The last Unmata: Fast Like A NASCAR workshop was my favorite so far to watch. They choreographed a fight scene MJ- Beat It style. They split the room into two groups - the Amys and the Shellys. To the tune of Micheal Jackson's Beat It, both groups did the MJ choreography and then ran at each other and beat the Shellys up and then ran back to the MJ choreography. Then back to the middle and this time the Amys got beat down. Great fun to watch. I so wished I was apart of it.
By this time it was 5pm and time to wrap things up. Lacy and I went back to get ready for the show. I left early to get a table with Katherine, Kim's friend who came up to see the show. Lacy had to stay since she was performing and had more baubles to put on. The show was at a Russian Restaurant called St. Petersburg Nights. I ordered from the Traditional Russian Dishes section. I selected Russian “Pelmeni”/ Пельмени- cafeletti pasta shells with your choice of pork, beef, or chicken. It came with a sour cream and chive sauce to dip the dumplins in. It was divine and rich. After 6 I was done. A nice side salad would have helped to compliment it and balance out the richness. Katherine proved to be a most enjoyable dinner companion. Previously working as a clown, owning a balloon/event decorating business, and now with a chinese medicine practice, there was no shortage of topics to discuss.
The show set list included:
Hip Expressions Dance Studio
Annette Centofanti
Troupe Zahara
Lady Lysette
Jendayi Dance Company
Lacy Perry
Johanna and Loud Zoo
-intermission-
Karen Sun Ray accompanied by Marcy, Johanna & Raihan
Cracked Pot Tribal
Carri of Canada
Evelyn Tosi
Laura Baralou and Jessica Jones of Black V Tribal
Omaris
Alina of Lotus Dance Studio
SamiTe
Unmata
There were a variety of styles represented and the show was the perfect length. Troupe Zahara were very entertaining with some interesting formations and just that POW! kinda presence. Lacy Perry's period Worlds Fair piece was unique and emotional in and edging way. She had some great facial expressions.Evelyn Tosi performed in jeans and a lite flowy button up shirt with some interesting veil/flags. It felt very carefree and beachy. Cracked Pot Tribal performed ATS combos to some unlikely music that was upbeat and made me want to jump up and dance. Their costuming was cute with lil red skirts over black harem pants with striped firefly brand vests. Omaris performed the most gorgeous cabaret style piece I've seen in a while. She was so elegant and regal. SamiTe had the most interesting/fun costume. It was like a native american kitten/ hooper girl all in one. Her facials also won the show for me and went perfectly with her fusion style. Unmata was brillant and inspiring. I have to say live is so much better than youtube. I'm not a huge youtube surfer but this was my favorite Unmata piece of all the ones I've seen. But that's how it usually seems to go with workshops. After you've been in a workshop all day with an instructor and then see them perform that night I guess you could say you're a bit drunk on the kool aid already. After the show a mixture of russian fusion and club music started playing there was a flurry of dance party dancing on the floor and scrabbling to get photos taken with Unmata. Then the dance party set it and Unmata worked the floor dancing with everyone on the floor. They are quite the entertainers. I danced until the smoke machine smoke got too thick to breathe and then kept Lacy company as she smoked a hookah at a nearby table. She made quite the picture as she sat there dressed in her victorian inspired costume, smoking a hookah in a russian restaurant as bellydancers free formed a slurry of bellydance and club dancing moves around her.
This morning my head is throbbing. We only stayed up to 11pm. and I don't drink so the only thing I can think to cause it is that darn smoke machine smoke. Yuck.
Up Next: Unmata Just Dance workshop
Thanks for sharing Abby!
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