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BRIC’s Presence at Basking Ridge Charter Day
BRIC Volunteers charming everyone with their henna skills.
Dandiya Celebrations, October 11th, 2016
Dandiya Night Celebrated with Great Fervor at Oak Street Elementary School on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016.O what an evening! Everyone dressed up in their fineries, happy to celebrate Dushera on the day it fell, and to dance the evening away with friends and loved ones. The Basking Ridge Indian Community came together on October 11th, the day of Dushera, to play Garba & Dandia at Oak Street Elementary School. About 300 Indian residents from all the pockets of Basking Ridge came together and celebrated with dance,food, and festive spirits.
Dandiya Raas originated
as devotional Garba dances, which were performed in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king. This dance is also nicknamed ‘The Sword Dance’. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.
as devotional Garba dances, which were performed in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king. This dance is also nicknamed ‘The Sword Dance’. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.BRIC Holi – Sunday, April 9th
Cultural programs, ethnic outfits, spring in the air and one big unifying factor – vibrant Holi colors!
BRIC celebrates Holi 2017 with great enthusiasm!
The pictures and positive comments speak about the great experience everyone had.
“Drop by drop an ocean is made,
BRIC by BRIC a community is made 🙂
A special shout out to all the kids who performed. I’m blown away by the talent – from dancers to singers, instrumental and emceeing. Then the supporters who helped clean and organise, and were DJ crew.
Wow. Take a bow.” – Supreet S.
“Kudos to the organizers and volunteers of BRIC, for another flawless execution of a fun and fully attended event! A warm, colorful, vibrant celebration, that reflects the equally warm, colorful, vibrant spirit of the Indian community here in Basking Ridge. It was wonderful for our next generation to get a sense of what our festivals were like for those of us who grew up in India.
Congratulations and well done!” – Sandhya B.
“Awesome performance, loved the colored kurtis and the energy in the dance, awesome ladies!”- Manju D.
Awesome day. Thanks BRIC, organizers, volunteers and the weather God – Aparna Y.
Indeed a fantastic event !!! A unique combination of super fun+end to end organization+enthusiastic community!! Kudos to all the organizers and performers👏👍
– Anasuya G.
Holi Celebrations – Sunday, April 9th
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Basking Ridge Indian Community Celebrates Dushera & Dandiya Dance
The Basking Ridge Indian Community (BRIC) came together to celebrate the Hindu festival of Dashera and Dandiya dance on October 11th.
The Basking Ridge Indian Community or BRIC, as it has proudly been coined, came together to celebrate Dushera and play Dandiya Raas on Tuesday, October 11th at Oak Street Elementary School. About 300 Indian-Americans took part in this celebration.
And what an evening it was! Replete with vibrant outfits, enthusiastic faces, and sheer excitement. Children loved the celebrations and enjoyed playing dandiya with their school mates and the families they know and interact with every day.
Dushera celebrates the Hindu god Rama‘s victory over the demon king Ravana and the triumph of good over evil.
The fervor further heightened when the dance reached its full momentum. The mayor Carol Bianchi and deputy mayor Carolyn Gaziano couldn’t resist learning the steps and enjoying the dance thoroughly.
Dandiya is played with colorful sticks and dancers like to match the dance steps to the music.
Dandiya Raas originated as devotional Garba dances, which were performed in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king. This dance is also nicknamed ‘The Sword Dance’. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.
BRIC is looking forward to celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, on October 30th.
