September 18, 2007
The History of House Party @ The Congress Theater
Wow wow and wow. I witnessed History in the making with the beyond amazing History of House party held by Steve Hurley and Skip (S&S Records) at the Congress Theater this past Saturday Sept. 15th. No one thought it could be done, with tons of doomsday predictions of there being mayhem, complete disorganization, and what with tickets being sold out that the Fire Dept. was waiting to shut down the venue in a minute. I myself was worried about how this monster of a party with so many DJs, live performers and ticket holders was going to be contained. Ads were all over WGCI and 92.3, so people were skeptical about the crowd.
some of the party people dancing onstage |
It was an amazing event, with thousands in attendance, the line was around the block, and once people got in they got the party of their lives. Me and my dancers got to swish right in, and the main floor looked straight up like a Madonna concert tour. The massive stage, the video screens, the lights, the giant DJ table in the center, and the throngs of people downstairs and all over the balcony just dancing and screaming. We had to just stand there and take it all in for a minute.
me and 2 of my dancers backstage |
It got to be a little overwhelming trying to wear 2 hats for one big event: dancer/choreographer and magazine reporter/editor. I ran around from backstage with the performers to the party itself taking as many pictures and videos as I could. I finally got to go on with singer Javante and Steve Hurley spinning around 1am, and that 1 number we did nearly damn killed me. I'm used to performing for big crowds, but when you are on a stage that massive you have to turn "it" on from the usual 100 to 1000%, big smiles, big movements, big energy, the works. By the time I got off I wanted to puke. No time for that, had to help out with Shawn Christopher's number.
It was also a very peaceful event. No fights or barfing girls. People were allowed to dance onstage all night, and it was just an incredible vibe. To be around House music greats such as Farley, Steve Hurley, CeCe Peniston, Fast Eddie, Daryl Pandy, White Knight, Shawn Christopher, Paul Johnson and the list goes on. I'm so proud of Steve and Skip because they had a vision to unite artists and producers and DJs and dancers all for the love, and they did it!
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