Day Six - Dance Class in Mumbai for Cate

Cate attended a private dance class with Arpita Step Up Dance Acadmey in Mumbai. Over two hours the amazing instructors taught her a traditional Indian dance and a Bollywood dance. Dance videos to come at a later date. 

The drive to and from the dance lessons were a chance to see the local area. I've included a short video of a standard street scene. We catch a flight tomorrow to Siliguri, India to get down to work. The real reason we are on this trip is to help people with correctable blindness.





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  1. MelanieDecember 6, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    Thanks for the videos! Can't wait to hear about the dance class. Safe travels to Siliguri! We miss you two so much. Love, Melanie

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