Ferbent Shehu (January 10, 1933 – February 8, 2011), February 26, 2011 (Albanian). was an Albanian

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and

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. He was born in the small southern Albanian town of Berat to a wealthy family. When the Communist regime came to power, part of his family was persecuted and their properties were taken by the state. He first started his career in

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in 1949 when the Berat's Boys and Girls Dancing group was first found. In 1957 he also started working as a professional choreographer and dancer. His long career was the scene of many professional achievements in national competitions and he won several trophies. In 2006 his group of dancers competed in

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and came before groups from many other countries such as Spain, Austria, Germany, France...etc. He was the third of four brothers, was married and had a son. On February 8, 2011, Ferbent died nearly a month after his 78th birthday after suffering a heart attack the day before.

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