*Dance India Dance at Bosco Boys' Home*

Dance India Dance at Bosco Boys' Home

8th August, 2019. Thursday.

A team from *Dance India Dance* (DID) of ZeeTV visited Bosco Boys' Home to interact with the kids. The programme was organised by the N.G.O U&I.

The session started with the crew members and participants introducing themselves to the kids. Then had a dance act by the choreographer Mukund, whose performance was thoroughly enjoyed by all the kids.

The next performance was by the 10 year old DID partcipant Richika, whose energetic dance act was truly splendid.

After loud and enthusiastic cheers by the kids asking the two of them to perform together, they had a small performance and then introduced their team in DID, East Tigers. Both the performances were quite entertaining and the kids had a great time.

After this, Mukul and Richika distributed jerseys of East Tigers to all the kids and clicked several pictures with them.

After this, the kids were also encouraged to dance individually or in pairs on a song of their choice. Many kids came on the stage and showcased their wonderful dance skills, they were all applauded for their talent and passion for dance.

They then introduced their head choreographer and spoke about how he had always been a mentor to everyone. He had a fun and interactive conversation with the kids; they later distributed chocolates to the kids and also gave gifts to the ones who performed in front of everyone.

After this, all the kids and the team members and the choreographer and participant danced with the kids. They danced on several popular Bollywood numbers and the kids were having a great time.

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