Hips don't lie

The second day of our sports education program was filled with laughter.  We began the day with an instructional warmup which included jumping jacks, squats, lunges, pushups and sit ups. The students were confused by the warmup, so we assured them that if they did it everyday they would be big and strong like Thomas. Following our warmup we reviewed American football and volleyball for the students who were not there the first day.  After a quick recap and a few practice games we got into teaching kickball.  Everyone got the kicking part down but the rules were another story.  The students didn't realize that you could stop at a base and every kick was either a home run or an out.  After a few at bats we decided to step in and show Ugandans how Americans can play.  First up was Kaitlyn and her first attempt was a giant swing and a miss.  Thomas cracked up and all of the students joined in the laughter,including Kaitlyn. The rest of the day the children seemed to sporadically burst out with excessive laughter and put the current activity on hold for a good laugh! After a long game of kickball we decided to get a workout in.  Today's exercise would be a lesson in traditional Ugandan dance.  A few students brought out a number of bongos and traditional drums.  We each gave it a try and by far Thomas had the best hips. .. ( clearly the writer of this blog is Thomas)! After struggling with some of the moves we decided to show off some traditional American moves.  Kaitlyn chose the shopping cart, Layne showed of the Cupid shuffle, and Thomas brought out the Bernie.  Tis was most definitely a dance lesson that won't be forgotten.

Belly laughing

After the game

Traditional African Dance