Exploring Bhangra Music and Dance with DJ Rekha and Rina Shah
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Channel: Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning · 2018 · Education
As part of The Kennedy Center's 2011 Maximum India festival, this free session introduces participants to Bhangra. Instructor Rina Shah leads the class in the basic movements of Bhangra dance, while DJ Rekha introduces traditional instruments like the alghoza, chimta, tumbi (or ektar), and dhol, then demonstrates how they are incorporated into modern dance music.
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