Vande Bhartam, Nritya Utsav Grand Finale winners to enthral the audiences at the Republic Day 2022

The winners of Vande Bhartam, Nritya Utsav Grand Finale are all set to strut their stuff at the Republic Day 2022 parade at Rajpath, New Delhi on 26th January. The rehearsal is in the full swing and these performers will enthral the audience with their wonderful show.

Kathak Dancers Ms. Rani Khanam, Ms. Maiyetree Pahari, Ms. Tejaswini Sathe, and Mr.Santosh Nairare the four renowned choreographers who have been working hard with the participants and training them to put up a mesmerising performance.

Those who are participating are in 36 teams that come from different parts of the country.

Informing about this ongoing rehearsal, the Ministry of Culture said, “The 480 performers have been selected by the Ministry of Culture through a four-level Vande Bharatam-Nritya Utsav competition. The Grand Finale of the Vande Bharatam-Nritya Utsav, a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was held in New Delhi on 19th December, 2021.”

“The Vande Bharatam competition began at the district level on November 17 and saw the participation of more than 3,870 contestants in 323 groups. Those who cleared the screening at the district level took part in the state-level competition from November 30, 2021. More than 20 virtual events were conducted for the state-level competition over a span of 5 days till 4th December 2021,” it added.

According to the Ministry, Over 2,400 participants from 200 plus teams were short-listed for the zonal level competition. The zonal finals took place at Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi from 9th to 12th of December where 104 groups displayed their dance prowess before an august jury and applauded fans.