Well, the wheels didn't fall off the Showcase Bandwagon. Act II became increasingly intense. But before I go on, there was a gentle person who was dressed as a custodian or janitor who preluded all the numbers in the Showcase with a bit of a history of each Night Club in the Big Apple. I didn't get his name but he sure was a good storyteller and introduced each of the plays. David Easa's blog has his name as Bailey. Now days a person with only one name is a super star...maybe he is. And another gentleman that I didn't mention in the previous blog who was the EmCee. He, too, I didn't get his name but thanks to David's blog, he won't go nameless. And now here's the parade of photos taken of the dancers receiving awards for their performances in Act II. (My humble apology if I missed anyone on the show).
DRD Formation Team performers are Paul & Marie Laderta, Rolando & Gloria Padasdao, David Easa & Shervelle Flynn, and Cole Horibe & Emi Matsuoka.
The Award Ceremony soon followed after Cole and Yanna's explosive Paso Doble performance. Then it was time for Social Dancing till the final Act.
The Professional Show "West Side Story" featured professional dancers and teachers Billy Fajardo & Katie Marlow and Lucas Jaime & Yanna Samkova accompanied by DRD Junior Ensemble dancers Yumi Hirasami, Jarryd Julian, Francis Londono, Shervelle Flynn, Robert Holsen, Rachal-Jean Firchan, Monegan Dejesa, Marilyn Cariaga, William Liu, Cole Horibe, Keala Fung, and Jessica Klein.
It was a perfect ending to an enjoyable, exciting, entertaining, and fo' sure explosive evening of showcase and exhibition dancing that will be long remembered till the next DRD Annual Grand Ball and Showcase on December 3, 2011.
(Left click on photo to zoom in).
