The weekend just before Thanksgiving we braved the cold and toured to Saratoga and Cheyenne Wyoming. This was our first trip to Wyoming as a company and we were all impressed by its quiet beauty. Everywhere we looked there were deer, antelope, even bison!
Friday evening we performed at their new community center. It was a beautiful building and we were privileged to perform in their theatre. There are no dance studios or schools in or near this community so it was such a wonderful experience to be able to bring dance to them.
After the show we were able to sit in the natural hot springs and relax. The warm water felt so nice on our sore muscles, though after only a few minutes it was too hot. The thermometer said it was 106 degrees! While we were soaking three deer came within 25 feet of the pool, a mom, dad and baby. They were beautiful, though it was slightly nerve-racking to be so close to such large animals!
The next morning we held a class for the youth in the community. We played with scarves, worked on some basic ballet and learned a piece of choreography. Many of the little girls came dressed up for the occasion in tutus and dance dresses. We were jealous of their pretty costumes.
We drove to Cheyenne that same day and had some free time to explore the city. All around the downtown area there were ginormous 8 foot tall cowboy boots so we decided to go on a boot scavenger hunt to get a picture with each one. According to their website there are 19 boot but we only found 8...
On Sunday morning we performed at the Frontier United Methodist Church in Cheyenne. We met their Pastor several years ago when he lived down in Fountain, Colorado and had performed at his church regularly. When he moved to Cheyenne we were sad to see him go but hoped we would meet again. Not only did we get to see him and perform for his new church but they invited us to join them for their church-wide Thanksgiving meal. We had so much fun sitting and talking with the people of the congregation not to mention eating the yummy food. However, tummies full of turkey made for a long, sleepy drive back to the Springs.
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