Second edition of Northeast dance battle held in Dimapur

[caption id="attachment_197769" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dancers in performance during a dance battle event, ‘Raw Battle,’ at the Trionix Dance Studio in Dimapur on July 28.[/caption]   The second Northeast dance battle event ‘Raw Battle,' was held at Trionix Dance Studio (TDS) in Dimapur on July 28. The theme for this year's battle was, ‘say no to drugs but yes to art’. One of the organisers of the event, Nzan Lotha, said that the main idea of organising such an event was to help the youngsters utilise their free time engaging in dancing instead of involving in anti-social elements. Lotha who is also the director of TDS and dance instructor at Maple Tree and Charis School, admitted that getting financial support is challenging where expenses for organising such events are managed from one's pocket money. Co-organiser of the event and director of Feel Dance academy, Shangchin Khiamniungan said, the idea behind organising the event was also towards making dance culture alive among the youths. He said through such platforms, young dance enthusiast come forward and seize the opportunity. Altogether 26 dancers, from the age group of 13 to 25 years turned up to compete in three different dance categories- breaking, all style, and solo. Apart from Nagaland, dancers from other states like Assam and Manipur also participated at the event. One of the judges at the event, Aboi Max Pao, expressed that there are lots of good dancers in Dimapur but unfortunately with no proper guidance. Pao, who is a self taught dancer from Senapati is a member of Manipur-based dance group, The Tribe Fam. Speaking about dance, he said, it is like a tool to awaken and inspire people who have been lost. Further, he confessed that dancing make things wiser, mature and to think and help express oneself through it. Eastern Mirror Desk