Members of the Horizon perform in Bhubaneswar to spread awareness about women’s safety andmisuse of power. Telegraph pictures

Bhubaneswar, June 18: A team of techies from various multi-national companies in the capital has found a common platform where they can pursue their passion for dance and also play Good Samaritan.

In 2011, seven IT professionals formed a group. They called themselves The Horizon and were passionate about dance. They pledged to spread social awareness with their striking choreographies. Today, the group consists of 25 members from various cultural and regional backgrounds.

The members say that opposed to dancing for sheer entertainment, they were deeply motivated by the various ills that the present society was ailing from. “Our choreography is theme-based — be it the wastage of nature’s resources or the crimes committed against women all over the world,” said Prasenjeet, one of the founding members.

The Horizon consists of talented dancers. Along with practitioners of popular Indian classical forms such as Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kathak, the group includes members who exude great command in western genres of dance such as Jazz, Salsa, Hip Hop and B-boy. They also try to experiment with the folk dance forms of Eastern India such as Chhau, Bihu, Santali and others.

In spite of their hectic professional lives, the members manage to find time to gather and brainstorm about implementing new ideas to be narrated through their dance. Apart from off days, these professionals usually meet for rehearsals after office.

They have performed at various charity shows. They themed their dance on female infanticide at a recent event to raise funds for an audio library for visually impaired children. Earlier, during Kathajodi mahotsav, they performed to raise fund for children suffering from cancer.

Most of these professionals work in the regional centres of the internationally reputed IT firms located at Info City here and thus have participated in the in-house events.

“We have been successful in our endeavours to create awareness. Our efforts have been acknowledged in the last couple of years. More than the dance, it is the message we spread that matters. Using the medium of dance, we want to inspire people to speak up against the malaise plaguing society,” says Amrita Chowdhury, a 23-year-old Bharatnatyam dancer.