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L: Mitsugi Japanese Classical Dance Group performer
R: Henna painting

 

L: Chinese Culture Club dancers
R: Ballet Folklorico Panama dancers

 

L: A shopper tries on a bracelet in the World Market
R: Lion Dancer from Chinese Arts Alliance performs for the crowd

 

L: Danza Azteca - A pre-Hispanic (Aztec) dance group from Mexico's Global Village
R: Chinese Culture Club dancers

 

L: Mitsugi Japanese Classical Dance Group performer
R: Children's Area drum circle with the Love Drums

 

L: Children's Area painting activity
R: Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Viva Panama in the Panama Village

 

L: Panamanian dancer
R: A young dancer from Danza Azteca - A pre-Hispanic (Aztec) dance group from Mexico's Global Village

 

L: Festival goers at the World Market
R: Young dancers from Danza Azteca - A pre-Hispanic (Aztec) dance group from Mexico's Global Village

 

L: Dancer from Danza Azteca - A pre-Hispanic (Aztec) dance group from Mexico's Global Village
R: A young girl tries on a traditional kimono in the Japanese Village presented by the General Consulate of Japan

 

L: An authentic tea ceremony presented by the General Consulate of Japan in Japan's Global Village
R: The Nashville Ballet will present Ferdinand the Bull at Celebration of Cultures '09

 

New to the festival this year will be an area exclusively for teens called TEENS UNITED!. In partnership with Oasis Center, TEENS UNITED! is being organized by a group of local teens from 10 different countries, including Palestine, Ethiopia, Haiti and Sudan.

Front row left to right seated: Mehad Ali, Roaa Yousif, Meron Sahilu
Back row left to right: Judith Clerjeune, Soukny Sily, Anamartin Castaneda, Ahmed Sharhan, Oscar Romero
Not pictured: Karem Hantouli, Ladan Hassan, Lul Hasssan, and Trang Truong

 

Celebration of Cultures Logo (click to download hi res version)