On September 24, 2017, the Sardarapat and Shushi Dance Groups of Hamazkayin Nigol Aghpalian Chapter performed a bunch of traditional and contemporary dances directed by Carmen Efeyan and Vrej Terzian.
After the marches of Syria and Armenia, the audience honored the memory of all the martyrs with a moment of silence. Betty Kilerjian and Salpi Tufenkjian delivered the opening speech in Armenian and Arabic, saying that the dance ensembles send their greetings to Aleppo Armenians and wish them to start a new and beautiful life, and to continue the traditions of Hamazkayin. They also reaffirmed that Hamazkayin remains faithful to its mission and highly appreciating the Armenian dance traditions they convey them to the new generation to ensure their survival.
The program included Armenian folk and Arab patriotic dances, as well as foreign dances, such as Italian, Persian, Georgian, Indian and Salsa.
The conductor of the day Betty Kilerjian enriched the program with poetic quotations from the unique values of Armenian poetry.
During the presentation, a video was screened about the Sardarapat and Shushi children's and youth dance groups’ rehearsals and previous performances of 2017.
At the end of the event, Priest Husik Sedrakyan highly appreciated the performance in such conditions of the country, and praised the parents who entrust their children with Hamazkayin, in order to keep the Armenian cultural values alive.