In addition to the sparkling white beaches framed by clear turquoise waters, the Maldives is home to a fascinating array of local cultural influenced by seafarers from the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and India, to name but a few sites of inception. Witness some of the country’s vibrant local dance performances to truly enhance your stay at a quality Maldives resort such as the Adaaran Club Rannalhi. With attentive hospitality and luxury interiors, this Maldives hotel is a perfect option to host your island getaway. Bearing the traces of Indian performance art, the Bandiyaa Jehun dance finds its genesis in the Indian pot dance, where female dancers bedecked in bright costumes hold their copper pots aloft and sway to melody kept time on the pots they hold. For an especially resounding effect, the dancers wear metal rings on their fingers that are designed to produce stunning echoes against the metal pots. There is no traditional costume associated with the Bandiyaa Jehun dance per say, but the female performers usually wear what is called a Dhigu Hedhun, which is a long skirt and blouse. Modern performances of this classic Indian dance are accompanied by a variety of instruments, such as the drums or harmonicas, and it can be performed sitting or standing. The musical accompaniment and the costumes have undergone several interpretations to keep apace of modern trends, and it is a wondrous cultural performance to witness.
