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.)