Anthracite Heritage Festival

Shamokin, PA

May 23, 2009

DSC_2610-sm.jpg (130299 bytes) DSC_2611-sm.jpg (130931 bytes) DSC_2612-sm.jpg (132248 bytes) Our folk dance performance reflected most cultures represented by the residents of Shamokin.  We made very quick folk costume changes from culture to culture in order to introduce the cultures more vividly.  It was a one-hour performance.

We started with two dances from Poland.
DSC_2615-sm.jpg (138851 bytes) DSC_2616-sm.jpg (134570 bytes) DSC_2617-sm.jpg (143965 bytes) Then we traveled to Lithuania.
DSC_2618-sm.jpg (129367 bytes) We made a stop in Germany.
DSC_2621-sm.jpg (120420 bytes) DSC_2623-sm.jpg (121860 bytes) We acknowledged the Irish heritage by the Jig Medley.
DSC_2624-sm.jpg (129666 bytes) Then we took a look at the Welsh culture.
DSC_2625-sm.jpg (116452 bytes) DSC_2626-sm.jpg (117912 bytes) DSC_2632-sm.jpg (134520 bytes) DSC_2634-sm.jpg (136873 bytes) Vigorous Tarantella took our audience to Italy.
DSC_2635-sm.jpg (136119 bytes) DSC_2637-sm.jpg (134024 bytes) Our next stop in cultural travel was Holland.
DSC_2638-sm.jpg (128117 bytes) DSC_2639-sm.jpg (130073 bytes) Then we celebrated the Russian culture.
DSC_2640-sm.jpg (136391 bytes) DSC_2641-sm.jpg (134362 bytes) Lively Kohanochka featured the Ukrainian culture.
DSC_2644-sm.jpg (128757 bytes)  DSC_2642-sm.jpg (132050 bytes) DSC_2645-sm.jpg (132524 bytes) DSC_2646-sm.jpg (129416 bytes) The highlight of our festival dancing was audience participation.  We danced 2 dances with some volunteers from the audience.
DSC_2647-sm.jpg (129542 bytes) Posing with the participants of the first dance with the audience (Jim is taking this photo, so he's not in the picture).
DSC_2650-sm.jpg (135116 bytes) Posing with the participants of the second dance with the audience - more children joined us.  Unfortunately, we don't have a photo of this dance, which was a greeting dance, and a lot of fun!
DSC_2654-sm.jpg (131350 bytes) DSC_2655-sm.jpg (128073 bytes) DSC_2657-sm.jpg (125252 bytes) DSC_2656-sm.jpg (144964 bytes) Some of our audience - thanks so much for your appreciation and smiling!  Please come and dance with us in Freeburg!  We do ballroom and community dancing every weekend.  Please e-mail holt@susqu.edu if you want your e-mail address to be included in the mailing list.  Questions are welcome!