Today's dress rehearsal for the Shorecrest High School Marching Band retinue always draws a big crowd around the modest neighborhoods around the high school. The marching band, pipe band, highland dancers, and flag team leave for Ireland on Thursday en route for the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.
They try to go every 4 years, it's quite a production. In other years they've won the competition. Imagine a band from the Seattle area winning the band competition in Ireland????
The police seal off the streets and the band, in full kilt, marches around to the delight of the community. Naomi is a highland dancer, traditionally known as the Lassies. However, they have two male members this year including Curtis who will go to Ireland. You can barely see him on the far left in the back wearing sun glasses. I like this picture because all the dancers are leaping (hey this should be a Suzie softball pic). All with their braids and their white shoes and their white gloves. And the extra fancy socks from Ireland. Naomi is in foreground second from left.
Fun! I know I will post more pictures.
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