Drum Circle

Last night I had a really great experience in downtown Asheville that I thought I would share.

First, my friend Marlee and I went to the French Broad Chocolate Lounge for some indulgent goodies.

Those are wine glasses full of cold sipping chocolate. Yes, they really are.

Afterwards, we walked down to the Asheville drum circle which was quite an experience. People from all walks of life gather to play drums, cowbells, or any other percussion type instrument they can bring along or create. Together they create music by simply starting whatever beat they want and meshing it with the beats of the others around them.

Everyone else who comes by simply listens or begins to dance. For a while we watched, but before long we joined in to dance. Though I'm not very good, I love to dance. It was amazing to listen to the music and to watch the dance that swirled around us as everyone simply did as they felt.

I have always been in awe of people who could sing, dance, or create music well. I enjoyed watching the reckless abandon of the dancers around us as much as listening to the power of the drumming we danced to.

Here's a clip from early on in the drum circle before most of the dancing had started.

The weather was perfect and the night was beautiful. After a couple hours of dancing and listening we went our own way. On our way out we also got to watch a nifty statue man sing when we gave him a bit of money.

A lovely night I must say.