The Youth Music and Dance Marathon will be staged at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza on January 5 (Sunday) from 1pm to 6pm, featuring more than 30 local music and dance groups sure to bring energetic performances to this outdoor event. Admission is free and members of the public are welcome to join.
 
     Event highlights include performances by singers and groups from the Renaissance Foundation and My Main Stage as well as other local bands such as Chonotenki and Gainorva. The School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Schools Dance Association and other groups will also provide a variety of dance performances such as Chinese, street, jazz, modern, cha-cha-cha, jive, J-pop and more.
 
     The Youth Music and Dance Marathon is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Programme partners are the Renaissance Foundation, My Main Stage, the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association, the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Schools Dance Association.
 
     For more details, please call 2591 1340 or visit the website at
www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/cpo/territoryevents/youthbandmarathon/2020_ymadm.html.

Ends/Thursday, January 2, 2020
Issued at HKT 15:50

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