Tell us what you liked about Balktoberfest
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Blogtoberfest - A place to share your Balktoberfest experiences: Tell us what you liked about Balktoberfest
I thought the whole night really built in excitement up to the second Balkanics set and the BG allstars, when the dancing was pure bliss!!
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What a great evening. The variety and the energy were palpable and adrenaline-inducing! You did a good job trying to keep on schedule (always difficult with so many participating bands). Jamie was the right man to do sound--I hope he'll do it again: Thanks, Jamie. Please ask the vendors (same as last year or even more) to attend--Suze Stentz was a wonderful addition with "Opet."
As a performer, my only difficulty came in finding a place to tune up and warm up with the band. It was obvious that the ballroom is difficult to configure so as to allow much space for musicians, dance groups, etc. Weather permitting, there's always outside, but that's unreliable.
Thanks for arranging the food (very appropriate) and especially for getting the Georgian group to perform!
Kudos to all who gave their time and effort to make this first Balktoberfest a memorable happening.
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I thought you all did an amazing job on this event last year. I hope you aren't setting the bar too high for this year. Jamie did a good job with sound. The bands were excellent. They played a variety of dances that one could dance to and the special "sit-down-and-listen" music and dance was also very excellent. We hope to be there to frolic again, soon. Sally McIntee
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This is a gorgeous event! I was there with my husband Darrell and at least a dozen of international folk dancers from N.C. It's difficult to describe how those hours went by. I can say this: I never danced with so much pleasure and so continuously in any point of my life, including well-prepared folksy wedding parties in Turkey where I came from. Such beautiful music and so many dancers on dance floor!
I thank Balkanics and everyone else who made it an extraordinary Balkan Festival by organizing, setting up, cooking, serving, playing, singing, dancing, performing and creating a Balkan Village in D.C.
We'll be there every year.
Sema Saatcioglu Deeds
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