Zambia, the Syechelles, Ghana, Senegal, Sudan and Mali participated in the two-day event ending on June 19 that was organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
The event highlighted the similarities between the cultures of India and Africa like that of community living prevalent in both societies.
Eric Baffourawuah, team leader for the dance troupe from Ghana says, "Our performance here on stage is actually danced in an open space in front of the community. We believe in living in community. If someone in the community punishes your child for doing something wrong, you cannot say anything about it. It is the right of the community to do so in which you live."
So also, the even provided a close view of differences in dance from participating countries.
While Indian dance forms employs plenty of hand and leg movements, dance forms from Africa involve complex gestures and body movements.
Jarson Phiri, the choreographer for the Zambian dance troupe says, "Every province of every country of Africa has its own dance form. Not only this we have different dances for different occasions...The dance that we performed here was Vimbuza, which is basically a healing dance to cure mental illness." (MORE)
