Cape Town Carnival a huge success

Long Street was fantasy-filled on Saturday as thousands of spectators lined the Carnival Corridor to catch a glimpse of the dancers, the floats and large puppets. The procession got off to a dream start with the roar of 100 Harleys and ended with bright lights and samba, Rio-style. "This was an event to remember because it was simply magical," said Carnival spokesman, Theo Koopman. For the many community dance schools across the city it was a dream opportunity to dance to a capacity crowd in Long Street that rivalled the world cup crowd with one dancer adding that it was unbelievable to dance for tens of thousands of cheering fans.