Dancers from the Arathi School of Indian Dance
COLFA hosts National Asian Indian Dance Convention
(July 23, 2003)--The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts hosted the National
Asian Indian Dance Convention July 11-20. Rajam Ramamurthy, COLFA Advisory
Council member, was a principal organizer of the convention.
A for-credit dance course was held at UTSA prior to the convention. Along
with a weeklong schedule of yoga and dance exercise workshops, participants
attended panel discussions on dance and diversity and an awards ceremony.
Louis Mendoza, COLFA associate dean, participated in a panel discussion on the promotion of multicultural dances.
The convention included music, a dance exposition and master performances
by traditional and folk dance specialists from India and across the U.S. as
well as representatives of the San Antonio Arathi School of Indian Dance.
A portion of the proceeds raised from ticket sales for the master performances
will benefit student scholarships in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine
Arts.
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© The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2003