Finally. I have time to write about this past weekend.
Only because the dance exchange weekend bug bit my in the but. Hard. I called off today. I'm not that sore anymore but I caught something flu-like. So much for getting moved in this week...
So yeah, bluesSHOUT weekend... not the same fury as it was last Cheap Thrills. Alot of it because I was under the weather. I may have been sick throughout the weekend but vitamins and Emergence-C may have staved it off till now.
Started with a great discussion about blues dancing and teaching blues dancing. Very informative. Also gave me the ease to speak with many of the instructors that weekend for ideas and feedback.
Met up with alot of old friends. Some even older than expected. Like a dancer from NYC that I'd met atleast 7 years ago. Of course, I figure out that it is him on the last night.
Made alot new friends especially in my ultra-neato housing arrangement. I like how we all got together around the stove as I was cooking a hearty breakfast. ( I made a wicked strawberry sauce when we realized we didn't have much maple syrup. On the fly!) Then we spent a good chunk of time discussing ideas and philosophies about blues dancing and lindyhop. Very dance nerd but one of my favorite points of the weekend.
Can't say I wasn't disappointed that I didn't final in any of my contest. But each was definitely fun and I got my dance time on the floor. One was hilarious and I think it was captured on tape. The other became an interesting feedback/conversation about our performance together. My favorite contest was the readon I even got to go to bluesSHOUT. The Champions JnJ. Got matched up with Andrew this year and boy, was that fun! That and I got to wear my new red heels. I got them to kinda spite Damon but it got quite the reaction from the crowd. WOOT!
Again well, organized. If I saw any flaws, they were fixed quickly and quietly. Makes me proud to be part of this community. I hope that I'll be able to bring some of that to Chicago - one day...
PS I don't know why Rich always seems to catch me with some violent pose towards the camera... but grows on me more and more...
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