YOG Opening Ceremony 2010

School of dance performers during the show. (Photo 21 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

 YOG Opening Ceremony 2010

Colorful clappers light up. (Photo 22 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

 YOG Opening Ceremony 2010

A spectator waving the flag of the USA. (Photo 23 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

Throughout the show, fireworks periodically lit up the sky to add to the dazzle of the show. (Photo 24 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

A “flash mob” takes to the stage. (Photo 25 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

Performers dressed in different ethnic costumes dance several tunes symbolising the welcoming of guests. (Photo 26 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

One of the songs was Bum Bum Bole, an Indian Childhood song. (Photo 27 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

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Another was Ke Ren Lai (which means arrival of guests), with lion dancers accompanying the dancers. (Photo 28 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

Performers showcase Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-cultural society. (Photo 29 © Marvin Lowe/Red Sports)

yog opening ceremony

Eurasian and Peranakan performers perform an umbrella dance. (Photo 30 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)