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Event 12<br />

Saturday<br />

18th March<br />

The Marquee<br />

Waterloo Place<br />

Derry City Centre<br />

3.00 pm - 4.30 pm<br />

Communities United Spring Arts Festival Presents<br />

An Turas -The Journey<br />

Musical Extravaganza from All Around the World<br />

3.00 pm - 4.30 pm<br />

Bollywood Dance, India<br />

Bollywood dance is the dance-form used in popular indian<br />

musicals comprising of many different styles including: Belly<br />

Dancing, Kathak, Indian Folk, Western Popular Dance and<br />

even Modern & Jazz.<br />

Flamenco, Spain<br />

Flamenco is based upon the folk lore and musical traditions<br />

of Spain. It includes singing, the guitar, dance, vocalisations,<br />

handclapping and finger-snapping.<br />

Maori Dance/ The Haka, New Zealand<br />

The Haka is the traditional Maori war dance with vigorous<br />

movements and stamping of the feet accompanied by<br />

rhythmic shouting.<br />

Irish Step Dancing Ireland<br />

Irish Step Dancing is notable for its rapid leg and foot<br />

movements with the arms being kept stationary. The solo<br />

dances can be either “soft shoes” or “hard shoe”<br />

African Dances, Africa<br />

African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub-Saharan<br />

Africa. Different parts of the body are emphasised by<br />

different tribes and groups. An exciting display to watch.<br />

Lion & Fan Dances, China<br />

The Chinese Lion Dance originated in Guangdong<br />

Province over 1500 years ago and features dragons.<br />

The Chinese Fan dance is entitled, The House of Flying<br />

Daggers. It tells the story of a great battle from long ago.<br />

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