Cambridge Dance Festival 2024
Coming to Cambridge Junction on Sunday 7th July 2024
Cambridge Dance Festival is the first South Asian dance festival in Cambridge. With dance workshops and performances drawing from a wide range of South Asian dance traditions and tailored to different ages and abilities, we aim to make dance inclusive and accessible as well as promising a cultural highlight in the Cambridge calendar.
In the morning, you are invited to unleash your creativity through rhythm and movement, exploring Bollywood and Manipuri dance styles at one of the dance workshops on offer. Run by the UK’s leading South Asian dance artists, these sessions are suitable for different ages and abilities, so the whole family can take part!
Workshops include beginner level Bollywood dance workshops for children and adults, run by Aparajita Burjwal Dance. The workshops will take you through some fun dance moves that’ll draw from Bollywood and semi-classical. They will be easy to follow so you can have fun!
Noel Datta, a dance movement psychotherapist and performer will also run a Manipuri workshop. Manipuri is one of the major Indian classical dance forms from Manipur. This dance workshop is for adults, including older people and those with mobility issues.
In the evening, people can immerse themselves further in South Asian culture and dance as they enjoy stunning and vibrant performances from professional dancers in a variety of dance styles. There will also be local performers from our very own award-winning Sanskruti Cambridge dance school.
The showcase will include Suhani Dhanki Mody, a performer, teacher and choreographer, as well as Indian TV and film actress. Suhani will perform Bharatanatyam dance, the oldest classical dance tradition in India. Noel Datta, a dance movement psychotherapist and performer will perform Manipuri, one of the major Indian classical dance forms from Manipur. The evening will be rounded off by the ever-popular and increasingly familiar dance style from Bollywood, courtesy of London-based dance company Aparajita Burjwal Dance.
