Santa Clarita spices up the ‘Celebrate’ series, spotlights Indian culture (VIDEO)

Jacquelyn Buckmaster-Wright from the Blue13 Dance Company performs a modern Bollywood dance routine during the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
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The city of Santa Clarita’s “Celebrate” is an event series that celebrates cultures, customs and food from around the world. On the first Friday of the month, from April to September, a different culture will be celebrated each month at the new Canyon Country Community Center. India was celebrated for the month of June.

Remaining events include:

• Friday, July 1 – Greece

• Friday, Aug. 5 – Caribbean (Jamaica, Bahamas)

• Friday, Sept. 2 – Mexico

Video by Chris Torres/The Signal
Jaidyn Sehwani, 5, gets a henna tattoo on her hand drawn by Mita Bhadaliya during the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Jacquelyn Buckmaster-Wright from the Blue13 Dance Company performs a modern Bollywood dance routine during the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Neelamjit Dhillon, an Indian musician, plays the ‘Tabla’ drums during his performance at the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Event attendees gather around the stage to watch dance performances at the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Kristy Sarkar, 6, sketches her own henna tattoo design at the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Jaidyn Sehwani, 5, gets a henna tattoo on her hand drawn by Mita Bhadaliya during the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Dancers from the Blue13 Dance Company perform modern Bollywood dance routines during the Celebrate India event at the Canyon Country Community Center in Canyon Calif., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal
Chris Torres

Chris Torres

Chris Torres is a staff photographer and writer for the Signal. Before joining the Signal in November of 2021, he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Sundial at Cal State Northridge in 2020 and Editor-in-Chief of The RoundUp News at Pierce College in 2019. He also graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism with an emphasis in photojournalism and documentary photography. You can contact him at [email protected]. Twitter: @chris_t_torres Instagram:@chris.t.torres

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