I'm now the proud owner of a unitard. It will make its public debut at my aerial show this Saturday at the Kirkland Dance Center.

 

Honestly, I thought I would have been more likely to cut off an ear than own or wear a unitard, but I decided to try and get some more aerial appropriate clothing. I'm tired of having my pants ripped off while performing and getting the "circus wedgie." The material is also much more suited to aerial than my Old Navy cotton sweat pants.

 

Bev Sobelman custom designed the thing for me and did an amazing job of not making me looking like ten pounds of potatoes in a five pound bag. Her web site is at:

 

 

I thought her price was shockingly low for what you get.

I'm putting together a little Kirkland Dance Center aerial show this Saturday at 6pm. I'm performing and so is Jenn Wrenn, Vivian, Jocelyn, and Heather. I'm going to Lara's class to put my routine together. It's kind of funny, but I don't get very much time to work on my own stuff at the KDC. I spend most of my time teaching. Lara has split the beginners out of her Monday night class so I'm hoping to get some feedback tonight to help my routine.

 

Let me know if you are interested in going to the show and I can add you to the evite.

I organized a group of nineteen to go see a Moisture Festival show on Saturday. It was a burlesque show at the ACT theatre. Most of the Moisture Festival shows are at Hale's Ales in Fremont, but the three burlesque shows were at the ACT theatre this year. The venue was great and the show was amazing. Assigned seating is soooo much nicer than showing up an hour in advance to get a folding chair near the front of a flat seating arrangement.

 

There were three aerial acts: Esther, the Aerialistas, and Tamara the Trapeze Lady. The Aerialistas stole the show (which isn't unusual), but there routine was the most polished act I have ever seen them do. Their timing was really spot on and the costumes (flourescent bikinis with bell bottom leggings) were Bond girl outstanding. Esther did a great job as well and dissapeared into a performance as a jilted lover on the fabric. I had never seen Tamara perform. She's a fun performer, but her performance was anti-climatic after the Aerialista number. More schtick than an aerial performance.

 

The other acts were surprisingly good. There were only two that I would have pulled which is great for a variety show. There was definitely more skin displayed than I expected (a good thing). Everyone liked it a lot. Moisture Festival continues next weekend. If you are interested in going, buy your tickets now. It is getting really popular and the shows are selling out days in advance.

Long time... no update. Penny is now working on the spaces team as a usability engineer. I have been wanting to get back into blogging so this seems like a good reason to start.