11/27/08

Our final performance went a lot better than I thought it was going to. Getting ready Monday afternoon, I felt like our banjar was so confused and disorganized. Although our group had done a really great job at the International Dance Showcase, I had no idea how we were going to incorporate the entire group into our one petty scene. Honestly, I'm a little disappointed that the other group couldn't get their scene together ontime, but we all have each other's backs. I think if only the semester was a couple weeks longer we would have been able to put the final polishing steps on our final performance. The students at Berkley Middle School seemed to get really into our performance. Many of the boys were chanting along with us, and seemed generally interested in the storyline of our scene. My favorite part of the day was having a chant off between the different sections of students. My group had the Chuke, Chuke Chuke Chuke Sec Chuke, and our kids were by far the loudest and most enthusiastic. My personal performance was pretty decent as well. Although I messed up a couple of the Taka Timi's, I felt like the group rhythmn was a lot better than it was at the first group performance. I can't wait to write my final paper. :)