[Adta] National Dance Day

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Dance Day preparations 
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>On the 29th of April, as every year since 1982, Dance Day will be celebrated 
all over the world by the international community of dancers and dance 
enthusiasts. 
>The International Dance Council CID has prepared the following guidelines as a 
useful checklist for persons institutionally involved in the wider field of 
dance: teachers, choreographers, group leaders, journalists, researchers, 
associations, suppliers, organizations etc. 
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>Object 
>The main purpose of Dance Day events is to attract the attention of the wider 
public to the art of dance. Special emphasis should be given to addressing a 
"new" public, people who do not follow dance events during the course of the 
year. 
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>Events 
>Dance Day events may be special performances, open-door courses, public 
rehearsals, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines, dance 
evenings, radio and TV programs, visits, street shows etc. 
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>Organizers 
>Events are primarily organized by dance companies, amateur groups, schools, 
associations and other institutions active in dance. Wherever possible, it is 
better for events to be organized jointly with a non-dance institution such as a 
government agency, a public school, a municipality, a business enterprise, a 
trade union. 
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>Content 
>Organizers have full freedom to define the content of the event. 
>Make sure that you include general information on the art of dance, its 
history, its importance to society, its universal character. This can be done in 
a short speech, a note in the program, a text distributed to those present. By 
adding this dimension you make the event different from dance activities taking 
place any other day. 
>Read a message from a prominent personality, a poem, a passage from a text by a 
famous author. 
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>Coordination 
>In order to achieve maximum success, it is important that preparations start 
early enough. 
>It is imperative to inform the press and generally the media about your event. 
>Notify an organization holding a central position at regional or national 
level, which should publish a list of events planned for Dance Day. 
>Entrance to events should preferably be free, or by invitation. Invite persons 
who do not normally attend dance events. 
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>Location 
>At best, events should take place in "new" places, such as streets, parks, 
squares, shops, factories, villages, discotheques, schools, stadiums etc. 
>By setting the event in original surroundings you stress the fact that this is 
an event dedicated to the universal family of dancers. 
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>Prof. Alkis Raftis 
>President of the CID