UTP Performing Arts Group Shines at Cheonan World Dance Festivals

UTP Performing Arts Group Shines At World Dance Festival

UTP) Performing Arts Group (UPAG) danced to victory at the 10th Cheonan World Dance Festival at Cheonan Samgeori Park, Cheonan City, Korea from 1-6 October 2013. Pic:Courtesy of UTPKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) Performing Arts Group (UPAG) danced to victory at the 10th Cheonan World Dance Festival at Cheonan Samgeori Park, Cheonan City, Korea from 1-6 October 2013.

UPAG walked away with 3 awards namely Best Costume, Best International Street Parade and First Prize for Cheonan Folk Dance Competition in an International Category according to a statement.

Nineteen members from UPAG (dancers) and six members from UTP Gamelan Group Sanggar Kirana (musicians) represented Malaysia in this festival.

This was the third time UPAG represented Malaysia in this dance competition.

With the theme 'Let's Dance in Cheonan', the event was organised by Cheonan-SI, Cheonan Foundation for Arts and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign & Trade of South Korea and FIDAF.

The main aim of this festival is to encourage and educate the international community to appreciate international folk dance cultures.

It was participated by professional and national dance groups from 19 countries around the world which included the Czech Republic, Poland, France, China, Taiwan, Russia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Mexico, Philippines, Guam, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.

-- BERNAMA

This is the article made regarding the achievement of UPAG in year of 2013. The article can be viewed at Bernama official website http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/po/newspolitics.php?id=990087.