Halloween night turned out to be better than expected. Muggy but no rain at least not at the site of the Palladium. Dance Magic 808 had their Halloween Ball last night at the Palladium. A small crowd when Lani and I arrived there at 6:30 but it was no surprise that more dancers started to fill the empty seats in a short time. We've been away from Dance Magic 808 for over a year and last night was a good time to see and renew old friendship. Greeted us at the door was the friendly face of DM808 Prez Lynn Nakamura with a hug, and VP Richard Nakamura who was in custume as a hippee.
The music DeeJays were Mike and Diane Chinen whose choice of
dance tunes were reminiscent of the 50's and 60's era....a lot of Rug Cutting Swing along with a sweet selection of the Tea Dance Waltz, Foxy Foxtrot, Hot Cha Cha, Racy Rumba, Jumbo Mambo, Samba. Qstep, and Tango. Anyone can tell when the music is excellent for dancing when they see the DeeJays get on the floor and dance to their music and that's what Mike and Diane did.
Lady EmCee for the event was Audrey Fu who kept the program moving smoothly...introducing each contestant in the costume contest by name and what their costume signified. Audrey was also in costume
which I thought was as a Charleston Dancer or maybe a Queen of Sheba. Anyway she looked like a person with full authority.
The costume contest got underway at about 8 PM with all contestants lined up near the stage side. I didn't get all their names and the description of their costumes but I'm hoping that someone will recognize them and tell them that they did good. Here are snapshots of most of those who entered the Halloween Costume Contest. (Left click on photo to zoom in)
The contestants walked around the ballroom at least twice with some animating the character they were portraying. The judges huddled with Chief Judge Diane Chinen and they came up with five finalists. All were impressive in their costumes and each one deserve to win first prize but in any contest there's got to be a first place winner. (There were winners in 5th to 2nd place, too.) Here are your winners in Dance Magic 808 Halloween Costume Contest.
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| 5th and 4th Place Winners |
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| 5th Place Winner |
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| 5th and 3rd Place Winners |
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| 2nd Place Winners |
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| 1st Place Winners of Dance Magic 808 Halloween Costume Contest |
General dancing continued till closing at 9:30. Onolicious Brownie pastry snack with a lollipop was served on the lanai. Yes, it turned out to be a better night than expected. Lani and I enjoyed the music, the dancing, meeting old friends, and the program which was well organized by the Prez and VP of Dance Magic 808 and the helping hands of its members.
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| Dance Magic 808 Prez Lynn and VP Richard Nakamura |
Halloween night turned out to be better than expected. Muggy but no rain at least not at the site of the Palladium. Dance Magic 808 had their Halloween Ball last night at the Palladium. A small crowd when Lani and I arrived there at 6:30 but it was no surprise that more dancers started to fill the empty seats in a short time. We've been away from Dance Magic 808 for over a year and last night was a good time to see and renew old friendship. Greeted us at the door was the friendly face of DM808 Prez Lynn Nakamura with a hug, and VP Richard Nakamura who was in custume as a hippee.
The music DeeJays were Mike and Diane Chinen whose choice of 
Lady EmCee for the event was Audrey Fu who kept the program moving smoothly...introducing each contestant in the costume contest by name and what their costume signified. Audrey was also in costume 
