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HRVATASKA
ZORA – 2008 END OF YEAR PRESENTATION Sunday 07th of December
2008, F.A. Hrvatska Zora members sang gospel hymns along side vlč. Josip
Vranješ at Sunshine Catholic Church, for the celebration of their Nikolinska
end of year lunch. Gracing the mass in a large number
of participants, they grasped the crowed with their harmonic voices. This
included the ‘maleni’ and ‘pripremni’ group singing ‘Vječna je ljubav’
on their own, which left jaw dropping mass participants in awe at how well
the young members of the group grasped the song. Following mass, a rich lunch was
had for all guests at the Sunshine Centre to celebrate this event. Opening
the program was the MC for the day Mr Steve Tomin, who introduced all the
groups, as well as seized the audience with his lively enthusiasm throughout
the day. Starting the program; the
Orchestra along side the ‘kvalitetni’ group opened with the Croatian National
Anthem, followed by a lively rendition of the song ‘Alaj fino’ (from the
Baranja region). This was followed by the ‘kvalitetni’ group performing the
first of many dances for the day with the choreography ‘Baranja’. Following the ‘kvalitetni’, the
‘maleni’ group showed their rendition of the choreography ‘Slavonija’ on
stage, doing their dance teacher proud. All the extra practises had proven
its self, as not a step was out of place. Pripremni showed their beauty by
performing a dance from ‘Baranja’. Looking amazing in their new nošnje they
showed the crowed that they had perfected their voices and steps, in order to
deliver a polished performance. With the orchestra in fine tune,
they showed the crowed how good they really are by playing their way through
songs from different Croatian regions. Not only were people singing along,
they got up to dance to their amazing talents and finished with a long ‘kolo’
that got most visitors and guests up and dancing. Once everyone had gotten off the
dance floor to rest their sore feet, ‘Maleni’ went up on stage to do their
second astonishing performance of the day which is by far one of their
personal favourite choreographies, and that is ‘Mi smo djeca vesela’. With the MC going back on stage to
announce the final and one of the most anticipated choreographies of the day,
‘kvalitetni’ alongside the orchestra got back up on stage to unveil to F.A.
Hrvatska Zora’s home-based supporters the premier of the choreography ‘Lika’;
wearing their new ‘Ličke nošnje’ from our homeland.. From the first moment the
instrument ‘samica’ was strung and the very first note of our ‘prvi glas’ was
sung, the audience were glued to their seats. The choreography is based on a
typical night before a wedding in the Croatian region of ‘Lika’. This dance
isn’t just about movement, it is a story which the audience understood, and
was told through song and dance. Once the ‘official’ program had
completed, one of the most anticipated parts of the day was to begin; that is
the congratulations and recognitions of all members with a trophy. With that
followed a special appearance from ‘Sveti Nikola’ who had bought presents for
all children in attendance; which got many of them over excited at the
presents they had gotten. With the formalities over, Mato
and Danny from “Magla” played the most wanted and sought after songs bringing
everyone to their feet to enjoy the rest of the afternoon. F.A. Hrvatska Zora would like to
thank all our supporters and sponsors – including our major sponsor Sky Air
Services – who have in one way or another helped and supported the group
throughout 2008. We would also like to thank all the parents who helped on
our special day and to everyone who donated to our rich list of raffle prizes
for our function. F.A. Hrvatska Zora is wishing all readers, members and
supporters a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. Written by: Natalie Tomin |
