Naya Zamana 19: The Royal Twist, directed and choreographed by Vindhya Persaud, continued the established practice of annual full dance productions by companies in Guyana with an emphatic statement. It demonstrated the spectacular heights achieved by the Nritya Sangh of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, not only in the celebration of its 19th annual production, but its prominent place as one of the foremost dance companies in the country with proven levels of high competence in the theatre.
Another point of interest in the rise of Naya Zamana, is how it illustrates the factor of religion in the development of Guyanese dance. Indian dance in Guyana has achieved and sustained development and wide popularity because of the way it has been a part of Hindu religious practice (secondarily, it rose with the filmi influence of Bollywood cinema). But the Dharmic Nritya Sangh, which performs Naya Zamana, grew into a full company of dancers as a cultural arm of the Guyana Dharmic Sabha. It has sustained an interest in Indian dance and is a prominent outfit in local dance theatre.
The Royal Twist was a good example of the levels of excellence of which they are capable. In the process Vindhya Persaud has created a novel and innovative form of theatre. There was a kind of quality in Naya Zamana 19 that is memorable. It managed a form that stood out and probably reached that standard after years of trials
