In addition to dance performances, cast members presented several songs, some solo and others in large groups.

Neha Mahajan '02 sang a vocal solo called "Chatur Bhuja Joolata Shama Hindore," a semi-classical song in the Hindustani tradition. And 13 cast members performed "Jaago Mohan Preetam," a group song with keyboard, guitar and drum.

Interspersed between other acts, cast members came out in front of the curtain to read poems in many of the languages spoken in South Asia, including Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu, Telegu, Bengali, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Malayalam, Sinhalese and English.

A Worthy Effort

But all good things come with time, something the 110 people involved in the show have sacrificed a good deal of.

Set designers, choreographers, directors and others involved with the production of the show began planning well before winter break, organizers say.

Naidu says rehearsals for Ghungroo cast members began immediately after intersession.

A week before the show, she says, rehearsal hours increased and performers practiced into the wee hours of the morning, some nights not leaving Radcliffe Yard until 2 a.m.