Magic Dance

On Wednesday I took a tour of Ramoji Film City, the location where
many Bollywood movies are made. The place was like a low tech, low
budget version of Universal Studios.

I started the day with a show that featured lifeless circus like acts
and samples of dance from all over India. After that I took the bus
tour of the various areas used for sets, which included a mock
airport, train station, and Taj Mahal, in addition to 50 gardens of
differing themes.


After the bus tour I explored by foot, and found the highlight of the
city, the dancing fountain. At the fountain, music from Indian
musicals blast while men strip down to their undershirts and dance in
the showers of water.