After the Eastern Province, the city of Kigali and Southern Province, the Western Province was honored to host the Pan African Dance Festival on February 27.
The National Dance Competition was held in Karongi District with 12 competing groups opposed to only five in the Southern Province.
Seven cultural troupes were keen to show their dancing potential as well as competing to emerge the winning competitors of Wednesday’s event.
Twizerane troupe from Rubavu won the Competition in Traditional Dances with 78% of marks, Abasamyi Troupe from Nkombo ranked second with 69% score while Inganji z’Imena emerged third with 54%.
Both Abasamyi Troupe and Inganji z’imena came from Karongi District.
In Modern dance, 3 groups were awarded as well as certified to represent the western in Final festival competitions expected in Kigali on 2nd March, 2013.
The three groups are from Nyamasheke, Peace Club from Karongi and Ibyamamare Group from Rusizi.
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