As you may know, us Kansas Citians and even people outside of the metro are preparing for our new temple. And when we say "prepare"...we are far from joking. Many of us will volunteer at the open house in a few weeks. And a couple weeks after that is the Youth Cultural Temple Celebration. This means all the youth in the district ages 12-18 (Geez. That doesn't sound Hunger Game-ish at all...) will be able to sing and dance in a big production! I'm pretty much waaaay excited!
Well a few weeks ago was our first big rehearsal with 3 of the 12 stakes. Our stake center (KCMO Stake) was PACKED with over 500 people. The seats, stand and floor in the chapel and overflow were all occupied.
After an introduction and welcome by a few of the leaders, our stake and the PC stake moved on into the gym to practice dancing while the Lib stake stayed in the chapel for music. First thing to do was to partner up with someone in your ward.
When everyone had a partner, we began learning our groups main dance. Some parts are tricky but its fun!
After an hour of dancing we headed back to the chapel to learn some of the songs we will be singing.
Finally, we went back to the gym and learned a few more dances that all 12 stakes will (somehow) all do at the same time. These include the funky version of Popcorn Popping and Cotton Eye Joe.
By the end, we were all so excited! The excitement continued when, on Thursday (3/15), I got an email saying I had been accepted into the 250 person choir for the event! I soon found out a few of my friends will also be in the choir while others will be in the 50 piece orchestra and even a few as specialized dancers!
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