SAYAW PINOY 2011 LEG TOUR WOW COTABATO CITY

Sayaw Pinoy is the longest-running National Arts Month project. In addition to  2011 as the ninth year of the National Committee on Dance to hold the said project. Among the years, Sayaw Pinoy has provided the Filipino people an overview of the colorful tradition of dances and movements in the country.

The National Committee on Dance, led by Shirley Halili-Cruz, will be presenting Sayaw Pinoy as its contribution to the National Arts Month celebration. This has been part of the Philippine International Arts Festival (PIAF) for the past eight years and the Sayaw Pinoy 2011 will be touring 21 key areas nationwide, including Cotabato City.

The National Arts Month is annually celebrated as per Presidential Proclamation 683 in 1991 declaring February as the National Arts Month. Accordingly, it is known as “a time for nationalism and pride in being a Filipino” through carefully planned events for the preservation and enrichment of the Filipino expression in the seven arts.

Sayaw Pinoy 2011 leg tour wow Cotabato City by a world renowned Halili Cruz School of Ballet, Kislap Sining Dance Troupe of Philippine Normal University, Noel Garovillo Dance Co. from Koronadal City and the X-treme Squad of Cotabato City.

 

source: NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS and THE MINDANAO DAILY MIRROR