“Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body”

It is this language that the Choreo Club of IIM Calcutta speaks. Be it on-campus parties, off-campus pubbing (oh yes this is the club most notorious for its numerous outings) or actual performances, all members of Choreo (as it is lovingly called) know how to put their best foot forward, literally.

One of the newest clubs on campus, Choreo has been putting up some of the best performances ever on the IIM C stage since its conception 3 years ago. Every show is not just a dance, it’s a performance replete with a theme and production effects to match. Choreo believes in showcasing not just dance but dance-drama at its most magnificent. Shifting backgrounds and dreamy costumes, perfect synchronisation and exotic steps; every Choreo performance is a treat for the senses. Even the song selection fits the theme and the mood to the T. Truly a connoisseur’s delight!

However Choreo takes dancing seriously too. For ensuring a stellar performance Choreo members liaison with hired professional choreographers and test their limits of endurance while practising intricate steps. We even have trained dancers in Choreo who deliver spellbinding Indian classical dance performances that leave the audience enthralled with the grace and majesty of it all. Most inaugurations and national holidays in IIM Calcutta would be incomplete without a Choreo performance to flag it off.

But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Choreo performances off-stage are as good if not better than their on-stage antics, since this is the time they dance for the passion of dancing. Be it impromptu jigs during all night practise sessions (especially to the worst tunes possible) or showing off their (so-called?) superior skills in campus parties, preening comes naturally to a Choreo member. With dancing in their genes, every occasion, however insignificant, calls for celebration in some of the hottest dance spots in town where the members continue doing what they are best at scorching the dance floor in the process. For most Choreo members who have never had professional training, this club is a perfect platform to let loose their hidden skills.

The Choreo Club of IIM Calcutta is a place where dreams take flight and the passion and imagination of a few binds the rest of the crowd as they lose themselves in yet another mesmerising performance!

For JokaTimes

Rucha Naik