Fathers Watch Out! YAD Have a Surprise For You!

BLIA South Island YAD 1 and 2 will be celebrating the coming Father’s Day by performing hand gestures. To prepare well, the youth held a hand gesture practise session on 3rd September. Nine YAD members attended the session; including their two new YAD members. The YAD members will be performing the hand gestures on 4th of September after the weekly Dharma Function for an early celebration of Father’s Day.

Two songs will be performed, namely “Home of Light” and “Droplets of Gratitude”. New YAD member Vicky said that she was in the audience when YAD performed hand gestures during Buddha’s Birthday Celebration earlier this year, and the YAD left her with a good impression; and now that she has been given the opportunity to be part of the YAD performing team itself, she is over the moon.

The YAD Presidents 1 and 2 led the training session, and even though most of the youth have already had several experiences of performing the songs, they still seriously practiced alongside their new members. As “Droplets of Graitiude” contains many complex hand gestures, it was not easy for the new members to remember them all; however the older YAD members were enthusiastic in helping YAD’s new blood in mastering the movements. Everyone practised hard, as everyone hope to deliver the best performance during the Father’s Day celebratory performance.