International Cultural Festival Essay

The international cultural festival a family oriented occasion that occurs every year at the Botanical Garden. It is a major event which is designed to entice, entertain and arouse individuals of all ages, race and ethnicity. It encompasses a vast number of exciting things for the entire family to enjoy. There’s several events occurring simultaneously though out the event to keep the audience engaged. There were many things that stood out to me, that has me enthusiastic about what next year has to offer. Although many people find such an experience to be boring, it’s an interesting and stimulating way to engage oneself with a variety of unique cultural experience from around the world with cuisines, unique cultural and live performances and arts and crafts work on display.

The performances began with the Indians where they performed several ritual dances native to their homeland. They performed the classical style of dance called the Bharatanatyam, which is a dance mostly performed by the women. Next, they performed the Kathak which was a story telling style of dance, performed by the children. Lastly, they performed the folk dance called Bhangra. The Jamaicans performed a number of dances as well, the reggae, dancehall, gospel, and hip-hop style of music. The Philippines had a number of performances as well. They performed their folk dances with bamboo stick. The Cubans also performed several dances from the “Cha-cha-cha” and the Salsa to the Mambo. Finally, The Bahamas had a live band performance with the Visage Band playing, but due to technical difficulties, their performance was cut short. The crowd seem to enjoy every moment of the live performances, as well as the distinctiveness between each country’s style of