Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:36 p.m.

Barney the dinosaur and Grimace the whatever-he-is McDonalds character would feel right at home Thursday in Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa City Schools students have been asked to wear purple as part of Purple Day, an international grass-roots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide.

I had a sister who passed from epilepsy in 1996, and thats what motivated me to do this, said Kevil Tice, who organized Tuscaloosas first Purple Day. She died at age 14 of a seizure that caused a brain aneurysm.

We decided to do an educational session at the Benjamin Barnes YMCA (2939 18th St.) starting at 5:30 p.m. (Thursday).

Tice said Donna Dobson, the executive director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama, will be at the event.

In addition to having an educational session on epilepsy, Purple Day events will also include a raffle for a purple ottoman and an aerobics class to promote a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the event, the foundation will be presented with a check.

And of course, everyone who attends is asked to wear purple.

University Place Elementary School will also be participating in Purple Day.

Were just showing our support in wearing the purple, said Amanda Jackson, a special education para-professional at University Place Elementary.

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Since debuting in Saugandh in 1991, Akshay 'Khiladi' Kumar has done action, comedy, and drama films. And he has excelled in all those genres during various phases in his 24-year career. And without a doubt, he's also a great dancer. So, it's surprising when he lets on, "My dancing is more like aerobics. I do more aerobics than dancing. I wouldn't call myself a dancer. Shahid is a dancer."

He explains why no-one compares to the young actor. "I think Shahid is a better dancer than most actors, including me. He is a very good. He looks like has learnt dancing, and he knows what he is doing when he is dancing.

You can tell that his feet have rhythm and his body knows where it is going and what he is doing. And if you watch his films, you will find that the way he danced earlier is different from what he is doing now. It is not the same steps or dance form."

Actors rarely praise other actors, but AK's seriously impressed with Shaks. "When you see Shahid dancing, you can see that it looks like he is not doing stuff he is comfortable with, or that he must be used to doing. He pushes himself and lets choreographers lead him wherever they want to take him. He is a proper dancer who has learnt the art from a very young age and knows his stuff. As in, he can actually tell the difference between samba or salsa. Me? I am doing the same thing I was doing a decade ago."

Shahid Kapoor's best dance songs Mauja Hi Mauja --Jab We Met Nagada Nagada --Jab We Met Main Tere agal bagal --Phata Poster Nikla Hero Dhan Te Nan --Kaminey Gandi Baat-- R Rajkumar Dhating Nach --Phata Poster Nikla Hero Bismil Bismil -Haider

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I'm not a dancer, Shahid Kapoor is: Akshay Kumar