August 7, 2009The Summerfest International is the one city-sponsored event that we actually look forward to at the park. We don't mind the traffic, noise, and people because it's our favorite FREE summer event to go to. Every year dozens of groups from all over the world come and perform for three days, not to mention all the food and booths to shop at. It's really neat to see the different cultures and I love all the traditional costumes. Some countries, like China and South Korea, have really bright colored outfits and are very intricate with beading, flowers, etc. Other countries like Spain and Hungary are more "plain" with tons of layers of skirts, petticoats, shawls, etc. The music is always interesting because most bring these funky instruments I've never seen before. This year my favorite performance was an American Indian hoop dance. It was totally crazy to see this guy dance with what must have been at least 30 hoops. He made all kinds of things from flowers, to eagles, and even a cowboy riding a horse with the hoops. I couldn't believe how he jumped in and out of all them so fast. China and South Korea's performances were also really neat...except for the see-through outfits that China wore. You wouldn't have noticed a few seat back but since we got front row seats, Jeff quickly pointed out that one of the girls had a big smiley face on her undies! Nice!
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