Students from across all year groups gathered one evening at ‘Wallington High School for Girls’ to celebrate the success of the second Black History Month Showcase that the school has seen. There was a mixture of performances from dancing to spoken word, and overall we can say that the show was a huge triumph as the audience created a wonderful atmosphere to celebrate the numerous acts.
The show began with a fashion show comparing the traditional clothes of Africa to the Caribbean, and here we witnessed the similarities and differences to the attire. Moreover, seeing these clothes gave the audience an insight into the bright colours and bold patterns of the culture.
The audience were further entertained by a comical sketch about adolescents living in South London as well as being a part of the Afro-Caribbean society, and this made us become more aware of the culture of ethnicities, and their backgrounds.
Amidst the customary singing and dancing acts, there were students that took part in spoken word, and read self-written poetry, to inform us of the few challenges, but many privileges, of being a-part of this society. As the audience, we were thoroughly entertained throughout the duration of the evening as we witnessed the effort put into this showcase by the students.
Of course this showcase evidently displayed talent, pride and entertainment for the audience, but nevertheless it exhibited the true meaning of what it is like to be a part of the Afro-Caribbean culture, and having witnessed the joy that the participants felt; this showcase was undoubtedly a victory.
