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Happy feet
Work load, hectic schedules, deadlines, responsibilities... when it comes to life, we are as it is used to dancing on its tunes! Be it the whirl or the shimmy or the ecstatic strut, dance is the absolute expression of the human body. So is dance all about technique and synchronisation? "Dance involves exploring our existence," says Jasmeet K. Shan, founder dance facilitator, Dance Dacha, Chandigarh.

STEP UP: Girls move to the beats at the Dance World in Chandigarh (L) and In motion: It is all about enjoying yourself at Dance Dacha, Chandigarh

Traditional steps
It's time for a classical journey. The inauguration ceremony of Pracheen Kala Kendra's Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan will witness Tabla-Sreekhol Jugalbandi by distinguished artists Madhusudan Barman and Gopal Barman, better known as the Barman Bandhu, on Wednesday. Thriving under the guidance of their Guru, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, they are all set to delight the audience with Satnam Goswami on Nagma/Harmonium. The Madhu-Gopal Duet will present this delightfully unique concept of jugalbandi, which is a true example with ingenious fusion.

On cloud nine
It was the moment for all of them…they couldn't believe it, they yelled in joy; tried to control every expression, but they all sure loved to be the national awardees in various categories of cinema. Shoojit Sircar, the director of Vicky Donor, and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui were caught off guard with the news, but now that it has sunk in after a hundred-odd interviews, the two are delighted beyond words. At the same time, they wouldn't want the prestigious award to sweep them off their feet.

A still from Vicky Donor

CELEB POINT
Three cheers to good cinema
Every actor goes through different phases in life. Right now it's the advertisement season for me. I am shooting for lots of ads after a long time including the Maggi ad with none other than Mr Bachchan. This was my first advertisement with him. And it was awesome. Both ads were directed by Shoojit Sircar, a super director. It feels great to see his film winning the National award and the super talented Dolly Ahluwalia getting the best supporting award too. It is great to see talent being acknowledged rather than it being just a drill to please the who's who. This year, fortunately had so many good films, different films, different genres, which people loved and accepted like Kahaani, Vicky Donor, Paan Singh Tomar. It's so heartening. A few years back, we were stuck with the formula film making ek tha hero, ek thi heroine, dhushum dhishum and some comedy.

it’s rocking
What a shot!
Hitting it hard on Billboard Top 20 is The Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Now this tune will get you hooked! Why? Use the Youtube to figure out but before you do so, get tour eyeballs rolling through this shot piece of information. The single is a sleeper hit, on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 1. It has already sold over 3 million copies in total.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Go-getter
Notes from the heart
When it comes to off-beat career options, only a few choose to embark on the road less travelled while others forsake it all, waiting for fate to unfold its cards. Now here's a rarity, someone who threw caution to the winds to pursue his passion despite the hurdles that came along. Sumit Verma was studying Phonetics and Economics in Khalsa College, Chandigarh, when he decided to pursue music. His parents, of course, staged a transient show of melodrama while voicing their discontent with his career choice and maintained that he should rather pursue a course in MBA for a secure future. But adamant as Sumit was, he believed in his talent and even more in his passion. Having obtained a Bachelors degree in music from London Centre of Contemporary Music (LCCM), Sumit is now a producer, composer, sound engineer, guitarist, audio engineer and the co-founder of the band - By The Bottle.

Doc Talk
Truth about fillers
Dermal fillers are materials that we use to replace and augment skin tissue. Majority of our skin is made up of collagen bundles and a hydrating material between those. These create the shape and fullness that we see. But skin tissue can be lost because of heredity, sun exposure, muscle action, pressure, sleep positions, smoking, and weight loss or just with age. As this tissue is lost and there is less natural filler underneath, the skin becomes less taut. This can leave wrinkles, folds, depressions, grooves and sagging skin. Refilling these areas restores normal contours and rejuvenates the area and the face.

Gourmet delight
JW Marriott, Chandigarh, invites guests to treat their taste buds with truly mouth-watering swell of grilled, barbequed and flambéed delicacies as they celebrate 'Thrills with Grills' food festival at Café @ JW. With this, foodies in Chandigarh and around have an opportunity to feast on a selection of unmatched vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes served with the finest exotic vegetables in a range of delectable grilled as well as barbequed dishes.

PALATE PLEASURE: The grilled delicacies at JW Marriott