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Is this Sweden’s coolest ever graduation dash?

A class of Swedish high school graduates have wowed the nation with their perfectly choreographed twist on an age-old tradition.

Published: 17 June 2016 07:30 CEST
Updated: 17 June 2016 15:32 CEST
Is this Sweden's coolest ever graduation dash?
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Dance pupils at the Södra Latin school in Stockholm marked their last ever day there on Friday with a jubilant dance routine set against a backdrop of DJ Khaled’s club hit All I Do Is Win. 

The pupils performed the dance as part of their ‘utspring’, the old Swedish tradition of dashing out of the school building on the day of graduation. 

Ida Keszler caught the moment on camera. 

“My Instagram has gone crazy,” she told The Local after her clip was viewed almost 10,000 times on the photo-sharing platform. 

One of the choreographers, Emilia Berglind, added: 

“People are calling it Sweden’s coolest ever dash.”

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She and two of her classmates were inspired by the previous year’s dance class, who had done something similar. 

“We wanted to make ours a bit more powerful.”

It didn’t take long to put together. The graduating trio prepared the moves in 20 minutes and the class practised for another 40 minutes. 

“Everyone in the class is really pleased it’s got so much attention. We didn't expect this at all.”

For more on the tradition, read our Lowdown on Swedish high school graduation. 

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Bavaria plans 100 million rapid Covid tests to allow all pupils to return to school

In the southern state of Bavaria, schools have been promised 100 million self-tests starting next week so that more children can start being taught in person again. But teachers say the test strategy isn't being implemented properly.

Published: 12 March 2021 17:12 CET
Bavaria plans 100 million rapid Covid tests to allow all pupils to return to school
Children in the classroom in Bavaria. Photo:Matthias Balk/DPA

State leaders Markus Söder said on Friday that the first 11 million of the DIY tests had already arrived and would now be distributed through the state.

“It’s no good in the long run if the testing for the school is outside the school,” Söder told broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) during a visit to a school in Nuremberg.

“Contrary to what has been planned in Berlin, we’ve pre-ordered in Bavaria: for this year we have 100 million tests.”

Bavaria, Germany’s largest state in terms of size, plans to bring all children back into schools starting on Monday.

SEE ALSO: ‘The right thing to do’ – How Germany is reopening its schools

However, high coronavirus case rates mean that these plans have had to be shelved in several regions.

In Nuremberg, the state’s second largest city, primary school children have been sent back into distance learning after just a week back in the classroom.

The city announced on Friday that schools would have to close again after the 7-day incidence rose above 100 per 100,000 inhabitants.

The nearby city of Fürth closed its schools after just two days of classroom time on Wednesday, after the 7-day incidence rose to 135.

The Bavarian test strategy plans for school children to receive one test per week, while teachers have the possibility of taking two tests a week. The testing is not compulsory.

But teachers’ unions in the southern state have warned that the test capacity only exists on paper and have expressed concern that their members will become infected in the workplace.

“Our teachers are afraid of infection,” Almut Wahl, headmistress of a secondary school in Munich, told BR24.

“Officially they are allowed to be tested twice a week, we have already received a letter about this. But the tests are not there.”

BR24 reports that, contrary to promises made by the state government, teachers in many schools have still not been vaccinated, ventilation systems have not been installed in classrooms, and the test infrastructure has not been put in place.

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