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Ontario 3rd Annual Dance Festival 2008
Saturday May 03, 2008 @ 5:30 PM
Lester B Pearson Theatre, Brampton, ON

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 Ontario 3rd Annual dance Festival 2008

Ontario International Development Agency organized Ontario 3rd Annual Dance Festival 2008 to support Ontario Village Global Program. More than 200 performers from 22 different dance schools participated for the festival and  represented Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Poland and Spain. Event was held at the Lester B Paerson Theatre, Brampton, Ontario and fully packed with supporters and well wishers. As usual "Lathika" Dance group from Sri Lanka opened the concert. Mrs. Aloma Yapa, Canadian Council of Asian Ontario participated as chief guest.  



Results

Gold
Cracovia Dance Group
Hon. CS Poolokasingham Challange Trophy

Silver
Sri Abiramy Dance Group
Aloma Yapa Trophy

Bronze
D-Maatrik
Ari Hettige Memorial Trophy

OIDA Crown Medal for Performance Excellence
Sri Abiramy Dance Academy
Cracovia Dance Group
Nupura School of Music and Dance
Bharatha Shethira School of Dance and Viji Murali

Best Costume Design
Cracovia Dance Group

During recent decades, development thinking has shifted from modernization and structural adjustment programs to poverty reduction. Under the former system, poor countries were encouraged to undergo social and economical structural transformations as part of their development, creating industrialization and intentional industrial policy. Poverty reduction rejects this notion, consisting instead of direct budget support for social welfare programs that create macroeconomic stability leading to an increase in economic growth. Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) provide humanitarian assistance and poverty reuction programs across the South Asia and west Africa. OIDA programs are also active in Haiti.