As always, we had so much wonderful food to share! Baklava, challah, quiches, tabouli, runzas (a cabbage and meat-filled yeast dough - pictured below, middle), salads galore, enchiladas, warm chocolate gravy for biscuits, banana bread, a delicious custard-filled pastry, and too much more to name. I think of the end-of-semester potluck as a wonderful celebration for accomplishing all that we learned for the past 10 weeks. AND inspiration for returning for another 10 weeks!
Barb earned so many extra credit bonus points last night! Though we often end our 10-week semester with a potluck, sharing dishes from the countries of the dances we learned, and often dancers will write out a little placard identifying the country, name of the dish, ingredients, etc., I've NEVER had a dancer integrate the potluck with a craft project! Pictured above is the Czech flag accompanying Barb's dish knedliky y zeli (the knedliky was warming in the oven while the zeli posed beside the flag for this picture). As always, we had so much wonderful food to share! Baklava, challah, quiches, tabouli, runzas (a cabbage and meat-filled yeast dough - pictured below, middle), salads galore, enchiladas, warm chocolate gravy for biscuits, banana bread, a delicious custard-filled pastry, and too much more to name. I think of the end-of-semester potluck as a wonderful celebration for accomplishing all that we learned for the past 10 weeks. AND inspiration for returning for another 10 weeks!
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From Wikipedia: a shillelagh is a wooden walking stick, club or cudgel typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob at the top, that is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore. In preparation for performing at the South Coast Celtic Fest, I asked dancers to name our dance troupe. The name Whirling Shillelaghs was selected, and that's how we are listed on the program. I suppose when we perform Israeli Folk Dancing at the annual Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration we might need a new name. Maybe The Whirling Terpsichore. It is astounding to notice the difference in the dancers in my class between week one and the end of the semester. This week was week 9 of a 10-week series. I've had a lot of first-time dancers in class this semester. It is a joy to watch their confidence grow as dancers gain skill over the weeks.
As we were reviewing the steps to one of the dances, I glanced across the circle and noticed Judy (not a first-time dancer). I noticed the ease in her facial expression, and the grace in her steps. Her face radiated with happiness. Watching Judy in that moment was a highlight of my night. |
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