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...love to engage in “international vagabondage,” a phrase that my friend and I coined this month. At some point, when I’m settled in New York, I want to join a mentoring program. And this summer, finding a studio that gives Bhangra lessons is one of the first items on my to-do list.There are some things, like climbing up into the Lowell Belltower on a Sunday at 1 p.m., that I may not have a chance to do later in life. But I have stargazed from the bleachers of Harvard Stadium...
...God’s sake,” Tellawi says. She says she aspires to become a neurosurgeon and start a hospital in Palestine, where her family is originally from. 3:50-After some members leave, the girls—now alone—start to dance Bhangra a la Bollywood. Sarah Arshad ’09 tries to belly dance. “You’re using your hands too much,” Tellawi tells Sarah. “It’s in the hips!” 5:20- Dinner in Adams. Tellawi tells...
...female dancers and humorously pitted them against one another. In this work choreographed by Utpal N. Sandesara ’08, it was the women who proved to be the better dancers, but laughs were had by all. In later dances, like the semi-classical and the ever-popular bhangra, elements of modern and classical Indian culture and dance were combined quite successfully, allowing dancers, dressed beautifully in colorful clothing, to enjoy themselves and transmit that enjoyment to the audience. The Senior Dance, performed and choreographed by members of the class of 2005, closed out the first...
...Ghungroo this week. The annual cultural celebration, hosted by the South Asian Association (SAA), opened to a packed Agassiz Theatre this Thursday. The show, five months in the making, drew in audience members from Texas to the Philippines. The audience was treated to crowd-pleasing shows such as the Bhangra dance. The dance, punctuated with daring stunts such as the “Death Necklace,” drew cheers from the crowd. Performed by Aabed B. Meer ’06 and Armen I. Yerevanian ’08, the act consisted of a male dancer who wrapped...
...print edition also stated that Harvard Bhangra incorporated music by Snoop Dogg and the Notorious B.I.G. into their act. In fact, the music was by DMX and 50 Cent...