http://bellydance.tribe.net/thread/d6851a5e-c14a-4471-b0c2-c20eee4b4115?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://bellydance.tribe.net/thread/d6851a5e-c14a-4471-b0c2-c20eee4b4115#102279d2-4edd-48ec-aa2f-80b396e6809a Hooray for Bollywood by Laurel Victoria Gray read complete article at www.bourgeononline.com On June 20th the Silk Road Dance Company (SRDC) will present my new full-length, Bollywood-themed dance concert at Harmony Hall. The term ”Bollywood” refers to India’s enormous Hindi-language film industry that is located in Bombay (now known as ”Mumbai.”) Although Bollywood choreographies originally drew from Indian classical and folk dance, other genres like jazz, hip hop, and even belly dance have recently entered the mix. Bollywood movies have an innocent optimism, an infectious charm, and an unabashed sense of melodrama that paints the world in bright colors — just like the old Hollywood musicals of the Depression years. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:45:14 GMT http://bellydance.tribe.net/thread/d6851a5e-c14a-4471-b0c2-c20eee4b4115#102279d2-4edd-48ec-aa2f-80b396e6809a MDances 2009-06-17T03:45:14Z