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2018 Macao International Parade Announcement of the List of Participating Groups Celebration of the 19th Anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China 2018 Macao International Parade Announcement of the list of participating groups Participating Local Groups Themed Parade Group 1. Violet Dance Association 2. Louis Dance Association 3. Macau «Casa de Portugal» 4. Macao Association of Athletics Cheerleading 5. Macau Youth International Art and Culture Association 6. Associação de Danças e Cantares Portuguesa “Macau no Coração” 7. Macau Talent Academy Association 8. Colégio Mateus Ricci (Secundário) 9. Millennium Secondary School 10. Associação Casa do Brasil em Macau 11. Associaçào de Dança de Música Pop de Macau 12. Macau Jazz Promotion Association 13. Associação para o Indivíduo em Macau 14. Clube dos Amigos do Riquexó 15. Macau International Association of Oriental Dance 16. Stella & Artists 17. Association of Chinese National Culture and Arts 18. Macau Youth Street Dance Associaton 19. Association of Macau Street Dance Artistic Parade Group 1. Grupo de Danças e Cantares de Macau 2. Macau Association of Mutual Help of Myanmar Overseas Chinese 3. Reginas Dance Group 4. Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra Association 5. Macau Special Olympics 6. Associação de Dança - Ieng Chi 7. Hou Kong Middle School Macau Marching Band 8. The Macao Philharmonic Orchestra 9. Street Dance Culture and Art Promotion Association of Macau 10. Grupo Artístico de Costumes Populares de Macau 11. Macao Cantonese Opera Troupe Jin Tian Hua 12. Institute of Chinese Classical Dance Han Tang 13. Chengwuji Chinese Dance Association - Macau 14. Macao International Belly Dance Association 15. The Affiliated School of the University of Macau 16. Macau Anglican College 17. Macau Space for Dance Idea 18. Fu Hong Society of Macau 19. Colégio Diocesano de São José (5ª) 20. UM Dance Troupe 21. Indian Cultural and Health Association of Macau 22. Association of Asia Pacific Educational and Cultural Exchange 23. Ou Mun Sin U Hong Chong Wui 24. North-South Martial Arts Training Center of Macau 25. Indian Culture Association of Macau 26. Hou Kong Dance Group 27. Macau Band Directors Association 28. Capoeira Sports and Cultural Association of Macau 29. Santo Niño de Cebu in Macau Association 30. The Dancer Studio Macao 31. Macau Street Art & Culture Promotional Association 32. Art Troupe of Macau University of Science and Technology 33. Macau - Cabo Verde Friendship Association 34. Macau Children Arts Troupe 35. Macau Vocal Association 36. Aerial Arts Association 37. Musical Power of Macau 38. Creative Image Arts Association of Macau Art Promotion Mini Parade 1. Macao Cantonese Opera Association 2. Louis Dance Association 3. Macau Youth International Art and Culture Association 4. Macau Talent Academy Association 5. Associação de Dança de Música Pop de Macau 6. Macau Anglican College 7. Kapo Dance Studio 8. Ou Mun Sin U Hong Chong Wui 9. Associação para o Indivíduo em Macau 10. Clube dos Amigos do Riquexó 11. Macau International Association of Oriental Dance 12. Miss White Dance Group 13. Association of Macau Street Dance 14. Modern Player Music Promotion Association 15. Musical Power of Macau 16. General Association of Macau Fuzhou Shi Yi Association 17. Associação para Intercâmbio e Apreciação da Cultura e Arte de Hua Xia-Macau 18. Associação dos Conterrâneos do Vietname de Macau 19. General Association of Macao Square Fitness Dance 20. Bisdak Association of Macau Other Participating Groups 1. Artistic Intervention Projects (PIA) (Portugal) 2. Lívia Mattos Circus Show (Brazil) 3. Hodi Cultural Group (Mozambique) 4. Toku Di Djambadon Cultural Group (Guinea-Bissau) 5. White Horse (France) 6. Crazy Clowns (Spain) 7. Russian Circus (Russia) 8. Batucada Aainjaa (Colombia) 9. Carillon (Italy) 10. Living Statue Artist - JOHNman (Germany) 11. Living Statue Artist - Frans Vogels (Netherlands) 12. Living Statue Artist - Ayelén Molina (Argentina) 13. Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko (Japan) 14. Balloon Company Japan (Japan) 15. Pangkor Island Fish Flag Dance (Malaysia) 16. Theatre Troupe Getdol (South Korea) 17. Legos Cheerleading Team (Hong Kong, China) 18. Pingyuan Boat Light Dance of Guangdong Province (Meizhou City of Guangdong Province, China) 19. Datang Village Lusheng Dancing Group of Bingmei Town, Congjiang County in Guizhou Province (Congjiang County of Guizhou Province, China) .
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