 to 6)
Solo Classical
	Name of the Student	Grade
1st Position	Disha Rout	5B
3rd Position	Nidhi Bhat	5B

Folk (Group)
	Name of the Student	Grade
2nd Position	Aditi Upadhya	6A
	Ahana Mukherji	6A
	Maya Senthil	6B
	Medha Gopalakrishnan	6A
	Ksheeraja Srinath	6A CLSP
	Sumedha Tiwari	6C
	Siddhi Saini	5GIPP
	Shubhani Gupta	6C


Sub Junior Category ( Grades 1 to 3)

Solo Classical
	Name of the Student		Grade
1st Position	Viviana Sujit		2B

Solo Fusion
	Name of the Student		Grade
2nd Position	Sriniketh Hariharan		3B

Folk (Group)
	Name of the Student		Grade
3rd Position	Manyata Srivatsava		2 GIPP
	Jianna Bheemanee		3A
	Aadya Srivastav		3A
	Riya Balpathak		2B
	Chinmayishri A		3D
	Aaratrika Mitra		2A
	Aarika Vombatkere		1A
	Aarna Tamuly		3A

Fusion (Group)
	Name of the Student		Grade
1st Position	Caelyn Rayen		3A
	Jinnaya Bheemanee		3C
	Aarna Jainpor		3C
	Nitisha Nitin		3D
	Akshita Verma		3A
	Shreyanshi Pradhan		2A
	Smriti Mahesh		2A
	Yuchen		3 GIPP

Dance is the most expressive form of art. It connects people through the expression of emotions. The art form helps children become imaginative and self-aware. Through the platform of Jhankaar ‘Dancing with the Stars’ GIIS thrives to give every student a chance to build confidence and self-esteem in students.