The 9th Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival, organised by the 1st Bollywood Dance Academy Greece at the Dora Stratou Dance Theatre in Athens, was held over the weekend.
The event was spectacular, climaxing on Sunday night with its closing, as seen in the photos.
ELINEPA has supported the Festival from the beginning, and as said on their social media accounts, "we are happy to see that [the 9th Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival] is now established as an institution."
With extravagant Bollywood choreographies and the Indian element at the forefront, the founder of 1st Bollywood Dance Academy Greece, Anna Dimitratou and the Indian Bollywood dance performer, teacher and choreographer Sumon Rudra, accompanied by members of the Academy and a number of internationally recognised teachers and dancers, lead us from the dance tradition of East and West as evolution of this tradition today.
The shows include performances from renowned artists such as the Internationally renowned Bollywood dance performer, teacher and choreographer Leena Patel from UK, Navjot Minhas, professional dancer, choreographer and Bhangra dance teacher from Belgium, Sonia Tharani from Spain, Krystal Chow from Hong Kong, the Indian Classical and folk dancer and choreographer from Poland Kinga Malec, the singer and performer Sneha Mistri from Spain, Amine Amoura Bollywood dance teacher and choreographer from France, the exceptional Hassan Bolbol Al Tannnoura from Egypt, Mélodie Toussaint from France, as well as others dance groups from Greece and Abroad, such as Beyond Bollywood from Hong Kong, Intradance Academy from Romania, Folk Dance Group “Enalia Gi” presenting Cypriot Folk Dances, Caucasus Cultural Centre with Georgian Dances, Bollybandits from Switzerland, Association of Greek Dances & Folklore Research “Elliniki Paradosi”, Dance Group Al-Awda of the Palestinian Community in Greece, Chandrika Kathak Company with classical Indian Dances, Indissy Group from France and Fireflies Dance Crew by Eirini Peristeri Gymnastics Association, that will take spectators to the magical world of dance and movement.
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