Lashaunna Williams of St. George’s High School shows off her dance move in the Modern Dance (Solo) category during the first day of the Dance Component of the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival 2016 at Our Lucaya in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Tuesday, March 8, 2016.  The Festival will continue on the island until March 11.

Moesha Foster of Bahamas Dance Theatre does a shoulder stand during her dance performance “My Island in the Sun” in the Bahamian Folk Dance (Solo). Long-time Dance Adjudicator Lawrence Carroll is again performing the role during the E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival 2016.

Kalei McIntosh of Freeport Bible Academy performs a Classical Ballet Piece.

The dancers of Freeport Bible Academy show off their moves in the Jazz Dance (Group) category.

Ethan Hepburn, Corey Higgs and Chelsea Higgs show off their flexibility in the Jazz Dance (Group) category on Tuesday.

Beacon School students perform a Bahamian Folk (Group) piece during the Festival.

Students of Walter Parker Primary, Grade 5, put on a church prayer scene in the Skits for Grades 4-6 in the Drama component of the Festival.

Two co-workers eavesdrop as a supervisor fires an employee in the skit featuring Walter Parker Primary Grade 4.

Anvil Mott of St. George’s High School shows off his skills in the Instrumental Solo (Brass) for 16-18 Years in the Music Component of the Festival.

Joshua Russell of Jack Hayward Junior High School plays the Steel Pan in the Instrumental Solo – Open Class. BIS Photos/Llonella Gilbert

Source: Bahamas Information Services