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One night culture festival „The Culture Night Vilnius” announces the festival programme with more than 160 shows and events The art and culture festival the Culture Night, which is to take place on the night from July 5 to 6 this year and be the main cultural event marking the start of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, invites Vilnius residents and guests to attend 165 projects prepared by Lithuanian and foreign artists.

Although yesterday we couldn`t enjoy all of the events of the festival because of the bleak drizzle, we did attend some of them and it was interesting.

For the third summer already we visited Madona where an Exotic dance festival took place in the premises of the recreation centre on July 31. A big thank you to Sandra from "Mantigra" for the enthusiasm to organize such events. I must say that each year the event becomes more organized, diversified and attended. In addition to traditional belly dance choreography as oriental, saidi, tribal original pieces and different mixtures of styles were performed. Several gypsy dances and improvisation with Spanish, Moroccan, Brazilian, Indian dance styles.

I am a spring child and therefore, April, May seem the most beautiful months, when the earth wakes up and starts blooming. Talking about blooming - where else is the flower celebrated and respected so much as in Holland. The rapturous stories about the huge tulip plantations were really justified when I saw the sent pictures.

For the second time already the Exotic Dance Festival took place in the recreation centre of Madona, this time on August 8. The concert consisted of the achievements of modern belly dancing together with some show elements as haligi, saidi and oriental. Sharma had taken care of including Hawaiian dance style into the program. However, compared to last year, there was some sense of uniformity, a lack of Indian dances, tribal dance, Andalusian dance rhythms.

"Feria de Abril" - Spring Festival that is annually celebrated in a southern province of Spain - Andalucia. This festival is especially popular in Seville, where flamenco parties last for days and everyone`s dancing sevilliana. Also the traditional bull fights and horse-trading takes place there. Spanish culture in its most popular forms - hot-blooded music, flamenco dancing, sincere discussions.

A very nice even took place on July 12 in the recreation centre of Madona. Dance studio "Mantigra" in cooperation with the City Council of Madona organized the first Exotic Dance Festival.