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...styles to interested undergraduates in Winthrop JCR. According to organizers, the event was intended to foster an intercultural exchange between various cultural dance groups on campus and interested newcomers. Featured groups included the Harvard Bulgarian Club, Candela Salsa, the Harvard Breakers, the Asian American Dance Troupe, and Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan. In addition, Rohini Rau-Murthy ’08 did a presentation on Bharata Natyam, a classical form of Indian dance. Representatives from the Bulgarian Club, donning vibrant traditional outfits, opened the event with a lively lesson about their dance, the Danube Horo. Although volunteers who joined...
Deviating from the more traditional dance forms represented by companies such as The Harvard Ballroom Dance Team and Harvard Ballet Folklorico, is Mainly Jazz, a company which presents a mix of jazz, hip-hop, and funk. Choreographer Shruti E. Saini ’06 incorporated moves from her background in cheerleading and dance team to create a high energy piece set to 90’s hits like “Love Shack,” “Baby One More Time” and everyone’s all-time favorite, the “Macarena...
Both the set and the costumes reflected a flair for brilliant colors. From the traditional Mexican costumes of Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan to the flashy Brazilian-flag wear of Candela Hip Hop, performers were radiantly attired. The set designed by Illiana C. Quimbaya ’05 featured the flags of Latin America, as well as some palm trees to add to the outdoor night-club motif of the second half of the show...
Many forums at Harvard celebrated the day. Adams House hosted a party last Friday, at which Mariachi Veritas and Ballet Folklorico performed and students read poetry in recognition of the deceased...
...various performances were meant to emphasize the day as a valuable opportunity to celebrate life. “We’re going to have a great time today,” said Martha I. Casillas ’05, co–director of Ballet Folklorico. She said the dancing and festive atmosphere were chosen as a means of remembering the ancestors through their rewarding lives...