Date: March 23, 2009
Contact: Carol Connelly, Director, Media & Communication Services, ext. 5267, cconnelly@pnc.edu

PNC Hosts Taqui Sisacuna Dance Troupe of Peru

Westville – The Purdue University North Central Multicultural Club will host a performance by the Taqui Sisacuna dance troupe of Peru on Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m. in the PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building Assembly Hall, Room 02. The event is free and open to the public; donations will be greatly appreciated.

The Taqui Sisacuna (The Dancing Flowers) specializes in traditional Peruvian dances and will present a variety of Andean dance, song and folklore. The troupe, based in Kansas City, features colorful costumes and exuberant choreography set to Amazonian, Andean and Afro-Peruvian beats.

The appearance is co-sponsored by the Multicultural Club, the PNC Chancellor's Diversity Fund and the Student Services Diversity Initiative.

Refreshments will be provided by the Association of Latinas of Northwest Indiana. Donations will help to fund projects that help the needy in Peru.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Dr. Kenneth Kincaid, PNC assistant professor History, at kkincaid@pnc.edu or 219-785-5200, ext. 5244. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Kincaid.

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