Doha: Fresh talents galore at MCC annual competitions
Media Release
Doha, May 20: The much-awaited annual Talent Contest organized by the Mangalore Cricket Club (MCC), Qatar were held on Friday, May 17 at the Ashoka Hall of the Indian Cultural Center. It is the eighth time that MCC is organizing this talent contest which is open to all Konkani speaking Mangaloreans in Qatar.
The evening began with a prayer by Joint Cultural Secretary Prabha Rego followed by a welcome note from President Sunil D'Silva. The programme was anchored by Emelia and Harry Correa who welcomed the judges Joyce Mascarenhas, Celia D'Souza, Richard D'Souza and Anthony Peter D'Souza.
The talent competitions kicked off with the fancy dress and were followed by dance and singing competitions. Fancy dress was conducted for little children upto 6 years with the theme being different occupations and it was a delight to see little children with their presentations.
In the solo category of the dance competition there was no language bar but the group categories had to mandatorily perform to Konkani songs. The songs were peppy and the costumes were a treat to the eyes both from kids as well as adults. The choreography of the dances was superb, truly the end result was a testimony of the dedication and the number of hours of practice put in by the performers.
This was followed by the singing competition wherein only Konkani language songs were permitted. It was a treat to the ears when little children were singing so fluently the Konkani songs in their solo performances.
As a token of appreciation the president honoured all the judges with a memento. Judges shared their thoughts and gave some good tips and suggestions to the participants and expressed their joy in judging the beautiful talents. They congratulated all the participants for their spirit and shared an encouraging thought 'All quitters are not winners and all winners are not quitters'. Praises poured in from the judges and the audience for three-year-old girl Suzanne Fernandes who stole the show in the group dance performance.
Committee members Ephrem D'sa, John Britto and Ronald Saldanha manned the registration desk, while Dephny Lobo and Winnie Saldanha were the official timers. William Thoras and Sabinash D'Souza provided sound support and Ryan Renjar provided the backstage support. Winnie Saldanha proposed the vote of thanks. Cultural secretary Riana Pinto thanked all the participants and announced the results. President Sunil D'Silva and general secretary Prakash Noronha handed out the participation certificates. Winners will be felicitated during the Nativity Feast celebrations in September.
Though every performer on stage was a winner, here are the results of the competitions:
Fancy Dress Competition Results:
Upto 6 years:
1st place: Rishon Maryn Saldanha
2nd place: Hugh Kenny Correa
3rd place: Arlene Monteiro
Dance Competition Results:
Upto 6 years: Children solo
1st place: Arlene Lauren Monteiro
2nd place: Crizelle Pearl Pinto
3rd place: Deann Menezes
6 - 9 years - Girls solo:
1st place: Ashral Rithika Castelino
2nd place: Krisal Olivera
6 - 9 years - Boys solo:
1st place: Ronson Fernandes
9 to 12 years - Girls solo:
1st place: Carol Saloni D'Cunha
2nd place: Ashlyn Leanne Monteiro
9 to 12 years - Boys solo:
1st place: Ashleyn Rohit Castelino
Above 18 years - Duet:
1st place: Venal Rhea Castelino & Cybil D'Souza
2nd place: Macklin & Suzan Pereira
Upto 10 years - Group:
Thunder Kids Group: Ronson Fernandes, Suzanne Fernandes, Ashral Rithika Castelino, Ashleyn Rohit Castelino, Nikita Rego, Jade Mascarenhas, Joshua Mascarenhas
Singing Competition Results
6 - 9 years: Boys Solo:
1st place: Shaan D'Souza
6 - 9 years - Girls solo:
1st place: Lara D'Souza
9 -12 years - Boys & girls solo:
1st place: Clive D'Souza
2nd place: Joshua Pinto
12 to 18 years - Girls solo:
1st place: Clarissa Pinto
Above 18 years - Ladies solo:
1st place: Eva Wilma Pinto
2nd place: Pamela D'Silva
Above 18 years - Men solo:
1st place: Alphonse D'Silva
2nd place: Fredwin D'Souza
Above 18 years duet:
Alphonse & Pamela D'Silva