Koothu @ Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai
When I look at dance performance in the TV, I may not be drawn to them so much. But when I saw a live dance performance recently in the Forum Vijaya Mall, Vadapalani, Chennai, I (and so many others, as you can see in the above photo) were instantly drawn to it. I guess it’s due to the electric atmosphere of watching the dance performance with so many people cheering around me!
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Photo credit: By Destination8infinity (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
what is koothu?
Ya..all the stunts and dances which we sometimes feel are only good turn out to be excellent when we are watching it live along with a crowd.
I love dancing in the crowd and hooting!(encouraging the performers, that is!)
😛
Oh, I miss doing all that. I wanted to learn to whistle, but I didn’t learn even that!
Koothu is a Tamil colloquial word for dancing. Sort of.
Destination Infinity
Oh..is it?
My dad tried teaching me to whistle and i could not get myself to learn it.
so tough!
Yes, it’s difficult. I too tried whistling many years back and never tried it again!
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I think Chennai Sangamam was one of events happened during Pongal season (before govt. changed) gave wonderful platforms to folk artists and also stimulated the festival feel in the air. Good to see the malls bring them into people’s enclosure here! Great capture
OK, this is not folk or traditional dance, but a platform to showcase the talent of youngsters nevertheless!
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Yes crowd attracts everyone.
Maybe that’s why they are putting up these shows in malls nowadays.
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Hey! I was there shopping this Saturday at Forum mall. The performances were so good, that too watching it live was a nice experience!
I think I was also there on Saturday evening. The performances were average, but watching them live was good.
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I agree… The live dance performances always awe you…
Thanks for sharing 🙂