NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Local kids took a trip around the world Friday without ever leaving the Norfolk’s Scope Arena, as the Virginia International Tattoo did a special matinee performance just for students.
Virginia International Tattoo
More than 6,000 schoolchildren across Hampton Roads from different schools and grades filled Scope Arena, cheering and counting down as the Tattoo was getting ready to start.
“It’s always great for our students to get out of the building and experience different things,” said Stefanie Wilson, fifth-grade teacher at Southwestern Elementary School in Chesapeake.
Friday, students got to see Highland dancers from Australia, bagpipes and military bands from all over the world.
“This is a live performance, and a lot of our students are not exposed to that,” Wilson said. “So to see this is very, very exciting for them.”…