Last Mango in Paris...

No not a European fruit crisis but a night of fun and Dancing at Rocklands. We've currently got a group in some of who are in year 12 and have their Matric' Dance coming up. They also arrived (like myself) with two left feet. Enter the Rocklands Programming Team! Freshly schooled in the Waltz, Langarm Sokkie Sokkie and a Line Dance; and having left our inhibitions at the door, we stepped into the fray and set about teaching a group of 15-18year olds how to dance. All would have been lost if it weren't for Amy- She does dancing herself and is an excellent teacher. She led the group with authority and style and kept the interest going, no mean feat!
Backed up by Carolyn (a dancer herself) and Darla (schooled on Sunday) and erm...well the guys (full of enthusiasm, lacking slightly in skill...) we managed to run a dance session for 3hrs and everyone got involved. After learning the Waltz and Sokkie, the kids split into 4 groups and choreographed their own dances (mainly in the hip hop break dancing vein, all very impressive) and then came back to the Hall for a Dance-Off. It was a good vibe throughout the evening and I think the whole thing worked well for two reasons. Primarily Amy's teaching skills and Secondly, the rest of the team's enthusiasm and participation- Well done Everyone!