Kandyian Dancing

Today was our Kandyian Dance performance at the ISLE center. I was in two of the three main dances. Five of us did the main dance, four did the rice dance, three did the elephant dance, and two had solos. Jen, Dan, and Alex also did drumming with our director.
I think we did a great job, with a few minor crazy moments. We all made little mistakes, but we got through alright, and I daresay we all looked pretty cool in our costumes. The ISLE Center video taped the whole thing and I got some good shots (thanks to malli) before my camera ran out of battery.
What I did not get on tape was my favorite moment of the evening. Malli and his friend missed this, because they needed to leave early, and both my camera and amma's camera died. So, during the rice dance, we wear orange sarong type skirts tied around our waists. We have to be careful that they don't come off during the dance, so we tie them on top with a string. Well, during the middle of the dance, as we hopped back and forth in unison, Sara's skirt unraveled and she was left standing in front of all of our family and friends with her short shorts on. I was standing behind her and I was so astounded by what was happening that I actually stopped dancing. This caused Kate to run into me, and then the others stumbled into us, all while Sara tried to continue the dance balancing her skirt and the basket in her hand. Finally, one of the professional dancers ran over and took her out of line to quickly retie it, but by this time we were all in stitches. I could hardly keep dancing I was laughing so hard and I was nearly crying from giggling. OMG! We got through the dance with no further wardrobe malfunctions, but each time we would look at one another or see someone smile, we would break out into laughter. Once we got off stance, we all cracked up and I sat on the floor laughing hysterically for a couple of minutes. I guess THAT will be a memory never forgotten at the ISLE Center! To top it off, Sara's boyfriend from the US and his mother had just arrived for a visit in Sri Lanka and were in the audience at the time, along with Sara's host family. Ai ow!!!!!!

Pics are up on facebook....They wouldn't upload here...sorry....