Students, dance aficionados and cultural patrons in Mumbai have reason to cheer. Come Tuesday and they will get a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to witness some of India’s rich treasure trove of dance forms such as Odissi, Kathak, Lavni and others at Nritya Lavanya.

The two-day programme on classical, folk and contemporary dance is being held at the Nehru Centre from January 22-23. Organised by the cultural wing of the centre, the event will feature performances by award-winning danseuse Jhelum Paranjpe, Lavni performances by Aarti Kale Nagarkar and her group from Ahmednagar, Surekha Punekar and her group from Pune and Manisha Sathe from Pune who will perform Kathak and a form of Japanese dance.