Haig Meserlian have been awarded special appreciation at the International Dance Festival,

1964 Jul 13 Haig Meserlian have been awarded special appreciation at the International Dance Festival, at Comenwelth Theater Institute "On the occasion of its 8th anniversary, on July 13, 1964, the Foundation for International Cultural Relations organized an international dance festival at the Commonwealth Institute Theater." "...groups belonging to 22 nationalities presented dances. The magazine included Armenian, Indian, Lebanese, Pakistani, Indonesian, Persian, Irish, Japanese, African, Siamese, Ukrainian and other dances. The program began with the solo dance "Lezkinka" by Hayk Mserlian, a student of the Lebanese-Armenian Academy of Sciences in London. This Caucasian dance to the music of Aram Khachaturian drew loud applause from the audience. The solo dance was followed by the dance group of the Hay Doun “Armenian Youth Union” of London, under the leadership and participation of H. Meserlian was performed by "Nazan Yar", according to S. Pascalian conception. ...The 15th dance of the festival was the Lebanese folk dance "Dabkeh Layletna" presented by the HYM dance group, to which the "corecrafter" and the soloist was Meserlian. Part of the event was broadcasted by B.B.C. was shown on the television station. Armenian boys' solo dances and dances, Armenian and Lebanese, as well as Irish dance, became the most popular. After the ceremony, a big ball was held in the "Exhibition Galerie" hall, during which letters of appreciation were handed over to the leaders from the patron of the institution, the Duke of Tevenshire. The first guest on the stage was Hayk Meserlian, who received the letter from John Tilney, the state representative, which spoke highly of the Armenians. ----------------------