Lunch Break: OSU flash mob diversity dance
To give us a break from the daily grind…
OR State University students and staff turned the Memorial Union Quad into the scene of a Bollywood film when more than 70 people participated in a flash mob dance in the middle of the quad. The event drew a large crowd as the dancers tossed off their jackets to reveal bright orange shirts as they began to dance to the Bollywood song “Salaam-E-Ishq” from the movie by the same name.
OSU student Neha Neelwarne, a Bollywood instructor for Faculty/Staff fitness and a native of Mysore, India, organized and choreographed the dance and helped keep it a secret until Friday. “Since October is Diversity Awareness Month, I wanted to do something to celebrate diversity on campus but also to encourage individuals to put some effort into learning something new about other experiences,” Neelwarne said. “What better way to achieve these goals than by doing a Bollywood Flash Mob?”
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I’m a huge Bollywood fan. Salaam-E-Ishq means “A Salute To Love”. You’ve gotta You-Tube it. It’s probable my favorite musical number.