Daytona.... Daytona.... Daytona...
It seems all roads lead to this beautiful place!
The South Florida Cloggers took a (well planned) road trip last weekend
The SUNSHINE STATE JAMBOREE 2013 is a clogging convention in Daytona Beach each summer.
Our 2013 team... In our usual spot at the Hilton beachside.
(we all ALMOST got the matching shoe thing going.... But cuteness helps)
It's hard to imagine that such a thing exists, I know.
But, this is because we live so far south, maybe?
Naturally, our Ta-da picture... So corny but muched expected and loved.
We walked, as a group, to the mall nearby ready to eat dinner at Sloppy Joes restaurant.
We were 75+ people. They couldn't have been more organized.
We will DEFINITELY be back next year!
Below... Briana, Memaw, Becky, and Lora getting ready to order.
This table of friends are all next-door-neighbors.
(Mia, Meredith, Olivia, and Sunshine (Jessie))
And the families that belong to them...
There are SO many pictures of the restaurant group, it really deserves its own post. Way too many for this one. Just know that we FILLED the restaurant.
After dinner, we all attended the opening night's dance party.
Really, it's 3 hours of learning fun dance routines.
Here is Becky... Who was asked to teach a bit (huge honor... Yeah!)
You can see the amount of people attending.
Red shirts were in full force.
An evening of night swimming followed.
Becky and Lora checking in with their girls.
Although the Hilton doesn't have the grandest pool, it does have a FUN pool!
That's Meredith jumping through the waterfall. And Skylar avoiding the splash.
The swim group got bigger as the night went on.
Then, disaster struck!
Holly stepped in a sliver of glass INSIDE the pool.
Her injury... Turn your heads if you get queasy at the sight of blood.
Cute, water-sogged toes with a boo-boo. Ouch.
(she is the only clogger with a brief solo in our act.... She CAN'T be hurt.)
A reminder of our hotel... Brianna and Holly.
Very clean, nice ocean-front views.
(I even slid bed-bug detectors under the mattresses.... NO BED-BUGS)
The view from our room... So pretty.
The next morning, early meeting times so many had breakfast on the go.
In the lobby.
The official line-up... Gets longer each summer.
so proud.
Holly, Lindsay, Jessica, Alyssa, and Bri
(such beauty in tween-form)
The back end of the line.
Love the way Mimi chose not to climb up the wall... smart lady!!
The banister is wide, but the other side goes straight down.
That half wall leads to the bottom floor.
Becky is on-stage teaching her dance... Telescope.
Our group is in black and white.
Her view from the front.
The Bilz brothers (Stacy and Scotty) with Becky and Lora.
Gotta love men that dance.
Scotty (in orange)is coming to our studio in Sept
He choreographs for major clogging groups.
He's kind of a big deal (personal joke for Scotty if he reads this)
Looking forward to having him; super nice set of brothers.
Becky and Naomi Pyle teaching another dance.
Notice how some groups wear white shoes?
It's a regional thing, I think.
The further north you go, the more white shoes pop up.
Scotty Bilz with a few of us.... After he taught a dance.
(Olivia, Skylar, Meredith, Holly, Lora, Stephanie, Sammy, Sunshine, me and Briana S)
Poor fellow, got attacked off-stage.
We all met at 630... Pictures and make-up time.
Becky putting on Brianna T's robber mask.
Lora adding Brianna B's mask.
Some girls opted to just wear a mask.... Make up was optional.
Mia, Meredith, and Holly (the injured one from the pool)
All looking too cute.
One great group shot.... Border added by our unofficial-official photographer, Liana (Holly's mom)
She is awesome.
I really love this shot!
We took 'just cops' and 'just robbers' pictures, but this one I HAD to add.
A hotel guest asked to have her son jump in.
No clue WHO this guy is but he was a good sport when we arrested him
Our other group shot.... Robbers were peeking out of hiding.
Everyone can decide which one they like best... I like the border on both.
Thanks again, Liana.
The only brother/sister duo on the performing team
Stephanie and Vinny
Stretching out... Olivia3, Meredith, and Mia
Briana must've been done stretching maybe?
Our group's performance....
South Florida Cloggers - COPS AND ROBBERS
Post-show, I tried to get a picture without the cop hats.
This is Briana S trying to pop in the shot and Holly, olivia2 and Stephanie telling her to take off the hat!!
But, alas, the hats off shot was sabotaged by some members walking by!!
Meredith, Mia, Becky, Sunshine, and Olivia2
Great job, everyone!
The next morning, we had time for a little swim... Before starting home.
Our bathing-beauties and their boogie-boards.
The weather was just perfect... For a Florida summer.
Could've been much hotter.
Meredith getting a surfing lesson from Lindsay.
Lindsay taught the girls how to stand up on the board!!
So, that's our Daytona beach weekend 2013
It seems like we spend all summer thinking out it and then...
POOF, it's gone.
I'll admit, this year was a lot of fun.
Crazy.... But fun.
I'll do another post to introduce the performing group in a bit!
Thanks for sharing
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