Junior Revellers ~ Welcome to Oz ~ Band of the Year 2011

They were amazing. The little tin man. The little ruby red crew. The witches of the east and west. And who can forget the lion, the bright greens and oranges, and all of the wonderful "munchkins" that made up the Toronto Revellers Junior band for WELCOME TO OZ. We were the biggest band on the road, 350 kids strong!

Special shout out to our Bewitched and Lil Soldiers sections who did us (Candice, Sonia, Cherr, and I) soooo proud :)

The temperature was well above 30 degrees, sunny, humid, and HOT on Saturday, July 16 in the Jane/Finch community, but the Scotiabank Junior Carnival was an absolute success. A few bottles of water, a few sprays of mist, and plenty of energy and good music kept everyone in good spirits as we headed down the road.

Our designer Roger Taylor Montano did an awesome job leading the construction of our feature pieces that resulted in recognition...final official results to be posted.

And if Saturday wasn't enough, on Sunday our Junior Revellers hit the stage at our mas camp for their las lap blocko, where they got to show off their costumes for family and supporters, and chip around the lot to demonstrate exactly why they came in top billing.

Congrats to the kiddies for doing a great job in their costumes. To the other section leaders...it's one parade down, and one more to go! Let's hope that the adult Revellers can do as great a job as our Junior Revellers did.

Less than two weeks to go...

Here's some footage from the kids this weekend at the parade:



And on Sunday evening at their las lap victory blocko:



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