originally posted 9/8/2010 @ 1:05:30 pm on creatingbuttons.com
Andi, Jen and I went to “The Mountain” in North Carolina for the 15th year of Karmiel USA (2010), an Israeli Dance Camp Weekend. We left on Thursday, drove 5 hours, stayed at a Holiday Inn, and spent 5 more hours getting to the venue on Friday, with a fabulous lunch stop in T???. The Mountain is a Retreat and Learning Center, and really reminded me of my time in Costa Rica. It was in the center of many mountains, and we were over the canopy of trees. The Mountain is a very eco-minded place, with wonderful trails around gorgeous shrubbery and white oak trees. We stayed in cabins that were rustic but very nice; the dining hall where we ate had many yoga-like thoughts put on banners; the food, by the way, was beyond one’s wildest imagination for a place like that – I won’t go into detail, but it was some of the best! The dance floor was wood, and large enough for us. Ruthy and Dany had decorated in their usual great way, the sound system worked, and we learned 16dances. Some were oldy moldies which Andi and I knew, and a couple of the “newer” ones one or all of us knew. There were some brand new ones as well, and we’re anxious to start teaching them. We left after the review on Monday, and drove the whole 10 hours to arrive home around midnight. My buttons were on display, and the best was when Betsy told me she gave all of hers away to a Romanian dance group that had come to S.C. So she replenished, (compliments of me – I love it when they go to other countries), and others bought as well for their home groups. Pat and Bobby went on to Play Shop (another workshop, this time for international dancers, with Jim Gold (website – Jimgold.com) guest teaching) and will present my buttons there. All in all a wonderful weekend. Pictures below.
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