tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post3425759293378803693..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: African dance in Appalachia.Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-36390447652947166132013-07-11T18:02:47.923-04:002013-07-11T18:02:47.923-04:00There were lots of kids there watching.There were lots of kids there watching.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-1797583969890563482013-07-11T18:02:35.426-04:002013-07-11T18:02:35.426-04:00I love things like this.I love things like this.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13523086588157380602013-07-09T08:24:53.327-04:002013-07-09T08:24:53.327-04:00This would be a great thing to take my kids to. So...This would be a great thing to take my kids to. Something animated and lively that would catch their attention. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-41198063623275012042013-06-28T20:14:23.259-04:002013-06-28T20:14:23.259-04:00What fun! If I lived in the area I'd have bee...What fun! If I lived in the area I'd have been in the thick of it.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-65797288019558029022013-06-25T21:42:15.019-04:002013-06-25T21:42:15.019-04:00Isn't that the truth? It's what I miss mo...Isn't that the truth? It's what I miss most about college.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-45636561352131969232013-06-25T21:41:57.751-04:002013-06-25T21:41:57.751-04:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-16734612387388307152013-06-25T21:41:41.575-04:002013-06-25T21:41:41.575-04:00Yay! I'll be by.Yay! I'll be by.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-15429340241195097292013-06-25T21:41:28.658-04:002013-06-25T21:41:28.658-04:00I don't know how the stilts were attached to t...I don't know how the stilts were attached to their legs, but they weren't holding on to them. And during the dancing, they were jumping around on the stilts like it was nothing. Very impressive.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72351799736214901762013-06-25T21:40:37.461-04:002013-06-25T21:40:37.461-04:00I think the fountains are a great idea - a pretty ...I think the fountains are a great idea - a pretty safe way to let kids cool off.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-85932304014982867082013-06-25T20:44:25.443-04:002013-06-25T20:44:25.443-04:00I've just been reading about Twila Tharp, and,...I've just been reading about Twila Tharp, and, between that and this, I've decided I haven't danced nearly enough in my life! Next life I'll ask for a set of drums for my second birthday and refuse to go to a school run by nuns!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-68386578288665531222013-06-25T16:33:21.405-04:002013-06-25T16:33:21.405-04:00We sometimes have African dancers and musicians co...We sometimes have African dancers and musicians come into the library to perform. Mostly West African traditions, it seems. Thanks for the video, very cool.laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-85945113438069977772013-06-25T07:43:12.159-04:002013-06-25T07:43:12.159-04:00Another 'old' blogger I'm glad to find...Another 'old' blogger I'm glad to find again :) I have a fountain similar outside my house... guess what I'm gonna do tonight! (Formerly Eternally Distracted)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-70031576075883778552013-06-25T01:46:46.860-04:002013-06-25T01:46:46.860-04:00Dancing stilt walkers? Wow. As children stilt wal...Dancing stilt walkers? Wow. As children stilt walking was a very Scandinavian thing to do, the ones where you stand half way up the poles with the rest above your waist. Much the easiest way to do it. I still used to do it when in my forties but not sure of my balance nowadays. I wonder how stilt walking came to be identified with different cultures, interesting.swefflinghttp://sweffling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-91623957171951252742013-06-24T14:54:58.338-04:002013-06-24T14:54:58.338-04:00We have fountains like that in Belfast and I alway...We have fountains like that in Belfast and I always feel the same - I'd love to play around in them like the kids! Perhaps there should also be some bigger fountains for the adults to enjoy?<br /><br />The stilt-walkers were dancing? Wow, that's incredible, I'd love to have seen that!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72594742979109892013-06-24T11:36:14.884-04:002013-06-24T11:36:14.884-04:00That looks like so much fun. I love drums. That looks like so much fun. I love drums. Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-66810071659474386262013-06-24T06:47:14.464-04:002013-06-24T06:47:14.464-04:00I read that the stilt walkers are an Ivory Coast t...I read that the stilt walkers are an Ivory Coast tradition that symbolize effort toward goals. I wish I'd captured them dancing on those things - it was pretty amazing.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-65866899658110534552013-06-24T06:46:30.330-04:002013-06-24T06:46:30.330-04:00West African, mostly, and the name is Swahili. Bu...West African, mostly, and the name is Swahili. But its designed to help the African-American folks here reclaim their heritage in a positive way.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-38101430664788213532013-06-24T06:44:18.833-04:002013-06-24T06:44:18.833-04:00I like watching dance of just about any sort.I like watching dance of just about any sort.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-43011764492074307722013-06-24T06:44:02.646-04:002013-06-24T06:44:02.646-04:00Yes it was - the beat just gets right into you.Yes it was - the beat just gets right into you.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84888651875569637462013-06-24T06:43:48.839-04:002013-06-24T06:43:48.839-04:00I put the festival name up in the first photo, but...I put the festival name up in the first photo, but didn't write it because I don't want local people landing on me through googling it! It's grown over the years that I've been here.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-56731517457639772912013-06-24T06:41:38.256-04:002013-06-24T06:41:38.256-04:00I find it hard not to dance.I find it hard not to dance.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-62143813908224970292013-06-24T06:41:12.706-04:002013-06-24T06:41:12.706-04:00Me, too - it just makes me happy to be out there.Me, too - it just makes me happy to be out there.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-57509934225262028602013-06-24T06:40:52.800-04:002013-06-24T06:40:52.800-04:00It was quite a crowd - I had a hard time geting cl...It was quite a crowd - I had a hard time geting close enough to grab a little video.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-34655474832678810742013-06-24T06:34:30.472-04:002013-06-24T06:34:30.472-04:00Looks fun! I didn't know that stilt walking ha...Looks fun! I didn't know that stilt walking had anything to do with African culture. Interesting!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-50979912631134212202013-06-23T23:02:04.137-04:002013-06-23T23:02:04.137-04:00Was it from any specific culture or part of Africa...Was it from any specific culture or part of Africa? The last 'costumes' look rather West Africa, one of the coastal countries. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com