Five students and an instructor from Auburn's Chinook Elementary School converged on Burien Nursing & Rehabilitation to perform traditional music and dance Wednesday.
Pictured left to right are: Valelia Tuilata, Angel Wayne, Jaden Kinggeorge, & Sovereign Bill. The drummer, not pictured, is Sovereign's brother, Freedom. The Bill's are instructor Robin Pratt's son and daughter. SLIDESHOW: CLICK ON PHOTO FOR MORE.
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Residents of Burien Nursing & Rehabilitation were treated to traditional music and dance Wednesday by five students from Auburn's Chinook Elementary School. The nursing home planned activities for its residents May 13 to 19 for National Nursing Home Week® 2012, or NNHW.
According to the NNHW website, its theme this year is "Celebrating the Journey". And while Burien Nursing & Rehab residents seemed charmed by the young dancers, and offered applause after each song, the kids, too, celebrated their journey from Auburn as they moved in circles and leaped with a spring in their steps to the beat of a traditional drum.
Chinook School instructor, Robin Pratt, said her dance group meets every week and performs around the Seattle area. Some have been in the group five years. The dance group includes more students than the five appearing.
