NORTHWICH Bollywood dance group, Lalita’s Namastey India, turned heads at the annual Chester Diwali Parade.

Lalita Sivakumar, who runs the group, danced along with her students to the latest Bollywood numbers.

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an important celebration among the Indian community in the UK People wear colourful clothes, burst fire crackers, dance and sway to swinging tunes and distribute sweets among family and friends.

The Northwich dancers were Yvonne McGrorty, Jacquie Bailey, Sarah Batt, Taylor Harrison, Amy Roberts, Mandy King, Mike Clarke, Lesley Lythall, Carol Paton Rolls, Rhona McNally, Francesca Verma, Julie Tinsley, Tracey Lanfranchi, Karen Stillings, Shruti Sivakumar and Smriti Sivakumar.

The video of the Bollywood dance at Chester can be seen at youtube.com/watch?v=f6ulOtnFmGI.

Lalita Sivakumar runs Bollywood Dance at Hartford Village hall every Thursday and Saturday. Her website is lalitasnamasteyindia.co.uk and contact number is 0757 2290531.