Weekend at WSDC 2012

Let's take a peek at my weekend attending the Wisconsin State Dancesport Championships.  It's not DWTS, but it is a lot of hairspray and rhinestones.  And coffee.  Lots of coffee.  

Yet no photos of me in costume.  I always forget.  And feel stupid asking people to take them.  Sorry!

Sexiest picture ever on this blog:

 

pre-drive run= sweating off tanner

 

Awesome hotel room provided by friend, America.  2 story windows, free full breakfast, free WI-FI, full kitchen:

ridiculous hotel room, ridiculous baby

MKE's Residence Inn art and architecture

 

Slowest long run EVER! on Friday.  Milwaukee is very perty.  Had to stop to take pictures:

ginormous windcatcher in Veterans Park

 

the Riverwalk, about 3.5 miles from our hotel

 

Mini-vaca with only one child= lots of naps:

relaxing on our day off

 

WSDC packs everyone in to this beautiful ballroom:

the fab Pfister Hotel ballroom

 

These aren't mine:

frocks

 

This will blind you at any time of day:

more rhinestones than you can shake a stick at

 

Getting ready takes about 2 hours.  I don't have pics of the final product, but here's some of the process:

preppin'

 

more preppin'

 

Morning after the competition.  Hit up a local landmark for some food:

breakfast at the MKE Public Market

 

duh

 

Dancing went great.  

On Thursday, we got 5th place in the Rising Star (the lesser of the 2 Pro divisions) Smooth out of 24 couples.  Weeee!  We just missed the final for Rising Star Rhythm, but expected as much.  

Saturday, we made the semi-final (beating 12 couples) in Open (the more competitive Pro division) Rhythm, which was awesome.  Then, we didn't even make the semi for Open Smooth.  "Flabbergasted" I think is my word for that one.  It felt great, though.  [I'm choosing to believe that was a fluke and not our result in Rising Star.  There are good reasons for me to believe that, besides leaving my ego intact.]

Have a great week, people!

 

Love you!