Poetry woven in fiery prance by danseuse Prerana Shrimali

Winter morning, bathed in mountain sun, pranced with danseuse Prerna Shrimali, under the aegis of SPICMACAY Mount Abu, in the lap of Kendriya Vidyalaya at the proscenium of HG Higher Secondary School, with the blessings of Manju Singh, the principal.

The chapter in-charge of SPICMACAY shared the comforting decision of HRD Ministry, whose blessing has directed all Kendriya Vidyalayas, to regularly hold SPICMACAY performances, to promote the rich heritage of Indian classical music and culture among the youth of our nation.

The hands-on principal, UR Meghwal, rose to the occasion, and attended to it with fitting zest and commitment. Indeed, the chief guests were the students of the vidyalaya with many other students from other schools of Mount Abu, but the chief mentor was none other than chairman of the Vidyalay Management Committee, Rakesh Singh Chouhan, the DIG (Admin), CRPF, from ISA Mount Abu. It was heartening that officer from local Air Force Station, several principals from most of the schools of Mount Abu too graced the occasion, with presence of who’s who of the petite hill resort, called the Abode of Gods.

A danseuse, who has woven poetry into her prance and expressions, with seminal subtle, finesse, has been blessed by Guru Kumdanlal Gangani, hailing from a family that goes back to three generations, worshiping the gift of Lord Shiva. The family has sown the seed of dance, all over the country, and if someone goes to Gaon Badabar, Post Office Sujangarh, Churu, will be amazed, to find a crucible of dance.

The Ganganis are among the biggest families of kathak dancers, and percussionists in the country. Three generations of the family are still visible on stages, across India, and abroad. For them, the drum and the dance are intertwined arts: all of them can represent a complex tihai, a polyrhythmic technique, found in Indian classical music, with both their hands and feet.

Winner of several awards, including Snageet Natak Academy, hailing from Jaipur Gharana, Guru Prerna, with her lyricism and quietude of her kathak, has entwined nuances of poetry. Shrimali, a name to reckon, which began with Shiva Stuti, and moved on to share the subtle nuances of Teen Taal that has sixteen beats.

She gave glimpses of monsoon shower with the dance of peacock and graphically painted Ganesh Stuti, before signing of with the message that everything in the creation is complete.



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