Playing with food is not just for kids anymore! … the Sexy Sushi Sake Swing Sunday
These guys cracked me up! They were so much fun!!
…And so it has happened. On the 1st of August, we (Barbara, Glenn and myself, Morrison) introduced the 1st ever Sexy Sushi Sake Swing Sunday … an event to a that included a lot of really cool people. The turnout and response was just what we were looking for and has set the tone for where we want to go next with an event like this. We are excited for this event and others like it to become bigger! It was actually a brilliant concept by Barbara. She had an idea and was able to execute her thought process quite effectively and carried out an idea that people would like. In retrospect, more than just getting people together to learn how to roll sushi, learn about the different kinds of sake, and learn the basic rock step in Swing dancing, she was able to get people to an event … in an atmosphere where everyone was comfortable. The whole idea for this event was to create an atmosphere full of social integration from all angles instead of just one or two. I didn’t see it the same way she did at first, but as time went on and looking at it from her vision, it all made sense.
The crowd was a great mix of people and we separated everyone into 2 groups. Everyone got a chance to spend one-on-one time learning how to roll sushi and then learning the Rock Step in and practicing their Swing dancing. I set up some channels on Pandora as our DJ (if you’d like me to share the channels with you, just let me know!). I do believe that Pandora is the best choice of any music source that I have found. Sake was next on the agenda – everyone was able to sample a variety of different sakes from the two main categories: filtered and unfiltered ["milky"]. In two hours, everyone learned a little bit about a variety of things, while enjoying it as well. Everyone commented that they had a great hands on experience. 
Chef Glenn was the Sushi man. He has an extended knowledge of how to roll Sushi. Some of the rolls on the menu were the “Bang Bang Me” South West Chicken, “Marilyn Monroe Grill Me Gently” Grilled Vegetable, and some other fun and more traditional Sushi creations that included salmon and tuna. As I looked out the window every once in a while during the Swing lessons, I couldn’t help but notice how much fun people were having while ‘playing with their food’ and learning how to roll different foods to make sushi. Although I was having a blast teaching the group classes, I didn’t get the luxury of learning how to roll the sushi with Chef Glenn … Boo hoo, cry me a river right? Haha, definitely next time … I mean Sushi is my favorite food, and as Chef Glenn said ‘no fish required’ … what a great thing! Glad people were able to experience some of the other great ways to make Sushi.
If you have never experienced a dance lesson and especially one like a Swing dance lesson to where you can actually feel very relieved that you can learn a dance that’ll knock you into shape, learn how to dance like a real man or have everyone looking at the most beautiful girl on the floor … gain some style, raise your confidence and just have some damn clean fun, then you’re missing out. If you don’t take my word for it, look at the smiles in the pictures above and especially the video at the very top [more videos on my Facebook page]. BTW, if you’re considering private lessons, leave a comment below and I’ll contact you to get started today! While listening to artists like Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley, and Reverend Horton Heat both groups were able to learn how to dance the rock step and other great Swing steps, learned how to take those dance steps and put them to music, and at the end experience a very small taste of what it’s like to compete against each other in the ‘No Pants Off Dance Off’. We also gave out prizes every half hour – among those a couple of free dance lessons. What a great time!
Finally, I must say this. Sushi, Swing and Sake isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The reality is not everyone will like all of it, but most people liked a part of it. What I have come to realize however is that putting it all together made this event an event for everyone. The way it was structured, people got a great value and well more than what their money was worth. For instance, a group dance lesson is $12 an hour on its own. Add in the Sake, Sushi lesson, learning material to take home and fun, and you have a winner. I saw many smiles and got to see many happy people who were willing to try something new. That is an experience on its own.
Thanks again to everyone who made this event possible. We are looking forward to our second SexySushiSakeSwingSunday(S2) event, but at the moment this is what we want from you. (1) What was your experience like at the event? What was your favorite part? (2) If you didn’t attend the event, why was the reason you didn’t and would you like to attend the next event? (3) What would you like to see at the next event? Email me any and all questions.
August 16, 2010
SugarBirdPMD
