While visiting a friend of mine in the Bay Area her dance group BodiRock was set to perform at the carnaval 2010. Apparently a couple rival groups battle during the parade and she asked me to rep for her group. She gave me clothes including a shirt that read BodiRock to wear and I was to support the dancers and recruit new members. Since most of thepeople doing the same as I were friends and family I became part of a family if you will. Having more than just myself with this task created a lotmore energy and excitement about what we were doing. Not to mention my friend Mica is a great dancer and I love her dearly! Our job was to make funny faces and had gestures while the rival team danced and cheer make noise when BodiRock went. Also I was asked to hand out flyers with contact information in case someone wanted to join in.
I got really into this experience, I had a great time and I felt there was a purpose for what I was doing. This is a celebration of culture and I was honored to be a part of it rather than just a bystander watching. Like I mentioned before the people I was with really made me feel like I was a part of something wonderful, and hey if I got them a couple new recruits or hyped one of our dancers up with my cheers than I did a great thing.
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