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I'd also like to honorably mention Shannon Boggan's daughtor Nyla
for helping us out with the Cymbals section which added to the
fullness of sound to the band.

Cheers!
Mel
-- In tristatewushukungfu@yahoogroups.com, "Mel" <tonji152@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Hey gang,
>
> Over the Memorial day weekend, the Annual NAFMA Nationals
> tournament located at the beautiful Sheraton hotel in Atlantic
City,
> which included the Hall of Fame Dinner banquet the night before
> featured once again, liondances performed by our Team. Over the
past
> year for one reason or another we've lost key members and had to
> really scramble to find and train replacements intime. It really
> came down to the wire, but we pulled it off! Newly recruited
Cymbal
> player Patricia Ramos and our newest, strongest "Tail" Eric Pease
> came to our rescue performed wonderfully. There were alot of new
> elements to this dance including a new drum pattern, as well as
the
> new members who had no prior experience liondancing. It was also
th
> debut of or newest lion costume which is the (red/black fur)
General
> Kwan Lion. I'd also like to thank returning team members Sabato
> Trent, Claudia Sheffer, My son Kent, Stephanie Wascowitz and her
Mom
> for all pulling together and making this weekend a success with
one
> of the technically best liondances we'ver ever perfromed. I'd also
> like to mention that members Eric, Sabato, Kent and myself
competed
> in the Nationals tournament with impressive wins in forms, weapons
> and sparring. All have options to vie for slots for the 2007
NAMFMA
> TeamUSA in July. Pics will be posted very soon!
>
> Cheers!
> Mel
>