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October 16, 2006
Folk Dancing
Saturday I went to the market to find the perfect pumpkin. Not only had I found the perfect pumpkin-which I endearingly named Jill-O-Lantern (the stem had a curly vine that said “girl”)-but in a matter of minutes, I had been lavished with unexpected treats: two Lewis Carroll classics for $.50 (a woman was by peddling her life long library), free zucchini bread from a Harvest Bread Co., and chocolate from one of the supplying companies for the Bailey’s Chocolate Bar. I was just about on my way out when I noticed speakers and a microphone up on the little stage in the square. As my friend Nichole informed me last week, I am not known to leave an environment if I suspect singing or dancing. I dipped my hands in the shea butter displayed at one of the corner booths to give Jill a polish as I waited for the festivities. That's when I spied about 9 women in broom skirts and colorful sashes accompanying a guy in a strange polish hat. They all grabbing hands until they were positioned like a sting of paper-dolls. The older man in the cap nodded and beautiful Romanian music with accordions and lilting voices transformed the little market into a remote and rustic village in the hills of Eastern Europe. I knew it meant one thing…DANCING! How exciting! The first song they danced a traditional Romanian dance, the second Croatian, and by the time they were on to Lebanon I had been swooped up into the line hardly conscious of what country was being representing. We danced for about a half hour. So great! When they were done I found out that they offer a cheap folk dancing class Monday nights…only $2 a session! No experience required! So, for all of you that are just aching to dance, feel free to come (Laura and Claire?) It’s from 6:30-8:00 at the Heman Recreation Center (also know as Centennial Commons) Off of Olive between Midland and Pennsylvania Ave.
Honestly, I don’t think there is anything better than great dancing, and treats in the crisp of fall! Thank you God for your wonderful gifts!
P.S. As Jacob observed; although my pumpkin trip entailed searching for a pumpkin, buying a pumpkin, polishing a pumpkin…I am pumpkinless. In all the excitement I left Jill behind (How dispensationally apocalyptic). She was all shea-butter shiny so I don’t blame the person that snagged her.
Here's the heads-up on folk dance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_dance
http://www.folkdancing.org/
P.S. The picture is a pumpkin stem under a microscope. Neat!
| By Heidi V. | 12:48 PM
Comments
I'm sorry about Jill-o-lantern. She sounded great.
Too bad I can't make it to folk dancing on monday as I have tutoring that night. Maybe next semester I can switch tutoring to Thursday so I can have Monday free to dance. There is also folk dancing on Saturday night but it's hard to make it to this because social events etc...
Have a wonderful day dear girl!
PS: Have you checked out Rachel and Graham's new blog? I have a link to it on my blog now thanks to Neil! I also have a link to Phil's blog and Hannah and Kevin's.
LOVING YOU!
Posted by: Laura at October 17, 2006 04:33 PM
Cool that you have a link to Rach and Graham's blog (or should I say Elias and Hand Maiden Rachel...tee hee). Hum...I might have to get a link to Phil and Rach/Graham's livejournal. Love ya,
Heidi
P.S. Did you know EVEN two toed sloths have three toes...just two claws.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 17, 2006 05:00 PM
that day sounds crispy and delicious like cobbler. which market was this? maybe jill was just a facilitator in getting you to the dancing....and cheap books. goodtimes!
Posted by: angela at October 17, 2006 06:22 PM
That sounds like a beautiful day!
Happy pumpkin moment you reminded me of...
I was in Indiana this weekend, and while picking out some farm-fresh apples with my mom, we happened across a country wheel-barrow loaded with pumpkins marked "free!"
Happy folk music moment you reminded me of...
Someday I will tell you how I was lonely and sad wandering a narrow, cobblestone alley in Bella Italia when I had a happy folk-music/dancing moment... It is one of my most fairy-tale memories!
thanks for happy memories!
Posted by: Heidi H. at October 17, 2006 11:38 PM
Crispy it was Ange! I hope the Psalters were great! Heidi H. I'm very much into hearing about your fairy-tale memory. A bit of a sucker for such things.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 18, 2006 10:08 AM
ooo...cool pumpkin stem! My mom and I were chillin 'in my classroom last night looking at various slides under microscopes.... yeah for God's awesome detail and mom's that will do fun/wierd things with you like that.
I enjoyed your exciting dancing story!
Ooo.. get Anne in on the dancing!!!
Posted by: Tanya at October 21, 2006 02:19 AM
How splendid that your mom likes looking at slides. My dad enjoyed such things too. Once he showed me lice. I was like..."how'd you get lice?" Come to find, out he'd gotten from the combings they used to do during school lice checks. Ick. I asked for no further details-I'm sure he was hovering over a poor, licey child waiting for a specimen...And wow Good point about Anne and dancing!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 23, 2006 09:51 AM
"Meet me at the wrecking ball
Wrecking ball
Wear something pretty and white
and we'll go dancing tonight..." (EH)
Did you go tonight?
Posted by: Laura at October 24, 2006 12:21 AM
Did I go? Laura! Only paralysis could prevent me from garbing-up gypsy to reel around with other dancers. The time was honey to the heart! I can't wait for the second class. GET THIS: Next week we’re learning dances from Dublin and Sarajevo!
P.S. The troupe’s performing in the loop Saturday-if you want to see it-lots of Israeli and Romanian numbers (1:00 in the square by the market): One UP, two HEEL TOE, three DOWN, four I GO.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 24, 2006 09:53 AM
So GREAT! I'm glad you got to go. Alas, I'm working Saturday (w/ Grandmother so it's okay!). Maybe you could teach me some steps on Sunday.
Posted by: Laura at October 24, 2006 10:47 AM
We did 10 dances in a two hour period!!!! I don't have any memorized, so, it may take a few classes before I can teach them. The nice thing is, girls and guys dance the same steps...for the most part.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 24, 2006 11:25 AM