By: Saylee Jangam
On March 7th2015, the International Students’
Committee organised by far the best night of the year – the International Cultural
Evening. It was an evening of dance and music performances by students from all
years ranging from different countries all coming together to celebrate the cultural
diversity here at the University of Sheffield. Ten national societies performed
and the Indian Society for which I was performing, won first place! Sri Lankan
Society came in second followed by PakSoc, which placed third. All the
performances had been rehearsed for weeks prior to the event so the excitement
was built up amongst the participants and this definitely came across on stage
as the audience too joined in by cheering them on. 
The event was hosted by University graduates/Youtubers Munya
and Laura (Subscribe to them if you haven’t already!) at the Sheffield City
Hall and was this year, open to the general public to come watch. After weeks
of preparation and dance rehearsals, it was finally time to get on stage and
just dance. My experience of working in a team as part of the IndianSoc was
amazing, there were nights where we would stay back and discuss costumes for hours
and have impromptu dinners. Over just a month, I got to know so many more
people from the IndianSoc as well as the ISC and Sri Lankan Soc. The vibe that
evening was all worth the time spent rehearsing after lectures. And what’s even
better is the company I’ve met along the way. 
As we celebrated our victory that evening, we were randomly
stopped by two people on the street who recognised us from our performance and
congratulated us – hands down the best feeling ever!
ICE was a massive success this year and I eagerly look
forward to the next time I can get involved! Here’s to ICE 2016 and to everyone
that performed this year!
Youtube Links for the performances:
Indian Society
Sri Lankan Society
Pakistan Society
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