Heatstrokes and Hallelujahs!

Ami came up with the title for this blog. I think it captures yesterday completely.

Turning Point had the opportunity to dance at Orangevale Pow Wow Days, which we were also invited to last year, but dropped out at the last minute because it was so hot outside. This year it was no different, but in my stubborn determination to not become flake of the century, I insisted we go no matter how sweltering it was outside.

Some of the dancers came to brave the heat with me, and it ended up being a really great day! I love our touring opportunities, it is always a positive experience in one way or another.

Frank and Sam came with me in the morning to help set up the booth, and we had a breakfast picnic in the park before people got there, and then the dancers came and we sat in the booth and tried to stay cool until it was time to dance :)

Some of the poor groups who went before us decided to do demos, and couldn't get anyone to come out onto the grass to join in, because nobody wanted to move out of the shade. We met a super sweet and energetic lady named Sunny Field who ended up kind of teaching herself line dancing but acted like she had 100 participants. What a cool reminder to keep your head up even when you feel you're talking to emptiness.

Then when it was time for our group to perform, it was still just so much fun even though it was sweltering and the audience was sparse. Everyone in the booths listened intently to Ami and Johanna sharing their testimonies, and then these two old men got on the phone with their grandchildren who dance at Sierra College and told them that they had to get in touch with us and join.

Then, best of all, the director of the entire event....she said she was a Christian and that she would like to join our dance team. So I look forward to potentially seeing her at our first summer rehearsal on Tuesday :)

Here are some of us in our cute booth. I was very grateful to Diana for thinking about bringing chairs, and the Bell family for bringing the canopy...otherwise our "cute booth" would have consisted of a few planks of wood, some paper taped onto the front, and us....melting.....

That's me in the middle...I am not sure what I am saying, but probably something to the effect of..."Holy guacamole it is impressively warm outside today!"

Us dancing in the grass, because it was too hot to use the stage. Unless doing double turns in lava is your goal, of course. But it was fun and we were spunky :)

Cooling off after our performance. Did I mention it was hot outside yesterday? ;)