So I had a pretty amazing night tonight. Not only did I get up on stage and dance with a fabulous dance troupe that tours all of Taiwan, but I got a picture with them. Dani, a fellow Fulbrighter, and I were invited to the "Yun Men Wu Ji Er" (Cloud Gate 2) dance group performance at Kaohsiung Normal University by our Chinese professor. They specialize in modern and interpretive dance.

They had some pretty amazing performances. At the end, they invited the audience to dance with them. We were unsuccessful in trying to shy our eyes away from the dancers. They came right up to Dani and I and pulled us up to dance. We went up on stage with about 20 other people and danced interpretive dance. Even I was astonished that I was dancing with them. Then they told us to freeze and if we moved, we had to do a solo. I picked a very unforgiving pose to freeze in because my thighs were killing me by the time they said I could "unfreeze."

Vera, the Tour Supervisor, gave us her business card and told Dani and I that we should visit them when they go to Tainan, Taiwan. Too bad they didn't go last weekend because I was there already at Confucius Temple!

Anyway, it was a fun night and very unexpected =D.

Dani & I with the Cloud Gate 2 Dance Group from Taiwan

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