Posts Tagged ‘ dance ’

Shoppers dance with the butchers in Vietnam market 

December 20, 2011
Shoppers dance with the butchers in Vietnam market 

  Butchers and customers dance as morning exercise at Nghe An Province’s Ben Thuy Market.   Small traders at a market in north-central Vietnam have managed to lose weight after opening a dance club around and even on their stalls.   Market-goers at Ben Thuy Market in Nghe An Province’s Vinh Town have humorously call the [...]

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Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

December 11, 2011
Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

  A special festival of FAME – Fashion, Arts, Music & Entertainment will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh An Village from 4 p.m. on December 10 to 4 a.m. on December 11 to celebrate the 4th year anniversary of dOSe in Vietnam. dOSe is a series of music dance party in Asia [...]

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The dance of life 

December 3, 2011
The dance of life 

  Thai women in the northern mountainous provinces perform xoe vong (dancing in circle) Without xoe, rice will not grow Without xoe, the flower will wither Without xoe, boys and girls will not become couples The poem eloquently expresses the importance of xoe in the daily life of the Thai people who populate the remote [...]

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Pole dancing: seedy show or Olympic sport? 

November 26, 2011
Pole dancing: seedy show or Olympic sport? 

  Students listen to pole dancing instructor Dragon (L) during a beginners class at the Las Vegas Stripper University, in Nevada. Pole dancing may conjure up images of men in seedy clubs leering at semi-naked women, but it has a growing following in the United States as a way to keep fit — and even [...]

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Dancers in the dark 

August 30, 2011
Dancers in the dark 

    A scene in ‘Story of the shoes,’ a series of vignettes that told the real-life stories of the dancers involved Linh Nga and Thuy Chi, possibly the two best Vietnamese dancers of their generation, each spent over ten years training in China before becoming the renowned artists and choreographers they are today. Both [...]

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One-night show to feature traditional music from 54 ethnic groups 

August 26, 2011
One-night show to feature traditional music from 54 ethnic groups 

Traditional music performed in Huong sac Viet Nam The fourth Huong sac Viet Nam (Vietnam’s scent and beauty) will take place in Hanoi on Sept 10 to promote the country’s traditional, folk music and other “specialties” in art and culture.   The one-night show will feature traditional music of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as [...]

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Hanoi to stage contemporary dance 

August 11, 2011
Hanoi to stage contemporary dance 

  A new approach to contemporary dance will be presented in a dance performance entitled Moon Garden, to take place at French Cultural Center in Hanoi on Sept 8.   Moon Garden tells a story of sculptures in the fairy tales, who are dancing when night falls.   They share their happiness, love, loneliness and [...]

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City orchestra to put on a 'different' music and dance performance 

July 5, 2011
City orchestra to put on a 'different' music and dance performance 

  A night of contemporary music and dance performances titled “Dialog” will be held on July 9 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House.   The event will feature the latest symphony and  dances prepared by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera that will be presented in different stage layout, different agenda, and a [...]

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A one-man show 

June 19, 2011
A one-man show 

  Dubbed a “living cultural treasure,” one man is a repository of music, dance and martial arts of the ethnic minority community of Hmong people in the northern province of Lao Cai   Ly Seo Ho performs a piece of Hmong’s martial arts in front of his house in Ban Pho Commune, Lao Cai Province [...]

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It's time 

April 26, 2011
It's time 

A dance show organized by DanCenter last year DanCenter’s fourth annual dance show named “It’s Time” on May 28-29 will have dance performances showcasing their student’s talents. The adult dancers will perform at 7 p.m. both nights and a special kid’s performance will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 29. All shows will [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...