Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Jo and I travelled to Nagoya, Japan for the 15th annual Crazy County Dance Festival. Martha Ogasawara and the Nagoya C/W Dance Fans first brought us to Japan 11 years ago and this was now our 4th trip to teach dance in Japan. We had an absolutely fabulous time and we can't thank our Japanese friends enough for their never-ending hospitality. The entire weekend was first class!
We were joined in Japan by Scott Blevins from Chicago. He was the first American guest instructor 12 years ago at Nagoya's 3rd event. Scott and Jo have known each other for many years through the dance world and they are often considered mirror images of each other in terms of their wonderful choreography and technique.
On Friday, Jo heads back to the operating room at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital for a pretty major surgery on her right shoulder. I'll explain the details of the repair on Friday. For now, just realize that she cannot lift her arm above her head, she cannot put it behind her back and she can barely reach across the front of her body.
For those of you who know Jo well, it's impossible to keep her down and the following video demonstrates that. Jo is dancing a beautiful new dance called "Feel", choreographed by Scott Blevins who is dancing alongside Jo. Keep in mind that this is all done with less than 50% range of motion in Jo's right arm. (No trick photography was used in the making of this video.)
3 comments:
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Jo,
It was so very good to see you dancing. Your daughter is gorgeous! I have 3 of my own now. A 4 year old girl, 2 year old boy and 8 month old girl. Cari and I are doing great. Stay Strong!
Scott Blair
Southern Cali
Brought tears to my eyes - Jo, you're as elegant and as beautiful as ever. ;)
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