Preston City Mela will deliver a riot of vibrant, colourful music and dance to Light Up Lancaster on Friday and Saturday night.  The marvellous Mela team will captivate audiences with their distinctive, joyful, live performances of dance and music. Unmissable!

Look out for the Abhinandana Dance Academy a Preston based Indian dance school. The students are trained in Classical, Folk & Bollywood dances and have given scintillating performances across UK at various prestigious platforms like the London International Arts festival, Tour De France Festival (Halifax) and the Olympic torch procession, 

For Light up Lancaster, the Bollywood dancers will be presenting special performances based on the theme of light in colourful costumes. The dance feature also includes audience participation, with a chance to learn a few simple dance moves and to dance along with the professionals, come along and take part!! 

Maintaining the energy will no problem for Bhangracise – a pulsating mix of Bhangra Dancers & Dhol drummers. Dhol Playing has its roots in Punjab and is one of the most used instruments played at celebrations and at festivals. 

Bhangra is a high energy folk dance which originates from Punjab in Northern India. The dance dates back to many centuries and is synonymous with high fun. Traditional Bhangra is performed to the beats of Dhol drumming.