A bit late of an update but…
On the 17th and 18th of October the long-awaited YEN camp took place in Trosa in Sweden, and with that came the YEN Mini Yosakoi Festival that was held on the 18th.
The festival was held in Folkets hus in Trosa. When the guests arrived they could enjoy both yosakoi photos exhibited on the walls and some Japanese festival snacks. The tickets and snacks was handled by our beautiful staff, many thanks to you! The guests also had the chance to speak to the dancers who were out mingling before the dancing started Many took the chance to ask about the dance and the different teams there.
(All the beautiful photos in this post is taken by Tomoya Suzuki)
Manager-san selling Japanese snacks to the guests. Photo by Tomoya Suzuki
Naruko from different teams (both present and not present) on display. Photo by Tomoya Suzuki
And then it was time for the main event, dancing! Zyka started out by presenting Bankuramou for the first time ever. We were all nervous but the audience enjoyed it so that’s all good.
Bankuramou with Zyka. Photo by Tomoya Suzuki.
After that followed a mix of sou-odoris, danced by all teams together, and team performances, with just one team.
Sou-odori. Photo by Tomoya Suzuki
It was an exciting day with lots and lots of fun. While it was a bit tiring dancing so many dances at the same event we got a lot of energy from each other and the audience. It was a great experience to dance so many dancers together, and all with different styles. Some of Zyka’s members experienced a larger team during the Japan project but even then the different languages hindered communication for many. And our new members had never experienced any other team then Zyka before the meet-up. So it was an important, and fun, experience for all of us which we hope to repeat again.
All of the dancers. Photo by Tomoya Suzuki
Where will the next meet-up be? We are already looking forward to it!
