Four-day dance carnival Udbhav Utsav begins in Gwalior

International Dance carnival 'Udbhav Utsav' kicked off here in a colourful ceremony with troupes from Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and South Korea presenting scintillating performances.
Kathak exponent Padamshree Shovana Narayan inaugurated the four-day event last night at the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM).
At the inauguration, Narayan that the annual carnival being held since more than a decade has become popular not only in India but abroad as well and the number of foreign countries participating in it is an example of it.
She heaped praises on 'Udbhav', an NGO, and Greenwood Public School for jointly holding the carnival, saying such event binds people globally and encourage dance art.

The event started with a scintillating performance of the troupe from Kyrgyzstan that left the audiences awestruck.
The dance troupes from Sri Lanka, Bulgarian, Nepal and South Korea with their performances enthralled the gathering of dance aficionados.

Kim Taegyun, Manager of Mija Kim Dance Company, South Korea, said they have come to Gwalior and want to do their best.
"We are going to perform Sogo among other dances of our country," Kim, who hails from Ulsan city of South Korea, told PTI.
Another artist Olga V Arakeljan from Bishkek city of Kyrgyz Republic said, "I have come with my 19-member team from Kyrgyzstan. Our group's name is Taberik, a children music theatre and our main dance known as Keremet - showcases a woman's love."

A dance party from Russia will reach shortly here to take part in the carnival, Udbhav President Dr Keshav Pandey said.
Besides, 15 dance troupes from eight states of India and 10 local teams are participating in the event.
Pandey said in all about 500 artists are taking part in the carnival being held at different venues -- IITTM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM) and Greenwoods campus - on the four days.