In April, when I went to the Lubbock Arts Festival, I met the two girls, Yashvi and Anisha who were producing the Shakti Ballet https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Shakti%20Lubbockon May 21 2016 at the Lubbock Cooper High School Performing Arts Center. Their intent was to use a school project and change it into a social justice project: They started a ballet school, and produced a show highlighting human trafficking in Lubbock and in India. The wanted to raise funds for 2 agencies, in each part of the world, to help combat human trafficking. I was not sure I wanted to attend. I am not a ballet kind of person. I decided to buy a ticket to support their cause.
A couple of weeks later, I could not find the ticket. That made me decide I really did want to see the ballet. I went last night. It was obvious that the girls had a lot of family support and support of the Indian community in the West Texas area. I think that was a wonderful part of their show: They reached out to a large community, their community, and got support. There were a lot of people there: the audience members were of many ethnic backgrounds. It was good to see their efforts, and how successful they were.
And the ballet was good too. It was supposed to be Indian Ballet. I do not know ballet. But it was entertaining.
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