Cultural performances dazzle the north

Residents of the northern part of the island were treated to a dazzling display of cultural performances at the Northern District Cultural Semi-finals held at the Cabrits National Park in Portsmouth on Sunday.

The event formed part of Dominica’s 2012 independence celebrations.

There were competitions for children and adult groups from villages such as Capuchin, Paix Bouche, Dos D’ane, Penville and the town of Portsmouth.

The groups participated in a series of traditional dances including among others, Waltz and Heel and Toe .

Gloria Shillingford, Minister of Community Development and Raymond Lawrence, chief cultural officer were among those attending the event.

Below are some photos from the event.

Photos by Chad Ambo.

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17 Comments

  1. Patriot
    November 1, 2012

    Splendid photography….job well done…Really nice photos

  2. stella
    October 4, 2012

    can some body please tell me where i can buy the dvd for this show thanks our a contact number

  3. Anonymous
    October 3, 2012

    beautiful pics.Great job photographer. All the groups were splendid i must say

  4. Culture-Boy
    October 3, 2012

    Ou ti les! li la la! wi yo !
    coming from Toronto! Can I get some bele’ codril songs on CD? Please? boop! boop! boop!, boop boop!

  5. Cz
    October 3, 2012

    Lovely art work – Photographer!

    • CHARMER
      October 3, 2012

      Hats off to you for posting your photo. Yours is the first I’ve seen on D.N.O. I stand corrected. I have to agree with you, that the photographer is good at his job.

  6. Anonymous
    October 3, 2012

    Kudos to the kids ….it must have taken a whole of practice sessions to get there, and one can see that they are giving it their all.
    Kudos to the parents for being so supportive.
    Thanks for the pics, DNO. Keep de culture alive!

    • Dominican abroad
      October 7, 2012

      And it’s so nice to see our young children soooo involved in the Cultural Heritage, than all american imported trash. GOOD ON YOU YOUNG PEOPLE.

  7. rol
    October 2, 2012

    oh how i miss those times, best time for me. i performed all the dances. bellair still my fav, want to hit a good piece of belaire again.

  8. ronda
    October 2, 2012

    lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. CHARMER
    October 2, 2012

    This was a lovely show, and well patronized. It’s heart-warming to see so many youths participating in the cultural activities. Our culture is here to stay. Good luck to the participants of the Miss and Madame Wob.

  10. October 2, 2012

    JUST MAGNIFICENT!

  11. Not a herd follower
    October 2, 2012

    DNO, you report that the audience was treated to a dazzling display and left it at that. The story should give us the readers an idea of the performances that thrilled the audience.

  12. tumble, backkick
    October 2, 2012

    Real good pics thanks DNO

  13. Zor
    October 2, 2012

    check out the eye contact boy! wii Bondyé

  14. Goodwill
    October 2, 2012

    lovely

  15. Anonymous
    October 2, 2012

    What a lovely show

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