Time for Some Bluegrass!

oh goodness....its that time of the year again....Hardly Bluegrass in the park (or something like that). every six grader is invited to bluegrass in the park every year. i have no idea who sponsors this event every year but it is an incredible undertaking. i imagine it is costly as well. whoever it is, they must have a lot of dough or influence to keep this up on a yearly bases. i love bluegrass for what it is....dance music and pure joy. its a part of a tradition that celebrates joy....how can anyone not like having fun?!?!?!

anyways, the 6th grade crew sometimes dread it. field trips can sometimes be a chore, especially the ones that you don't really plan as a department or the ones that pop up in less than two weeks. with so many standards to cover, field trips can really put a strain on planning.

but having opportunities to connect with your kiddies is priceless......so take advantage of it.

anyways, here's another thing that was priceless......one of the bands invited kids to go up there and dance with them. so a little brave boy from one of the middle schools went up there to represent his school. he said he came up there to break dance...what? so the band did their best to fuse bluegrass as close to b-boy music as they can. and the boy thought he was turbo from beat street! of course, the teachers were laughing their heads off with the contrast and the kids were cheering him.....that made my day.