The Vietnamese ballet team lifts the trophy at the regional tournament. The team beat off competition from hundreds of rivals from 17 countries worldwide in order to achieve a gold medal finish in the ballet group section of the Asia Art Festival 2019.

The 14-member team are from the Hanoi Kids Art Center and impressed both the judges and audience with a performance themed "Waltz of Flower" which is choreographed by Dam Han Giang.

Their strong performance receive praise for their outstanding skills and collective timing.

The victory marks the first time that a Vietnamese ballet team has won a top prize in the Asian competition. Choreographer Dam Han Giang notes that the 14 ballet dancers has spent the previous three months preparing for the five-minute performance at the Asia Art Festival 2019.

The Asia Art Festival is one of the major annual art events held in Singapore and regularly draws the participation of contestants from 17 Asian countries, including the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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