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One of the younger couples at Gator that I saw this year... Most of the Blues or Jazz festivals I have attended, youth, for the most part, is scarce. For me their smile, eyes, and hands speak volumes of their affection towards one another.
Captured during the Sibiu Theatre Festival, this striking performance by Aainjaa, the electrifying percussion ensemble from Colombia, brought the stage alive with thunderous rhythm and fierce energy. Their signature mix of drumming, dance, and theatre pulses through every movement — raw, precise, and defiant. Under the lights, the drummers' warrior presence turns rhythm into ritual, sound into spectacle, and a festival moment into something unforgettable.
Hard to have perfect skin and living in California; with such a "far-a-way" look in her eyes on the Festival Stage
Sometimes color is the appropriate choice.. Many of the dancers at Gator move from parter to partner. These two, were a couple; they moved and stayed together; no matter the artist, no mater the dance floor... They even seemed to pick their hair color as a couple. They made me smile.
A minute or so into the performance by Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys.
www.mamouplayboys.com Having a covered stage provides lighting that is less harsh and more even than the lighting on outside stages ...I do need to sometime compensate for the strong natural light just outside the dance floor. One of the better dancers, the man in the cap. I have photographed him many times over the years.
First photo from the Festival Stage at Gator: Dancing to the music of Farm Truck. I could see the Steve Earl, among other artist's influence within their music.
Standing up against the Festival Stage; shooting the length of the stage, at the end of Farm Truck's set. I would love to see them perform, later in the day, when the floor would be fuller. (From the San Diego area and more than worth seeing). At first glance, I thought the person, holding the tee, had a Stone's, "Sticky Fingers" shirt in their hands. It was not until I had a chance to enlarge the image that I saw my error of my thought....
Even though this is not the "Strool" a dance made popular by the Diamonds, for some reason it reminds, me of it. Perhaps the ages of the dancers and moves are a bit different but still, I think the Strool.
Not sure why two hats were worn. But never-the-less, this Laker fan caught my attention. There are many interesting characters at Gator.
I move around quite a bit on the dance floor, trying not to bump into, or have my camera and lens knock into the dancers.... Image taken, a bit left, of the middle-center of the Fountain Stage dance floor.
Band leader Ruben Moreno on the accordion, along with a member from the "Zydeco- Re-Evolution," playing a Vest Frottoir, on the Festival Dance floor, at Gator. I do not shoot bands or band members very often but when they descend from the stage on to the floor....
Festival Stage, early Saturday morning, before the crowds. This stage was the only stage with a covering this year. I do prefer shooting on a stage with a covering than one without. I love the even and softer lighting a covered stage provides.
As I was photographing, on the Festival Dance floor, at Gator, a women walked by, carrying a sign. I quickly turned to take an image of her and the sign as she passed.