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...city of 14 million people, a gathering of a couple of hundred may seem minuscule. But for Delhi's gay community, the turnout at their first-ever Queer Pride this Sunday was beyond belief. Over 500 marchers carrying rainbow-colored flags and "Queer Dilliwalla" banners marched to bhangra beats, breaking into Bollywood-style pelvic thrusts and bust-heaving from time to time. Starting from Barakhamba Road in the heart of the city's business district - at which point the media seemed to outnumber the marchers - they walked 2 km to Jantar Mantar, an 18th century astronomical observatory that has become...
...performers, the Irish American Society Dancers, displayed a lively and impressive form of Irish stepdancing. Their bright, flavorful costumes were the first of many beautiful traditional outfits, from the colorful dresses of the Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan to the bright orange and white worn by Harvard Bhangra. When Mariachi Veritas de Harvard, a traditional Mexican Mariachi band, took to the stage, I couldn’t help but share in the excitement of a fellow bench mate, who inadvertently registered amazement as the male soloist began singing in a surprisingly bass voice. Although the songs were in a foreign...
...just for our family, but Punjab and the nation as well, [for] the son of this soil [to] have achieved something really big,” he said. Meanwhile, celebrations were erupting in Jindal’s ancestral village of Khanpura, as locals shared sweets and danced exultantly to bhangra music. Nobody asked what Jindal stood...
...first to gain momentum.“Ex-Static,” featured the direction of Pamela M. Santoyo ’08, Elisabeth Michaud ’09, Meron K. Haileselassie ’10 and Layla Amjadi ’10. Dancers from CityStep and Harvard Bhangra also performed in the show.The opening medley lacked the oomph that Expressions is known for, but the engine finally kicked into gear with “Fierce,” a muscular number choreographed by Michaud. Wearing top hats, eye makeup, ripped shirts, and dance pants, the female performers were...
...such as a funeral procession that started off the Southern segment of the production and a reenactment of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet.” Interspersed within these spectacles were dance performances from the Black Men’s Forum Steppers, Bhangra, and the Expressions Dance Company. Nirvana blared during New York; models danced around stage in their underwear to techno music during Euro Club...