Day 4 at the Pillow: Obbatala and Oya

In order to make up for my orisha-ignorance blunder yesterday, I danced my ASS off for Oya today. Dancing full out for Oya is tough, because it requires a lot of torso and shoulder movement, as well as constant arm-waving and a very fierce expression. Try imagining imitating a dancing tornado, and you might get an idea of what it’s like. The drummers really like the Oya rhythms and project that in the music, so I was trying my best to match the energy they were creating. I’m not quite sure if I made up for last night’s boobidity, but I did my best.

I ushered for this evening’s performance at the Ted Shawn theater. It was Jose Limon Dance Company, and they were fantastic. I need to make a point of seeking out these dancers while they are here on campus (through this Saturday), but I’m so very shy and I didn’t manage to check my introverted nature at the door here at the Pillow.