Due to being out late at the Friday night show, getting up Saturday morning was a very quiet event in our room. We zombied ourselves down to breaky, scooted to the car, and mosied into the Rose Theater for vending and workshops. Kim didn't really wake up till she had a cup of coffee, which was her first in 3 months. The bright spot of the morning was getting to see the sno cone poodle known as Garrett and his brother Wyatt, who is very shy, up close at our booth.
It was Kim's turn to pick dinner, so we went to Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ next to Billy Bob's Honky Tonk. I felt like a Redneck in a nice restaurant but backwards. First we walked in and walked down this line up people looking for a menu or hostess, but apparently we were skipping line because we stopped when we got to a cashier and we didn't have any food to check out. We went back to the beginning which was a giant grill. We were told to select a cut of meat. The grill cook slapped the meat on a cafeteria tray that did not have a plate and said, "Here ya go", I just kinda stood there dumbfounded and was scooted along by the line of people. At the next station a server took my tray wrapped my cut of meat up in butcher paper with a barcode and gave it back to me on a tray again. By this time Kim had caught up to me, and we stood there together confused till the server noticed us and said, "Oh, this is your first time here". He told us everything was a la carte and directed us to pick out our sides and that once past the cashier, bread and beans were free. Once paid up at the cashier she placed a folded piece of plain paper on top of our selections. Confused again, I asked what the paper was for.... She said, "It's your plate". "Hmmm?", I thought and figured I'd watch the other diners to figure this business out. We walked past the several rows of sturdy picnic style tables to find the beans and bread. Once there I unsuccessfully tried to ladle some soupy pinto beans out of a giant pot into a paper bowl that was melting in my hand with each scoop. Thankfully an older man behind me handed me a styrofoam bowl and showed me how to get more beans out of the pot than soup. So a lil embarrassed, I forwent searching for bread and pickles and joined Kim at the table. She had not yet attempted the paper plate thing yet and we were looking around to see how it was done, the same older man popped up and show us that one side was waxed and that went face up and the demonstrated how to unwrap the meat without flopping it off the table.
I'm finding Texans to be very friendly and helpful people even if we are dressed weird. Unlike like the woman in the Sea Hag Tavern at Treasure Island, FL that mistook me for a christian cult member due to my harem pants and head wrap. She recoiled in horror that I was instead a belly dancer. I don't see how that's any worse. Funny though I've actually been recruited by the cult she referred to when I was working a festival in Franklin, TN. And they called harem pants, sufi pants.. as I was corrected. Which is odd because they are rumored to practice polygamy. Ironic....
If you liked Friday's show then you loved Saturday's
And here's the lineup:
Shunyata - shunyatabellydance.net
Cybele Noire - desertdancestudio.com
Tribelcia Dreams
Jessie
Inamorata - inamoratabellydance.com
Star - belladonnaarts.com
Rebellyon
Akasha - afsanafusion.com
Dawn and Debie of BellusGati
Veda D. Foxx
Typsy Gypsys - typsygypsys.com
April Rose - aprilrosedance.com
Fleur de Lys Dance Company - bellydancebydaniela.com
Zoe Jakes - beatsantique.com
Altabiah
Donna Mejia - donnamejiadance.com
INTERMISSION
Brazen Bellies - brazenbellies.com
Zepora - zeporaa.blogspot.com
Raphaella - raphaellabellydance.com
Stacey Lizette - staceylizettee.com
Blue Lotus Tribe - bluelotustribe.com
Silvia Salamanca - silviasalmanca.com
Donna Mejia - donnamejiadance.com
Dristhi Dancers - drishtidancers.com
Obsidia - obsidiafusionbellydance.com
April Rose - aprilrosedance.com
Anahata Bellydance Co. - anahatabellydance.com
Zoe Jakes - beatsantique.com
The performances that stuck in my memory from the show...
Shunyata- They were so much fun to watch. An excellent way to start the show. Their interactions with each other really enhanced my enjoyment of their piece.
Veda D. Foxx
Zoe Jakes 1st half - Zoe performed to a song she had written and produced. I heard her say she wanted to encourage dancers to explore writing the music. And of course it was amazing, full of variety and spirit.
Donna Mejia's 1st half
Gypsy Moth - Was introduced as a fill in dancer named Fred Abdue. She was completely covered in a white pattern sparkly pant and tunic set. Over that she wore a see thru darkish veil. It was nothing like I have ever seen. It was amazingly haunting. She seemed to be an ancient spirit newly awakened and hungry for soul or food. When she removed the veil you noticed her nose and mouth were covered and the place where her mouth would be throbbed with colored light. On her fingers she wore black and white tai fingers that wriggled and stretched towards the audience.
After her piece, the MC announced that Gypsy Moth had a surprise for the audience and to look under their chairs for a mustache. Three people were awarded with the prize of choosing any item from her shop at intermission. I peeked under mine and saw nothing till I ran my hand along the bottom and felt something. I had a mustache! The brown mustache had blended in with the seat color. It's been a while since I had won something. I selected a red velvet mermaid skirt. Very excited!
Silvia Salamanca's 2nd half
April Rose 2nd half - was a political piece that was a work in progress and she asked for feedback on it. She wore slacks that pooled at her feet and a white cropped long sleeved collared shirt. The song's chorus repeatedly stated the need for money. As the piece progressed April's movements seemed to get looser and looser and it appeared as if the shirt and pants were wearing her. The shirt and pants seemed to be losing strength and struggled to lift themselves off the floor. This piece seemed to be a discussion on the Occupy WallStreet Movement. To me it began a successful business person confident in their world, but as the greed and arrogance continued, they seemed to be loosing hold on the structure they used to control and deprive. And in fact it began to control them. I'm looking forward to seeing how this piece progresses.
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