Posts Tagged ‘costume’

Posted on June 9, 2009 - by deborahfillmer

National Polka Festival 2009

Things around here have been so crazy that I have been unable to post this years collection of images from the Polka Festival.  Now that the mid-terms are over and the grandson has returned home I can finally turn my attention to more entertaining subjects.  Ebby enjoyed the trip to Dallas.

The trip back was another story.  There were three of us, Me, Scott, and our three year old grandson William in the front cab of our little truck for the 14 hour trip back home.  Ebby lived in my lap the entire ride back.  All is well though.  We made it home without incident, unless you count the first hour in the truck when William turned to me and basically lost all his orange juice he had taken in before we left.  It was a mess, but we survived.

This year my dad and I competed in the King and Queen Dance again.  There were 21 couples competing this year and we didn’t even make it past the first cut.  We had fun though and the couple who won were far superior dancers and will represent the festival well in the year to come.

Here is the video of our 2009, meager attempt at stardom…

On Saturday, we went to the parade as usual, but the parade was a huge disappointment this year.  Not only did it start about an hour late because of an inadvertently parked train across the intersection, but there were bands included in the floats that had absolutely NOTHING with Czech heritage, except perhaps that the members were residents of the greater Ennis area.  These bands were beyond metal in flavor and there was not a polka to be found.  Sad, really.  If Ennis wants to do something to promote the Polka Festival in the future they might want to try updating the website and begin thinking “nationally” again.  They are, after all, the National Polka Festival.  Ok, rant is over…  The best part of the parade for me was seeing Ebby all decked out in her costume.  She is truly a Czech/Mex dog!  Ha Ha

We will not be attending this festival next year (or probably for a few years to come), mainly because we want to go visit some other festivals in other parts of the country.  Now that I have my supply of costumes, we can dance in style throughout Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Ohio, to name a few.  Stay tuned here for updates on our adventures to a polka festival near you.

Posted on May 3, 2009 - by deborahfillmer

Everybody Dance // This Year’s Costume Trial Run

I finally reached a point in my semester work where I could take a short break and work on something fun. My wonderful and talented husband agreed to do a photo shoot of me in my costume for this year’s Polka Festival. Every year I get nervous when the festival draws near thinking that my costume will not fit. So far, it has all been for naught. Here are some photos from the fun we had out on the property yesterday. Enjoy.

Posted on March 19, 2009 - by deborahfillmer

A Dog in a Czech Costume // Ebby Gets Fancy

Well, it is time for my Dogs on Thursday post again and I have been promising photos of Ebby’s kroj.  I made the pattern up from scratch and tried to make it match my costume as much as possible.  It was a lot of fun to put together and made me think of sewing doll clothes.  She is such a ham and she really doesn’t mind looking goofy for her mom.  She will be attending the National Polka Festival with me in May and we will have photos.  Until then here you go:

Posted on March 17, 2009 - by deborahfillmer

Czech Costume Creation 2009 // Womens Kroj

The first costume for the 2009 National Polka Festival is essentially finished.  This is the costume that I will wear in this year’s King and Queen Dance Competition.  I am so excited!  There are still some tiny details (none noticeable to the camera) to be attended to, but I was dying to get this one up for you all to see.  The men’s costume photos will be posted soon, and then, of course, there is Ebby’s costume.  So, here are the photos.  Enjoy.

Posted on January 29, 2009 - by DK

Czech Kroj – Men’s Vest

Finally, I am off and running on this year’s costumes.  I have been procrastinating about the construction of this year’s costumes, partly out of a lack of time and partly out of a lack of enthusiasm.  But now I have the first finished piece to show you and I’m back baby!!

Here is the vest that I asked you all to help me with choosing the trim colors and configuration.  I went with option #2 and then spiced up the configuration to give the vest a “look at me” quality, an essential quality when involved in a dance contest.  Let me know what you think…good or bad, constructive critisim is always welcome!