cuttack overseas indian classicaldancers attired in beautiful indian costumes enthralled the audience at the international dance and music festival here on friday odissi by chisato miura from japan bharatnatyam by roopa kiran from hong kong and mohiniattam by dimple nair from qatar held the aficionados spellbound they portrayed indian mythological characters so accurately and with so much emotion that it was difficult for the audience to believe they were alien to indian culture miuras intricate footwork majestic postures and immaculate articulation of mudras were the highlight of the evening another attraction was kiran who entertained viewers with her distinctive attire and unique dance moves her scintillating performance of offering flowers to ganesh wowed the audience kathak dancer sonia gupta of jaipur gharana set the stage on fire with her intrinsic moves this is a great opportunity to watch some of the best dancers of the world in different indian classical dance forms i really enjoyed the performance said bholanath sahoo a spectator for the first time i am performing in cuttack and its a privilege to be a part of the dance festival said kiran cuttack is the hub of art and culture of odisha said kartik rath organizer of the festival the event will promote rich culture and heritage of india he added more than 500 dancers from all over the world will put up performances along with indian artistes at the sevenday festival that started on thursday