Dancing for all with Kausary

From the Refugee Week World Music Festival, Kausary could be the cause of dad dancing, for all.

by Hamilton High,
first published: June, 2021

approximate reading time: minutes

Dance music needn't come with a kicking bass drum...

Refugee Week World Music and Arts festival – highlights

Saturday
Kausary
MAC Outdoor Theatre
4-6pm

Dance music needn’t come with a kicking bass drum. If you can capture hummingbird flight on a recorder or a pan pipe, and Kausary can, then we can all join in flitting from flower to flower (OK, foot to foot) with big, stupid grins on our dad dancing mushes (dad dancing is now officially gender neutral and available to all – in fact, I’m thinking of setting up a class in Bearwood. Doesn’t so much keep you fit as keep you regular).

Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is also a growing global movement.

Essential Info
Main Image: Kausary
Refugee Week 2021 website
Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham website

Hamilton High

Hamilton High was born on Doheny Ave in the gutter, is a poet, writer and observer of popular culture. Likes fashion and cares less for style. He's on the move, he's an alter ego and we hardly ever hear from him.
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