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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1978
HONG KONG DANCE TEAM TO PERFORM IN COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL
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A HONG KONG DANCE TEAM ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL TAKE PART IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL AT EDMONTON, CANADA
IN AUGUST.
TWENTY SCHOOL CHILDREN, AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 20, WILL PERFORM TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCES AT THE CARNIVAL -- A MAJOR ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMME OF THE ELEVENTH COMMONWEALTH GAMES.
ABOUT 400 ARTISTS FROM OVER 20 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES VILL PERFORM IN THE CARNIVAL ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES FOUNDATION.
HONG KONG'S CONTINGENT OF 15 GIRLS AND FIVE BOYS WILL LEAVE FOR CANADA IN LATE JULY LED BY MR. 3. BIRD AND MISS WINNIE HO OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND MR. ANDY NG OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE THREE-WEEK VISIT HAS AGAIN BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF MR. CHAT STU-LEUX, A COMMUNITY LEADER.
THE TEAM VYEMBERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM PERFORMERS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL,
FROM A MODEST BEGINNING IN 1955 WHEN ONLY WESTERN FOLK DANCE VAS FEATURED, THIS ANNUAL FESTIVAL STAGED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN INTO AN EVENT INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.
THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE ORIENTAL, CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCE SECTIONS, HAS RISE" SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS THAT HONG KONG HAS BEEN ASKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SEND SCHOOL DANCE TEAMS ABROAD.
I 1970, JAPAN INVITED THE TEA TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPO '70 I OSAKA.
I 1976 THE DANCE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL IN FESTIVAL OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND PERFORMING ARTS IN ABERDEEN 4D LONDON.
LAST YEAR THE SCHOOL DANCE TEAM TOURED GREAT BRITAIN IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE.
ON EACH OCCASION THE SCHOOL DANCE TEAM RECEIVED VIDE ACCLAIM FOR THE DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE OF ITS PERFORMANCES.
FOR ITS VISIT TO CANADA THE TEAT HAS CHOSEN A PEPERTOIRE OF 16 TRADITIONAL CHINESE FOLK OP CLASSICAL DANCES 1CLUDING SUCH FAVOURITES AS THE FLOVER DRUM DANCE, THE FAN DANCE, THE PIERON DANCE AND THE LIC ANCE.
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