The opportunity to show the work of some of our children in conjunction with the Get Set London Roadshow was amazing.
On Saturday - 8 March - pupils from Towers Infants and Junior Schools, and Gaynes Secondary School headed down to The Liberty in Romford to dazzle the public with their dancing prowess as part of the ‘Get Set London’ roadshow.
On the day the children were noticeably drawn to the physical activities at the roadshow such as the ‘batak’ and rowing challenges, as well as having their photos taken with the specially themed backdrop! They performed four dances in total to an audience of all ages, whilst at the same time our young sporting ambassadors gave out postcards to publicise our dance events this year and draw attention to the benefits
of London 2012 itself.
The performance was so successful that we had many people asking for more information.
Being able to attend the ‘Get Set London’ roadshow was a fantastic opportunity to promote the work we are doing as part of the Havering Schools Sports Partnership. Working as a School Sports Co-ordinator this is a huge dance project which will involve thousands of young people in the borough. Every school has been invited to showcase a dance or sporting routine to music on stage in a local park on 23 May 2008, culminating in a Havering Big Dance where all children in Havering will dance to the same piece of music at 1pm on 11 July 2008.
The Get Set London roadshow really has given the public a chance to pick up local information and also realise that there is a real chance for them to be involved in The Games as a volunteer or even through employment.
In Havering we are launching our own cultural festival to celebrate the power of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, on 28 September 2008. The Havering Big Dance will be recreated with a number of schools performing their dance and sporting routines to the same piece of music around the town centre. We will have 4 years of cultural events culminating in the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The excitement starts building now and how fantastic to think that we can all be a part of it.
If you would like more information on the Big Dance Events please email me.
