The maiden edition of the Festival of India-Lagos, has come and gone leaving behind, memories of a far eastern culture.
Made possible by Mr. Bolaji Rosiji-inspired Gaurapad Charities and other supporting brands that have Indian imprint, the festival showcased the large gathering of Indian community in the country in one colourful banner.
A procession of three Carnival of Chariots walked all the way from CMS to TBS, venue of the show; it had thousands of people in tow. And when the festival started late in the afternoon, Indian performers, mostly children and women, took to the stage and entertained the audience with the various musical and performance styles of the different regions of the largest democracy in the world.
The festival also featured music and performances from Bengali, Gujurati and a host of others. The dances ranged from traditional to classical and were typical of Indian dances.
The main dance motifs were the hand gestures in their various manipulations that ended with the fingers seeming to weave invisible threads in the air; there were also the waist twists, the hand-clapping, the back and forth circular dances, the back and forth leg thrusts and heads nodding in particular directions that the Indian compere swooned over as ‘very charming and exciting,’ which they were in their own fashion.
