Shippensburg Trip

On Saturday, members from Susquehanna's bellydance circle went to Shippensburg University (as I mentioned in an earlier post) for a Japan benefit. When we arrived, there was a huge dining room set up with chairs, tables, catered Japanese food, and a stage. There were other events that took place, as well as our performance.

 

Some people performed other dances, some sang songs, and there were a few presentations by people who had family in Japan when the earthquakes occurred. There were fraternities of the university also holding events in the dining room. 

Overall, the event was a huge cultural presentation, all raising money for the people in Japan. 

Here are some pictures of us at our performance!

(From Left to Right) Madie, Me, Emily, Casey, Jae, and Kristen

(From Left to Right) Me, Madie, Emily, Jae, Casey, and Kristen

Busy Weekend :)

So along with being involved in the symphonic band on campus, I am also involved in the Bellydance group. I started dancing last year and since then has loved it so much. It is so much different than anything I have done before, so it is nice to go to bellydance practice during the week to clear my mind and have fun with the bellydance girls. We perform in Charlie's and also host other events on campus. So check us out!!

Here is our Facebook page link :)

BellyDance Circle

This Saturday, we are going to Shippensburg University to perform at an Asian Cultural festival being held there. I cannot wait to perform for people I don't know! I will post pictures when we get back.

Since joining BellyDance, I have been shown so much more music that I wouldn't usually listen to. But after having choreographies and memories with this different type of music, I can actually listen to it for fun and dance to it.

 Here is a picture of me doing a tribal piece.

This was one of our shows at Charlie's this semester :)

Concert on Sunday!

So this Sunday there is a band and wind ensemble concert. We have been doing some last minute rehearsals to prepare us so that we can play well in the concert. We also have a rehearsal right before the concert on Sunday to make sure everything is perfect (and hopefully it is because there won't be time to fix anything!).

It is always fun to play a concert because after the concert is played, we turn in our music and will receive new music next rehearsal. Sometimes I get tired of playing the same pieces over and over again for the concert, but practice makes perfect! I look forward to getting new music because it is enjoyable to have the challenge of learning new music, rather than playing the same music that I already know very well.

My parents are visiting for the concert, so it will be nice to see them and hopefully impress them with our program. I am confident that this is going to be a good program with challenging music :)