Indian Life Saving Society presents Water Ballet–Saarey Jahan Se Achha

NEWS WAVE INDIA: On the centenary year of the club, members of Indian Life Saving Society (ILSS) popularly known as Anderson Club performed Water Ballet of 2022 ‘Saarey Jahan Se Achha’. Starting yesterday the 1 hour water ballet shows will be held till 25th September 2022 every evening at 7:30pm.

Water ballet presents a coordinated composition of graceful formation and synchronized swimming performed by a group of swimmers in a swimming pool. To take it a notch higher, the water ballets at ILSS have a storyline, acting and dancing along with swimming and formations in the water. This year the story is based on Patriotic theme and songs of the Independence movement.

Talking about the show the director of ‘Saarey Jahan Se Achhha’ Mr Sriranjan Sinha said, “The concept of water ballet in itself is very unique and we amp it up with a story along with acting and dancing. Anderson Club (ILSS) is the pioneer of such performing art and it’s performed only at our swimming pool in India since 1953. This year being the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, our water ballet storyline revolves around the movements and the sacrifices made by pro-independence activists.”

Under the guidance of the director and Dr Shreeparna Ghosal, choreographer of ‘Saarey Jahan Se Achha’, with seven patriotic songs 45 male and female participants of the water ballet created elegant formations in the pool with different swimming styles, vaults and dance. On that note Dr Ghosal said, “Water ballet is very close to my heart as I have been performing since I was in class VI and have directed and assisted directors for many performances as well. Every year there are new performers along with the senior experienced ones. The whole team has been very dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working; and have rehearsed every evening for months. It was a sheer pleasure to teach them.”

Miss Sumantika Choudhury, one of the participants, expressed, “I have been a swimmer since my early childhood and have doing water ballet for two decades. Coincidentally, first ballet was with the same director, who taught me the whole art of vaults, synchronized swimming and different formations in water. It’s a sheer honor for me to be a part of this grand performance especially when it’s the centenary year of the club.