2005 International Dance Day Message
By Miyako YOSHIDA

Dance is exclusive to no one.
It grants joy and elation to all that partake or spectate.
The language of dance knows no boundaries.
It reaches beyond class, education, country and belief.
Its vocabulary is infinite, as human emotion resonates through
movement.
Dance enriches the soul and uplifts the spirit.
Dance lives within all that live.
Let all the children dance and peace shall surely follow.

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You are invited to use the International Dance Day texts and to
circulate them. When you do so, please include the following mention,
and, if you display the material on Internet, we ask you to add a link
to the ITI Internet site : http://iti.unesco.org

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Background - International Dance Day - 29th April
In 1982 the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre
Institute, UNESCO, created International Dance Day to be celebrated
every year on the 29th April.
The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727 -
1810), the creator of modern ballet.
Every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated
throughout the world. The intention of International Dance Day and the
Message is to bring all Dance together on this occasion, to celebrate
this art form and revel in its universality, to cross all political,
cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together in peace and
friendship with a common language - DANCE.
The International Dance Committee of ITI is collaborating with
World Dance Alliance and the International Dance Council for the
celebration of International Dance Day.

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Miyako YOSHIDA - Dancer, UNESCO Artist for PEACE
Born in Japan, Miyako Yoshida began studying dance at the age of nine.
After training inTokyo, she moved to London in 1983 to study at the
Royal Ballet School after winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne.
In 1988 she was promoted to the rank of principal dancer at the
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet( now Birmingham Royal Ballet). Miyako
Yoshida joined the Royal Ballet as principal dancer in 1995. During
the course of her career, she has won various prizes and honors
including " Dancer of the Year in 1991".
She has displayed her immense talent in starring roles in the world's
greatest ballets including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle,
Cinderella, Don Quixote and Coppelia, to name a few.
On July 22, 2004 Ms.Yoshida was named UNESCO Artist for Peace.

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