Happy Harvest (and who IS the Lord of the Dance?!)

Ah, it's that time of year again....there is a crispness in the air, leaves crunch underfoot....all that autumnal loveliness. To celebrate the season, our staff team had a costume party. ( Halloween is a foreign concept to Macedonians but they managed to get down like regular Halloweenies. ) Choosing a costume for such an event is always challenging--but this year there was no question in our minds--we were going as the Lord of the Dance. Let me 'splain...

Earlier this fall, Michael Flatley's 'Lord of the Dance' came to Skopje (ironically enough), and some teammates and I had the great pleasure of attending. The main theme of this modern-irish-step-dancing-extraveganza revolves around a magical cumberbun and the impressive footwork of (extremely arrogant) Michael Flately who IS the Lord of the Dance, to save all that is good and wonderful in the world (embodied by a raver-irish-flutist) from impending doom. Needless to say, we were deeply moved by this performance...

...moved enough to re-inact such a display for Halloween. My teammate (and hero) Dan Weller, was brave enough to take on the role of Michael Flatley and allowed us to accurately decorate him for the part (stage make-up!!) Courtney, Felicity, Lindsay, Melissa and I adorned ourselves as his back-up dancers. Though we did not win first prize for best group costume (the adorable Burkey family, dressed as The Incredibles took this home), I believe that we put on an unmerited and obscenely entertaining take of an Irish Jig that was enjoyed by one and all. ALSO, there is no question as to Dan's looking hot in eye-liner. Ah, but don't you let me be the judge, see for yourself. Happy Harvest.

PS I have discovered a new talent--apple-bobbing!! I am glad for this post-stint, future career lead.