Clare State School Goes Under The Sea

A fun-filled night of fancy dancing and fabulous costumes awaited all and sundry who came to the Clare State School Fancy Dress Ball recently.  

The theme for this year’s ball was ‘Under the Sea’ with students, staff and family members coming dressed as everything imaginable including sharks, mermaids, deep sea divers, jellyfish, turtles, flying fish and many, many more.

A backdrop depicting all of the staff and students dressed up in various aquatic attire made only part of the fabulous decorations that helped transform the undercover basketball court into an underwater wonderland.  

The students had been working all term with their teachers as well as Melissa Torrisi from Simply Dance to choreograph, practice, and perform a number of dances such as ‘The Queensland Barn Dance’, and ‘La Raspa’, which they danced with a member of their family, and their show dance to ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’.

Other crowd favourites included ‘The Macarena’, ‘The Chicken Dance’ and ‘The Nutbush’ allowing everyone to show their sensational dance moves.  

A number of games were also played throughout the night with ‘Knights, Mounts and Cavaliers’ and ‘Limbo’ proving to be very popular.

Midway through the night, the dances were paused to premiere the school’s new music video ‘Let the Cane Fires Burn’ and draw the ‘Biggest Fish on the Reef’ raffle.

“The Fancy Dress Ball is always a great night for the community, and it was made even more special this year with the premiere of the music video and Jaiden Booth’s raffle,” Clare State School Principal Troy Patti said.

“It was great to see the community get together for some fun, have a laugh and just genuinely have a great time.”

Contributed by Clare State School

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Students and staff of Clare State School dressed to impress at their recent Fancy Dress Ball. Photos supplied: Clare State School