EKTA Dance Productions

Bhangra Tryouts!

Kinnell Shah — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:31:11 +0000

Come tryout for Spartan Bhangra, Case Western’s elite competitive bhangra team. Being called Case Western’s elite dance team is no mere understatement because Spartan Bhangra was the first South Asian dance team from Cleveland to place and win at a bhangra competition. In addition, it is believed that Spartan Bhangra is only bhangra team from Ohio to win a competition.

This year tryouts will be different from other teams and previous years. The ability to practice and perfect a routine is valued more than the ability to pick up material quickly. Thus, the tryout dates will be on 9/8 or 9/9 at Wade Fireside @ 9 PM. Come attend either date and learn the routine. Come back on Wednesday 9/10 same place and same time to perform and be videotaped for future evaluations.

In addition, a youtube link will be provided to allow people to practice. Having one or two days in between will allow people to practice and try to perfect the routine as they might during the year. In addition, those trying out the second day (who will also have 1 less day to practice on their own) will be given an extra hour to learn and be critiqued by Kinnell. If you have questions, contact Kinnell Shah at (508)-615-9393.

TRYOUT DAY 1 [LEARN ROUTINE]
Monday, September 8th, 2008
9 PM - 10:30 PM @ Wade Fireside

TRYOUT DAY 2 [LEARN ROUTINE]
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
9 PM - 11:30 PM @ Wade Fireside [EXTRA HOUR!]

RECORD DAY [EVERYONE]
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
9 PM - 11 PM @ Wade Fireside

Raas Tryouts!

Kinnell Shah — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:47:15 +0000

Come tryout for Case Western’s elite Raas team with presitigious competition titles under their belt such as Raas Chaos (Washington, DC) and Dandia Dhamaka (Ann Arbor, MI).

This year, we will be having a workshop before the actual tryouts for those with an interest in Raas to further their experience in addition for those with experience to hone their skills. The workshop will also show you the style and difficulty of steps for the tryout piece in addition to the season’s actual competitive piece.

Attend one of the tryout dates. Learn a 30 second routine at the tryouts and have an opportunity to practice. Then perform the piece infront of the Raas choreographers and be videotaped for evaluation at a later date.

WORKSHOP
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
9 PM - 11 PM @ Wade Fireside

TRYOUT DAY 1
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
9 PM - 11 PM @ Wade Fireside

TRYOUT DAY 2
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
9 PM - 11 PM @ Wade Fireside

Hope to see you all there!

Kinnell Shah
President, EKTA Dance Productions

1st General Body Meeting

Kinnell Shah — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:15:40 +0000

At the first General Body Meeting of the 2008-2009 school year, come learn about the organization, the board and the choreographers.

In addition, we will also be having our Junior Board elections at this meeting. If you’re a sophomore, junior or senior, you are eligible in becoming part of EKTA through this ballet vote election process. Simply, give a 2-5 minute speech explaining why you think you are qualified for the position.

The positions available are:

2 Chairs of Logistics - Responsible for the planning of non-fundraising events and competition trips.
2 Chairs of Fundraising - Responsible for the planning of fundraising events and sponsorship.

Event Flyer:

So You Want To Be A Choreographer?

Kinnell Shah — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:52:21 +0000

I hope you guys are having an exciting summer vacation so far and are pumped for what EKTA will have to offer you this coming school year. In addition to making sure you guys are having a good time, this message has been posted to address the topic of Letters of Intent for Choreography.

If you wish to become a CHOREOGRAPHER for one of the three EKTA sponsored dance teams (RAAS, BHANGRA or FUSION), you must submit a letter of intent to me by JUNE 15, 2008. If you are planning on coordinating the effort with someone else, everyone in your group can simply submit 1 letter of intent as long as all names are listed.

In your letter of intent, simply state your name, your desire on becoming a dance team choreographer and that you are aware of the responsibilities and commitments. Providing your previous dance and choreography experience is also recommended.

Be aware that responsibilities for choreographers include but are not limited to selecting songs, producing mixes, choreographing routines, acquiring costumes, running tryouts, organizing practices, applying to competitions and becoming the representative of your team on the EKTA Board, on Case Western campus and in the competitive dance world. While you may not responsible for personally accomplishing all of these tasks, you are responsible for seeing that they are accomplished and EKTA will help you out in anyway possible.

If only one letter of intent is received for a certain dance team, that/those person(s) will be appointed choreographer(s) for that team for the duration of the upcoming school year. If a letter of intent is received after the deadline, then the position cannot be guaranteed. However, if more than one letter is received, the EKTA Senior Board will conduct a choreographers tryout during the first week of school.

In summary, if you want to choreograph for Raas, Bhangra or Fusion next year, submit a letter of intent to me (kss24@case.edu) by June 15, 2008.

Regards,
Kinnell Shah
EKTA President 08-09

eBoard Election Results!

Kinnell Shah — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:56:45 +0000

Congratulations to our newly elected 2008-2009 exec board:

President: Kinnell Shah
Vice President: Eric Tsung
Treasurer: Pooja Sandesara
Secretary: Nikhil Mohan

Thanks to all of you that came out today and congratulations to all our teams that made it out to at least one competition this year. Hopefully all of you will continue to be an active part of Ekta next year!

Good luck studying for finals and have a great summer!

Anushya Mani
EKTA President 07-08