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October 8, 2003 John L. White [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Nikita Doshi, 8, holds her dress while walking upstairs to the stage for her group's performance during India Fest at Dorton Arena on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. This was the first year for the festival, which featured food, art, history lessons and Indian dancing. Choreographer Kavita Shah of Apex taught students, aged 6 to 12, the nuances of Indian classical dancing. "The dance teaches them how to express their inner joy," said Shah, who has had seven years of choreographic training. "It's a very fulfilling experience for me to see them dance." staff photo by john l. white
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Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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