Indian choreographer Shiamak Davar had people dancing to his tunes by the end of his first musical show here.

Shiamak's "Spirit of Dance", performed at the International Convention Centre here Monday, was a spectacular symphony of sound, colour and light with the dancers proving the show was all about timing, colourful costumes and fancy footwork.

Beginning with the classic "Ave Maria" - the lilting title track from "Taal" - and moving toward a Tamil song, the show had the audience applauding from the start.

Essop Pahad, minister in the office of the president who was a guest in the front row, seemed to especially enjoy the rock n' roll numbers. He proved he was no mean dancer when one of Shiamak's team members struggled to keep up with Pahad during an impromptu item on the stage.

Despite a seeming lack of humility in repeated on-screen presentations that showed top actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee and Hrithik Roshan singing his praises, Shiamak had the crowd eating out of his hand.

However, Indian hits were lesser than expected as Shiamak belted out a volley of Broadway and western numbers. A medley of tabla-dominated Kathak and jazz drum-led western dance was also presented.

One of the few mellow songs on the programme - "Suraj Hua Maddham" from the film "Khabie Kushi Khabie Gham" - and the Queen hit "I Want To Break Free" were among those that drew the loudest applause.

Nine-year-old Santosh Kapdi, introduced by Shiamak as "a star of the future", did an amazing rendition of the popular title song from the film "Bunty Aur Babli".

The most moving item though was one inspired by the film "Black", which was as creative as the film.

Shiamak is also set to perform an additional show in aid of Aryan Benevolent Home, an institute for needy children started here nearly a century ago by the first settlers from India.