Stomp!

I took a poll Thursday to find out which activity the kids have liked the best so far. Pretlow and Zoe voted for the llamas. Pretlow asked Vikki, who also said llamas, but I don't think she knows what favorite means. She seemed to enjoy herself most this past week at Wolf Trap's presentation of Lesole's Dance Project, an introduction to traditional, tribal, and modern dance from South Africa. Vikki is usually the most reserved, but she clapped and shook her little booty. She even raised her hand when the audience was invited on stage to participate. She wasn't selected, but I was impressed nevertheless.

I have to say, it might have been my favorite outing, too. I appreciated the short naps I got to take during the Veggie Tales movie, and I was very proud of how Pretlow and Zoe conducted themselves with the seniors. But I LOVE to watch dance, and Mr. Lesole Zachariah Maine and his crew did it well.

After we got home, we looked on the world map for some of the countries that Lesole has visited. (I did not know that the nation of Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa). I told the kids the names of the dances we'd seen, and explained that the Gumboots dance originated with the goldminers who slapped their boots and stomped their feet to communicate in the dark, hot mines. Then the kids ran off to play while I read the rest of the study guide. Later, Zoe decided that Wolf Trap was her favorite trip, too. Pretlow didn't clap or shake his booty, but I think he liked it, too.