Bush Dance and Bonfire

Sixty odd people gathered in Peter Harper's Shearing shed for a bush dance.

Friday 4 July

Four groups

Ariah Park High School Youth Group,

Junee Baptist Youth Group,

Griffith Baptist Youth Group, and

Clare from Leeton

The Ariah Park Bush Band took us through the Heel and Toe and the Progressive Barn Dance and even Stripped the Willow (which is all above board - trust me). We even had the chicken dance and the hokey pokey for the less nimble dancers.

Many thanks to the Bush band for an excellent performance.

Thanks also to Peter Harper for all the tidying up and to Kevin Harper for showing us how to sweep the board.

After the dance we went to the paddock and had a song fest around the bonfire.

We sang old time negro spirituals while Michael Hutton (Ariah Park) put together some of the background and meaning of each song.

Griffith had a twenty strong choir so Ariah Park and Junee joined forces to take them on in a battle of the choirs.

We sang;

Griffith: Dem Bones (about the resurrection of the dead in Ezekiel 37)

AP/Junee: He's got the whole world (about the sovereignty of God)

Griffith: This little light of mine (about living for Christ in everything)

AP:Junee: Shut the door (about turning away from evil)

and finished with:

All: Oh When the Saints (about going to heaven)

The Griffith group was just too strong and beat the other group by half a point. See the trophy Victoria has in the photo below.

The Griffith mob then had a lack-of-sleepover in our hall and after a big breakfast got in the bus to head back home.

Many thanks to ll who helped and all who came. Hope you had as much fun as we did.

God Bless,
Michael Hutton