T'was like a midsummer's dream;
Poodles spinning pirouettes,
performing heelwork to music,
(people dancing with their pets).
We joined in the PomPoms,
our all-Poodle team,
for musical freestyle
and great fun, it would seem.
With dogs fluffed and primped,
and on necks a pink sash,
pink barets on our heads,
and scarves that didn't clash,
we all looked divine
and knew that somehow
our performance would be
one that'd make the crowd "wow!"
With can-cans and spins
and a kiss on the nose,
we danced 'round the ring
on the tips of our toes.
I admit now and then
the beat may have been lost
and some pups got distracted
but at what little cost?
We may not have been perfect,
but by the time we were done
everybody was smiling,
because what matters is fun!

July came in the blink of an eye, it seemed, and we found ourselves at the PomPom's final rehersal before a performance at an event in Brimfield, MA.  A friend of Honey's captured this footage of our practice.
She also asked for some video of Tripp showing off his tricks.  I've never made a list of everything he can do, so it's sometimes hard to spontateously come up with an impressive montage of behaviors! LOL

The demo in MA went well.  It was a very nice, farmer's market/family day type outing.  A small crowd gathered around for our two performances.  Other freestylers put on shows as well.  We all had so much fun, and looked forward to our next gig.

Just a few weeks later on Aug. 6, the PomPoms attended Cumberlandfest, a large fair in RI.  It was an awesome venue with a larger audience.  With nary a rehersal, the team breezed through our routine.  Perhaps we fumbled a bit, but it was still a blast and the spectators were happy, so that's all that counts. ;-)
Tripp and I also debuted our singles routine to TNT by AC/DC.  It was an exciting opportunity to perform at this event, and great practice for future demos.  We will be entering in the fall WCFO freestyle trials as well, so just as with any other sport, I will take all the "run thrus" I can get!  It wasn't perfection (as expected our first time out), but again, lots of fun, and the audience was impressed.  With a couple tweaks and some more practice, Team TnT is really going to rock!