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This video contains excerpts of workshops given during a two weekend series of performing arts of India, as represented in the Westchester Indian community

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Arts Westchester
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Dance

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The Chankas of Perú perform the legendary danza de las tijeras (scissors dance), an ancient, highly acrobatic indigenous ritual dance from the southern Andes of Perú. 

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Arts Westchester
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Dance

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The NY Ghanaian Dance & Drum Unity Ensemble performs Kete Ashanti royal court music as part of the City of Mount Vernon and ArtsWestchester's program "An Eveneing of West African Dance and Drumming." 

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Arts Westchester
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Music

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Milan (Eddie Jarel Jonesx) and Mermaid Garçon walk Butch Queens in Drag at Westchester Pride's 'Art of Runway Workshop,' presented by ArtsWestchester and The LOFT: LGBT Center.

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Arts Westchester
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Dance

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Nicolas Carter performs "Pájaro Campana" and discusses the history of the Paraguayan harp and playing technique.

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Arts Westchester
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Music

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Elida Sanabria Aranda prepares chipa, a traditional Paraguayan snack, in preparation for a visit from the Virgen of Caacupé and the reciting of the rosary, conducted by the Comisión Virgen de Caacupé Westchester, NY.

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Arts Westchester
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Ritual

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Foodways

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Music

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Belief

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Elida Sanabria Aranda demonstrates how to make two Paraguayan staples, chipa guazu and sopa paraguaya, in her kitchen in Bedford Hills, NY.

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Arts Westchester
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Foodways

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