Pandemic Production (2020)
2020 *Post Pandemic* – Outdoor Production – 2 Hour Outdoor Production – Rang 1 Folk Dance Production Ft. Sarva Dance Production
About Folk Dance Production —- RANG.
About this Production –
This production featured 15 exclusive students of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, performing with approximately six feet of physical distance throughout to align with the health and safety recommendations in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students who participated in this production were Regular Students – year round – Lewisville, Plano 121 Mcdermott Independence Location. Age 10 and up.
The participating students had completed some of their advanced training by Mid-2019 and few of these dances were also performed in Sarva 2019 Red Carpet Dance Production in production performances for some submissions in particular for its usability while their own individual group performances were pending and some completion last 1 minute.
These dances were – Ghoomar Folk, a couple of Bollywood Performances, Hiphop Fusions, and Contemporary Martial Arts Demonstrations and Bharatanatyam Margams. A couple of the pictures of ghoomar production dance is shown for transparency.
These were originally scheduled to perform in a major stage production in February 2020 as a part of production that matched to Rang Folk Dance Production theme and genre.
Due to the global pandemic and subsequent lockdowns with immediate effect by the city itself, those live performances were postponed indefinitely. Rather than allowing months of preparation to go unseen, the work was combined to be Rang Folk Dance Production and was thoughtfully adapted into a professionally documented production while maintaining appropriate distancing and safety measures.
To ensure every performer received individual recognition, students were organized into smaller performance groups, allowing each dancer to be clearly visible within the camera frame. This approach not only enhanced documentation quality but also celebrated the individual progress and artistry of every participant. This was during the 6 feet distance.
The production showcased advanced-level Rajasthani Folk Dance, Indian Folk Fusion, and Bollywood Folk — demonstrating technical precision, comparative overview of both techniques in Bollywood and Indian Folk, cultural authenticity, synchronized formations, and expressive performance despite the limitations imposed during the pandemic.
While the rest were from Online Classes who chose to do some competitions or take their performances as the lockdown was in effect with 6 feet distance and this created uncertainity of production or a recital. Thus, shoots were held in manner of production itself as a mark of their performance totaling to 2 hour production. Private Packages were encourage to complete certain online setbacks.
Beyond the dance production, students also participated in several complementary professional development activities, including:
- Public Relations (PR) photography sessions
- Costume Suppliers Shoot
- College audition and performance portfolio submissions
- Performance documentation for artistic archives and future opportunities
Throughout 2020 and 2021, while many traditional performances remained suspended, students continued their artistic growth through structured online and hybrid training.
Digital era of entire performing arts opened up to digital competitions and these were won too, back to back!
They earned multiple awards and recognitions across regional, national, and international, later as well through their travel ventures. Non voting ones from some the best renowned personalities in multiple categories.
As LIVE events gradually resumed, several students also received awards in in-person stage competitions, while others continued to excel through professionally produced pre-recorded performance categories.
This period demonstrated the resilience, adaptability, and continued commitment of both students and instructor to maintaining high standards of performing arts education, technical excellence, and cultural preservation during one of the most challenging periods for the global arts community.
Picture Gallery – Some dates are by submissions because of Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s own page.
The date of win is the one that matters and goes on portfolio or the picture. Only because candidate may not win. For the show, it would be the date of the show or academic year!
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