Sunday, February 5, 2012

St Louis Family Night

The school I am teaching in hosted a couple of family nights were students performed dances while their parents and friends sat and ate at tables on the school oval.
Many classes prior to the night were cancelled as the students learnt their dances.
On the night my job was to stand at one of the main entrance gates and wai the guests as they entered onto the oval. To wai someone means to put your palms together in a prayer like gesture and bow slightly. It was very hot in the afternoon sun as we stood greeting the guests. After a couple of hours the majority of the guests had arrived and we were allowed to go enjoy the show.
Friday night was the younger year levels all of Kindergarten until primary 3 then on Saturday night was the older year levels.
The highlight for the Friday night was the performance by 'The Olives' one of the current most popular bands in Thailand. Their hit song is heard everywhere and the students all know every word.
On the Saturday night the students seemed to forget it was family night and did some very non PG rated dance routines. It was all quite funny though and a part of Thailand life I enjoy experiencing.

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