Bollywood on Ice

2010 Olympic silver medalists, figure skaters Meryl Davis & Charlie White, performed to Indian folksongs at the national figure skating championships gala. They are the winners of this event for the second year in a row. They have been partners on the ice since paired up in 1997 making them the longest running ice dance partnership in the US. They are both currently students at University of Michigan. In the spirit of the Olympics and cross-cultural everything, enjoy.


Link to video is here.

Dance to Change the World

How did a dance get Nehru to investigate dowry deaths?

How can a dance convince villagers to make their own clean water when governments fail?

To find the answers to these two questions, you'll have to watch the dance video posted below by Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, who tells a transformative story through dance and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal. As her website states: "When asked what I like to be introduced as - dancer, choreographer, publisher, activist, writer, actor – I tend to say that I am a communicator. And that all the others are the different languages in which I communicate. There are many things that concern me, and that I think concern many many people around the world. The web is a great place to [communicate] as you know."

Watch her in full effect at her TED India talk below: