Hootenanny funds assist inner-city school
Dance, dance evolution takes first prize
April 7, 2007
Linette Schut
Asian Pride World Wide lived up to their name at this spring’s Hootenanny, bringing home first place and $200. Ju Min, Jenny Park, and Christine Park made up the dance troupe, performing the “Evolution of Dance,” a hilarious mix of dance songs ranging from MC Hammer to N’Sync. Dressed in yellow Spartan t-shirts and Trinity Western University sweatpants, the three girls wowed the crowd with their dance moves.
“We’re so proud,” said Jenny Park, flashing a peace sign. “We’ve been practicing everyday.”
The 6L-Crew, featuring Biro-T, won second place. The entire 6 Lower dorm got on stage to perform a rap in four different languages English, Spanish, German, and Hausa entitled “Kick Back Roll.” The performance was complete with “gangsta” dance moves, a slideshow of dorm photos, and rap lyrics.
Performing a choreographed dance to “A Million Ways to be Cruel” by Ok Go, Sara Iseri, Lynn Iseri, Tanya Carson, and Robyn Rapskee won third prize.
Other performances included a swing dance, a song about llamas, a spoof of Nelly’s hit “Ride with Me,” a controversial “mouse piano,” and a belly dance performance.
The theme of the night was Pajama Party. As the audience arrived at the show, they were greeted by members of the TWU Student Association dressed as various “dream” characters, including a baby doll, a toy soldier, and a turtle.
Fourth year, Kelsey Miller hosted the event, in character as a 10-year-old girl whose parents had gone out for the evening. Dressed in a onesie, she strutted through the audience seated on carpet mats on the floor. Many people were also dressed in their PJs, to fit the event’s theme.
Adding to the PJ atmosphere, the three judges of the show were young girls from the community.
The event raised $498 for a bike drive put on by The Helping Hands Club and led by Mike Harloff. The bikes will be given to students at Douglas Park Community School.
Harloff said that he didn’t know the money would be going towards his project until right before the show.
“We were thrilled,” he said.
Harloff has been volunteering at Douglas Park, an “inner-city” school in Langley with many children who have behavioural difficulties. The school does not have buses, so the students have to find their own means of transportation.
“Lots of kids bike, skate, or a lot of them walk,” Harloff said. “Some kids don’t have bikes and don’t have the resources to buy bikes.”
This past Friday, Harloff was involved in an assembly at Douglas Park to give away over 50 bikes to students who had not had one before. The money raised at Hootenanny went towards buying more bikes, as well as helmets to give to the students.
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