AN ambitious Indian Dance Festival is heading to Southampton later this month.

Laasya Dance School presents Dance Mela 2016 at the Hub Theatre on November 26.

Bollywood actress and world renowned dancer Rukmini Vijaykumar is travelling from India to perform at the event, the brainchild of Sitara Koushik, a Hampshire teacher, choreographer and performer of Indian Classical Dance who will also take to the stage alongside a performance from Troop.

Tickets for the event, which will also feature delicious Indian cuisine stalls, are available from eventbrite.co.uk