{"id":150926,"date":"2025-05-13T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=150926"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:57:00","slug":"afrikaans-turning-100-epic-breaktime-dance-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/afrikaans-turning-100-epic-breaktime-dance-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: High Schooler Celebrate Afrikaans Turning 100 With Epic Breaktime Dance Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Afrikaans language may have quietly marked turning 100 years old, but the learners of Victoria Girls&#8217; High School didn\u2019t hold back celebrations as they danced and brought all the good vibes to the school quad.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Grahamstown, South Africa (13 May 2025)<\/em> &#8211; Did you know that Afrikaans turned 100 years old recently? Well, on 8 May 1925, Afrikaans was recognised as an official language of South Africa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/afrikaans-is-officially-a-gogo-now-a-full100-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marking 100 years<\/a> last Thursday!<\/p>\n<p>A daughter language of Dutch, Afrikaans is a widely spoken home language in South Africa, with millions of speakers from diverse ethnic groups and many more who speak it as a second language.<\/p>\n<p>Its centennial anniversary didn\u2019t exactly make headlines in mainstream news, but that\u2019s why you can trust Good Things Guy to unearth the joy and celebratory vibes.<\/p>\n<p>The result? \u2013 We found footage of the entire Victoria Girls&#8217; High School squad dancing up a storm as they celebrated a century of Afrikaans with music, dancing, and good vibes during break time!<\/p>\n<p>An entertaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch?v=1289528239449195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> shows the learners holding nothing back as they danced to an awesome, upbeat Afrikaans tune, effortlessly showcasing the power of music to connect us all and ignite good times.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure the learners appreciated the break away from their books and assignments to let their hair down.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cThe energy was high as we lit up the quad with joyful movement and culture. Cheers to 100 years of Afrikaans! Ons het dit baie\u00a0geniet, dankie Mnr Jasson,\u201d the school said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvictoriagirls%2Fvideos%2F1289528239449195%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Victoria Girls&#8217; High School<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/6977?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. 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