The next act on stage was another performance from the Sidney Six. This time they had engaged the assistance of Mr Parker, one of the Drama teachers, a very tall, slim man with a passion for performing! The song they were dancing to was the Boney M classic “Ra-Ra-Rasputin”, a novelty disco hit about the strange mystic who had gained such influence in the court of the Czar! The girls wore white fur hats and high, lace-up military-style boots but in white while Mr Parker was dressed in a long robe along with a long, fake beard and wig, representing the titular character, standing in the middle of the stage and making occasional hand-gestures or making dramatic faces at the audience while the near-naked girls danced around him, performing traditional Russian Cossack dancing along the front of the stage for the chorus. There was not a single family in the audience who did not have at least one ticket between them and there was a special thrill in watching the dancers showing off their bodies knowing that it would very soon be decided who would get to enjoy their meat!

Following them was a girl from Year 8 who played a medley of popular movie themes on the violin with such energy, passion and skill that even those in the audience who had inwardly groaned when she had walked into the stage were won over by her performance. The fact that she was a slim, very pretty girl standing in front of them stark naked did not make things worse either! The next act was a pair of girls from Yeah 11 who sat on an artificial log, both wearing cowboy boots but normal, rustic brown ones with no added bling, not the Sidney style variants, one with her hair in braids tied with yellow ribbons at the end and the other with hers brushed straight and wearing a straw sun-hat. The girl with the hat was holding an acoustic guitar and together they sang the Sonny and Cher hit “I got you, babe”. After them came another very pretty, blonde girl from Year 7 performing a ballet routine from Swan Lake in nothing but her point shoes. Like the violinist before her, her talent and dedication to her art-form were obvious and she received enthusiastic applause.

“Of course, Swan Lake is not the only famous bird-related dance piece!” Miss Lindsay grinned at the audience after thanking the eleven year old ballerina. “So with the other avian classic, please welcome back onto the stage the Sidney Six!” There was wild applause again as the curtains opened, quickly turning to cheerful laughter as the audience saw how the dancers were dressed this time.

They were all wearing feathery caps with the peaks shaped like beaks, feathered bands around their wrists and ankles and feathered capes which were connected to the backs of their caps, to the bands around their wrists and to second brightly coloured but not feathered bands around their upper arms. While all the beaks were yellow, the rest of each girl’s ensemble was in a different bright neon colour. The all stood facing the audience, happy grins on their faces and arms bent to give the impression of wings. As the music started, they bobbed up and down alternately then began the dance that had been a staple of children’s parties and family-friendly gatherings for at least half a century. When they turned round to wiggle their rumps at the audience, it was revealed that they also had feathery tails stuck on just above the cleft of their buttocks. The dance was simple and repetitive but took on a whole new dimension when performed by a team of naked meat-girls! Each repetition got a little faster and by the end, at least three quarters of the audience were standing up and joining in!


To be continued...