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Standard Motion · S4M-10637 · Session 4

Congratulations to the YDance Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival

Lodged by Clare Adamson SNP Lodged 21 Jul 2014 25 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates everyone who was involved in the organisation, sponsorship and presentation of the first YDance Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival, which took place in July 2014; understands that it was a celebration of the best of youth dance from across the Commonwealth and is part of Culture 2014, the most ambitious celebration of culture that has ever taken place in Scotland; further particularly congratulates each of the dance groups that performed, the Beacon Youth Dance Company from Inverclyde, RDC Youth from Birmingham, Cando2 from London, the Scottish Ballet Youth Collective 3, Children and Youth Dance Theatre of Toronto, Nuworx from Cardiff, Ihayami Fusion from Edinburgh, Fusion Youth Dance Company from Aberdeen, Jump from Renfrewshire, the Glasgow Youth Dance Company, One Step Beyond from Auckland, New Zealand, High Kicks All Girls Dance Ensemble from India, the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland, the Scottish Ballet Commonwealth Youth Exchange, Blast from Glasgow, the Cascade Youth Collective from Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the Dance United Yorkshire Performance Company from West Yorkshire, Wagana Aboriginal Youth Dancers from Australia, Quicksilver from England, RYDC UK from Nottingham, the Dance Workshop from Malta, Ailsa Craig Highland Dancers, Skyedance Youth Company from Skye and Lochalsh, the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, Khronos all-male dance company from Croydon, the National Youth Dance Company England, the Fylde Coast Youth Dance Company from Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde, OYO Dance Troupe from Namibia, the Dalriada Youth Dance Company from Argyll, the Honeys from Milngavie and Balloch, Danscentre from Aberdeen, the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland, Bharatham from Kerala, India. the Pointe Youth Dance Company from Manchester, QL2 Dance from Canberra, the Right2dance Youth Company from Paisley and National Youth Dance Wales, and commends the organisers on developing opportunities for young people from across the Commonwealth to share their talent and passion for dance and to help build lasting friendships, which, it believes will form part of the Games' legacy.

Signatures by party

25 MSPs besides the lodger · 2 from other parties
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Supporters

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In the Official Report

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