bengaluru age is no bar for dance or its multitude of forms on international dance day observed on april 29 saturday the city will witness performances from a vast array of dancers representing different generations ranging from a fiveyearold to an octogenarian moving in harmony with music at the dance day celebrations being hosted by alliance francaise de bangalore afb the eighth edition of dance discourse will see 108 dancers from bengaluru and other cities such as chennai hyderabad and thiruvananthapuram gather at the venue the event scheduled between 5 and 9pm on saturday will also include a seminar on the guru sishya parampara dance critic and founder of indias only dance yearbook attendance ashish mohan khokar is organising the event which is being funded by afb and bangalore school of music guru kanak rele the acclaimed mohiniattam dancer and recipient of padma bhushan has been invited as the chief guest for the event other organisations in the city such as shoonya space and shilpakalavida too have been holding events and discussions to increase participation in different dance forms afbs initiative meanwhile is meant to be both an eventful and an educative affair the event at afb will begin with a seminar on guru sishya parampara exponents of various dance forms including yakshagana and bharatanatyam will participate in the panel discussion nadam stem and nrityarutya are among the dance groups that will perform at the event afb president chiranjeev singh will deliver the keynote addressa film compiled by khokar wherein acclaimed artistes such as birju maharaj raja reddy astad deboo and padma subramanyam among others speak on this years theme will be screened at the event the audience will also be treated to a special feature meant to reignite the memory of protima bedi indrani rahman kalnidhi narayan and sitara devirele will also be launching the copy of attendance 2017 the event is not just for those who understand classical dance we have railway engineers people from the it sector among others the audience profile is very eclectic said khokar its the only festival where expat audience is present in large numbers and are exposed to indian culture he addedwitness dance by four generations the event is inclusive of all age groups this doesnt only celebrate stars we have children from 510 years presenting odissi 2030 year olds performing kathak 4060 year olds presenting contemporary forms and 6080 year olds performing bharatanatyam said ashish mohan khohar dhatri s aradhya