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Contents : OLD PASADENA HOSTS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA S LARGEST FREE DANCE FESTIVAL FEATURING AN ECLECTIC MIX OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED DANCE TROUPES For Immediate Release: Pasadena Calif. (September 2010) Dances from around the world will be performed at the first-ever Old Pasadena Cultural Dance Festival Sunday October 10 from 1pm to 6pm at Memorial Park and Lineage Performing Arts Center in Old Pasadena. This free festival of multi-cultural costume music and movement will feature dance troupes performing traditional Mexican Russian African Irish Spanish Flamenco East Indian and Chinese dance among others. Over 50 dancers grace the stage during the Old Pasadena Cultural Dance Festival spotlighting a unique range of traditional cultural dances. The grand finale to Pasadena Art Weekend the inaugural year s program kicks off with a dynamic flamenco performance by Mojacar Flamenco. Other exciting performances taking place at Memorial Park include the world-renowned Nigerian Talking Drum and Dance Ensemble the vibrant East Indian classical folk dance of Ramya Harishankars Arpana Dance Company and the Russian Cossack Ukrainian dance of Ensemble Barynya amongst others. The festival will conclude with a very special performance celebrating the Mexican Bicentennial by the oldest existing professional Mexican folk dance troupe in Southern California the 22 member Danza Floricanto. The Old Pasadena Cultural Dance Festival is one of the few dance festivals in the world where the audience is encouraged to participate in the show. Following each performance the dancers will teach movements from that culture so audience members can get moving too! Attendees are also encouraged to visit the Lineage Performing Arts Center for free dance workshops throughout the day. All-ages and levels are welcome to take part in learning traditional Korean West African and Rumba/ Tango dance. The Lineage Performing Arts Center will also host two performance showcases featuring a variety of unique cultural dances. -1- Complete Schedule at Memorial Park 85 E. Holly Street 1:00pm-6:00pm 1:00pm Moj car Flamenco Moj car Flamenco is a dynamic group of flamenco artists led by guitarist Stephen Dick and dancer Katerina Tom s. Moj car offers exciting passionate and creative contemporary flamenco music and dance. 1:40pm Ramya Harishankar s Arpana Dance Co. Southern California based Arpana Dance Company has had the honor of performing in the US Europe and India. Under the guidance of Ramya Harishankar for over 25 years the internationally known and award winning dance troupe presents the classic Indian dance of Bharata Natyam with origins dating back 2000 years. 2:20pm Ensemble Barynya The Russian music dance and song ensemble Barynya established in1991 in New York City is a world renowned group that enjoys exalting stature as the premier Russian folk ensemble outside of Russia. Barynya presents Russian Cossack Ukrainian Jewish and Russian-Gypsy traditional dancing. 3:00pm Shining Star Dance Academy Shining Star Dance Academy is under an umbrella of the El Monte Education which is a nonprofit organization since 1993. El Monte Education Center provides after school programs including Chinese language and culture classes on Saturdays. Cultural awareness is taught through educational activities. The Shining Star Dance Academy offers a variety of performance arts classes such as Chinese Classic and Folk dance. 3:40pm Francis Awe and the Nigerian Talking Drum and Dance Ensemble The world renowned Nigerian Talking Drum and Dance Ensemble was founded in 1985 by Master Drummer Francis Awe in response to the growing international interest in the Talking Drum. Since its inception the Ensemble of drummers and dancers has educated and entertained audiences worldwide including the Celebration for Nelson Mandela at the Los Angeles Coliseum. 4:20pm Clearly Irish Dance Ensemble Founded by Margaret Clearly Clearly Irish Dance Ensemble is a championship traditional Irish dance academy. The group performs regularly at events throughout the Southland and has appeared many times on local and national television. Members of the group have performed with the Chieftains the Irish Rovers and other notable Irish entertainers and at the Hollywood Bowl with the Disney Young Symphony Orchestra. 5:00pm Danza Floricanto USA with music by Mariachi Mexicapan Danza Floricanto/USA founded in 1975 is the oldest existing professional Mexican folk dance troupe in Southern California. From an Aztec ritual to the vibrant fiestas of today's Jalisco from the Spanish-influenced tropics of Veracruz to the conflictive realities of the Chicano experience Danza Floricanto/USA presents the bold colorful panorama of its Mexican heritage as it interacts with its American reality. -2- Complete Schedule at Lineage Performing Arts Center 89 S. Fair Oaks Avenue 1:00pm-4:00pm 1:00pm West African (Ghana Technique) with Frit and Frat Fuller G

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