International Dancers Delight Audience At Diversity Week Event

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Dancers perform at Monday evening’s International Dance and Potluck event at the Unitarian Church as part of Diversity Week. The dancers’ root countries are India, Russia, Uzbekistan and the United States. They belong to the Kathak class at The Family Y where they are trained by Alina Deshpande. Pictured are Nora Arbuckle, Dorothy Brown, Melia Arbuckle, Nishta Mukundan, Gala Nelson and Kamira Pulliam. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Emcee Anagha Dandekar introduces the performers Monday evening at the International Dance and Potluck event at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Bharata Natyam fusion dancing at Monday’s International Dance and Potluck, one of several events recognizing Diversity Week in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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International dancers, from left, Leah Marr-Lyon, Sara Beste Zeytun and Suchitra Ramani perform at a Diversity Week event Monday evening at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Dr. Madhava Garimella, left, and Tina de Yoe watch the performances. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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International dancers, from left, Sara Best Zeytun, Leah Marr-Lyon and Suchitra Ramani perform at a Diversity Week event Monday evening at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Dancers perform a Korean K-Pop during Monday evening’s International Dance event at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Brandi Weiss dances to ‘Say Something, Say Anything’ by Extreme Music during Monday evening’s International Dance event at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Dancers Kavya Reitrn, left, and Sara Beste Zeytun await their turn to dance Monday evening at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Members of the community enjoy international dancing Monday evening as part of Diversity Week in Los Alamos County. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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Dancers from left, Michele Merenkow, Neslihan Ceren-Zeytun and Sare Beste Zeytun perform a Middle-Eastern belly dance Monday evening during the International Dance event at the Unitarian Church. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com