FOR this week's trip down memory lane we wind back the clock 15 years to our report of a Helensburgh dance school's preparations for a trip to Brazil.
Did you take part in the trip? What are your memories of the experience? Let us know how it went - we'd love to hear what you remember!
Here's how we reported the news on August 15, 2002...
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DANCERS from the Margaret Rose School in Helensburgh are all set to show their South American counterparts how it’s done at a festival in Brazil.
The international folklore festival in Passo Fundo in Brazil will welcome dancers from the Helensburgh school as the only UK representatives.
Seven year-old Eilidh McLeod will perform a sword dance while Louise Mackie, Lyndsey Hacket, Gina Harrington and Katie Macleod will dance the broadswords.
They will be wearing the Loch Lomond District tartan designed by Gary and Rowena Groves of the Coach House Coffee Shop in Luss, who will also be sponsoring the girls’ kilts and socks
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