The Monday night dance, Baile do Chapéu (the hat dance) was the most talked about and anticipated dance from the day I got here. The theme is a Michael Jackson/disco dance where everyone is invited to wear some type of hat. Since Anders and I didn't know about the theme before coming we were at a loss for something to wear. It was pretty fun seeing all the different hats and chapéus that everyone was bringing to the dance. The set up, the lighting, and the disco ball all added to the awesomeness of the dance. On the other hand, I noticed that a lot of people started leaving half way through because of the music, I don't think the disco theme,( which was pretty much all American music) fit in really well with the traditional Brazilian dance. To be honest, I think people just didn't know how to dance to all the 80's and 90's songs! Half way through the organizers realized their mistake and after putting on some more forro and sertaneja/samba people started coming back on to the dance floor. The dance went so well that it went well into the night, wrapping up only around 3:30 in the morning the next day! That's what you call a dance!
The Monday night dance, Baile do Chapéu (the hat dance) was the most talked about and anticipated dance from the day I got here. The theme is a Michael Jackson/disco dance where everyone is invited to wear some type of hat. Since Anders and I didn't know about the theme before coming we were at a loss for something to wear. It was pretty fun seeing all the different hats and chapéus that everyone was bringing to the dance. The set up, the lighting, and the disco ball all added to the awesomeness of the dance. On the other hand, I noticed that a lot of people started leaving half way through because of the music, I don't think the disco theme,( which was pretty much all American music) fit in really well with the traditional Brazilian dance. To be honest, I think people just didn't know how to dance to all the 80's and 90's songs! Half way through the organizers realized their mistake and after putting on some more forro and sertaneja/samba people started coming back on to the dance floor. The dance went so well that it went well into the night, wrapping up only around 3:30 in the morning the next day! That's what you call a dance!
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