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...Bharatanatyam dancer does not simply learn a few steps in order to perform an Indian dance drama. She must study for years to master “nritta” (pure dance) and “abhinaya” (pure emotion). “Kalpanam: Classical Imaginations” hopes to showcase the level of technique required for Indian classical dance, while expressing a sense of responsibility for preserving tradition. Tomorrow, the Harvard South Asian Association will bring Bharatanatyam, as well as other South Asian dance styles, to Lowell Lecture Hall in its third annual production...
After all, Harvard students have a lot to learn from these admirable self-starters. For one thing, never underestimate your own brilliance. As Papelbon says: “I set my goals high. If you were going to tell me I would have had 10 saves and not given up a run, I would have believed it. That’s just the way I go about it. It’s not cocky, it’s just confidence.” Ramirez clearly agrees: “Manny being Manny, he’s great man?...
...realized that it must inculcate a spirit of internationalism in its students, Ramirez has become more cosmopolitan to reap the full benefits of the global economy: “I like to travel, man. I been to Europe—you know, Spain. Dominican, Aruba, Costa Rica. Just to learn about different cultures. You know where I want to go? I want to go to China. I want to go and see—it’s a city that I don’t know how to say the name. It’s the Prohibit City...
...just that of a black man in a white world, but of a man coming out of the manufacturing environment and entering the world of finance and Wall Street,” Candee said. “His transformation was one of a guy who was keen to learn about the world in which he worked...
...babies, one that may lead to vast societal upheaval. This week, the United Nations Population Fund said that some 25,000 expected baby girls went "missing" - were not carried to term - in Vietnam last year. The implication is that some expectant parents are aborting unwanted girls once they learn the sex of the fetus through ultrasound technology. Government statistics and a separate U.N. survey in 2006 put the ratio of newborns at 110 boys to every 100 girls - higher than the "natural" rate of 105 to 107 boys for every 100 girls...