Last night (Friday Jan. 10) USA Dance hosted their monthly social dance at the Ala Wai Palladium. Lani and I were invited as guests of Ravi and Synthia.
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| Ravi and Synthia |
Unfortunately it was a strong windy and rainy night for car riding. So "lonsome rider" me braved the weather and treked to the Palladium without my side kick Lani.
Got to the Palladium about 7:30 and was greeted by friends Gayle Kawahakui. and Ed Matsuda when I got to the top of the stairs. Inside the ballroom dancers were moving to the rhythm of the music played by DeeJay Synthia.
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| Music DeeJay Synthia |
I was in line to check in at the Reception Table but the lovelies at the table gave me a friendly waved to just go in.
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| The lovelies were Delia Tom, Candy Matsuda, and Lorrie Chun |
The dance Showcase started at 7:45 with EmCee Ed Matsuda welcoming all the dancers to the USA Dance monthly dance and announcing the special performance for the evening.
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| EmCee Ed Matsuda |
First on the agenda was Ravi Narayan and daughter Prita performing the American Smooth Viennese Waltz. Prita is currently a student at the University of Minnesota and competes on her University Ballroom Team. (You can watch the video of their performance at Facebook.com (Dancers).
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| Prita with Ravi Narayan |
There was a short intermission for social dancing before the next performance.
The final performance was the International Standard Medley by students from USA Dance Youth Program and assisted by two adult members. The dancers were Brooke & Soren, Robert & Isabella, and Ravi & Tiffany. (You can view the video of their performance at Facebook.com (Dancers)
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| USA Dance Youth Formation with DeeJay Synthia and Emcee Ed Matsuda |
Social dancing resumed after the Showcase. A big mahalo to Ravi and Synthia for inviting Lani and me to the USA Dance monthly social, and to Ed Matsuda for sharing his program notes with me.
Happy Dancing everyone!
