By Margaret Maccoll
Noosa dancers will be tapping their toes in their living rooms this Valentines Day as they join others around the world COVID-style to stop violence against women and girls in the One Billion Rising project.
Violence against females results in one death a week in Australia and affects one in three women worldwide who in their lifetime will be beaten or raped – that’s more than one billion women.
This year the Noosa group dance has been cancelled but the event is far from forgotten.
Organiser Peppie Simpson said participants are being urged to learn the dance and perform it at home solo or with friends at 5pm on 14 February and video the activity to post on Facebook.
Peppie said an instruction video on Facebook at onebillionrisingnoosa will teach even the non-dancer the complete dance to the tune of Fleetwood Mac’s Break the Chain in an hour.
“We suggest if you don’t know the dance get together with friends and learn it,“ she said.
To get in the mood participants can don the suggested colours of red, white or black or wear what they like.
For more information phone Peppie Simpson on 0408 197 879 or visit
facebook@onebillionrisingnoosa
