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Roadside Community Cultural group

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Members of the Roadside Community Cultural group doing the 'Dinki-Mini' in the Claude Stuart Park, Port Maria.

Children doing folk dance

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"Folk dance time: Children seen doing some folk dance int he Class 2 group of the Port maria Parish Festival finals which was held at the Port Maria Secondary School last Tuesday."

Gombay dancers

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"Gombay, a medicine dance, is performed by dancers from St. Elizabeth. This dance is done as therapy, working to the solutions of problems."

An Ettu group from Hanover

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"An Ettu [or Etu] group from Hanover demonstrate a ceremonial dance to guests of the Club Caribbean Hotel in Runaway Bay recently. Ettu, like Kumina is based on African religions. The group shown here are able to trace their ancestry back to the…

National Dance Company of Senegal

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"The members of the National Dance Company of Senegal arrived in the island from Buenos Aires yesterday. The group which consists of 43 people, is to represent Senegal in the Blacks Arts Festival in Nigeria in December."

Chinese Cultural Song and Dance Ensemble

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"A scene from "Peacock Dance' performed by the Cultural Song and Dance Ensemble from China."