February 2, 2013:
Yakutat, Alaska Mount Saint Elias Tlingit Dancer's
special performance
during Mother's 80th Birthday Family Reunion...
 |
| Nieces Layla and Abby pre-performance... |
 |
| Grand entrance song... |
 |
| Cousin JP... |
 |
| Niece Lydia... |
 |
| Cousin James proudly dancing introducing Mom's newly carved traditional Tlingit paddle in this performance that was previously presented this evening to her by son Fred.. |
 |
| Cousin Darin dancing following James with the other paddle Fred carved... |
 |
| This traditional bowl was placed in front of Mom and a new song was reverently provided to both of them... |
 |
| Before the exit dance, Mom surprisingly stood up and providing an impromptu speech explaining how thankful she is for our traditions and the wonderful performance by the Mount Saint Elias Dancers tonight, for standing together and loving one another, and for the love and respect we all share as a community (You could "hear a pin drop"!!)... |
 |
| The exit dance... |
 |
| This emotional dance performance was nothing short of spectacular. It is so phenomenal each and every time that it's hard to put down into words or attempt to provide them their due justice. This is especially true on this very, very special occasion where the tender feelings poured out of each and every dancer and all of us that were mesmerized while watching this amazing performance...
[Disclaimer: All regalia and artwork designs presented
in this and related posts are not to be reproduced] |
No comments:
Post a Comment