With Elaborate costumes, gyrating dance moves and show stopping, fire breathing stunts, a Kandyan dance performance is one of the defining experiences of a stay in Kandy.  Calling it a traditional Kandyan dance performance is something of a misnomer as the shows are very much aimed at audience entertainment and contain dance routines and costumes from across the country, including the famous “devil” dances of the west coast, the performance last an hour.