It’s National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which means it’s time to drag out cute, awkward, or awesome moments of females playing sports.
Emily says: I returned to Mount Holyoke College for my sophomore year wanting to try completely new things. After seeing the Raunak Bhangra Dance Team perform the year before, I decided to go out on a limb. I am not a dancer and had never ever done bhangra dance before, but I tried out anyways. I made the team and was co-captain for two years.
Bhangra is a traditional Punjabi dance that is usually performed by men. Being on an all-women bhangra team was empowering. We had to be powerful and energetic with every move. Last January we traveled to NYU to perform for the Bollywood star Imran Khan, who is in second picture. Bhangra is now hugely popular in colleges and high schools, and there are incredible bhangra competitions across the country each year!
Also, Imran Khan is a huge star and super dreamy.