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Commonwealth Arts Festival: The Great Dance Gala

on BBC One London

presenting 350 Commonwealth performers.
A variety of rhythms, contrasts of sound and style, and feats of virtuosity.
Groups taking part in the Great Dance Gala:
Kahoyan and Devil Dancers from Ceylon; Dance Troupe from Dominica; Embu and Kamba Drummers from Kenya; Khattak Dancers and Folk Dancers from Pakistan; Sierra Leone National Dance Troupe; Stilt Dancers from Tanzania; Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Band and Dancers; Dancers and Drummers from Uganda-Heart Beat of Africa; British Folk Dancers

For the Commonwealth Arts Festival: The Great Dance Gala designed under the direction of Sir Hugh Casson and directed by John Cox.
An Outside Broadcast of highlights from the arena of the Royal Albert Hall, London
Introduced by Keith Fordyce.
Presented by arrangement with the Commonwealth Arts Festival
See page 47

Contributors

Dancers:
Sierra Leone National Dance Troupe
Performers:
Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Band and Dancers
Designed under the direction of:
Sir Hugh Casson
Director:
John Cox
Presenter:
Keith Fordyce
Director:
Derek Burrell-Davis

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