This is the second of a two-part ground report on the havoc wreaked by the Pahumara and Kaldia rivers in the Bajali district. People rely on each other and some aid from NGOs. The government ministers and MLAs are yet to visit flooded areas.
Sheâs the Dancing Force Behind Nia Dennisâs Viral Gymnastics Routines
Bijoya Das, a former gymnast with a deep relationship to dance, is training U.C.L.A. team members to let their personality light up the mat.
The dancer and choreographer Bijoya Das, photographed at her home in Los Angeles, was a gymnast herself until an injury in college forced her to quit.Credit.Rozette Rago for The New York Times
Feb. 1, 2021
The Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles, has more than one secret weapon. Yes, thereâs Nia Dennis whose floor routine, an exuberant and powerful celebration of Black culture, went viral last week. But the team also has another rising star: the choreographer Bijoya Das.