It's officially summer! And all of this sun is just one of the many reasons to celebrate this weekend because Portland and Seattle were jam packed with all types of events!
We kicked off Friday morning with three of our Polynesian dancers making an appearance at a Portland Gymnastics Camp in Beaverton for the third year in a row! The dancers performed a tribute to the Hawaiian Hula and a traditional Tahitian dance followed by an engaging, fun, and fact filled history lesson about Tahitian dance and a lesson wherein the older kids learned 7 basic Tahitian dance moves, and the younger ones choreograph their own Hula Dance that everyone performed together! After that the dancers headed across town to NE Portland to perform at a retirement community celebrating a summer Luau! The residence were captivated by both their tribute to the Hawaiian Hula, and multiple Tahitian choreographies, as well as a silk fan dance! But nothing could beat what came after the performance! What started out as taking photos with the residents and staff soon turned into a party of its own with group singing and sharing stories of days gone by, lots of hugs, and memories that will last a life time! On our way out, the event director took the time to come thank the dancers for their beautiful performances and for the time they took to make one-on-one connections with the residents! They told us they couldn’t wait to have us back for their Country Western themed party for which they will be hiring some of our Line Dancers and our Cowboy Comedian. They also want to have our Reptile Show out for one of their community enrichment events later this summer and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate and spend time with their residents again soon!
Simultaneously, over in the Hollywood district two of our B-Boys (breakdancers) performed and taught at a Taekwondo Summer Camp! The kids, parents, and teachers loved them so much they invited us back to close out another summer camp they are hosting in August! Here is what the client had to say via email as we were shoring up our next event:
“Just wanted to share my campers and our staff had so much fun yesterday! Thank you all so so much for coming. Looking forward to our next one.“ - Josh T.
Check out some photos we snapped at the event!