Before Cooke Park was washed out on the Saturday afternoon of the Parkes Elvis Festival, rock and roll dancers were having a swinging good time on the dancefloor.
A storm loomed over the festival on Saturday afternoon but allowed for all the morning activities like the street parade and later the look-a-like competitions in Cooke Park to go ahead without a hitch, before it all fell apart not long after 3pm.
Right when all our dancers at the Cooke Park Main Stage pulled on their blue suede shoes to show us their dance moves.
Just over 15mm rained down on the town over the last two days of the festival, sadly cancelling the rest of Saturday afternoon's events in the park, as well as the night's entertainment.
But all our rock and roll entrants, including the Sydney Swing Katz who also judge the rock and roll competition, proved you can dance anywhere, stepping back stage in the function room to have a little dance party of their own.
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When the fate of the afternoon was final, the rock and roll competition instead went ahead in the function room so no one missed out.
And they had a ball.
2025 Miss Priscilla Gracey Denham-Jones was there to witness it too, though you wouldn't find her anywhere else since she's a dancer and dance teacher herself.
Rock and Roll Showcase results:
First place - Orana Dance Senior Troupe, who travelled from Dubbo to compete for the third year in a row.
Second place - Parkes Dance Co Intermediates.
Third Place - Parkes Dance Co Seniors and Orana Dance Intermediate Troupe.
