World Dance Day May 29, 2009

NIPA & Loka Kala Manch cordially in invites you to World Dance Day. The future of dance lies where there are persons who do not dance.These belong to two categories: those who simply did not learnand those who think that they are not able to dance. They represent the greatest challenge for the dance teacher's profession. In line with UNESCO's struggle against prejudice and discriminationwe are trying to expand the boundaries of dance and to change the current perception of what a dancer is. Dance performances are not necessarily exhibitions of extreme physicalityaccurate precisionor bursting emotion - they can be celebrations of interaction between performers. We can enrich dance concerts with dancerssingersactorsnarratorsmimesacrobats etc.of all ages and all degrees of ability. Bringing the 'excluded' into dance is a moral dutybut also opens a great door in times of economic crisis and unemployment. In every country there are millions of persons with physical or mental disabilities. We believe they are ready to dance. They will create jobs to thousands of dance teachers. They can be assisted by the Ministry of Healthwhose budget is many times bigger than that of the Ministry of Culture. Integrating marginalized persons into the practice of dance is as important as integrating them into the workforce.

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