June, 2010 WAMEDA Members Showcase – Great Performances!

We had such a great time at the WAMEDA (Washington Area Mid-Eastern Dance Association) Annual Member’s Showcase last night! First, congrats to Verna and Jerry Thompson of Dancer: The Unusual Store, for hosting such a fine event. Verna did a beautiful job of creating an excellent stage; lovely backdrop and plenty of room – also room in front for dancers who wanted to get close to the audience or take more space for a larger-format dance. There was a cash bar, and WAMEDA provided us with an array of light refreshments.

Verna, I love that you organized a great combination of skilled sound techs and video crew – the two factors most important in making a show go smoothly, and helping it be memorable later! I’m SO looking forward to seeing the DVD!

As usual, Gerson Kuhr (the Fitness Pharaoh) was once again our gracious and impressive host – and a walking testament to his physical conditioning regime. You looked gorgeous, Gerson! And put many of us dancers to shame – we should all be getting coaching from you, or at least working out regularly with your DVD, Core Training for Belly Dancers!

Cleopatra’s Closet was our vendor, and provided a lovely and intriguing array of scarves, hip belts, and jewelry, along with CDs and DVDs. Thank you, Carmen, for giving us such luscious shopping options! And it’s good to know that we can shop online with you as well.

Dancers included Amustela, Jaka, and others from the WAMEDA community.

I had a chance to close the show with a Candle Dance, which is part of my summer curriculum.