Traditional & Creative SUFIANA DANCE COMPOSITION

A repertoire of Sufiana dance : compositions is based on Sufi poetry & Islamic verses, Qawwalis, Indo-Persian Ghazal and folk Sufi poetry.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH : A state when the soul begins to experience the brilliance of the divine light. It is a state where one rises above the physical and dissolves into the spiritual. And then, when the soul begins to experience the brilliance of the divine light, it begins to twirl in ecstasy

QAWWALIS : Qawwalis, the devotional music of the Sufis, was originally performed exclusively at Sufi shrines with the aim to induce trance in a group of listeners in a communal, ritualized setting, transporting them to another plane of consciousness. The following Qawwalis from different Sufi poets and Saints are eloquently expressed through Sufiana dance.

On Compositions of Hazarat Aamir Khusrow

Chhap Tilak Sab Cheeni Ray Mosay Naina Milaikay : means you’ve taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance. By making me drink the wine of love-potion, you’ve intoxicated me by just a glance.

Eri Sakhi More Piya Ghar Aaye Bhaag Lage Usey Aangan Ko : The composition celebrates the beauty and presence of the Spiritual Teacher and his arrival in the temple of heart, which is the throne of god. This is the merging in the image of one's Spiritual Teacher which is equivalent of the Teacher's arrival within the humanness of the disciple

Tere Ishq Nachaya Kar Ke Thaiya Thaiya : Composed by Bulleh Shah, the greatest Sufi poets of Punjab speaks to God that how his love has made him dance like mad.

Dama Dam Mast Kalandar, Ali Dam Dam De Andar : “O the red robed, May I always have your benign protection, Jhulelal (as he was affectionately called) O, the lord, the friend and the Sire of Sindh and Sehwan (or Serwan), the red robed God -intoxicated Qalandar………
This song is in the honor of Sufi mystic 'Hazrat Lal Shahbaz who has spread his teachings and preached religious tolerance between Hindus and Muslims.

Jara Kholo Ji Kiwariya Maharaj Muinuddin : This is Composed by Md. Hamid for his Pir (Spiritual Teacher) Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti. In this song, Md. Hamid is pleading to his spiritual teacher to open the door of his heart so that he can have the highest spiritual attainments to connect to the almighty.

NIZBAT: (Mohe Apne Hi Rang Main Rang De Rangeley) : - Nizbat depicts the electrifying moment when through the help of a guru, a devotee transcends material existence & experiences spiritual union with the divine.

GHAZAL: Abr Mi Bar Do Mann Me Shamam Az Yoor Juda… : “Oh! My beloved why are you leaving me? If you want to leave me then at least leave behind your fragrance......... Don't leave me…. quench my thirst…….uplift my soul …… I surrender myself before you.

Persian poetry is that of longing for the beloved. It is interpreted at both the spiritual and physical planes.

The expression of Mystic quest : - Dance productions from Turkey to India, showed the splendid mystical traditions of Turkey & India

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