Above: Timbarra Primary School students are competing in the Wakakirri dance competition. Left to right are Rachael Gould, Louise Truscott, Braden Francis and Troy Phillips
BERWICK students had a whale of a time last week when they took to the stage in a dance competition.
Grade five and six students at Timbarra Primary School have busily rehearsed for months for the Wakakirri story dance competition, and last Tuesday night got their chance to perform in a heat.
Under the guidance of dance therapist Georgina Liemant and teacher Anna Newman, students performed to four songs their seven-minute dance titled www.timbarra primary.
The www represents world without whales, and students took the audience through a story about recycling, conservation and protecting the precious sea mammal.
Students built whales using chicken wire and plastic bags and told the story of how harpoonists chased down and shot the harmonious creatures.
However, there was a happy ending to the story with everyone becoming good friends.
Ms Liemant said this was the second year the school had entered the competition in which they received a bronze last year.
Students had a fantastic time rehearsing for about three hours a week, as well as some Saturdays, and couldn’t wait to take their show on stage.
The Wakakirri National Story Festival is a collection of six story-based arts competitions for Australian schools.
Primary and secondary schools are invited to create stories and present and share their work to live audiences at Wakakirri Festivals held around Australia, on-line and through an annual TV show.
The Wakakirri National Story Festival encourages young Australians to be open-minded, confident and active through creating and sharing stories.
The Berwick students will have to wait until all the heats are over before finding out if they move on to the next stage.
