Morrison Dance

I attended a happy hour event Thursday at Map Room on W. 9^th street. This summer, Sparx is sponsoring live music and entertainment every Thursday in a few areas around town. When I arrived on W.9^th I was immediately shocked to see 3 women dressed alike dancing with big red balls. Street performers! I couldn’t believe my eyes. I have always thought Cleveland was the sort of town that would never accept the creativity, craziness, and the gutsiness it takes to put yourself out there and make such a statment. The women, all young adults, were wearing black jumpers, red tanks, and striped B/​W tights. Their moves were slightly choreographed, but usually it appeared that they were free forming until one decided to syncronize.
My second thought was that my bff coming to meet me was going to be horrified. I didn’t specifically know that she had a fear of mime-​like creatures, but given all her other fears, I knew it was a safe bet. Sure enough the first words out of her mouth were «I AM NOT STAYING HERE WITH THOSE THINGS.» You know it is bad when someone refers to a performer as a «thing.» Somehow, she let us stay and we really enjoyed them. It is just cool to see people on the street united around a common interest. The dancers gave strangers a reason to feel connected and that is always cool in my book.