A father and daughter ballroom dancing segment has been added to this year’s Mother and Daughter Pageant, giving patrons something more to look forward to come May 10.
The 17th annual show, billed for the National Cultural Centre (NCC), will be held under the theme ‘Love to Make you Dance’ in celebration of that unique bond between mother and daughter.
As the theme clearly states, dance will be a main ingredient in show.
Tickets, which cost $1,500, $1,200 and $1,000 (VAT inclusive), will be on sale at the NCC beginning next week and the huge crowd the show drew last year is expected next month.
Co-producer of the pageant Sulan Fung told The Scene recently that so far around seven mother and daughter pairs have been chosen for each of the three categories – Party wear (junior), Casual wear (middle) and Evening wear (senior).
The prospective queens and princesses began their practices session in preparation for the pageant last Sunday.
Sulan said that every year, she and her mother and co-producer Ingrid Fung, try to bring something new for the audience to keep their interest in the pageant going. This year the added feature is the father and daughter ballroom dance.
Sulan urged all Guyanese to come out with their entire family and be entertained.
“This is not just something for pageant lovers but a pageant with a difference. It is a nice way to celebrate Mother’s Day,” she said adding that their aim is to never fail to satisfy the audience.
She informed The Scene that last year there was a full house and this same crowd size is expected to pack the NCC this year.
This pageant made its debut in 1990 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and since then it has become a regular feature in the lives of many mothers and daughters across the country.
