Jakarta event highlights dance as part of cultural diplomacy

Graceful moves: Purwakanthi dancers performing ‘golek sukoretno’ at @america, Pacific Place shopping mall in southern Jakarta. — The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

Jakarta: A dance performance is more than just moving your body in an aesthetic way, but this branch of performance art can also be a universal language that connects different cultures.

The United States embassy’s cultural centre in Jakarta, @america, held an event on May 7 entitled “Celebrating International Dance Day: Cultural Diplomacy Through Dance”.