LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, July 13, 2011: Clapping, cheering, chanting and dancing… the blue South African wave of athletes arrived at Beaulieu Lausanne. The team building leader Boitumelo Nong made sure that the group keeps the traditions. As he explained, in Africa dancing and singing is part of the every day life of the population. The group from North West South Arfrica brought all their traditions in the bag with them. The leader started African Contemporary songs in the North West dialect and the group of athletes followed. These are songs about their day to day and are used to build their nation.
People arriving at the same time as the delegation joined the group, many as spectators and cheers, but others like the Valais Wallis group could not resist rhythm and broke into the group. Nicole, Ursula, Beatriz, Marie-Noelle, and Helene all agreed that the exchange of culture is very important during the event and it is hard to stay in place with such a rhythmic and entertaining entrance.
Tumelo Aphiris, a member of the South African group, said that the energy and joy is part of having a good time while enjoying himself during World Gymnaestrada. He also reminded everyone that the vuvuzelas first introduced during the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa are now part of the country’s tradition and could not been left behind. Not only the Vuvuzelas were present during this spontaneous show of energy but also they have been incorporated into the group’s country night presentation on Tuesday. “You can’t leave home with out a vuvuzela anymore,”said Tumelo.
This spontaneous demonstration of rhythm and joy was just a peak at what the groups presented at Malley Hall during the South African National Evening, when they engaged all the spectators around them.
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