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This was for their twin 15-year-olds, Riya and Sara, who were making their Rangapravesh, or their graduation, in the tradition of the Bharatanatyam form of South Indian dance. Their younger brother, Kavi, served as the evening’s master of ceremonies and Mr. Kapoor asked George Wein of the Newport Jazz Festival to come and give a blessing to the audience, which included Robert Battle of Alvin Ailey, Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehley and Mark and Jill Rachesky.“I can’t give a blessing,” Mr. Wein said after the two girls danced. “You should bless yourselves because you had the joy and the happiness and the privilege of being here tonight.”
“The girls really wanted to take it out of the community,” Mr. Kapoor said. “They love this and they love jazz. And they’re New Yorkers. It was very important that we integrated this into our lives as Americans as opposed to a repetition of an old tradition.”
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