by Atiya Hasan Follow @AtiyaHasan05 Anirudh ‘Eka’ Dhullipalla was born in Hyderabad, India and raised in Minnesota and North Carolina. He graduated from Emory University with a bachelors in Economics. He currently works as a ... Read More »
I’ll be honest, I’m a tough critic when it comes to dance. The word fusion and I have a rather strange relationship. When the words modern, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, or ballet are used in conjunction with Bollywood, Bharatnatyam, Kathak, or any other style of Indian dance, I naturally shift gears into the mindset of a dance critic Read More »
I’m back for my last BG post from the United States until December! I’ll be studying abroad in Ghana this semester, but before I leave I had to gush a little bit about Clarice and Robert’s Bollywood performance on Wednesday July 20th. Read More »
Every Thursday night is the dreaded So You Think You Can Dance results show which begins with a group routine with all of the dancers. Read More »
the highlight of every summer since 2005 has definitely been the Wednesday and Thursday night So You Think You Can Dance watching parties that begin at 8 pm in my basement. Each summer, my contagious obsession strikes a couple more of my friends, and now it is the subject of great debate and passionate discussion amongst us. Read More »
An arengetram or Indian classical dance debut is an occasion to lay one’s talent and skills out for all to view. Read More »
Over the course of a year, I have had the opportunity to speak with some fascinating and inspiring Brown Girls Read More »
Meera Sethi is an artist based out of Toronto, Canada and I recently came across some of her art pieces online. Sethi uses art as an expression of her Indian roots mixed with contemporary Western culture, truly exemplifying the diasporic nature that so many Brown girls experience,struggle with, and embrace on a daily basis. Read More »
I believe that when dancers are young, their movement is pretty. As a dancer ages, their movement and their stage presence become beautiful. Read More »
Finally, it was competition weekend. We had not slept the night before because we were too busy practicing, but we had a newfound energy and excitement because for many of us, this was our first competition ever. Read More »
