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Dancing Parties of Youth and Students Held
Pyongyang, October 8 (KCNA) -- Dancing parties of youth and students took place across the country on Tuesday to celebrate the 16th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

Venues of dancing parties in Pyongyang included the plazas of the Monument to Party Founding and the April 25 House of Culture and the Arch of Triumph Square which were crowded with youth and students celebrating the significant October holiday.

The cheerful parties began with such songs as "The Party Is General's Embrace."

The participants presented dances with the profound feelings of respect for Kim Jong Il who developed the WPK into an invincible and iron-willed party and opened up a new history of building a thriving socialist nation.

They were full of pride of glorifying their youth in the struggle for the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people as they danced to the tune of "Do Prosper, Era of the Workers' Party" and other songs.

The atmosphere of the parties was heightened as songs like "A Thriving Nation Is in Sight", "At One Go" and "Let's Meet Each Other on the Front" reverberated far and wide, reflective of the spirit and optimism of the youths who are creating miracle and innovation always advancing straightforward toward the prosperous tomorrow.

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