Naidu says one of the things that made participating in Ghungroo a great experience for her is the dedication of everyone involved.

"What makes it so exciting is that people are willing to put in that amount of time, that they take extraordinary measures to make it to practice," she says.

"Something I hear from a lot of people is that at Harvard, you expect people to be working all the time," she adds. "But this show was just really impressive and very professional."

Ahmed says she thinks the show reflected the devotion of its participants not only in terms of time but also in respect for culture.

"It's good for parents to see their kids doing this kind of thing," she says. "It's extremely difficult to be brought up in this culture and maintain some of that tradition, and everyone here is busy with studies, and the fact that students have been able to uphold this is incredible."

Ahmed says that, for her, the sudden calm after weeks and weeks of preparation has left her a little unsettled.

"I think all of us are going through withdrawal," she says. "It's so weird waking up and not having to go to all these rehearsals."