Cultural Tourism, as a selective form of tourism, records a significant year-on-year growth. During its development, cultural tourism evolved into various sub-forms, among which music tourism stood out. Indeed, concerts and dance fests tend to attract youth from across the globe. In fact, events hosted at cultural, heritage or tourist destinations serve to add value to ones visit to these places. A fest with a good lineup can be very entertaining whilst the host destination can also extend a bouquet of fun trails and activities.
On your next trip abroad, make sure you enjoy an evening show while watching a local dance performance and gorging on local delicacies.
If you are keen on folk tradition, then performing arts practiced in a region can be informative about traditional rituals, interesting community-driven insights and also contemporary beliefs. We suggest no matter which destination you head to, don’t forget to pack your dancing shoes along.
Fusion Moves
The iconic moves of Brazil can be practiced at plenty of schools in Rio de Janeiro.
Capoeira is a movement blended with music, dance and martial arts. It was developed by West Africans that were enslaved in Brazil approximately 500 years ago to disguise their combat training. The iconic moves of Brazil can be practiced at plenty of schools in Rio de Janeiro that offer short and long term programmes.
A Dash Of Colour
The Mevlevi Tannoura, fraternity of the Whirling Dervish of the Sufi order, creates a musical prelude followed by the spiritual ecstasy. This unique dance of Egyptian origin is performed by the dervishes dressed in a colourful skirt and forms a vital part of entertainment one encounters in tourist shows.
An Ode To Tradition
The dance form, showcasing elaborate traditional costume, is one of the authentic arts born in this city of East Java.
The annual Gandrung Sewu festival, hosted in Banyuwangi, attracts thousands of tourists to Indonesia. The traditional dance Gandrung is a Banyuwangi’s pride. The dance form, showcasing elaborate traditional costume, is one of the authentic arts born in this city of East Java. Taking place in Marina Boom Beach, the gray sand of the beach serves as a stage.
Get Jiggy
An authentic Polish folk dance is one of the most joyful and arresting spectacles a tourist can witness. In order to appreciate the dance form, it is recommended to gain insight into the wonderfully-preserved local traditions.
Rhythmic Themes
The dances often play tribute to traditional stories and epic poems such as the Ramayana.
Cambodia’s Khmer classical dance, or Robam Preah Reach Trop, a stylised dance form, originated from the royal courts. Performances feature elaborately costumed dancers performing slow and figurative gestures to the musical accompaniment of a pinpeat ensemble. The dances often play tribute to traditional stories and epic poems such as the Ramayana.
Multi-Faceted
A striking impression for anyone who explores France is the infinite avenues of architecture and culture concentrated in smaller pockets. Gavotte, Tourdion, Bal-mussette, Farandole are some of the diverse traditional dances, distinctive to region and whose history often goes back hundreds of years. Modern dance forms such as Ballet and Break dance are also appreciated by the French.
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