EXPLORING SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN CULTURE
AFGHANISTAN: ATTAN
COUNTRY: Afghanistan
We dance around and around all night long as we try the Attan. (More.)
BHUTAN: BLESSED RAINY DAY
COUNTRY: Bhutan
We celebrate the end of monsoon season by throwing gigantic darts on Blessed Rainy Day. (More.)
INDIA: BOLLYWOOD DANCING
COUNTRY: India
We dance exuberantly to music from Bollywood. (More.)
INDIA: GARBA DANCING
COUNTRY: India
We go to Gujurat where we leap into Garba dancing.
INDIA: GHOOMAR DANCINg
COUNTRY: India
In Rajasthan we put our own spin on Ghoomar.
KAZAKHSTAN: BUILDING A YURT
COUNTRY: Kazakhstan
We build a Central Asian yurt, bring in the harvest, then tear it town. (More.)
KYRGYZSTAN: MANAS!!
COUNTRY: Kyrgyzstan
We celebrate the epic Kyrgyz hero, MANAS…yay! (More.)
nEPAL: THE TOP OF THE WORLD
COUNTRY: Nepal
We climb to the tippy top of hte world as we scale Mount Everest. (More.)
PAKISTAN: KABADDI
COUNTRY: Tibet
We dance with all our friends at the foot of the Himalayas (More.)
TIBET: TINGRI DANCING
COUNTRY: Pakistan
We pretend we’re raiders, hold our breath and try to tag opponents while yelling, “Kabaddi!” (More.)
TUVA: THROAT SINGING
COUNTRY: Russia/Tuva
We dabble in throat singing then we ride horses across the expansive Tuvan plain. (More.)
UZBEKISTAN: UZBEK DANCE
COUNTRY: Uzbekistan
We tell an “interpretive” story using our hands, as one may while dancing in Uzbekistan. (More.)