Capoeira

Monday 18th - 12 noon - Capoeira workshop with the Capoeira Knights.

Born as an expression of the fight against Slavery in Brazil, this ever more popular martial art is taking the world by storm.

Cambodian Classical

Tuesday 19th - 12 noon - The Children of Cambodia and Master Ieng Sithul introduce us to the intricacies of their ancient hand movements and dance routines. Learn about the costumes and meet their designers.

The Zawose Family: Tanzanian Dance

Wednesday 20th - 12 noon - Dance to the beats of the African drum and learn to sing the "Bugabogobo" in Swahili with Tanzania's Zawose Family. With over 40 siblings, teaching dance comes easy to the Zawoses!

Bollywood

Thursday 21st - 12 noon - Think Bollywood and think extravagant sets, lip-sync, tens of dancers, complicated choreography and melodrama. The glitz and glamour of the world's biggest film industry is brought to The World Festival by Venuri Perera.

Salsa

Friday 22nd - 12 noon - A unique opportunity to learn Salsa direct from Cuba. The stunning dancers from Hemingway's Havana will have you moving to the musicians of the Bar at Buena Vista in no time. We guarantee you will want more!

The World Festival workshops

Dance workshops