Thank-you Fvorboda for being a great teacher, performer and friend. Moab is interesting, the festival was a great deal of work and the river trip was amazing. We are sorry for the sound, but shit happens. . The sudience was not aware of the music situation and loved the show! Thanks all you wonderful ladies for everything!

Adina, you missed the point. Anita, Amy, and Shelly had a great time. I transported them from SLC to Moab, and back again. They didn't need you to tell them if they had a great time

Granted, there were problems with sound, but the people that count, had a great time. If you had a horrible time, I am sorry. Life sucks sometimes. It isn't my problem.

Okay, I'm going to step in here and just point out that I don't believe either Adina or Aine were attempting to speak against the show, or the hard work that had gone into it. I completely understand your reaction to defend the show, but knowing the ladies that have made these comments, I truly believe that they were not made in the spirit of criticism.

Moab was definitely interesting, in the best way, and I have stated (in private AND here on Tribe) that I would do it again, without question. It was a fantastic show, and I was glad to be a part of it. I believe Adina was making an effort to celebrate the experience of the show by embracing the best parts, and what could be seen as "bad" parts in whole. (Everything in balance. :) ) She wanted to post a thank-you to Amy and Shelly for giving her an awesome viewing experience and to express how much fun she had watching them take what *could* have been a bad situation and making it SO much more fun for the fact that we all joined in and experienced it together.

I also believe that Aine was merely trying to state that the audience did know that there was an issue with the sound. I have read her post and I can see how it could be taken easily as criticism, but my personal knowledge of her manner leads me to believe that she was trying, most of all, to give honesty. (A gift that is too seldom given in life.) I'm sure that, for some, the experience of watching the dancers was less than what they had hoped for, but for "the people that count" (I'm assuming that's us! ;) ) it is still being praised as an enjoyable experience.

For another good review, everyone is welcome to check my recent posts to see the comments that I made about the Festival and my experience there. (It's in a thread called "When do you walk out?" or something similar.) I talked about the situation that had happened with the sound (I still don't know how Dave managed! SO brave in the face of all those irate dancers! :D) and how different people handled it, and made sure to let everyone know that it was NOTHING that could have been prevented by the staff, nor was it their fault in any way. I was glad to have such a novel (and enriching!) experience to share, and will continue to cherish the story of a "bad" performance turned GREAT for years to come!!

Thank you everyone for coming together to create the Festival, it was eye-opening on so many levels, and such a bonding experience! (I'm still thrilled to my toes that I was able to make it to the camp-out AND the partee!!) I can't wait to see what next year brings! :D:D:D