Bollywood dance

Harcoover Singh Bhatti, Punjabi Club president at Fowler High School in Fowler, Calif., at the Bollywood dance. He vowed to make the dance that they had talked about for years happen at the school.  (Valerie Shelton / For The Times)

High school students Karinne Hiyama, left, Kamalpreet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur and Kiranpreet Bhullar, with Jasmine Bhullar, an eighth-grader from Sutter Middle School in Fowler, Calif., attend the Bollywood dance at Fowler High School.  (Valerie Shelton / For The Times)

Students wearing colorful outfits get in the spirit at the Bollywood dance at Fowler High School in Fowler, Calif.  (Valerie Shelton / For The Times)

Chandler Collins, left, shows Tiffany Chagolla the henna designs on her hands before Fowler High’s first Bollywood dance.   (Diana Marcum / Los Angeles Times )

Harcoover Singh Bhatti, presidenti of the Punjabi Club, dances at Fowler High School’s first Bollywood night. “When I saw people running to the dance floor, I knew the only thing left to do was have fun,” he said.   (Diana Marcum / Los Angeles Times)

Shandeep Dhillon, 13, left, lent outfits to Lucas Gutierrez, 10, center, and Jordan Gutierrez, 13, for Fowler High’s Bollywood dance. Some siblings and parents attended.   (Diana Marcum / Los Angeles Times)