Great entertainment at Karnival

By Vaughan Crimmins*

The Red Hackle Pipe Band certainly got the Karnival underway with their blaze of pipes and drums filling the valley and I am sure encouraging folk to come and see what was happening at our ‘Pop Up Village’ on Ben Burn Park.

It was a stirring and encouraging start and well received.

Young and enthusiastic dancers from Jennifer Evans Dance Academy followed and lots of interest was shown by many watching them dance with confidence and poise.

Their timing when dancing in pairs or a larger group was very tight, well executed and recognised by deserving applause from the crowd who gathered to watch these young dancers so impressive in action.

Leanne Hutton and Paul of Status Five followed with renditions of familiar and favoured songs from the 60’s to music of today.

and refreshing presentation was enjoyed by many in the lunchtime audience.

Next to follow were the Harbour City Rock and Roll Club members who showed that when the music has that swing and beat the urge to dance comes naturally.

The tempo and solid beat of the music engaged some of the audience, who with a little encouragement joined the Rock and Roll Club Members to try this style of dance. They could see the fun to be had. Others simply got caught up in the music and created their own impromptu dance style while enjoying the fun.

A very different style of dance and rhythm from West Africa was introduced by Jenny Bloomfield with Cubatana and the Moringa Dancers.

There was immediate audience appeal with the colourfully dressed dancers rhythmically moving to the beat and tempo produced by Cubatana.

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