Word: moderns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While Gunghroo--which gets its name from the bells worn around the dancers' ankles--has been fusing the modern and the traditional for the last 10 years, Tambar says this year's show presented the most diverse selection of acts in Ghungroo history...
...This year's acts ranged from traditional "Bharata Natyam" dancing to the performance of a song from the Hindi movie "Dil Se," which featured a mixture of modern and semi-classical music...
...cultural shows on [other] college campuses about South Asia...are very specific," Vasan says. "We wanted to be more inclusive, with modern acts that a lot of people can identify with, and we also wanted the more traditional aspect...
...Traditional elements were mixed with other modern acts like "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana." This group dance, which involved 16 performers, was described by show organizers as depicting "the relationship between girls and guys...through playful dancing, over-acting and quirky Westernization of culture that is a trademark of Hindi films today...
...version of "Bhangra," a folk dance originally from the state of Punjab in Northern India, the choreographers and dancers integrated traditional and modern moves...