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Kalinangan Dance Troupe Foundation
HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES
A project of the Philippine Folk Art Society of Quebec
The Kalinangan Dance Troupe is a group of young Filipino Canadians dedicated to the preservation of Philippine culture and traditions through music,song and dance
The group was formed in May of 1996 through the initiative of Mr. Alvin D. Veloso, who has been the President of the Philippine Folk Art Society of Quebec since 1992,and was formally introduced to the community during the Philippine Centennial Year celebration with their debut performance of "Pilipino Ako" and "Bayan Ko".
The formation of the dance troupe was made possible through the help of Leticia Bulotano-Wheeler, its administrator and vice-president of Folklore Canada International; Cecile Estioko-Hernandez,artistic director and choreographer; Michele Katherine Veloso, the first dance director, 1998-2000.
The Kalinangan Dance Troupe has grown as an ambassador of Filipino culture, sharing Filipino folklore and culture with different communities.
Since its formation, the troupe has performed internationally at the X11 Festival Folklorico de los pueblos del mundo in the Extremadura Region of Spain(Almendralejo, Badajos, Spain) and recieved raved reviews for their spectacular performance.
The Kalinangan dancers joined participants from Russia, Spain, Senegal, Panama, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Caucasus, India, Argentina, Ivory Coast, and from Korea. They were also invited to perform in Mexico in 1999 but had to decline the invitation for lack of time.
Locally, the dance troupe participated in the International Folklore Festival held in Lachine, Quebec;Binibining Pilipinas of the World Beauty Pegeant in Toronto;at the Montreal
Convention Center, on the occasion of the visit to Montreal of Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos; the 1999 Gloval Beauty Quest International Pageant at Place des Arts and the summer festival at the Montreal Botanical Garden and at the old port during Canada Day.
The Kalinangan Dance Troupe is known for the quality and beauty of their repertoires.
Due to changes of members, the Kalinangan Dance Troupe has changed its administrative structure to provide the dancers continuous and adequate help. The Philippine Folk Art Society of Quebec has created the administrative council composed of Alvin D. Veloso, president; Annie Miaral, executive vice-president; Monica Altares, vice-president for the Kalinangan Dance Troupe; Lettie Bolotano-Wheeler, administrator; Albert Gutierrez, assistant administrator; and Byron Olivares, director of dance and a representative from the parents.
To view the current Administrative Council of the "Kalinangan Dance Troupe - The New Generation" please click the link to redirect the page to Kalinangan's Home page.
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