Cultural Week
To begin culture week, the year 5’s were immersed in a Bhangra dance workshop. It began with a quick introduction to the history of the dance and where it originated from: Punjab, India.
Before beginning the dancing, the teacher shared three key points to remember when dancing 1. Smiling is vital 2. Bounce your shoulders 3. 97% of moves start with the left foot.
The children then learned an 8 step Bhangra dance which they did in time with music and performed.
The teacher then introduced a ‘saap’ -a wooden instrument that claps together to make a sound that represents showing power. The alternative to this is shouting ‘Hoi!’
The next step the children learnt was the ‘fasla ’ which represents harvesting the crops which was done by farmers.
The children then performed their final piece and were excellent.

‘It was really fun and there were lots of cool dance moves to learn’ Ayaan ‘I liked how fun it was - it was tiring though!’ Ayo F