Garba

...we matched! ๐Ÿ˜€

I am currently on an amazing South Indian Fusion Bollywood Dance team called Iowa Andhi!

Andhi translates from Hindi to English as Storm.

After one of our practices, our coach encouraged us toย attend the Garba, hosted by University of Iowa’s Indian Student Association.

I also received an invitation in my email. Sooo… me and a couple of friends decided to attend!

We had an Amazing Amazing Time!

"The Final Group"
After we all broke a sweat from dancing....

There was plenty of great Indian Music! ๐Ÿ™‚

We finally got it!

I tried some Indian Food! ๐Ÿ˜€

Yum Yum ...Mango Lassi and Samosa
The ladies who went with me!

Did I mention it was a lot of fun?

-Im being theatrical...don't ask ๐Ÿ™‚
Just having a good time

It took place in Currier Residential Hall in the MPR room. There was a teaching session(if you wanted to learn how to do the dance ahead of time) an hour and half before Garba actually started. Garba started at 10 and went until 1 in the morning!

We even saw some more of our friends there.

What is Garba?ย  Garba is a form of traditional Indian folk dance from India’s western state of Gujarat, conducted with dandiya sticks. This high-energy dance is traditionally celebrated at the end of the Navratri festival.ย  Garba is a great opportunity to actively engage in Indian culture and meet other people with similar interests.

Check out this video clip from the movie Pride and Prejudice. This clip is an example of Garba, and dancing with Dandiyas sticks, which is something we also learned how to do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUHwp1lhMM8

Oh, and everything was free!!!

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