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Show - ;...- - ', - y . . -' "'. '.. . . g v . : ; c ' " ' 4 - i i 4 v. - I . ""' t ' t , t ; V fV" H V i ' ' " . ; I Pleasant Grove's Cloggers West in a recent performance show they are ready to make five-week folk dancing tour of France. Cloggers to visit France Terry Tucker, director of the Pleasant Grove High School Cloggers West, reported today that the group has been invited to participate par-ticipate in a five week folk dancing tour in France this summer. He said the Brigham Young University Folk Dancers have participated in this tour for the past 24 years. Mary Bee Jensen, director of the Folk Dancers, recommended Cloggers West to do the tour this year, Mr. Tucker explained. The annual folk dancing tour is sponsored by the Council International In-ternational Organization of Folk Dancing of France The Cloggers will leave on July 13. They will dance in a festival in Perigord, France on July 18-21; Festival in Concarneau, France on July 23-30; August 1-8 will be different dif-ferent shows in the region ; August 9-11 9-11 is the Festival in Feletin, France; and August 13-20, the Festival in Montoire. This is an expense paid dancing tour, except for the air fare to France, Mr. Tucker noted. ' The tour sponsors have suggested that the Cloggers be prepared ' to present 60 to 70 minute shows. Mr. Tucker said he will have the kids perform in twos and threes and other size groups so that they do not tire out too much from such a long show. Fifteen countries will be represented on the folk dancing tour and Cloggers West will be the U.S. representative. Mr. Tucker said they will be taking musicians with them as the French people prefer the traditional instruments to the electronic ones. The Cloggers director said that the members of the troupe will have to try out for the tour group. He did not - know how many of the dancers would make the trip. |