Gipsy royalty

Current mood: flamencoed out

I don't think I've ever seen a sold-out Sunday night at Wolf trap - it's fun, but also little ugly, with seemingly every foot of space taken up by picnics and boozy warm bodies. The crowd was considerably more ethnically diverse than any other I'd seen, which confirmed the "world music" audience.

The Gipsy Kings' "wall of guitars" made a wave of sound that demanded more movement than the mere tapping of toes. The crowd was lively and up and dancing for more than half the time - unheard of the in the staid and generally older patrons of the house! It was great to witness the family dancing. Sure, lots of couples and girl-gaggles were up and moving, but so were dads and daughters, moms, toddlers, and grandparents! And all together! It was heartwarming to see families out and enjoying themselves. Little kids were the most fun to watch, especially those that were too young to be self-conscious and just sort of threw themselves about (lots of twirling) with uninhibited enthusiasm.

:)