A team from the Maldives left for India on Thursday to participate in the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Dance Festival.
The 6-member team, put together by Public Service Media (PSM), will represent the country at the festival.
The first ABU International Dance Festival, hosted by India's Public Service Broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, is scheduled to be held on January 15, 2017 in Hyderabad, India. The independent festival aims at introducing the unique diversities of the Asia Pacific region, breaking cultural barriers, and sharing the joys that varied communities across this region feel while they dance, the organiser said. All presentations will be by dancers between the age group of 18 to 25 years of age.
Teams from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines and Uzbekistan are participating in the festival.