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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The second day of the international folk contest-festival \u201cThe Flower of the Sun\u201d brought even more dance, music, and international unity to the Sun City.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At the \u0160iauliai Culture Center, two competitions took place: the traditional folklore dance contest and the choreographed arrangements folk dance contest. Both contests gathered folk ensembles from different parts of the world, showcasing deep traditions alongside contemporary artistic approaches.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dancing in the heart of the city and the music of nations<\/strong><\/p>\n On Vilniaus Street boulevard, near the caf\u00e9 \u201cArkos,\u201d locals and visitors could not only watch but also learn traditional dances presented by ensembles from Ukraine, Hungary, and Lithuania. These open dance workshops invited everyone to join the shared dance circle, regardless of age or nationality. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the evening, the mass festival dance united participants and spectators into one rhythmic wave, becoming the most vivid highlight of the day. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Contest winners recognized for mastery and uniqueness<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The winners of the international traditional folk dance contest were those who best conveyed the authenticity, dance heritage, and living tradition of their nations. First place went to the folkl ensemble \u201cGrupo folcl\u00f3rico de Faro\u201d from Portugal. Second place was shared by two groups: the folk dance ensemble \u201cKincs\u0151\u201d from Hungary and the folk ensemble \u201cDanzas Burgalesas Justo del R\u00edo\u201d from Spain. Third place was awarded to the folkl ensemble \u201cLipovec\u201d from Slovakia. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 More to come tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The international folk contest-festival \u201cThe Flower of the Sun\u201d continues \u2013 with more concerts, dances, and festive spirit ahead. Once again, \u0160iauliai proves to be a welcoming city for world culture and folklore.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”13243,13241,13239,13237,13235,13233,13231,13229″ posts_number=”8″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The second day of the international folk contest-festival \u201cThe Flower of the Sun\u201d brought even more dance, music, and international unity to the Sun City.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At the \u0160iauliai Culture Center, two competitions took place: the traditional folklore dance contest and the choreographed arrangements folk dance contest. Both contests gathered folk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13067"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13247,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13067\/revisions\/13247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Meanwhile, the terrace of the \u201cSaul\u0117s miestas\u201d was transformed into a concert venue \u2013 here the ensembles from Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Serbia perform. They filled the event with vibrant music and graceful movement.<\/p>\n
The day concluded with a grand evening concert and the award ceremony for the contest winners, featuring ensembles from Latvia, North Macedonia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, and Lithuania.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The winners of the choreographed arrangements folk dance contest: first place \u2013 the Serbian folk dance and song ensemble \u201cSmederevo,\u201d second \u2013 the song and dance ensemble \u201cKrakus\u201d from Poland, and third \u2013 the folk ensemble \u201cOteks Folk\u201d from North Macedonia and the folk ensemble \u201cDanzas Burgalesas Justo del R\u00edo\u201d from Spain.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The jury highlighted the high artistic level, the preservation of authentic details, and original interpretations, emphasizing the abundance of remarkable performances from around the world.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The evaluation jury consists of: Loreta Sungailien\u0117, C\u0103t\u0103lin Gabriel Oancea, Gabriel Frontera Mestre, Mafalda Silva Rego, Diana Martinaitien\u0117.<\/p>\n