#InternationalDanceDay: South African dancers who are making moves Updated
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International Dance Day is celebrated on the birthday (29th of April) of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet, with the hopes of bringing people together through one common language. dance.
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The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) founded International Dance Day in 1982 and every year since then, the intention behind the day has been to celebrate dance and its many different forms as it breaks political, ethnic, and cultural barriers through its universality.
Each year the Committee chooses a dancer or choreographer from anywhere in the world, who then writes a special message. The message is translated into numerous languages and is distributed globally.
And as today is International Dance Day, what better time to enjoy some of those recollections? International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, the main partner for the performing arts of Unesco. The event takes place every year on April 29, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet. Mind you, he was born in 1727, so our readers reminiscences will be a bit more recent than that! International dance day takes place every year on April 29 Mary Smith s pictures, shared on our We grew up in Worcester page sparked one discussion, as did an earlier post by Sue Hornberger , who asked if anyone remembered Fletcher Dance Studios in Pierpoint Street. Sue said: I was a dance teacher there in the early 1970s. Loved teaching and serving behind the coffee bar and playing the music.
International Dance Day is a global festival of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner of UNESCO s performing arts. The event takes place on April 29 every year, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Novre (1727-1810), the creator of the modern ballet. The day seeks to encourage participation and education in dance through events and festivals held around the world. UNESCO formally identifies ITI as the creator and organizer of the event.
Every year since its creation in 1982, an outstanding dance personality is selected to write a message for International Dance Day. ITI also creates a major event in a selected host city, which includes dance performances, educational workshops, humanitarian projects, and speeches by ambassadors, dignitaries, dance personalities, and selected message writers for that year. This day is a day of celebration for those who can see the value and importance of dance as art, and act as a