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SINING TANGLAWAN NG SAN JOSE DEL MONTE PERFORMING GROUP WINS 5TH PLACE IN THE 2023 WORLD CULTURAL DANCE FESTIVAL


23 July 2023, Incheon. The "Sining Tanglawan ng San Jose Del Monte Performing Group" or SINTA, together with the Bulacan City Tourism Office, was awarded a Participation Prize (5th Place) in the recently concluded 2023 World Cultural Dance Festival held at the Jeonbuk National University Cultural Center in Jeonju, South Korea. The group showcased the distinct and colorful Filipino traditional dances with the theme of "Tanglawan Festival."

The World Cultural Dance Festival is an event hosted by the International Youth Fellowship and forms part of a wider set of activities under the 2023 IYF World Youth Camp held in South Korea. The camp aims to promote friendship and harmony through cultural exchange, by giving participants an opportunity to promote their own culture and be exposed to Korean heritage. SINTA members actively participated in the program and performed in various international cultural festivals held in Busan and Namwon throughout the month of July.

More information on SINTA is available on their official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CSJDMsinta/. END

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