Last night the students at SRC were led by Ms. Patterson in bush dancing. We gathered in the common room with hay bales on the outskirts and the mingling few in our best bush attire. Flannel shirt, jeans and boot were the rage, the colour varied from blue to pink, and set a pretty picture. We found ourselves partners and after a quick demonstration we turned the music up and started the bush dancing. Some of the dances were confusing but by the end of the night there was minimal stepping on toes. We learnt three different dances, all up beat and gave us a cheerful vibe. Smiles everywhere was the forecast of evening.

Dancing gave us a sense of belonging since everyone was participating and there was no pressure of finding a date or being embarrassed about dancing. We came together as a community feeling comfortable to be ourselves. Everyone help with packing up and set up and no one sat around doing nothing. We ended the night with calming meditation, this made us descend from the high we experienced throughout the night to get us ready for bed.

It was a great night full of fun memories and lots of laughing.

Callum (Irymple SC) & Lexi (Williamstown HS)