The National Women’s Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka practices for their performance of an extremely rare Pahim Path Mangalya dance on Aug. 9. Photo: Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal ...

The one, Odissi is lyrical, sensuous, fluid and completely feminine, while Kandyan Dance, the upcountry tradition of Sri Lanka is dynamic, unhesitatingly, and uncompromisingly masculine. Odissi uses ...

The show began with traditional Kandyan dancers opening the grand night which ... The juniors representing leading dance schools in Sri Lanka as well as abroad deserve praise for the high standards of ...