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Fue una noche muy divertida y relajante. Quiero ir la semana que viene otra vez, para bailar y divertirse.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Cuban Festival - Marconi Club
En la noche del Sábado, 16 de octubre 2010, asistí a la cubana festival que se celebra en el Club Marconi. El ambiente era relajado y emocionante, y la gente era muy amable. Me senté en una mesa y observó a las parejas bailan juntos. Eran muy apasionada y hermosa de ver.
Había una banda en vivo y cantante, que llevaba un vestido azul. Llevaba tacones de plata y tenía el pelo largo y rizado. Bailarines profesionales alentó al público a unirse a la danza. Algunas personas no podían bailar, pero fue muy divertido. El personal era muy amable y el MC fue muy divertido. Llevaba una chaqueta de traje rojo, y miró guapo. He grabado algunos de los bailes y canciones.
Danza cubana es gratuita y tiene un montón de movimiento.
Fue una noche muy divertida y relajante. Quiero ir la semana que viene otra vez, para bailar y divertirse.
Fue una noche muy divertida y relajante. Quiero ir la semana que viene otra vez, para bailar y divertirse.
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ReplyDeleteI attended the Cuban Festival at Marconi Club on the 16th October 2010. It was quite an interesting experience as I wasn't sure what to expect. Marconi being a club, with gambling and alcohol, the Cuban festival was an over 18s event. I noticed that even though it was over 18s, there were no children around, showing that the festival was more for older people.
The festival itself is more of a dedication to Cuban dance, although the MC and the band were speaking in Spanish about the event (It was too fast, I couldn't understand it). The environment was very pleasant and lively, with the people talking and laughing and enjoying the entertainment provided by the professional dancers and the band.
I arrived at 8:30pm, with the event starting at 9pm. It began with the MC talking and the professional dancers dancing on the floor, and asking the audience to join in. Some people in the audience were there to show off their dancing moves, but most of the Cuban people knew how to do the basic steps to most of the dances. It was very fun, with the dancers asking me to stand up and have a try. I was very nervous at first, because I wasn’t sure what to do, but after observing the others, I got the hang of the basic steps.
The time flew by while we were dancing the night away, with mini breaks where the MC would just talk in both Spanish and English about the competition going on that night. The festival was spread over a 4 week period, each with an ongoing competition. The first week was the first round for the Latin dance competition, the 2nd week was second round, 3rd week was third round and the 4th week was the final. Throughout the night, the professional dancers were observing the audience for candidates for the competition. The prize money was $1000, which is quite a good prize. The people who chose to write their names down, had to perform in front of the audience, the MC and the professionals in order to qualify for the finals.
After the competition dancing was out of the way, the band started playing again, and we all joined in, dancing with partners or alone, just feeling the rhythm of the music and moving your body. I spoke to this lady who is Australian, but has been a Latin dance teacher for over 10 years, who told me, ‘Most people don’t know the differences in Latin dances, each has it’s over style. Cuban dance is more about moving both the upper and lower parts of your body, whereas other areas are about just moving your feet and hips.’ I found it quite amazing that this woman, who was not of Cuban background or ancestry, knew so much and was so passionate about the dancing.
I left the club at around 12:30pm, tired from all the dancing. I had a lovely experience, very different to that of the Uruguayan festival which was family orientated.