Highland Dance Company of New Zealand - Port Arlington Festival - Day 5
Today we had a very early start as our final Heart of the Highlands show began at 10am. The show was successful as we performed our hearts out!
We then went straight on to hold a “Have a Go” workshop. This was a big hit with people of all ages coming to learn some of the Highland Fling and Sailors Hornpipe. They all learnt really well!
Following the workshop we split off to grab some lunch and rest our legs before we started our short shows for the afternoon. Our first one being on the public dance stage outside. This went well with a large number of people stopping to watch.
We then chilled out in the break room to rest our legs before our next performance. We performed our snow skirt and snow capes dances in the Park hall, along with all the other dance groups who have been performing over the festival. It was great to have all the dance groups gathered together to watch each other perform!
We had another snack break and rest before our first evening performance at the Village Tavern tent. Waving goodbye to Annabel and Sara who were off to catch the ferry.
Finally we got to have some dinner. We had plenty of fish and chips to go round and lots of time to chat (and even nap) before our final performance for both the day and the festival.
Our last performance was at the Celtic Club tent where the crowd was great. This made it easier for us to bring the energy up even as we were getting tired.
Done and dusted, we grabbed our bags of costumes and props, and took shuttles back to the accommodation. We got to take our long awaited showers to wash out three days worth of hairspray and makeup.
To make the most of the last night of the festival, we went back to the Celtic Club tent and grabbed a drink. We watched a band perform which was a great way to finish the day!
-Tyra and Estelle 🩷
