Eminent dancer Belayet Hossain Khan, the principal of the school (formed in 1959 by Gowhar Jamil) said, "Gowhar Jamil trained under Pandit Uday Shankar, the dance exponent of the sub-continent. Later, he popularised a unique style, which blends elements of Bharat Natyam with our folk dance. The genre is otherwise known as the Gowhar Jamil style. This explains our focus on Bharat Natyam and folk dance. Our students are doing well at national and international levels."

Dancer Kanta Jamil, the adviser-director of the school said, "This year marks the 25th death anniversary of Gowhar Jamil. To commemorate the occasion, we have organised a variety of programmes. Introducing journalists to Gowhar Jamil's style and explaining different stances and expressions used in choreography are our main objectives."

Popular dancer Sultana Haider, who is a choreographer at the school, said, "I am teaching my students what I have learnt from my guru Gowhar Jamil. We are constantly working on innovative stances, while maintaining the originality of his style."

Tahmina Selim, a student of the school, explained the various expressions and stances in the dance to the journalists, followed by six dance pieces by other students.

The dance programme began with the presentation of a Bharat Natyam-based dance piece Pushpanjali. Belayet Hossain Khan choreographed the presentation.

Later dancers of the school presented Grammo Mela (the village fair) choreographed by Gowhar Jamil. Nabanno (harvest) was another folk-based dance presention. With SD Burman's popular song Nitol paye rinik jhik, students presented The Magic of Moon Light, choreographed by Munni.

Later they presented Tillana in Bharat Natyam genre choreographed by Belayet Hossain.

The students and the teachers of the school performed the last dance piece Dancing with the Dhak.

Sultana Haider, Kanta Jamil and Belayet Hossain jointly choreographed the dance.