Teachers surprise students with dance routine at Hai Phong high school

At Thai Phien high school in the northern city, just before the curtains came down on the event on May 24, 16 of its teachers came out in black hats, vests and wacky pants in front of the students.

Pham Doan Khanh Linh, a 10th grader, was impressed that the teachers were not afraid of looking silly.

“To see such a side of our teachers made us feel excited.”

 

 

Teachers surprise students with dance routine at Hai Phong high school

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She explained that the school had not included it in the day’s program probably to keep it a surprise.

Ngo Xuan Nhy, another 10th grader, said: “We were very surprised. I initially thought the dancers were students. Everyone took out their phones to record the whole thing since it was something we do not want to miss.”

A video of the performance was posted on the school’s Facebook fanpage and garnered over 13,000 likes, 1,000 comments and 560 shares in just three days.

Le Thanh Tinh (2nd L), deputy headmaster of Thai Phien High School in Hai Phong, dances with other teachers at the end of the school year ceremony on May 24, 2023. Photo courtesy of Thai Phien High School

“We were all nervous at the time, but I told the teachers not to worry and just go up and dance, and the students will love it,” deputy headmaster Le Thanh Tinh said.

Some of the teachers are in their 50s.

The dance lasted around six minutes.

Tinh, the only male in the group, said: “I did not dance that well during training, but with the music and the students’ cheering, I just did it.”

Students at Thai Phien High School in Hai Phong react at a dance show by their teachers at the end of the school year ceremony on May 24, 2023. Photo courtesy of Thai Phien High School

He said teachers need to be bold and willing to show their true selves sometimes. “That is a way to educate students in confidence and willingness to take on challenges.”

If change is to be achieved in education, teachers also need to change themselves, he said.

The choreography was done by a teacher, and there were four sessions of training at the school club.

“I and the other teachers were very happy to see our show being loved,” Tinh said.

Duong Thi Thuy, a parent, said: “If no one had told me beforehand, I wouldn’t have believed they were teachers [at the school]. It was fun and funny.”