Went to CC for Halloween for the first time.
I was happy to meet Shaun, that was fun.
The only unfortunate part is my Obi (Kimono mid tie) and Geta style shoes kept dancing to a minimum.
After several disturbances and brief altercations, some of the guess I was with had to leave.
I decided I would force myself to stay...and this time I would keep my head up so I could see people around me.
I am glad I did because I couldn't have scripted this stuff if I tried before tonight.
First, 3 girls on the dance floor thought I was a real geisha and one tried to speak to me in Japanese, but she only knew "thank you".
A friend of Shaun's had brought her boyfriend and he suddenly butt danced me right onto the wooden bench behind me so I had to shove him off.
Several people who saw this tried to come to my aid but didn't know if I spoke English so they mostly pointed at the guy shouting what he did to me.
After he left with Shaun and friends, I worked my way to the end of the bench towards the stage and watched the costumes and dancers for the rest of the night.
I was kinda sorta dancing with a smile on my face watching the organized madness, when, it started...
Couple by couple, group by group, and individuals alike began working their way over to me one set at a time.
People started dancing for me!
I had private light shows, interpretive dance couples and individuals, swing couples, a play sword vs. dagger fight, and the pier de resistance: a gentleman and his madame dancing the night away in the center of the room, being sure to stay in the main spotlight.
It was so surreal and totally awesome.
As the night went on, slowly, one by one and couple by couple they began to leave the dance floor until I alone was left.
At that point I danced a stylized kata to the last 2 remaining songs and then departed myself.
Although the other stuff, I will not mention, still took place, the individualized distractions made the overall experience rather fairytale like.
It felt like the princes's court scene from "The Nutcracker Suite"
Totally Sugoi...