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UMD Swing Dance Club brings students to the dance floor

By Lilly Sibel A swing dance instructor welcomed students Thursday, Feb. 27 to the third week of the Swing Dance Club at the University of Maryland.  Charlie Wieprecht drives to the University of Maryland every week to instruct swing dancers in the Lindy Hop Swing Dance, which is a type of swing dance derived from 1920s Harlem. Students at the Swing Dance Club were eager … Continue reading UMD Swing Dance Club brings students to the dance floor

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Maryland Mauj offers Indian-Americans rare opportunity to connect

By Sahana Jayaraman For a community that lacks traditional spaces to connect, dance competitions have taken on new meaning. Indian-Americans attending the University of Maryland have no cultural center to call their own. At best, they have a sparse greek life presence and a few scattered clubs acting as spaces for congregation. What they do have is bhangra, and the Maryland Mauj. Bhangra is an … Continue reading Maryland Mauj offers Indian-Americans rare opportunity to connect

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DC Blues Society hosts ninth annual College Park Blues Festival

Young and old alike danced the evening away at the ninth annual College Park Blues Festival in Ritchie Coliseum on Saturday. Three blues bands and one duo took the stage at the the event hosted by the D.C. Blues Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting blues music through performance and education. Felix McClairen, president of the D.C. Blues Society, said the society … Continue reading DC Blues Society hosts ninth annual College Park Blues Festival

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