Rock 'n' Roll is:
- easy to learn. Most people can do it -
- extremely versatile. It suits a large range of modern and older popular music -
- a great social activity for meeting new friends and partners -
- inexpensive. Anywhere there is suitable music you can dance -
- suitable for young and old -
- well established. Its practised around the world -
- very suitable for amateurs as well as pro dancers. You don't need to be perfect for fear of being laughed at -
- a great fitness activity -
- a socially acceptable way for ladies to show their knickers in public (but gentlemen don't notice!) -
Gareth & June dance
for disabled children
Sandra trusts Trevor
to have a firm grip on things
James and Ann
dance with color and style
Sandy and Annette
strut their stuff!
No butterfingers here!
Hands up those who
love to dance!
George & Sue can step
with the best of them
Sandy & Annette have a
laid back approach
reported by Gareth, December 7th, 2007
On the morning of Thursday, 7th December 2007 highly popular musical duo Boris Loves To Boogie set up their equipment in the Gymnasium of the Suneden Special School at Mitchell Park, South Australia. This gig was unusual in that the audience consisted of several dozen children with various intellectual disabilities, including Downs syndrome and Angelman's Syndrome.
The boys are used to playing to packed houses of baby-boomers eager to Rock n Roll, but this was a special occasion. Many of these children would rarely get to attend such an event. Lead vocalist and sax player Graham Lawrence, who loves children, drives a bus for the school and he was willing to donate his time to give the kids a unique experience. Ace guitarist and fellow band member Doobie Whitehorn was just as willing to be involved.
Of course, top-class Rock n Roll music is wasted without dancing, so good mates Gareth and June came along to give the children a display of 1950's Rock n Roll dancing, something many of them would never have seen before.
Once the music began the kids - and the teachers - wasted little time in getting involved. They may not have spun like the pro dancers did but they tried their best. It was an hour of solid fun for the children, teachers, musicians and demonstration dancers alike.