Dancing sensation Harinath Reddy from Berhampur wins national reality show

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Harinath Reddy and his group from Berhampur, Orissa, were declared the winners of Colors TV's dance reality show 'Chak Dhoom Dhoom Team Challenge' with their stunning performance. The dance troupe beat Rohan and group from Mumbai, Rock On from Gujarat and AM Unit, in the show, which had participants from Delhi and Bhubaneshwar. The winners walked away with a trophy and cash prize of Rs.11 lakh. The performances of the group left the judges speechless.

Last year Harinath Reddy and Group participated in the Quarter Finals of India’s Got Talent on Colours TV along. Earlier they had won a dance reality show ‘Boogie Woogie’ in Sony TV.
Interestingly, Harinath is the elder brother of Krishna Mohan whose Prince Dance group won the first season of talent hunt show 'India's Got Talent'.

Prince Dance Group and Naveen Patnaik are nominees for Indian of the Year contest

Odisha has an unique opportunity to hog national limelight once again as the CNN-IBN has shortlisted Naveen Patnaik and Prince Dance Group in Politics and entertainment categories respectively for its “Indian of the year (www.indianoftheyear.com)” contest. There are 5 categories-Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service. Last year Nitish Kumar won the CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2008. Recently Naveen has appealed one and all to vote for Prince Dance Group in the contest organized by the Colors Channel. And the Prince Dance Group won handsomely in the contest, bringing laurels for the state. Interestingly in the CNN-IBN contest in Entertainment category both Prince Dance Group and Colors are also vying for the award. It seems the Prince Dance Group; a team of daily wagers from Berhampur, have won the hearts of the Indians and have earned a place for them.

Source: CNNIBN, Tathya.in

Grand felicitation for Prince Dance Group at Berhampur

BERHAMPUR: In a grand ceremony at the Barracks stadium in Berhampur, the winners of India's got talent show on Colors TV, The Prince Dance Group of Berhampur, were felicitated in presence of the who's who of Legislative Assembly as well as Lok Sabha and state bureaucrasy. The programme which included not only felicitation of the Prince Dance Group but also the presentation of many other performing dance groups of the district like Jodi Sankha and Ranapa Nrutya by Rajendra Patro and Group, Bagha Nacha, Dance performance by Kelu Chandra Kala Tirtha, Kala Niketana, Dance Attack, Anwesha Kala Kendra, Swastik Creatives, etc was held with much pump and grandeur with thousands of enthusistica people witnessing the event.

(Prince Dance Group's felicitation from Dharitri: http://www.dharitri.com/140909/story3.asp)

During this ceremony the Group also performed before a huge crowd at Berhampur stadium. Earlier, the members of the group were taken in a procession from Ambapua village to the Berhampur stadium in an open vehicle. During the procession various organization of the silk city also gave rousing welcome to their hero’s of Prince Dance Group.

Source: Orissabarta, Orissadiary, Dharitri