Vermont Nepali Cultural Heritage Dance Group [SIV478]

2/8/17: Members of the Vermont Nepali Heritage Dance Group gathered at the Integrated Arts Academy Wednesday night to rehearse for an upcoming performance. The group, less than a year old, is comprised of about 20 young people from the Bhutanese Nepali community. The dancers are celebrating and sharing their cultural heritage with Vermonters.

You can see the troupe perform at the FlynnSpace on February 18th.

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by

Hotel Vermont and New England Federal Credit Union

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