Drumming For Shabnam and Ooh La La

This was the first time I've been on stage for anything since the sixth grade (not counting martial arts competitions). I got to drum for Shab's belly dance troupe Ooh La La at Tribal Fest, a 4 day belly dance convention. It wasn't too complex a task, but I didn't realize how much conditioning is needed to do percussion for 5 straight minutes.

Shab had the much harder job of balancing a 24 inch diameter tray with a complete (unattached) tea set on her head while doing a one-legged descent to her ground routine. I guess that's why she's Belly Dancer of the Universe. Her troupe did great too, even though they kept pestering me to perform with no shirt on. Overall, it was a pretty good performance. Thank goodness they had me there to keep the rhthym going. Who knows what would have happened otherwise. :-) Just kidding. Thanks for having me ladies.