AMDC has been making quite a name for itself here in Macao. Over the past week we have been giving educational workshops and performances to rave reviews.
At each school, the company performs excerpts from the company's repertoire. For these shows we performed sections from Vortex, Mercury in Retrograde, Two Duets and a Quartet, Moonshine, Leyli, and Duet.
At the end of each show we perform a "special" piece just for each school. Amy has the company improvise a dance which the students go crazy for. It is a great feeling to have such great energy from students both as dance spectators and as participants.
On Saturday, the company went out for Portuguese food in Coloane where we experienced food most of us would never have attempted. This included: Cow stomach, bloody duck(duck cooked in its own blood), and worm pie. Yes I said it. AMDC ate worms. Truth be told they were not that bad. Only a bit salty, but pretty tasty.
One of the highlights to the evening was the performance by musician extraordinaire, "Feeling". Yes that is the name he gives himself. He goes by each table a serenades them with songs in English, Cantonese, and I am sure other languages. We were lucky enough to have Hey Jude, La Bamba, Yesterday, and a few others. I don't know if Feeling was ready for us. We all joined in singing full voice, dancing and making quite the spectacle. As you will see below, it was a lot of fun.
After lots of food and sangrias for days, the company went out for some good old fashioned Karaoke. It is different in Macao. Each party gets it's own room and you sing in private. It really wouldn't have mattered because by that time, we were ready to perform!
All in all it was a great week. Amy has finished Tides of Change yesterday and it is going to be beautiful. The company looks great. A couple of minor scares with dancer injuries, but everything seems to be in control now. More to come!
Chad
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