Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
Tonight was our very last show! Tomorrow we are headed back to Rexburg, ID.
The events from today were very uplifting and yet again required a full day of traveling. Today, after unloading at the venue, some of us had the opportunity to teach a hip-hop class to the kids at the local YMCA. They absolutely loved it!
Stories and Experiences:
Beth Casper
Last show= Success! This show was so much fun and we were totally rockin it! I loved performing on this tour. It has been such a building experience. So my last home stay was with the Roberts family. They lived in Fruitland, Idaho, about ten minutes away from our venue in Ontario. They were a really sweet family and fun to stay with and get to know. *Just a little side note: When I was on the dance team in high school, Fruitland high school’s dance team would come to the same competitions as we went to. We were always wondering, “Where in the world in Fruitland Idaho!?” And now I know!* So at the Roberts house, I stayed in the basement and Becca stayed upstairs. They woke me up early in the morning and said that their basement was flooded! A pipe had leaked or broke somewhere and they had been bucketing water out of the window well for a while. Their basement floor was soaked along with my bags and journal. I felt so bad for them! After breakfast my temporary mom handed me a new notebook and said” this is for you because your journal got damaged.” It was so sweet of her to do that! I am grateful for their kindness and wish them the best with their flooded basement! They are a great family!
Brother Bone
Great show—as usual! I was leaving the tech booth following the show and had just walked into the foyer where hundreds of people were leaving the auditorium. Over all the voices around me, I heard a woman call out, “That show was awesome! That was awesome! That was one h%$& of a birthday present!” It was good to know that the show’s emotional impact not only brings people to tears—but to foul language as well.
Sister Bone and I also had the wonderful opportunity to stay at the cottage home of Brother and Sister Dahle. They live on a private island consisting of 40 acres and lots of wildlife. Sister Dahle fed us pecan pie and ice cream and also showed us pictures of their recent performance mission to Nauvoo. She also shared a story of falling in love with a harp that she took care of on her mission while the owner spent several months in Hawaii. Upon the owner’s return, Sister Dahle had to give back the harp, but before her mission ended she talked Brother Dahle into purchasing the harp for her. Wendy and I asked her to play it for us, but she seemed too shy. So Wendy and I went to bed, but before we drifted off to sleep, Sister Dahle poked her head in the room and said she would play for us. Wendy and I listened in bed as Sister Dahle played for about 45 minutes. The music was so relaxing and she played beautifully. What an enjoyable night with our home stay family.
Jude Stoddard
This was my favorite place for the entire tour. It was my favorite time performing, and I felt especially close to my teammates because it was our last night performing; consequently, it was an emotional night for us. Not only was the performance amazing, but I loved my home-stay family! Nothing out of the ordinary happened. It was just a great night and a great experience. The family was very strong and very down to earth. You could feel the love the family had for not only each other, but also for the strangers they hosted for the night. We talked that night about BYU-Idaho and life as the family fed us. My buddy that night was Celeste—what a sweetheart she is! She is such a good example.
Kassandra Struk
The last show of tour and I just had to go out with a bang. During footloose when I run out with my group to layout into our formation I got distracted when I saw Brook stop moving (she was holding her spot so not to run into me) and then next thing I know the layout is over and im flat on my butt. WHIPE OUT! Thankfully I recovered quickly and I had a great time laughing it up with my team who watched the whole thing happen. Bad news is I messed up my hand from the fall, good news it was the last show and im good to go! YAY FOR DANCE ALLIANCE! We made it and touched over 10,000 lives over these last two weeks.
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