Thematic Photographic 81: "Feet" v.7.0 - So You Think You Can Dance (Part III)

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"Nuv Yug India Fest 2009"
Raleigh, NC - March 2009 (Click to embiggen)

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Finishing up "Feet Week" is another dancer from India Fest 2009. This performance was not too long before the one pictured yesterday, and I've featured several photos form the event since March. If' you'd like to browse through them for a recap, this link will search them out for you.

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Thematic Photographic 81: "Feet" v.6.0 - So You Think You Can Dance (Part II)

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"Nuv Yug India Fest 2009"
Raleigh, NC - March 2009 (Click to embiggen)

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More dancers will close out the week for me, this shot and one more both taken at Nuv Yug's India Fest 2009. I'm not nearly well versed enough in Indian dance or culture to tell you if this has any special significance other than for the dancers themselves. There are a great many traditional dance styles in India, and it's very possible that specific sequences are defined for specific rituals or other purposes. Whether or not this is such a dance, or simply one choreographed for this performance I couldn't say. I can say that all of the dancers performing that day were quite good, and obviously put a great deal of time into their preparations.

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Neat Way To Spend a Saturday

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Or a Sunday for that matter. This weekend the J.S. Dorton Arena at the NC State Fairgrounds is host to India Fest 2009, organized by Nuv Yug, one of the Triangle's Indian cultural organizations.

Full-resolution version of the slideshow avialable here

I was there this afternoon for a few hours (regrettably few actually, I missed the headliner, Prashant Tamang the winner of Indian Idol 3). But in the time I was there I did get some pretty cool photos of the local performers. Most of these were young people, and all of them quite good! If you're in the Raleigh area, or will be on Sunday 29 March, consider coming out for the second day. Details are on the Nuv Yug website, but the short version is that Sunday's party runs from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, admission is $3 (children under 3 free) for the day. and hand stamps allow for pass-outs if you want to take a break to tour the Flea Market just next door.

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