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We have the Kathakali, which is the dance form, we have the Yakshagana, then we have the Gajaraja and then from the mystical stories like the Ramayana we have the Garuda,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eOrganiser Solomon Chris, from Classic Concepts says there are 81 participants coming from 25 different countries including the United States, Canada, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Colombia, India.\u003cbr/\u003eIn addition to the beach festival there will also be an attempt to break a kite flying world record.  Later in the festival, thousands of children are expected to simultaneously fly flags in their various school playgrounds.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The earlier record is around 12 thousand 250 participants have flown kites simultaneously.  But we're going to break it by performing 15-thousand participants, explains organiser Solomon Chris.\u003cbr/\u003eColin Mortimer, from South Africa says: \"It's magnificent, the area is fantastic, the weather is treating us really well, there's some of the best kite flyers in the world here, some of the best kite designers in the world here.  It's a magnificent festival.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMost of the international teams and individuals brought dozens of different kites with them.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I love the inflatable kites because they look so alive in movement and form.  It's always fun to watch them.  They're also easy to pack into a bag,\" says Bernhard Dingwerth, from Germany.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I fly mostly very large kites, kites that are typically 20 to 30 metres long.  Pretty much always wildlife, I have a shark, I have a giant stingray, I have an owl, a giant stingray, an octopus and all sorts of wildlife,\" says Jeffrey Burka, from the USA.\u003cbr/\u003eAs the sun set over the Gulf, the Japanese Team Air-Rex put on a dramatic display.\u003cbr/\u003eThe team is the current sport kite world champions.\u003cbr/\u003eSport kite has been compared to figure skating or synchronised swimming and involves performing figures and formations in the air.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Sport kiting is just like synchronised swimming but it's performed up in the sky.  During competitions we are judged for our performance,\" says Takatsuga Kubota from Team Air-Rex.\u003cbr/\u003eA team from Taiwan also showed off their synchronised kite skills.\u003cbr/\u003eThe night culminated with a laser show and 3D night kites also took to the sky.\u003cbr/\u003e60-thousand people are expected to watch the festival, which runs over three days from 29-31 January. \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDubai - January 29, 2015\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot of kites - one saying \"We Love Dubai\".\u003cbr/\u003e2. A bird kite dancing around\u003cbr/\u003e3. Kites in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e4. Emirati woman dancing as she holds the kite string\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide shot of beach and kites and people\u003cbr/\u003e6. A huge butterfly shelter with children playing underneath\u003cbr/\u003e7. 3-D cows \u003cbr/\u003e8. Woman taking pictures\u003cbr/\u003e9. Sailing boat on the water\u003cbr/\u003e10. Indian kites - Yakshagana and Garuda, the bird\u003cbr/\u003e11. Nitin Shetty, part of Team Mangalore, from India flying a kite\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of kites in sky\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nitin Shetty, part of Team Mangalore:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"Our kites are usually based on the mythological forms of dance forms in Indian culture of South India.  We have the Kathakali, which is the dance form, we have the Yakshagana, then we have the Gajaraja and then from the mystical stories like the Ramayana we have the Garuda.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot of beach with people and kites\u003cbr/\u003e15. Singapore team with their kite\u003cbr/\u003e16. Colourful stingray kites\u003cbr/\u003e17. Organiser Solomon Chris, from Classic Concepts\u003cbr/\u003e32. SOUNDBITE: (English)  Solomon Chris, from Classic Concepts, Organiser of Kite festival \u003cbr/\u003e\"The earlier record is around 12 thousand 250 participants have flown kites simultaneously.  But we're going to break it by performing 15-thousand participants.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Set up of South African kite flyer, Colin Mortimer, flying kite\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close up of kite\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Mortimer, kite flyer from South Africa: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's magnificent, the area is fantastic, the weather is treating us really well, there's some of the best kite flyers in the world here, some of the best kite designers in the world here.  It's a magnificent festival.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Beach with kites above the sea\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (German) Bernhard Dingwerth, from Germany, voxpop:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I love the inflatable kites because they look so alive in movement and form.  It's always fun to watch them.  They're also easy to pack into a bag.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeffrey Burka, from USA: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I fly mostly very large kites, kites that are typically 20 to 30 metres long.  Pretty much always wildlife, I have a shark, I have a giant stingray, I have an owl, a crocodile, an octopus and all sorts of wildlife.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide shot of beach and people flying kites\u003cbr/\u003e26. Close up of crocodile, turtle and other kites\u003cbr/\u003e27. Family sitting on beach, boy playing with balloon\u003cbr/\u003e28. Emirati woman flying kite\u003cbr/\u003e29. Stingrays and kites in golden light\u003cbr/\u003e30. Emiratis standing by sea and watching kites\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close up of Winnie the Pooh characters - pull out to wide shot\u003cbr/\u003e32. Wide shot of beach, Burj Al Arab, and kites\u003cbr/\u003e33. A group of people standing on beach\u003cbr/\u003e34. A giant inflatable whale kite on beach, sun setting, people standing\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide shot of pink sky, Burj Al Arab and kites\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close up of Burj Al Arab, pink sky\u003cbr/\u003e37. Couple walking along shoreline, sun setting\u003cbr/\u003e38. Close up of sun setting\u003cbr/\u003e39. Silhouettes of Emirati women on beach\u003cbr/\u003e40. Japanese kites flying in synchrony in front of the Burj Al Arab\u003cbr/\u003e41. Night shot of Japanese - Team Air-Rex - flying kites\u003cbr/\u003e42. Close up of kites in night sky\u003cbr/\u003e43. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Takatsuga Kubota, Team Air-Rex: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Sports kiting is just like synchronised swimming but it's performed up in the sky.  During competitions we are judged for our performance.\"\u003cbr/\u003e44. Taiwanese team performing sport kiting in the dark\u003cbr/\u003e45. Various of laser show\u003cbr/\u003e46. 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