Hindi dances colour Arusha Modern School’s cultural events
by Nyamanoko Bwire
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Arusha Modern School youngsters
jigging during cultural event in Kisongo |
Hindi dances once again dominated the Annual Cultural Day
events organised by the Arusha Modern School and staged at its Kisongo campus
last week.
After the curtain raising Naukala dance which was performed by
Form Three students, the inaugural Hindi dance, by Primary Junior pupils took
onto the stage. Later, another Hindi dance was staged and this time the
performers were secondary school boys followed by senior primary school pupils.
Other events which fell in between the Hindi dances include,
Arabian cultural dances, kiddie dance, coastal Zaramo dance and the southern
Makonde dance.
There was also Msewe dance, Sambaa dance from Tanga, Ngoma,
shows, other general songs, poems and Kiswahili recitals being punctuated by
school prayer, speeches and award giving sessions.
The entire event was brought to peak with a grand fashion show
staged by both primary and secondary school students.
The guest of honour was Mrs Florah Hakika, the principal of
Arusha Hotel Training Institute (AHTI) who warned that the country’s cultural
values were at stake if efforts to pass them on to the youth are not taken.
Hundreds of Arusha residents managed to make it to the event.
Arusha Modern School has both the primary wing, situated in
Sakina and secondary campus in Kisongo, and is among the fast growing
educational institutions in the region.
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