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Show Beaver to Host BYU 'Young Ambassadors BEAVER - The Young Ambassadors from Brigham Young Untoeraity will present it's a Musical World" at Beaver on March 18. The musical troupe from Provo la Internationally known and has appeared in the Orient, Caribbean, Africa, Romania and Bulgaria. The whole family may attend and tickets may be purchased from the Ward Mutual presidents. The troupe is composed of 12 singers and dancers chosen from among 420 BYU students who auditioned. Among the performers are singer Rhonda Ftogley, a former Miss Iowa, Joe Anuria, well-known in the South Pacific and Asia for his dangerous Samoan fireknife dance and fresh man Jay Wimmer, a Hopi Indian dancer who was named All-American high school cheerleader. A nine-piece band backs the group and adds to the professional and entertaining atmosphere The theme of the show, "It's A Musical World," will be highlighted by such numbers as "It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World," "I Believe In Music," and "Sir Duke" which features the band Dancing is being emphasized especially in arrangements of "Love Train" and "Next To Lovin' I Like Fightin ." The major thrust of the show will focus on a message of family unity and ties of international understanding. Selections which stress peace, brotherhood, the family and home are "Butterscotch Castle," a medley from "The Wiz," and "Family Portrait." The Young Ambassadors recently completed a six-week tour across the United States and Canada, Romania and Buglaria. In Eastern Europe the group was sponsored by the Friendship Ambassadors, Inc , a New York based foundation which furthers international u n -derstanding through the performing arts The BYU singers and dancers delighted the Romanians Comments expressed by several people were: "Because of your performance, feelings between our countries will be much warmer;" "If only all Americans were as friendly and happy;" "There is a brotherhood I feel for your people because of your music;" "You will have to come back soon." The group is planning a tour to Russia and Poland next spring It marks the first time a BYU entertaining group will appear in Russia. The students are elated to be going and are studying the culture and language of Russia and Poland Selections will be performed in the native languages of the countries. Foreigners are impressed when Americans take time to do segments in the people's native tongue We also hope to put together a show, said members of the group, that is visual enough through the choreography, staging and costumes, so audiences feel and sense the different moods even if they don't understand the words." The Young Ambassadors also toured performing a special U.S. Bicentennial program and received the Freedom Foundation's George Washington Honor Medal for their performances. During the six-week tour they performed tor over 45,000 people. |