![]() ![]() The five-day festival cannot be complete without lights, and Ramey said India was full of them. “When we were in India during Diwali, our neighbors invited us for a meal, to observe their ritual, which their college-aged daughter led for the first time, and then to watch the fireworks across the neighborhood from their roof patio, including the fireworks our neighbors lit themselves,” Ramey said. He said that, while the festivities could be a bit much for his then-toddler son, he and his wife were met with plenty of hospitality and warmth. UA religious studies professor Steven Ramey specializes in Asian religions and was in India for a Diwali festival during one of his trips abroad. Dibya Singh said there may be a couple of western dances, but “it is Bollywood all the way through, from beginning to end.” Guests from around Alabama and Mississippi will also perform. The show will consist of several dances and songs from community members and students at Bollywood Groove. “But, 10 years ago we started doing our own show, and it was cool to get to display all of our own dances and put it on from our own studio and really establish ourselves as our own separate entity from other organizations.” “The show is really cool because before we would just go to other people’s shows and perform, like in the local Indian community and UA,” Nisha Singh said. Nikhil Singh said he dances “just for fun,” but to his sister Nisha, the show is a testament to the studio’s independence and success. It features lots of stunts and tricks, and the costumes are full of sparkle and bling. There will be a lot of me flipping, too.”īollywood dance pairs traditional Indian music and choreography with hip-hop. Then there will be an all-girl dance, there will be one with four people in it, two duets together. That one is the most fun there’s a lot going on, it’s like five minutes. “We’re going to have a big opener with all the people. “We have people from all kinds of different backgrounds, maybe a couple of people that are actually Hindu,” Nikhil Singh said. Nikhil Singh said that while Diwali is traditionally a Hindu festival, attendees can expect a variety of dances by performers of many faiths. It’s just to enjoy our heritage.”ĭibya Singh’s children, Nisha and Nikhil, attend and teach at the school and will be featured in the show. We invite the community to come join us, we have food catered in from Sitar and we usually charge a very nominal ticket price at the gate. “We’ve been doing it at the Bama for several years now. “All the students get together and perform for the Diwali, which is the festival of lights,” Dibya Singh said. ![]() ![]() She was inspired to turn an unused office space into a Bollywood dance school, and the family has put on a Diwali show every year since then. In celebration of Diwali, one family plans to bring Indian culture, food and entertainment to Tuscaloosa’s Bama Theatre.īollywood Groove is a local dance studio owned by Huntsville native Dibya Singh. ![]()
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