A belly dancer gyrating inside a cruise ship on the River Nile

Egypt is famous for belly dancing, and for belly dancers. In this photo, you can see a back shot of a belly dancer inside a cruise ship on the river Nile. It was interesting for some time, but was after dinner and we were sleepy, so we left without seeing the whole thing.

Man entertaining the crowd at the Wagah border flag lowering ceremony

The flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan near Amritsar is a pretty formal ceremony, with the border security forces of both countries having a prominent role in this ceremony. However, to cater to the huge crowd, there was this emcee who was coordinating the entire ceremony, and getting the crowd involved.

Clearer view of the dancing troupe performing at Chokhi Dhani

A dancing troupe doing their performance at the traditional tourist village of Chokhi Dhani. One main dancer is doing the performance, and the others are sitting by the side, proving encouragement, music, and getting ready for their turn.

Open air performance inside the tourist village of Chokhi Dhani

In previous photos, there was a description of dance performances carried out under a covered platform (although open from the sides), in this case, the performance was carried out in an open area with more people, and was beautiful to watch. There were people making music at one end, and there were dancers in the middle.

Dancer getting ready to step down from the steel tumblers as part of her performance

In this photo, you can see the dancer getting ready to conclude this part of the performance being carried out at the tourist village of Chokhi Daani near the city of Jaipur. Dancing on top of steel tumblers can be pretty difficult, especially while also balancing pots on top of one's head. In this case, the performance is over and the dance was almost concluded.

Dancer doing a higher number of steps on some metal tumblers

This is known as some real difficult stuff, not easy to replicate at home, and you could injure yourself by doing this. The dancer, not content with balancing pots on her hand, is now stepping onto some steel tumblers to do a more difficult dance. This performance is happening in the culture depicting village of Chokhi Daani, near Jaipur in India.

2 dancers going through their routine, one with pots on her head

In the previous photo, there was a photo of a dancer with pots on top of her head; in this photo, you have the same dancer, along with another dancer, this one without any pots on her head. These performances are taking place in the village of Chokhi Daani, near Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan in India.

A whirring dancer inside the village of Chokhi Daani near Jaipur

Inside the cultural village of Chokhi Daani near Jaipur, one of the major attractions is the dance performances conducted over there, with the dances also being based on Rajasthani culture. The dancers wear colorful dresses and are typically surrounded by a small group of tourists. In this photo, you can see the whirring of the dancer.