Kuwait: High-energy pulsating dance beats, exploding vocals by lead singer Ronald, and great showmanship by New Delhi’s BLACKSLADE set the Andalous Ballroom ablaze at the Navelim Youth Centre (NYC) organized NITE O’ROSES dance celebration at Crowne Plaza on Thursday 2nd October 2008.
The Nite was attended by a capacity crowd, a rarity in recent years. Invitees for the event included some of the top Goan leaders from the Gulf such as Francis Correia, President – Young Goans Club, Bahrain; Simon D’Silva, President Goan Welfare Society, Doha Qatar; Bartholomeo Silveira, a social activist from Abu Dhabi; Celso Fernandes, a famous personality among Goans in Muscat; and Gabriel Crasto, Chairman – Goan Football League, Bahrain; etc.
A Jive dance contest was one of the highlights of the celebration that described Goan virtuosity and culture. Commenting on the competition Navelim President Agnello later said, “The focus of the competition is very much on contemporary forms of the conventional dance and aims to showcase the art of some of the most talented Goan dancers in Kuwait.”
Thanking everyone attending the show Mr. Agnello said, “In spite of requests to bring film stars for the dance, we considered to give priority to each one present... You are my film-stars and more worthy than anyone else...”
The event was hosted by famous North Goa Master Compere Xavier Fernandes.
The theme of the dance, a 50 year old tradition continued by Navelim was: “Inspiring you to love Unconditionally.”
Detailed News and Images of the NITE O’ROSES will be published in the media soon.
