ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Lithuanian Folk Dance Institute Inc.</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="lttsi.css"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="description" content="Home page of Lithuanian Folk Dance Institute - Lietuviu Tautiniu Sokiu Institutas with mission statement"> </head> <body bgcolor="#eeeeee" background="images/newbg2.gif" bgproperties="fixed"> <table width="781" height=434 border="0" cellspacing="5" align=center background="images/sokiai-splash.jpg" height="434" width="781" alt="Lietuviu Tautiniu Sokiu Institutas - illustracija Rasa Matulaityte-Hendrickson" > <tr> <td valign=tOP> <span lang=LT style='font-family:"Verdana"; mso-ansi-language:LT'><font style="COLOR: #000044; FONT: 11pt verdana"> <p align=center ><b>The Lithuanian Folk Dance Institute Inc.</b> abbreviated as <B>LFDI Inc.</b> <br> - in Lithuanian <font style="COLOR: #004444; FONT: 11pt verdana"><b>Lietuvi&#371; tautini&#371; <span lang=LT style='font-family:"Verdana"; mso-ansi-language:LT'><font style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt verdana">a</font></span>oki&#371; institutas</b></font>, <font style="COLOR: #000044; FONT: 11pt verdana">abbreviated as</font> <font style="COLOR: #004444; FONT: 11pt verdana"><b> LT`I</b></font> <font style="COLOR: #000044; FONT: 11pt verdana"><br>- is an independent North American cultural institution, whose mission is to study, foster, and support Lithuanian folk dance. It is a incorporated, non-profit organization, tax exempt for donations. </p> </font></SPAN> </td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP><span lang=LT style='font-family:"Verdana"; mso-ansi-language:LT'> <font style="COLOR: #000044; FONT: 11pt verdana"> To fulfill its mission, the <b>LFDI Inc.</b> : <ol> <li> collects material relating to folk dance</li> <li> studies the collected material and prepares it for practical use</li> <li> issues publications relating to folk dance</li> <li> prepares descriptions of folk dances and games</li> <li> maintains contact with folk dance groups and concerns itself with their activities</li> <li> holds courses for folk dance instructors</li> <li> maintains relations with the folk dance institutions and organizations of other nations</li> <li> prepares the North American Folk Dance Festivals (<span lang=LT style='font-family:"Verdana"; mso-ansi-language:LT'><font style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt verdana">`</font></span>okiu <span lang=LT style='font-family:"Verdana"; mso-ansi-language:LT'><font style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt verdana">`</font></span>ventes):</li> <dd> a) organizes the Folk Dance Festival artistic program </dd> <dd>b) invites (selects) the artistic program's director </dd> <dd>c) invites (selects) the Folk Dance Festival presenter (MC) </dd> <dd>d) determines the Folk Dance Festival repertoire.<font style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt verdana"><BR> </font></dd> </ol> </font></span><font style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt verdana"> <p align=right> <a href="home.html" target="_self"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Lietuviakai - in Lithuanian</b></font></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> <div align=center><img src="images/ltsi-ribbon-footer.gif" width=780 height=26 > <div> </div> </div> </font></td> </tr> </table> <BR><BR> </body> </html>