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[PIO] 3rd Dance Workshop: "When children dance...Our Tradition comes alive!"

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On the occasion of the World Dance Day, which is celebrated on April 29, the Limassol District Education Office of the Primary Education Directorate organized the 3rd Dance Workshop entitled "When children dance, our tradition comes alive". The event took place at the Limassol Medieval Castle Square on Friday, May 12, 2023.

At the Dance Workshop, 800 children from 16 Primary Schools of the city and Limassol District, from the 1st to the 6th grade, came to the Limassol Medieval Castle Square and danced traditional dances, as they have been taught in Physical Education class. The children danced hand in hand, taking the attendees on a journey to various parts of Hellenism, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Pontus, Thrace and Epirus.

The following schools took part in the workshop: Limassol Primary School IA΄ (KA) - Tsireio, Limassol Primary School IA΄ (KB) - Tsireio, Limassol Primary School IB΄ (KB) - Lanitio, Kato Polemidion Primary School IE΄ - Agios Neophytou, Limassol Primary School IK΄ - Polykarpou Vlachou, Limassol Primary School K΄ - Agios Panteleimon, Limassol Primary School KA΄ - Kontovathia, Limassol Primary School KZ΄ - Timios Prodromos, Primary School of Limassol KΣt΄- Panagia Tricherousa, Primary School of Kato Polemidion KH΄ - Archangel Michael, Primary School of Mesa Gitonia KΘ΄ - Kalogeropoulos, Primary School of Akrotiri, Primary School of Germasogeia, Primary School of Palodeia, District Unified Day School of Apesia and the Private Day Hidden School.

The whole event was under the auspices of the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Dr. Athena Michaelides. Due to the absence of the Minister abroad, the Director of Primary Education, Dr. Marios Stylianides, read out her address and declared the opening of the conference.

The event was sponsored by the Limassol School Ephorate together with the Limassol City and Limassol District Federation of Primary Education Parents' Associations and supported by the Limassol Municipality, the Cyprus Police (Traffic Department), the Civil Defence and the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.


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