It is time to dress up and take the dance floor. Dandiya and Garba performances — the traditional dance forms from Gujarat performed during the nine-day Navarathri festival — are being organised in Thiruvananthapuram this weekend.
On October 21, Samarpan Dandiya Night will he held at Hyatt Regency, while Dandiya Masti 2023 is at O by Tamara. Lulu Mall and Mall of Travancore too are hosting dandiya-garba events this weekend. This is in addition to celebrations organised by different communities .
“Samarpan Dandiya Night will see 22 women in two groups, performing both dandiya and garba. After their performances, the dance floor will be open to all,” says Aruna Harish, an artist and art educator, who is organising the event with her friend and learning facilitator, Susan Villoth, under the initiative of their venture, Kulture Klub.
