Pyongyang, August 28 (KCNA) -- Dancing parties of youth and students took place in different parts of the country to celebrate Youth Day Sunday.

The participants in the parties held at the plazas of Party Founding Memorial Tower, the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium and the Arch of Triumph and other places presented graceful dances with boundless reverence for General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

　They enthusiastically danced to the tune of the "Youth Day Waltz", "Our Father Is Marshal Kim Jong Il ", "Youth Is Glorified under the Leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea" and "Glory to Our Great Party" and other songs.

They showcased well the zeal to exalt the honor of being young vanguard of Songun in the grand advance for a great surge, pleased to significantly celebrate Youth Day through dances replete with enthusiasm and optimism.

Similar events took place in each province, city and county seats on the same day.