On Sunday I went to a wonderful concert at Kimisagara Youth Centre in Kigali.
When I first came to Rwanda, I visited Kimisagara English club which I mentioned in my blog during ICT. On that day, the youth club began planning a showcase for a group of young Scottish people who were coming on a cultural exchange visit. The concert took place on Sunday and I was able to attend to support them. During their performance, I felt quite choked up. After seeing a group of very shy teenagers at the youth centre discussing in a circle what talents they had (which mainly involved listening to music but not performing!), the kids on stage looked entirely different. They were smiling, confident and incredibly good at performing traditional Rwandan dance combined with some modern moves too. 
The Scottish group responded with an equally wonderful display - my favourite part was the young guy doing breakdancing in a kilt! And to finish off the event, Mashirika Performing Arts (a professional Rwandan group who had been working with the English club) contributed with some impressive Rwandan dancing, drumming, singing and even some Scottish dancing for good measure.
It was a lovely afternoon and my Scottish friend Julie was particularly impressed when the English Club stood up and joined in with the Scottish National Anthem, something they had learnt especially to surprise their Scottish visitors.
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