Dancing for Smile of the Child
dance
21 Δεκεμβρίου 2019
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CORFU. 600 dancers - young and old - from 23 of the island΄s dance groups came together for The Smile of the Child.
There was a big party in the pedestrian precinct of Evg. Voulgareos St. on Saturday morning for the benefit of the charity organisation.
For the 5th year running young and old dancers from the island's groups danced together to raise funds for The Smile of the Child and to encourage everyone to support the organisation.
Teachers of traditional Greek dance Vivi Metallinou, Eleni Fakiola, Marilena Kanta, Niki Kentarchou, Fevronia Kontou and Chrysa Pouliasi brought their groups together for a big party with lots of Cultural Societies joining in.
The aim of the party was to raise funds for The Smile of the Child which does so much work to support children in need. Donation boxes were filled and people were encouraged to shop from the charity's bazaar at the Municipal Theatre.
See more photos here.
The following dance groups took part:
1. Velonades Cultural Society
2. Vitalades Cultural Dance Group
3. Corfu Macedonian Union
4. Yiannades Cultural Society
5. Temploni Cultural Society
6. Petriti Cultural Society
7. Stroggili 'Dimidokos' Cultural Society
8. Alepou Primary School Parents & Guardians Association
9. Laodamas
10. Iraklis Cultural & Sports Society
11. Agios Mathaious Cultural Society
12. Corfu Sinarades 'Nikolaos Paktitis' Folklore Society
13. Benitses Cultural Society
14. Agion Deka Cultural Society
15. Krini 'Aggelokastro' Cultural Society
16. Korakiana 'Spyros Samaras' Philharmonic Society Dance Group
17. Kastellani Mesi Cultural Society
18. Corfu 'Lorenzos Mavilis' Epirus Association Dance Group
19. Kavalouri Cultural Society
20. Karousades Cultural Society
21. Perithia 'Philipos Vlachos' Union
22. Gastouri Dance Group
23. Nymphes Cultural Society
Sound: Vassilis Vrionis
For the 5th year running young and old dancers from the island's groups danced together to raise funds for The Smile of the Child and to encourage everyone to support the organisation.
Teachers of traditional Greek dance Vivi Metallinou, Eleni Fakiola, Marilena Kanta, Niki Kentarchou, Fevronia Kontou and Chrysa Pouliasi brought their groups together for a big party with lots of Cultural Societies joining in.
The aim of the party was to raise funds for The Smile of the Child which does so much work to support children in need. Donation boxes were filled and people were encouraged to shop from the charity's bazaar at the Municipal Theatre.
See more photos here.
The following dance groups took part:
1. Velonades Cultural Society
2. Vitalades Cultural Dance Group
3. Corfu Macedonian Union
4. Yiannades Cultural Society
5. Temploni Cultural Society
6. Petriti Cultural Society
7. Stroggili 'Dimidokos' Cultural Society
8. Alepou Primary School Parents & Guardians Association
9. Laodamas
10. Iraklis Cultural & Sports Society
11. Agios Mathaious Cultural Society
12. Corfu Sinarades 'Nikolaos Paktitis' Folklore Society
13. Benitses Cultural Society
14. Agion Deka Cultural Society
15. Krini 'Aggelokastro' Cultural Society
16. Korakiana 'Spyros Samaras' Philharmonic Society Dance Group
17. Kastellani Mesi Cultural Society
18. Corfu 'Lorenzos Mavilis' Epirus Association Dance Group
19. Kavalouri Cultural Society
20. Karousades Cultural Society
21. Perithia 'Philipos Vlachos' Union
22. Gastouri Dance Group
23. Nymphes Cultural Society
Sound: Vassilis Vrionis