Three renowned classical dancers to perform at JC Chandisingh Secondary School Diamond Jubilee Reunion in NY City

World renowned exponents of classical Indian dance, Ms. Preeya Lakshme Singh, Ambalika (Ambi) Deonarine and Rachael Indira Sonley, daughters of graduates of Corentyne High School, will be performing at the JC Chandisingh Secondary School Diamond Jubilee Reunion in the Grand Ballroom of Leonard’s Great Neck, Long Island, NY on June 29, 2013.

Preeya began displaying a talent for dancing at the age of five, when she enrolled in American Ballet and Tap classes. Her mother Savitri Singh, then enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes, where Preeya learned ‘Kathak’ dancing followed by ‘Bharathanatyam’. Later her parents, Prem and Savitri enrolled her at the Sandhanalaya School of dancing where  she quickly excelled in both ‘Bharathanatyam’ and ‘Kuchipude’ dance forms under the eyes of Smt. Sadhana Paranji. Seven years of diligent and dedicated studies culminated in her ‘Arangetram/Rangaphavesam’.
Preeya holds a degree in Biology and in Dance and hopes to give back to humanity her contribution to science and the cultural and performing arts.
The versatile Ambalika (Amber) Deonarine will also be performing at the event. Amber started her dancing at the tender age of six and has a trained background in ‘Orissi’. She has performed at several Bollywood Awards and Mega Star shows in Atlantic City and Toronto and met Bollywood stars as the late Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and many others.
Ambalika is the daughter of Harry Deonarine (Class of 1976) and Naline Raghunandan (Class of 1980) and resides in Toronto, Canada with her parents and brother. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in Psychology and is working at JP Morgan Chase.
The third dancer, Rachael Indira Sonley is a Grade 10 Honour Roll student. Rachael has been dancing since she was 6 years old. She was trained in Bollywood, Filmi/Classical, Chutney, Tamil and Modern Dancing. She has performed at numerous events in Toronto, Canada: Chutney in the Park, Guyana Day Celebrations, Summer Bash, Fusion of Taste and various TV programmes. Rachael had the privilege of dancing at several events attended by dignitaries of other countries (including former President Jagdeo of Guyana).

Rachael always tries to perform at a few charity events each year; she performs at shows for temples, hospital fund-raising events, and has also performed at fund-raising events for a well-known foundation that assists very ill Guyanese children to receive medical treatment outside of Guyana. Rachael’s parents are Suenaina Sonley (Raghunandan)-Class of ’77 and Douglas Sonley of Toronto, Canada.