[Kgcetm]

Thankfully this will only happen once a year.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I just came back from the SS Cinco de Mayo 'party'. What the hell?!! Dead silence for 15 minutes, then they finally get the first bunch of dancers on. Another 20 minutes of dead silence and then they bail on the next 'belly dancers' act. Hard to understand what possible "technical difficulties" went on for that to happen. If you were there with friends I guess you may not have noticed, but as a single person looking for entertainment, it was BAD!!! Sorry for the rant and hope most of you enjoyed it more than I did.

My cousin’s friend’s sister told me there is a song shortage caused by the pandemic.

[Luggage]

Was it free entertainment? That's a serious question. Unfortunately maybe they were trying out a new producer and everyone needs to get their " act " together.

[brines]

sounds like your renaming it stinkco de mayo

[LynetteV]

Do not know how you missed all the fun. But we all had a wonderful time.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Kgcetm

Thankfully this will only happen once a year.

Will it be on the 5th of May again next year ?

[daca55]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I just came back from the SS Cinco de Mayo 'party'. What the hell?!! Dead silence for 15 minutes, then they finally get the first bunch of dancers on. Another 20 minutes of dead silence and then they bail on the next 'belly dancers' act. Hard to understand what possible "technical difficulties" went on for that to happen. If you were there with friends I guess you may not have noticed, but as a single person looking for entertainment, it was BAD!!! Sorry for the rant and hope most of you enjoyed it more than I did.

That’s awful! What a bummer!

[mamamia54]

We were also there. I understand exactly what you are talking about. The belly dancers came out and they couldn’t get their music to work. I would think that would be checked before they are in the square waiting to perform. I guess not. Wasted a lot of time. I think it’s wonderful how these ladies perform and join these groups. However, they should allow more time for them and not cut into the performing bands time. Perhaps start earlier and let all the performers do their thing. By the way, the band was Stella Beat which is a Latin band. I happen to like Latin music so I really enjoyed them. They also play other music, not exclusive to Latin. I do agree, a lot of wasted time with nothing going on. Still was an nice night out for us.

[Freeda]

We went to Lazymacs. Great party. Scooter the DJ played a mix of his line dance songs plus regular dance music; mariachi band also played; and Scooter did fun Cinco-themed audience participation games. We'll definitely go back any time they do repeats of this type of event.

[Bikehike]

It's cinco mayo not professional ballet

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I just came back from the SS Cinco de Mayo 'party'. What the hell?!! Dead silence for 15 minutes, then they finally get the first bunch of dancers on. Another 20 minutes of dead silence and then they bail on the next 'belly dancers' act. Hard to understand what possible "technical difficulties" went on for that to happen. If you were there with friends I guess you may not have noticed, but as a single person looking for entertainment, it was BAD!!! Sorry for the rant and hope most of you enjoyed it more than I did.

Wish I was still there. We could have enjoyed people watching together until the music started.

[mike519]

There must have been two different events last night! The Cinco de Mayo Festival at Spanish Springs I went to was quite enjoyable. Everybody I met seemed to enjoy the dance groups and the music in general. The roaming clown and stilt performers added to the fun.

[Chi-Town]

It was a festive evening. When the first act had sound problems they moved up El Grupo Folklorico with their colorful dresses and Spanish dancing. Stella Beat kept everyone toe tapping with their high energy. Everyone was there to have fun and you could see that well into the night.

[EJones368]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I just came back from the SS Cinco de Mayo 'party'. What the hell?!! Dead silence for 15 minutes, then they finally get the first bunch of dancers on. Another 20 minutes of dead silence and then they bail on the next 'belly dancers' act. Hard to understand what possible "technical difficulties" went on for that to happen. If you were there with friends I guess you may not have noticed, but as a single person looking for entertainment, it was BAD!!! Sorry for the rant and hope most of you enjoyed it more than I did.

We thought the 'Mexican' band was pretty bad. Ended up in Sumter Landing listening to truly good musicians: Steve Hogie Band!

[Bogie Shooter]

As usual in The Villages events……….some liked it some didn’t.
So what?