Israeli Swimmers Dance To Bollywood Song 'Aaja Nachle' For Performance At Tokyo Olympics, Desis Going Gaga
Israel¡¯s duo including swimmers Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky were competing to qualify for the artistic swimming duet free routine round. They chose the catchy Bollywood track for their Synchronized Performance.
We as Indians are known for our heritage, culture and most importantly Bollywood. So, when foreigners use Bollywood music for dancing or any performance, it collectively makes us very proud.
So, imagine how would it feel to see our Bollywood music being played at the prestigious Olympic games?
Well, an artistic Israeli swimming duo particularly got the attention of Indians worldwide after they used Madhuri Dixit¡¯s popular song ¡®Aaja Nachle¡¯ to perform a part of their routine at the Tokyo Olympics.
This duo including swimmers Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky were competing to qualify for the artistic swimming duet free routine round. They chose the catchy Bollywood track and it soon began circulating on several social media platforms.
Israel¡¯s swimming duo, Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky, performed to Madhuri Dixit¡¯s song Aaja Nachle at Tokyo Olympics. @MadhuriDixit @Tokyo2020 #swimming #olympics ??? @Israel pic.twitter.com/2RackiSE8H
¡ª TARUKA (@TarukaSrivastav) August 4, 2021
In the 15-second clip, the two swimmers perform in a perfectly synchronized way on the music track. They were seen dancing with high energy and wide smiles.
This even caught the attention of Israel in India's official Twitter handle which celebrated the ties of the two countries. The Twitter handle also shared the moment from the Olympics. ¡°Israel loves #Bollywood and the performance by our @Olympics swimmers Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky to @MadhuriDixit¡¯s ¡®Aaja Nachle¡¯ at #TokyoOlympics is the shining example of it,¡± it wrote.
Israel loves #Bollywood and the performance by our @Olympics swimmers Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky to @MadhuriDixit's 'Aaja Nachle' at #TokyoOlympics is the shining example of it. ???? https://t.co/dlDk38yeCb
¡ª Israel in India (@IsraelinIndia) August 5, 2021
People on the internet could not get over this and shared their excitement. Some even asked actor Madhuri Dixit if she saw this video.
OMG ISRAEL IS DOING ARTISTIC SWIMMING DUO ON AAJA NACHLE SONG!!!
¡ª ? (@starsshinex) August 3, 2021
Thank you so much Team Israel for this!!! You have no idea how excited I was to hear and see this!! AAJA NACHLE!!! #ArtisticSwimming #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/lZ5mUq1qZP
¡ª ???? ????? (@AnneDanam) August 4, 2021
Israel ?? doing artistic swimming ??¡â? on Indian music. Aaja Nachle#Tokyo2020 #ind #isr pic.twitter.com/a9kfHEZYZ6
¡ª Shashank Shukla (@aye_its_Shanky) August 3, 2021
This is so cool! @MadhuriDixit have you seen this yet? #AajaNachle #Olympics #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/tNgPkkPrHw
¡ª Bhavna Agarwal (@tadfilmy) August 4, 2021
@MadhuriDixit mam u need to see this... The world is crazy for u!@dancewithMD ... dance moment of the week!!! https://t.co/JgwXgIdNZi
¡ª Dance is life, @MadhuriDixit is soul (@Danceis90915790) August 4, 2021
Wow this amazing, they used Aaja Nachale song @MadhuriDixit . #Olympics2020 #BollywoodInspiredOlympians https://t.co/iNvP6SgDhE
¡ª MD ISHWAR ?? (@IshwarParadeshi) August 3, 2021
Divided by nations, united by Bollywood ??
¡ª sikruti_parija (@SikrutiP) August 4, 2021
I am very much excited to hear bollywood song??
¡ª SHRI PUJARI (@SHRIPUJARI1) August 4, 2021
The duo¡¯s Olympic routine landed them in 16th place overall out of the 22 teams who competed in the free routine.
The swimming event of the Olympics mandates a free routine that lasts up to 3-4 minutes. A technical routine has to be performed too, with five designated movements which last a maximum of 2.50 minutes. The participants are judged on the basis of their synchronisation, difficulty, technique and choreography.
This, however, is not the first time that foreigners brought Bollywood to the Olympics. Team USA's Meryl Davis & Charlie White paid homage to the rich tradition of Bollywood music and dance with their sensational performance at Vancouver Olympics 2010.
They beautifully ice skated on popular Bollywood songs - Kajra Re, Silsila Ye Chahat K and Dola Re Dola.
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