I ended up staying an extra night in Sucre to check out this group of dancers performing a free show at the 3 of February theater. (they love to name plazas, theaters, restaurants and cab companies after dates. it's a bit like calling memorial stadium July 4th Stadium. go figure)a couple observations i wrote down in my brand new, nerdtastical pocket notebook.
- the theater's smallish, three tiers. the floor with seats and boxes. a loge level with more box seats and a gallery level.
- despite it being a free show, the people in the gallery are definitely younger, rowdier and seem of a lower class than the snooty, and pushy, middle class folk with seats on the floor.
- as the theater fills up they play some awesome 90's era singles over the PA. nothing says traditional-dance like 'smells like teen spirit' and 'the kid's ain't alright.'
- there are few things more entertaining than watching stuffy, uptight and generally well-endowed women shove their way through a bolivian crowd. especially when that crowd is digging on some local dance steps. agressively polite with a smattering of spite and indignation.
obligatory shout out - this post is dedicated to another awesometastic travel companion, ms. rosie freeman. by far the coolest girl from the isle of white i'll ever meet.
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