Today was the day the children had been waiting for. All the effort by the teachers and kids culminates today. Nic was so excited that she had trouble getting to sleep last night. She woke up bright-eyed and all ready for the concert.
Nicole participated in four items namely, the opening singing of the national anthem (above), a Mandarin dance number, an English song and for me the highlight an Indian Bhangra uptempo dance, "Tunuk Tunuk Tun".
above; Nic and teacher Chong
above; Nic and Addison (both attending same year one school next year)
above; L-R - Adina, Nic, Charis and Hexiba
Nic will still be attending daycare but for the kids who are solely kindergarten, it's goodbye. Grace Kindergarten has been a wonderful experience for Nic and us. We are extremely privileged to have had such a dedicated and caring group of teachers. Thank you very much!
And lastly here is a snippet of the Bhangra dance "Tunuk Tunuk Tun" presented by the daycare children under the tutelage of teacher Jennifer.
Wow! I really did not know that Nicole can Bollywood so well.Her steps are larger than the other two in the background.What a great way to understand other cultures!Remembered me of,"that's one small step for (a) man,one GREAT LEAP for mankind!",Nic Legstrong.
ReplyDeleteRemember that one from,Three Dog Night(Black and White 1974).Certainly can match with the photos.
ReplyDeleteThe kids were as dedicated in practice as were the teacher in coaching. Apparently the dance was a big hit in 1998 and became a cult hit. Check out one of the video on You Tube
ReplyDeleteBefore my kindergarden years,I had seen a lot of Bollywood stuff in black and white.In those days there is nothing much to see or to do,so Bollywood the evening away.A few years back,I saw Monsoon Wedding,a good film.Music in youtube.My problem is I always get very hungry for roti canai and teh tarik after watching!.
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