Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Divino Ritmo Valentine Party & Lucas' Birthday Celebration

It seems a whole bunch of good things happen in the month of February such as Valentine Dance,  Holiday on President's Day, Chinese New Year, Valentine Day Parties, getting together with Sweethearts and sending out greeting cards to say "I Love You", and having fun at a celebration of Birthdays with parties.  This past Saturday, Lani and I were invited as guests to Divino Ritmo Valentine Party & Lucas' Birthday Celebration at the Aloha Dancesport Center. As we entered the spacious studio, the sweet music was vibrating throughout the ballroom.  The DeeJay spinning the good danceable music was Nick from Starpointe Productions. I'm glad that I was able to get a photo shot of Yanna with Nick before she got too busy greeting other guests. 



The DeeJay continued spinning his selection of contemporary music until Rolando Sanchez and the Brown Sound Orchestra was ready to take over.

The orchestra with its vibrant sound played Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Nightclub Two Step, Swing, Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Samba, and Bossa Nova. What a wonderful treat to hear vocals by Rolando Sanchez and the distinct beat of Latin drums and instruments..

Dinner buffet was served in the adjoining ballroom. Ono local favorites as well as some Filipino entries covered the long table.


                                
  These two beauties who perform in dance exhibitions for DRD were on hand to serve at the buffet table.



I finally got a chance to take a photo shot of Lucas when he took a time out for dinner in the adjoining ballroom. Most of the evening, he was pushing a swifter mop or sweeper around the dance floor.  I believe he was thinking for safety of the dancers.


Then it was time for the celebration of Lucas' birthday with a birthday cake and singing the "Happy Birthday Song". 



 A Far Eastern Dance performer wowed the audience as she danced the entire length of the ballroom gyrating with very soft and smooth movements.

 
                    Lucas joined in the Far Eastern Dance which brought a lot of applause.


As an added attraction a couple of DRD students showed their skill in acrobatic dancing.


A surprise treat at almost closing time was a guest singer that belted out some tunes accompanied by Rolando Sanchez and the Brown Sound Orchestra.

Lani and I thank Paul and Marie Laderta for inviting us as their guests. We enjoyed the company of the ladies sitting at our table, enjoyed the food and dessert, and enjoyed fun-dancing to the vibrant music from a live orchestra. We sure did!