January 11th, 2010 by Jessy

The viewers were gathered by the rhythm of Odissi in Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on the 3rd day of 5-day long 15th National Youth Festival 2010. The dance, style, instrument and music presented by youth dancers from different States charmed the audience with traditional flavor and attractive poses of Odissi dance.

15th National Youth Festival was organized by the Govt. of Orissa in collaboration with the Govt. of India in Youth Affairs and Sports Department; it has been conducted successfully in Orissa with careful planning and neat execution of programmes.

The Karnataka male dancer attracted the whole mass by bringing vibration towards his dancing styles. Andhra Pradesh, Chhatishgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Dancers revealed a desire of endless happiness.

The morning session of this festival was occupied by Kuchhipudi dance in which dancers from West Bengal, Anuradha Roy and V.P. Supriya from Karnatak, P. Vaishnavi from Tamilnadu, S. Abhinava from Andhra Pradesh, Rasi Dave from Madhya Pradesh, Megha C.M. from Kerala, Sruti Jain from chhatishgarh, Aparna from Kerala and S. Sarat Kumar from Orissa were performed in a great manner.

Harmonium and Tabla music played by different Artists from different states brought an extraordinary rare melody in the minds of Youth representatives.

One Act Play at Rabindra Mandap, Folk Dance at Bhanja Kala Mandap, Rock Dance at Exhibition Ground, Unit-III and Babul Supriyo Music in the Kalinga Stadium were main features of the Festival.

In addition to these events, the Food Festival, Handicrafts Exhibition and Sand Art of Swami Vivekananda made by well-known sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik at Unit-III Exhibition Ground were foremost attractions for viewers.