dancers from across the ncr gathered at cyber hub on thursday to celebrate world dance day from kathak and ballet to jazz funk and hip hop the dance festival organized by the ngo friends of art had it all the event began with a kathak performance by minhaz khan and anukriti vishwakarma of the lucknow gharana the amazing performance got not just applause but also quite a few seetis from the crowd their performance was followed by a childrens ballet recital and their poise got many awwws from the audience pursuing your passionnidhi a corporate employee who was present at the event said events like these showcase ncrs talent i was here to just unwind after a hectic day at work and watching these dancers was just so impressive and rejuvenating i have always enjoyed dancing and now i feel the urge to enroll in a dance classshohini dutta who belongs to friends of art said cyber hub is an excellent venue because people from all walks of life come here there are so many corporate employees who come here to hang out and there are many who are in a corporate job but are not necessarily liking it we wanted to reach out to those people and inspire them to realise their true calling this is such a big platform for these young performers the setting is unlike an auditorium where one has to be quiet here people can praise the dancers the way they want todancing their heart outhimanshu kataria from trikona dance community said what we performed here is a dance form called jazz funk in india theres no culture of this form whatever we know weve learnt by watching youtube videos unlike other dance forms we dont have a detailed terminology for our moves and we want people to know more about this dance formeven though there are many dance reality shows some performers told us that their families are still not quite supportive a performer from urshilla dance academy told us perceptions have changed and there are some parents who support their kids but theres still a long way to go before dance is accepted as a career option there are many performers in our academy whore pursuing dance against their parents wishes