NATIONAL ASIAN INDIAN DANCE CONVENTION
JULY 22 – 24, 2005
| Friday July 22: | |
| Morning: | UT, DALLAS |
| 8 - 9am | Yogercise: 'Jagruthi': Yoga, Dance and Aerobics |
| 9 - 10am | Breakfast |
| 10 - 1pm | Concurrent workshops by Flamenco, Filipino, Jazz and Salsa groups |
| 1 - 2pm | Lunch |
| 2 - 3pm | Workshops continue |
| Evening: | Eisemann Center - Hill Performance Hall |
| 6 - 6.30pm | Reception |
| 6.30 - 8.00pm | Inauguration by Dr. Vyjayanthimala Bali |
| Awards and Banquet | |
| 8.00 - 10.30pm | Performances by: |
| - Dallas Black Dance Theater | |
| - Daniel D'Cordoba: Flamenco | |
| - Filipino Folk Arts Theater | |
| - Sandunga: Salsa | |
| - Rhythm Junkies: Tap | |
| - Indian classical and folk dance groups from Dallas: | |
| 'Sohum' dance-drama - Realizing Krishna: Mind, Body and Soul. | |
| Saturday July 23: | |
| Morning: | UT, DALLAS |
| 8 - 9am | Yogercise: ‘Jagruthi’: Yoga, Dance and Aerobics |
| 9 - 10am | Breakfast |
| 10 - 1pm | Master classes by: |
| - Dr. Vyjayanthimala Bali | |
| - Padma Bhushan Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan | |
| - Padma Bhushan Kamala Laxman | |
| 1 - 2pm | Lunch |
| 2 - 3pm | Master class by Padmini Ravi |
| Evening: | Eisemann Center - Hill Performance Hall |
| 5 - 7pm | Performances by: |
| - Priyadarshini Govind: one of India's top classical dancers | |
| - Ramaa Bharadvaj and the Angahara ensemble from California: | |
| 'Panchatantra' - folk tales of India in dance/theater form | |
| 7 - 8:30pm | Taste of India – Indian cuisine and marketplace |
| 8:30 - 10:30pm | Performances by: |
| - Shobana: cinestar and classical dancer from India | |
| - Nirupama, Rajendra and Abhinava ensemble from India: Kathak | |
| Sunday July 24: | |
| Morning: | Women's Museum, Fair Park, Dallas |
| 10 - 1pm | Speaker: Dr. Leslie Friedman - ballet dancer and choreographer, |
| historian from Stanford and Fulbright Scholar to India | |
| Performances by: | |
| - Arathi School of Dance, San Antonio: dance feature on 'Amelia Earhart' | |
| - Arathi School of Dance, Dallas: dance feature on 'Mother Teresa' | |
| Afternoon: | Dallas Theater Center - Kalita Humphrey's Theater |
| 2 - 6pm | Performances by: |
| - Arathi School of Dance, Phoenix, AZ: 'Sakshi': dance on the environment | |
| - Anjali School of Dance, Houston | |
| - Arathi School of Dance, San Antonio: ‘Dhashavathara’ | |
| Grand finale and recognition of Alumni |