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InvAsian Festival: Family Bollywood Workshops (General)

SB Dance

The word workshop makes me think of sitting around a table making stuff, so stupidly I turned up to this event in a mini-skirt and with an acute hangover. If you cannot already guess by the name Bollywood, the hour was anything but sedentary. My feelings of nausea soon passed after the energetic warm-up, as we were taken step by step through our first Bollywood dance under the excellent instruction of Shalini Bhalla. As well as demonstrating how to do each move Shalini explained the symbolism of the action, how every gesture tells part of a story. It was an hour of (tiring!) fun that taught me a great deal about Bollywood and the beauty and complexity of Indian dance.

clubWEST @ Quincentenary Hall, 3 - 9 Aug (not 7), 12.30pm (1.30pm), £6.50 (£5.50) (£4.50 C), fpp 127

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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