BERHAMPUR: The silk city was enthralled by Dance ka Dhamaka or Prince Nite on a pulsating Sunday evening. Organised by Prince Dance Group, Berhampur enjoyed performances by Hari Har Dash of Berhampur, T. Harinath Reddy and Group of Hyderabad, Diwakar and Sonia, Fictitious Dance Group and HB Dance Group all from Mumbai, Lasyakala Academy, Bhubaneswar, besides Prince Dance Group and two local groups — Wow Dance Group Gandhi Nagar and Rock Star Dance Group Big Bazar. Berhampur stadium was the venue for the three-and-a-half-hour extravaganza. About 20,000 people who turned up at the stadium were spellbound by the performances. Every group was permitted to perform three dance items. The show started with an appeal to the Maoists for immediate release of Malkangiri collector R. Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Mohan Majhi. The entire audience stood for one minute in silence, praying for the safe release of the hostages. Eight Odissi dance artistes of Lasyakala Academy — Sagarika Mohanty, Samapika Nayak, Mausumi Nayak, Kumar Bhimsen, Rajashree Prusti, Rashmi Ranjan and Mami Behera led by Saswat Joshi — instilled a feelings of Utkal as the troupe danced to the tune of the famous Bande Utkal Janani. Members of the audience stood up to show respect for the state.
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