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Naomi Rajaratnam’s with my feet thru’ time’ brought out the beauty of dance
Dancing feet
By Ishani Ranasinghe
It was a toe-tapping evening for the audience when the Bishop’s College auditorium came alive last month with an enthralling mix of cha cha, salsa and other dance forms as well-known dancer and teacher Naomi Rajara-tnam presented ‘With my feet thru’ time’.

With a line-up that blew the audience away, the joys and beauty of dance were brought out in a performance that epitomized class, talent and innovation. Man has danced long before he could sing or talk… so began one dance, taking the audience back to the caveman’s era of sticks, stones and animal skins and girls with extremely large wigs.

And Naomi’s husband, Trevor Rajaratnam got a birthday surprise, when girls wearing boxing gloves danced to the music of ‘I will survive,’ giving the guys a few punches in the process.

There wasn’t a minute of boredom with Jail House Rock and some dances from across the Palk Straits titled ‘Bollywood Vision’ where the performers swayed to the rhythm of popular Hindi song ‘Chaiya Chaiya’ and ‘Beat it’ which showed a street fight between rival gangs.

After sequences of vigorous movement, it was also lovely to see the slower numbers performed with grace and elegance, where dancers brought out the technique and passion of this art form. The costumes too were colourful and eye-catching.

It was evident that everyone had a wonderful time and most, like me, walked out literally dancing into the night, after the show. The proceeds from the show will go to the Dev Siri Sevana Elders’ Home.

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