desifest

The first Saturday in May, we headed down to Gastown to the first annual Vancouver desifest. Ken and I first saw bhangra dancing at Folklorama in Winnipeg. It is fun to watch because it is so high energey and the dancers always look like they are having so much fun. These young dancers were a prime example. Here Kiera is learning a dance move - 'the lightbulb'.

A very serious spectator, her favorite act was the 'girl' dancers wearing the sparkly outfits. It is only recently that females have been able to do Bhangra and there were a few all female groups at the festival.
Riley's favorite were the drummers - The Dhol Nation Academy. He was facing away from me in the stroller when they came in. At first, I saw his legs kicking and I thought the noise was upsetting him as we were up at the front and it was LOUD. When I checked on him, he was happily kicking along to the beat (well kicking happily anyway).

Here is the whole gang. Riley is asleep in the sling and Kiera is enjoying the novelty of being in the stroller as she's not used one for ages now.