There she saw dancers swaying to the music, giving there all on that stage. It reminded her of her time at the stage, it curved her lips into a smile and sent her back to that time where her feet hit the stage in a sync to the cheers of audience…
The next performance brought her back to the contemporary dancers who were put to test with the kathak dancers for elimination. It startled her that how could the judges compare such distinct dance forms. “Preeti!”, that stopped her internal monologue but the question in her heart left unanswered.
“Curious minds wonder alike.”
When Harsh Kumar approached Preeti Khetan to create a platform for urban dancers to compete, a tribute to the one dance form they have dedicated their whole life to, it struck the right cord in her head. A dance competition that gives each genre its separate place.
GENRE is the brainchild of Preeti Khetan and Harsh Kumar, which runs on the idea to give a unique platform to ten different dance genres.
“We have seen, we have lived the lives of dancers dedicating their lives to become that dance form, to speak the language of dance.”
Pitting two unique styles against each other wasn’t fair and this competition promises to break the monotony of stereotypical competitions.
GENRE, for starters chose ten dance forms including Contemporary, House, Belly, Urban, Crew Division, Bollywood, Jazz, Popping, Preaking, Kathak and Krumping. Each of which will be judged by the prodigy of the form to deliver ten winners for ten dance forms.
They urged people to promote their idea, unlike creatives who are falling victim to consumerism, their devotion to the art falls short of words for appreciation.
When asked what would make genre a success,
“The liberty to welcome more dance forms next year with participation from all over the country, As the secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
They looked at the young students with hope of a better tomorrow for dancers.