2011 India Nite, our first two dance classes performed. 5 young girls, and 4 even younger little boys. This year, 2012, Blue Flame represented with 50 dancers from the ages of 5 to 27.
Amongst our four items, we had our Irving class, our Lewisville classes, our Gold Dance Company, and our Platinum Dance Company.
One of the best moments was "flash mobbing" the audience with our platinum and one of our classes at the end of Gold Dance Company's performance.
All of our students and dancers performed exceptionally well, and exceeded even my own expectations! I'm so proud of each and every one of our performers.
India Nite was a really neat experience. I have to commend India Association of North Texas on their ability to organize an event that displayed over 700 performers, 70 items, and so many different dance schools and choreographers. They definitely met their goal of representing India in its many colors through dance.
India Nite volunteers smoothly kept the rotation of performances going in a way that it was organized and on time, and also provided all of the performances with a photo session, pizza and drinks, and trophies for all participants and choreographers. Well done IANT, as usual!
Our heartiest "Well done, and thank you!" to ALL Blue Flame staff/choreographers/performers/parents/supporters, the IANT committe, India Nite volunteers from SMU, McFarlin Auditorium staff, and ALL of the many many passionate and talented other groups who showcased their love for the arts on saturday.
Special thank to Blue Flame staff member Christina Thomas who kept our internal operations running smoothly while managing 7 classes and 50 dancers through rehearsals, registration, costuming, and everything that went along with this event. Also, a shout out to our friends at BOMBAY PHOTOGRAPHY, who covered the entire event that evening!
Yesterday's Diwali Mela performance is definitely an experience to remember. We were at the cotton bowl circle right from 4pm and did not get on stage until 8pm..It was cold and I was starving but all those feelings dissapeared as soon as I got on stage..The crowd had increased to about 1000 people by 8pm, we had the stage lights on and the music was turned up. One thing I learned yesterday was that.. the music volume that a performer actually listens on stage is very different from what the audience hears..It was a little hard to listen to the music as I danced but all the crowd cheers and screams compensated for that :) :)..Yesterday's show was all a performer could ask for- large stage, great lights, pumped up music and of course a fantastic crowd! Go Blue Flame!
- Arthi Gunaseelan, Platinum Elite Dance Company Member
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 06:23PM 
