Wade Oval

For my dance event, my boyfriend and I went to Parade the Circle at Wade Oval in Cleveland, Ohio. I decided to go to this event because Professor Deering recommended it, and I am so glad I listened to her. I had never heard of Parade the Circle before and had a blast with its diverse and eye-opening parade! Wade Oval is a large area of grass surrounded by a circular road behind the Cleveland Museum of Art. When I arrived at the event, I was a little overwhelmed by the number of things to do. Fortunately, I saw people handing out information booklets about the event. Since we arrived early, my boyfriend and I walked around to all of the tents before the parade began. There were many organizations promoting themselves including the Cleveland Public Library. Part of their tent was performing puppet shows for younger children to keep them entertained before the parade. Once we explored the Oval, we took a sneak peek at the costumes and acts that were lined up by the Art Museum. They were all so unique and colorful obviously with a lot of work put into them. Once it was getting close to parade time, we went to find a spot along the road. We did not realize how popular this event was and how busy it was going to be. Fortunately, we …show more content…
The women that were from India wore long, flowing, colorful pants with matching sashes, similarly to how a woman would dress when performing Bharata Natyam. They performed a dance in two rows moving in the opposite directions. Unfortunately, the music played for them to dance to was not very loud compared to the other music of the parade, so I was able to watch their moves, but not correlate it with the music. The other dance was performed from Africa, and it was very exciting to watch. The women made long, quick gestures with their arms and legs to drums. They looked like they truly enjoyed dancing and performing for others to