The group will march with other marching groups along with the floats that will be displaying an array of displays. The group will then perform during the festivities later that evening at the liberation day grounds.
As part of the group’s visit this year, they will again be extending an invitation for the CNMI to participate in this year’s Domatsuri Dance Festival, which is scheduled to take place in early August in Nagoya, Japan.
In addition, the organizing committee has once again requested the CNMI to select a representative to serve as a judge in their dance festival.
The Domatsuri Dance Festival started in 1999 when a group of college students created a dance festival that would communicate the excitement of dance in Nagoya and to express that excitement to the outside world.
The first festival had only 26 dance teams with 1,500 performers.
Today the festival welcomes 200 dance teams with 23,000 performers from inside and outside Japan and some 1.85 million viewers.
It has become one of the largest such events in Japan.
Five years ago through Chamolinan Cultural Village Inc., Pacific Development Inc., MVA, and the Saipan Mayor’s Office, the performers were introduced to the CNMI by joining the Liberation festivities as a part of their way of expressing the importance of fostering the good will relations between people through Domatsuri.
This provides a way to offer participants an opportunity to look back at their history and cultural heritage and treasure and the communities where they are from.
Exchanges between people as they participate in Domatsuri encourage communications and stimulate activities in local communities as well as international exchanges.
The Domatsuri group would like to extend its utmost appreciation to the people of the CNMI, the mayor of Saipan, the Marianas Visitors Authority, and all the tourism partners for the invitation and support provided each year during the annual Liberation Day festival.
LISS ‘gives back’ $60,000
LISS — Ladera International School of Saipan, through its 1st summer session, highlighted activities conforming to its academic standards by offering summer classes from 1st to 10th grades.
The classes were focused on enhancing the students’ math, science and English skills.
The 1st summer session drew the participation of 100 students – 71 were local children and 17 were dormitory students from South Korea.
Wayne Pangelinan, LISS director said, “LISS is giving back to its community.”
The children were able to receive approximately $60,000 worth of free education at LISS.
On July 3, LISS will hold its science camp display and poet competition. Local cultural dance groups will perform for international students as well invited guests and the families of the children.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., food and drinks will be available for everyone’s enjoyment.
“We invite the public to come and see what LISS offers to the community,” Pangelinan said. “Starting from the academic aspects of competition to pure family enjoyment, this day will also celebrate the closing of our 1st session summer program and awards and certificates will be presented to our outgoing students.”
Beach Road closed for 4th of July parade(Liberation Day Committee) — The 2008 Liberation Day Steering Committee, along with the Department of Public Safety’s Traffic Section, is urging all drivers to be careful while traveling along Beach Road Garapan on the 4th of July.
The stretch of Beach Road from the Microl Intersection in San Jose to Horiguchi Building in Garapan to will be closed from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to make way for the parade.
In addition, all secondary road intersections along the way will also be closed off until the end of the parade.
DPS urges the public to find alternative routes during the closure.
The annual 4th of July parade will promptly start at 2 p.m. The parade route will take place from the National Office Supply and end in the front of the Kristo Rai Church, Garapan.
The committee would like to inform all the individuals, groups/organizations participating in the upcoming 4th of July parade that the safety briefing will be held today, Monday, at 5 p.m. at the Liberation Day Festival grounds, bingo area.
At this time, the committee will be also assigning their sequential numbers during the briefing. Please note that the numbers should be physically affixed and visible on either side of their float for judging purposes.
For more information about the annual parade, you may contact Frank Tudela at 664-3200/01 or Sid Cabrera at 287-0571.
