So, we went to an event called "Best of the Best" last night. There were nine teams from different colleges that performed Bhangra, Raas Garba and Bollywood fusion. We started off the evening agitated, because of one of the irritating parts of Indian culture, IST (Indian Standard Time). Indians have a well-deserved reputation of being hard-working and intelligent people. Somehow they have achieved incredible things as a minority in this country despite IST. What I mean is that Indian functions, as a rule, start late. Our tickets said 6pm. However, we were not let into the auditorium until 6:45 and the show did not start until 7:15pm. Grrr.
This picture shows the introduction of the nine teams. The team in the middle is from UC Davis. The costumes were incredible.
After the introduction, some children from a local Indian dance studio came out and performed. This little boy was adorable. He was flanked by seven little girls. He made all those cheeky Bollywood faces.
The dancing was pretty amazing. We both enjoyed the spectacle and athletism of the performers. Unfortunately, they ended the evening with a performer called Raghav. He is a pop star in the Indian community. He was lousy. He kept singing even though the production crew was asking him to wrap it up. He also had a backup guy named, "Iceberg Slim," who was hilarious. First, he was African American, which seems atypical. Second, he just paced in the background and occasionally made noises into the microphone. Overall, we had a good time, but I don't think we'll be back next year.
So, we went to an event called "Best of the Best" last night. There were nine teams from different colleges that performed Bhangra, Raas Garba and Bollywood fusion. We started off the evening agitated, because of one of the irritating parts of Indian culture, IST (Indian Standard Time). Indians have a well-deserved reputation of being hard-working and intelligent people. Somehow they have achieved incredible things as a minority in this country despite IST. What I mean is that Indian functions, as a rule, start late. Our tickets said 6pm. However, we were not let into the auditorium until 6:45 and the show did not start until 7:15pm. Grrr.
This picture shows the introduction of the nine teams. The team in the middle is from UC Davis. The costumes were incredible.
After the introduction, some children from a local Indian dance studio came out and performed. This little boy was adorable. He was flanked by seven little girls. He made all those cheeky Bollywood faces.
The dancing was pretty amazing. We both enjoyed the spectacle and athletism of the performers. Unfortunately, they ended the evening with a performer called Raghav. He is a pop star in the Indian community. He was lousy. He kept singing even though the production crew was asking him to wrap it up. He also had a backup guy named, "Iceberg Slim," who was hilarious. First, he was African American, which seems atypical. Second, he just paced in the background and occasionally made noises into the microphone. Overall, we had a good time, but I don't think we'll be back next year.
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