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Necochea, Argentina.  The choreographies that we see at these events are the result of a year of work and effort.  Practice sessions become more intense because Semana Vasca is coming up and “and we have to deal with exhaustion because we have to practice until the dance goes as it should.”  The dancers know very well what the preparations for a Semana Vasca are.  Just as well as Marita knew for whom this week was always a challenge but also a good time.

After the flag ceremony and singing the national anthems of Argentina and Euskadi, the Saturday evening event opened with a tribute to Maria Julia Ercoreca where her friends remembered the dancer and director who passed away in August.   After the tribute, twenty five dance groups took the stage to put on a phenomenal performance.

In recognition of the great effort put forth, EuskalKultura.com has also striven to present a photo of each participating group as a report of the evening. 

[The hosting dance group opened the evening with Aurresku (photo EuskalKultura.com)] 

[Next, the girl dancers from Rosario performed Makil Dantza (photo EuskalKultura.com)] 

[From Mendoza, Zinta Dantza (photo EuskalKultura.com] 

[The dancers from Macachin performed Kuadrille (photo EuskalKultura.com)] 

[From Tres Arroyos there were also girl dancers that participated, in this case doing Neskatxena (photo EuskalKultura.com] 

[Young dancers from Mar del Plata danced the Gipuzkoan Ezpatadantza to live music (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Eusko Hazia from Chascomus took the stage performing Kaskarotak (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Dancers from Uruguay also stood out during the evening.  Haize Hegoa from Montevideo performed Axuri Beltza (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Dancers from Urrundik from Parana did Biraketa Dantza at Necochea 2011 (photo EuskalKultura.com)] 

[And the dance group from Euzko Etxea in La Plata did Bok Espok (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[From Jose C. Paz, the Toki Eder group danced the Jota from Eltziego (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Ekin Dantzari Taldea from Buenos Aires performed Uztai Txiki (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dancers from Coronel Pringles shined with Polka Kuadrilla (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[From Tandil, Kilimusi dantza (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dancers from Arrecife danced Aukeran at Saturday evening’s event (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Accion Vasca from Buenos Aires performed San Miguel Arretxinaga (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The groups from Cañuelas and Gral. Las Heras came together to perform Arkuak (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[From Lomas de Zamora, the young dancers performed Dantzari Dantza at the Paris Theater in Necochea (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The girls from Balcarce danced Akelarre (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Aitzgorri dantza was performed by the dancers from Villa Maria (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

 [And the Tuterako Jota was done by the group from Chivilcoy (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

 [The dancers from Villa Mercedes chose to perform Sagar Dantza, and after the dance shared the apples with the public (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dancers from Maipu performed Eusko Irudiak (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dances of Cordobatarrak performed an original version of Oriako Sorgin Dantza (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The girls from Bahia Blanca performed an impeccable Maskarada (photo EuskalKultura.com)] 

[And the group from Necochea returned to the stage to close the show with a Fandango – Arin Arin (photo Euskalkultura.com)]

(To be continued)