 | The festival included a demonstration of the dances and exercises used by the followers of Fulan Gong, a practice for the mind, body and spirit deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture. |
The International Cultural Festival on April 12 gave visitors a chance to take a trip around the world, without ever leaving University Commons, and to learn about the many nations represented at Yale.
Above left: Fode Kourouma, age 11, examines a sheet of Chinese calligraphy, as Emily Chakwin '06 of Ezra Stiles College looks on. Above right: The Yale Slavic Chorus performed folk tunes.
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Celebrating a World of Diversity at Yale
Below left: Malika Duckworth (left) of the group O-Tatsu Taiko demonstrates drumming techniques developed in Japan for Anita Yuan, age 9. Below right: Two members of the Yale Ballroom Dancers, Davis Yang '04 of Morse College and Lily Kolman '04 of Trumbull College, gave a demonstration of rhumba, cha-cha and jive dancing.
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