This Saturday, we drove out to Humbolt, South Dakota for the Sieverding family reunion. We were out in the country, so were weren't sure what to expect as far as facilities were concerned. What we saw when we arrived was impressive, to say the least. There was a tent and port-a-potties set up and about 100 or so people! At the center of it all was a barn that looked brand new. They had the meals catered and the food was being served from the barn. This was also where we were to set up and play. It took us a little longer to set us because we had to wait for the caterers to clear out of the space and for a table to become available. We were also debuting our new truss system for the lighting. It looks really good and its much more stable than our old system. I think it will do a much better job lighting a larger area. We still have the old system for smaller spaces. Its nice to have more options, and more space to add on lighting effects in the future. Unfortunately, it was too bright out for most of the dance, so we didn't get to see the difference in the lighting. Hopefully we will get to see this better at the Sheraton in a few weeks.
The dance got off to a good start and we got a lot of people dancing with the Snowball dance. The family reunion had been going on all day, so a lot of people were pretty tired by the time we got there. Many of the older guests just pulled chairs into the barn and watched the action. The air guitar contest also went well and we had great participation from all ages. We spent most of the night playing requests from the kids.
We did meet a very nice family from Gettysburg, South Dakota. Their six kids ended up keeping the dance alive with their surprisingly sophistocated dance requests. They really made it fun and it was entertaining to see them dancing with their parents. One of them told us "you should come play for my dad's side of the family, we would have so much fun!" They stayed afterwards and talked with us as we were loading up the equipment in our car. Dances like this are a great opportunity to meet new people. We haven't lived here very long, so we are still learning about South Dakota and meeting new people definitely makes it more enjoyable to live here.
We have this weekend off. I imagine Kelly will take the time to work on his demo car to get it ready for the Demolition Derby at the Cherokee County Fair which is 3 weeks away.
The dance got off to a good start and we got a lot of people dancing with the Snowball dance. The family reunion had been going on all day, so a lot of people were pretty tired by the time we got there. Many of the older guests just pulled chairs into the barn and watched the action. The air guitar contest also went well and we had great participation from all ages. We spent most of the night playing requests from the kids.
We did meet a very nice family from Gettysburg, South Dakota. Their six kids ended up keeping the dance alive with their surprisingly sophistocated dance requests. They really made it fun and it was entertaining to see them dancing with their parents. One of them told us "you should come play for my dad's side of the family, we would have so much fun!" They stayed afterwards and talked with us as we were loading up the equipment in our car. Dances like this are a great opportunity to meet new people. We haven't lived here very long, so we are still learning about South Dakota and meeting new people definitely makes it more enjoyable to live here.
We have this weekend off. I imagine Kelly will take the time to work on his demo car to get it ready for the Demolition Derby at the Cherokee County Fair which is 3 weeks away.
Photo Album from the dance is here: http://picasaweb.google.com/kristen.cline/FamilyReunion
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Well said.
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