Dancers II
Panchanada (far left, age 80) and other male dancers and drummers changing costumes backstage during the nightly performance of Sri Lankan cultural dance at the Young Buddhist Men's Association (YMBA). To appeal to tourism in Kandy, the YMBA puts on a daily evening show of traditional low country and hill country Sri Lankan dance. Sri Lankan cultural dance and drumming draw in huge crowds and revenue and in the process have lost much of their original intent. Kandy, Sri Lanka
Panchanada (far left, age 80) and other male dancers and drummers changing costumes backstage during the nightly performance of Sri Lankan cultural dance at the Young Buddhist Men's Association (YMBA). To appeal to tourism in Kandy, the YMBA puts on a daily evening show of traditional low country and hill country Sri Lankan dance. Sri Lankan cultural dance and drumming draw in huge crowds and revenue and in the process have lost much of their original intent. Kandy, Sri Lanka
Panchanada (far left, age 80) and other male dancers and drummers changing costumes backstage during the nightly performance of Sri Lankan cultural dance at the Young Buddhist Men's Association (YMBA). To appeal to tourism in Kandy, the YMBA puts on a daily evening show of traditional low country and hill country Sri Lankan dance. Sri Lankan cultural dance and drumming draw in huge crowds and revenue and in the process have lost much of their original intent. Kandy, Sri Lanka