DPS, Ranchi was awarded as the team with the ‘Best costume, in an Inter DPS Dance Festival 2016 organised on August 6, 2016 at DPS, New Town, Kolkata. The competition was for the Eastern Zone in which 20 schools had participated. The theme for the Dance festival was ‘Tamso Maa Jyotir Gamaya’, which means moving from Darkness to light.
Out of the 20 schools, four teams have qualified for the national competion. DPS, Ranchi is one among of them.
The nine participants were Aishwarya Vijya lakxhmi (XII), Vidushi Jayant (XI), Smriti Bhagat (XI), Isha Deep (IX), Neha Sinha (IX), Suvigya Shree (IX), Kaushiki (X), Vedika (X) and Pankhudi Jha (X).
Principal Ram Singh congratulated the students and motivated them to put in extra effort to hone their dancing skills and be a winner of the nationals.
The participants in turn said that getting qualified for the nationals has been possible only because the constant inspiration which they receive from the principal who not only focuses on the academic growth of the school but also provides all the students various platform to strengthen the potential which they have within themselves. They also said that they would definitely work harder and bring laurels to the school by winning the Nationals.
Meanwhile, DPS Bokaro won the zonal level of the Inter DPS Dance Competition (Nrityanjali 2016) held at DPS New Town, Kolkata.
'DPS Bokaro paved its way to the Nationals by securing the first position amongst 20 competing teams; the final will be held in December 2016', school authority informed.
“Showcasing classical dance form on the given theme ‘Tamso Maa Jyotirgamaya’ — a journey from darkness towards light, DPS Bokaro was also awarded in the ‘Best Props’ Category”, he added. The DPS Bokaro troupe comprising –Ishika Dutta, Aditi Agarwal, Kavya Jha, Aditi Thakur, Aishwarya Singh, Amisha Singh, Arpita Bhagat, Stuti Taneja & Soham Mohanty won the trophy by securing the first position.
The Director and Principal of DPS Bokaro, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan congratulated the winners and wished them the best for the bigger challenges ahead.