The dance group "Suktinis" performs one of my favorite folk dances:
Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 4, 2012. "Suktinis" dances for the Žaibas reunion.
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March 12, 2012
March 9, 2012
General Manners: Don't snap the photo if there are bottles on the table.
The dance group "Suktinis" that performed at the Žaibas reunion graciously allowed me to photograph their tables.
Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 2012. A "Suktinis" member jumps to move the bottles before she thinks I can snap the picture.
Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 2012. That's better.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention one thing. When I mentioned to this group, in Lithuanian, that I would be posting photos on "my blog," I spoke in Lithuanian. "My blog" in Lithuanian is "mano blogas." "Blogas" is the Lithuanian word for "bad." So I said I would be creating an entry on "my bad." Lost in translation!
Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 2012. A "Suktinis" member jumps to move the bottles before she thinks I can snap the picture.
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Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 2012. That's better.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention one thing. When I mentioned to this group, in Lithuanian, that I would be posting photos on "my blog," I spoke in Lithuanian. "My blog" in Lithuanian is "mano blogas." "Blogas" is the Lithuanian word for "bad." So I said I would be creating an entry on "my bad." Lost in translation!
March 4, 2012
Dance-Group Reunion
This afternoon, Mr. Irene and I attended the twentieth-anniversary celebration of our Madison Lithuanian folk dance group, Žaibas. Žaibas is the group with which Mr. Irene and I performed from about 1991 to 1996.
Mr. Irene and I, regrettably, stopped dancing with Žaibas when I returned to school. I became restless at the Sunday-evening rehearsals, and I often was on my worst behavior. I was in no mood to be a compliant dance student the night before I had to be "on" in a first-year, law-school class.
We were delighted that the organizers invited all of the old dancers, like us, to the festivities. We had a great time. It was wonderful to see everyone, and it felt as though we had not missed a beat. We truly appreciate the warmth with which everyone welcomed us back!
The highlight of the afternoon was a dance performance by a Chicago-based dance group, "Suktinis:"
Mr. Irene and I, regrettably, stopped dancing with Žaibas when I returned to school. I became restless at the Sunday-evening rehearsals, and I often was on my worst behavior. I was in no mood to be a compliant dance student the night before I had to be "on" in a first-year, law-school class.
We were delighted that the organizers invited all of the old dancers, like us, to the festivities. We had a great time. It was wonderful to see everyone, and it felt as though we had not missed a beat. We truly appreciate the warmth with which everyone welcomed us back!
The highlight of the afternoon was a dance performance by a Chicago-based dance group, "Suktinis:"
Great Hall of the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin—Madison, March 2012. "Suktinis" performs for the Žaibas reunion. Note that the dance group's attire differs from what Displaced Persons would consider "traditional" Lithuanian folkdress. I think the matching, stylized, ballet-like costumes look fabulous.
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