Two Groups from Gujarati Samaj Of NEFL wins big in Tampa Fest:

Parul Patel and her two groups " Jacksonville Thunder XVI " and the " Duval Rascals 2011 " took part in the Tampa fest Raas competition on 12th of November 2011. These groups of kids along with the Choreographer have worker hard over the past few years and have many competitions not only in Tampa Fest but also in Orlando Fest. 

For those of you do not know this is a program consisting of different themes & levels of competition from Junior to College Levels (Garba, Raas, Classical, Folk, Bhangra, Fusion and Voice of Florida). There are groups that come to participate from as far as Georgia & Alabama.

The information on the participants is as follows:

Thunder XVII

SONG TITLE: Radha Govadiya ne Ghar ….Raas dhamaka
Name of choreographer: Parul Patel

Age 10-12 yrs

Participants: Sneha Bhakta, Mira Makanji, Asmi Patel, Dhavin Patel, Kunj Patel, Kush Patel, Manshi Patel, Orisa Patel, Rajan Patel, Ravi Patel, Riya Patel, Roshan Patel, Roshni Patel, Tvisha Patel,  Ashesh Soni, Jayan Thakkar

Group: Duval Raascals (youth club)

Song title:  Jalwali Jambli….            

Name of choreographer: Parul Patel

Age- 15 to 17 years

Participants:  Shridhi Desai, Sonia Jobanputra, Rohan Mathur, Parth Modi, Kiran Pandit, Anishaa Patel, Breejal Patel, Brij Patel, Kishan Patel, Meet Patel, Payal Patel, Suraj Patel, Yesha Patel, Yuvraj Shah, Harshil Thakkar, Mili Thakkar.

This year they have once again won the first prize in all three categories ( Choreography, Performance & Outfit)

Congratulations Parul Patel for doing a fabulous job in training our children to shine like stars.   

We the Committee at GSNEF would like to thank all of you in making this Navratri & Diwali a Great Success.

"Check Out The Navratri Pictures in the Photo Page"

Garba Day 1 2011 Teaser:

Garba Day 2 2011 Teaser: