Here are two interesting radio/print stories about “bhangra,” a traditional Indian dance, which has become surprisingly popular in American colleges (no transcript) and dance clubs (transcript). Click on the “Listen now” link at the top of the articles.

That was a YouTube video of a bhangra performance at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). No wonder it’s popular! It looks like traditional dance + aerobic exercise + hip hop. At some universities, it’s even an official competitive sport. Now, I want to go learn bhangra!