On Tuesday 4th October, Miss Senior and her JTHS student volunteers welcomed local primary school pupils to join Vijay Sachdansaar for a Bhangra Dance workshop.
Vijay from Nachda Sansaar not only creates a vibrant and lively dance session, but he also teaches the pupils about the culture and the history too.
The pupils enjoyed listening to information about the festivals which were held to celebrate planting and sowing seeds and cutting the crops. Vijay explained how these actions transferred into a lot of the dance routines that they were learning and were inspired by different farming cultures used in India.
There was real excitement amongst the pupils when Vijay began to beat the large drum, known as the Dohl. The beat of the drum really helped the pupils get into the rhythm of the routines and they were absolutely fantastic at completing the traditional Bhangra dance moves.
It was great to see the JTHS helpers show kindness, respect and integrity towards the primary pupils as they did the meet & greet, directed them to their session and were on hand to help with the dance routines. Miss Senior said ‘well done to you all, you all showed true leadership qualities throughout the sessions and represented the school wonderfully.’
