Mangalore: 'Yaya Ind-ya Mayaya - Your Ticket to Become Celebrity
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Nov 10: “Anyone can compete” the first All India Konkani Dance contest “Yaya Ind-ya Mayaya” organized under the auspices of four Konkani organizations will be an apt forum for youngsters to showcase their dancing prowess and dance their way to name, fame and money. It is mega All India event organized jointly by Jagotik Konkanni Songhotton, Nach Sobhann, Konkani Prachar Sanchalan and Mandd Sobhann. The event is organized with the noble purpose of raising funds for promoting Konkani and to popularize Konkani song and dance among non-Konkani people.
The auditions for this unique and first of its kind of dance contest will be held in 7 centers in different parts the four states - Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Honnavar, Kasaragod, Udupi and Mangalore. The launching of the event will be held in each of these centers at different times. The formal launching of the event in Mangalore will be held at Kalaangann today (10th November 2012) and with that the event will kick start and will be concluded with the finals which will be held on 19th May 2013 at Kalaangann in Mangalore. Auditions for this mega contest will be held in the 7 centers cited above in January and February 2013. The semi finals are slated for 18th May 2013 followed by the grand finale on May 19, 2013, which will be held at Kalaangann in Mangalore.
Opportunity for Youngsters
Gurkar of Mandd Sobhann Eric Ozario who is the convener of the Organizing Committee for the event says “this is an opportunity for youngsters to demonstrate their dancing capabilities and is a passport to name, fame and money”. The contest has group and duet categories and this group or duet can be all male, all female or mixed and participants can vie for winning prizes worth more than 5 lakh in this contest.
Winners of the Group championship will get a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and first runner up will be awarded cash prize worth Rs 50,000/-. The second runner up and 2 consolation prize winners will get a cash prize worth Rs 30,000/- and Rs 10,000/- respectively. In the duet category winners will be awarded cash prize worth Rs 50,000/- followed by Rs 15,000/- for first runner up and 10,000/- for second runner up. Two consolation prize winners will be given cash prize of Rs 5,000/- each.
“The contest is open to anyone irrespective of language or religion in the age group of 15 to 35. The only condition is that the participants have to dance for a Konkani song of any dialect or region”, says Eric Ozario delineating the rules for the contest.
Eric Ozario also pointed out that the event is open to anyone “because we want to provide an opportunity to a wider section of the society to compete in the event. This would enable even competitors from other languages to participate and to make it truly an All India level contest. Since the contest is open to all, the organizers have not prescribed any costume or dance style to the contestants so that there are no obstacles on the path for non-Konkanis to participate in the contest. To facilitate participation by non-Konkanis and to make Konkani songs easily available to the contestants a song bank has been set up in the website by the organizers.
“There is no definite definition for Konkani dance as such. Dance is always defined by rhythm and beat and therefore without making any rigid rules we have kept it liberal and open because we know the style and the costume will have to synchronize with the song chosen by the contestants. This is the best way to popularize Konkani songs and broaden our reach”, Ozario pointed out.
Rules
As per the rules of the event the group should have a minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 contestants. The duration of the dance number should not exceed 5 minutes and should not be less than 3 ½ minutes. In the audition and semifinal rounds contestants will have to present only 1 dance number of any genre or style. Those who qualify for the finals will have to present 2 dance numbers out of which 1 dance can be of any genre or style and the other has to be a folk dance.
In the audition round 2 groups from each category namely 2 duets and 2 groups from each of the 7 centers will qualify for the semifinals. In the semifinal rounds top 5 teams in each category will qualify to participate in the finals to decide on the winners. Participants will have to pay an entry fee of Rs 1000/- for group category and Rs 500/- for duet category. Last date for receiving the applications is December 31, 2012.
Those interested can participate in the launching event of Mangalore centre being held at Kalaangann today (10th November 2012) to acquaint themselves with the event, rules and regulations.
Applications for the contest are available on the site of Mandd Sobhann www.manddsobhann.org or www.facebook.com/manddsobhann. Contestants can also email to yayaindyamayaya @gmail.com for applications.
Applications along with demand draft favouring Mandd Sobhann should be sent to – Dance Contest, Kalaangann, Makale, Shaktinagar, Mangalore 575 016.
Daijiworld.com is the official web partner for this event.
About the organizers
Yaya Ind-ya Mayaya is organized jointly by four Konkani organizations with the objective of popularizing Konkani dance and also to raise funds for promoting the cause of Konkani at local, regional, national and global arena. The event is organized with the active support and co-operation of sponsors and all the 4 organizations will equally benefit from the funds raised from the event. The four Konkani Organizations involved are:
Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS)
JKS also known as Global Konkani Organization promoted by Mandd Sobhann was established in 2011 with the main objective of promoting Konkani at local, regional, national and global level. It is a registered organization having 126 Konkani organizations from 13 countries around the world.
Nach Sobhann
Nach Sobhann established in 1989 is the dance wing of Mandd Sobhann and has been striving to popularize Konkani Baila. Apart from spreading the flavor of Konkani baila, it has also been exhibiting ‘dekhnni’, ‘mando’, ‘baila dandia’ and western and folk dances. Nach Sobhan plans to set up a “Konkani Dance School” at Kalaangann from the resources raised through this event.
Konkani Prachar Sanchalan (KPS)
Konkani Prachar Sanchalan has been doing a yeoman’s service in promoting Konkani in schools in Karnataka. It is working arduously for the success of this programme by coordinating with the Department of Education of Karnataka government. A part of the resources raised will be earmarked for the various activities of KPS.
Mandd Sobhann
Mandd Sobhann is the premier Konkani Cultural Organization of the world engaged in the task of serving the cause of Konkani. Mandd Sobhann is the mother body of all these three organizations involved in the event. In the last 26 years of its existence Mandd Sobhann has worked tirelessly to spread the fragrance of Konkani through the length and breadth of the country and also at the global level through ‘Konkani Nirantari’, the performance that enabled it to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Credit also goes to Mandd Sobhann for establishing “Kalaangann”, the Konkani Heritage Centre at Shaktinagar, in 2011.
A portion of the funds raised from this event will be set aside for the various cultural activities conducted under the aegis of Mandd Sobhann.