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Dance troupe joins China arts festival

Dumaguete City (6 November) -- The Silliman University Kahayag Dance Troupe (SUKDT) will represent the country in 9th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival in Guangxi, Mainland China on October 28 to 31.

Organized for eight straight years, the Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival has become one of the most famous cultural events in China. SUKDT is the only group invited from the Philippines.

Seven students comprise the SUKDT delegation to the festival: Naddie Orillana, Aljana Alicia Limuaco, Claudio Ramos II, Brian Lee Celeste, Engel Boen Zerna, Aiken Quipot and Richu John Kung. SUKDT is headed by Dance Director Ronnie Mirabuena. (PIA/JCT)