The dance began at eight in the evening with members of
ASO greeting those who entered the restaurant with a friendly welcome. There was a calm
and relaxed atmosphere at the beginning where people munched on the mezza, and mingled
with one another. Then at nine o'clock our DJ RozieK began the music with a set of
Armenian songs. Soon after, everyone who previously was sitting down were now up on their
feet dancing. As the time proceeded more people entered the restaurant and the dance floor
became less spacious. Daniel commented, "It was good to see that students from high
schools, Fresno City College, Fresno State, and even people from out of town who travelled
especially for the dance came and had a great time. They all were able to see a glimpse of
what ASO is like, "and Karen Karabian added, "We welcome anyone who is
interested in our organization and wants to come to the events we provide. We are ready to
meet new people and encourage anyone who wants to join us in our semester of fun."
The music was a combination of all kinds of international music;
Armenian, Arabic, Greek, Spanish and American music. However, it didn't seem to matter
which kind of music was being played since everyone got into the rhythm of things and were
enjoying every second of it. The sounds of people's laughter and singing entangled with
the music created an intense mood for being free spirited, and those who entered the
restaurant were captured by the mood and joined in with all the fun. Talking to Aznive
Tchapadarian she said, "After all the hard work we put into planning this dance, I
let my hair down and enjoyed every second of the evening. I felt as if everyone had only
one thought, and that was to have fun! All the planning was definitely worth it."
Then Greg Tchaparian said "One thing that I really liked about the dance was that
there was a great variety of different people and everyone, even those who werenÕt
Armenian, were enjoying themselves and getting into the music and dancing."
The evening was composed of meeting new people, enjoying the music,
dancing all night long, and creating new memories with friends. Although the dance lasted
until early hours of the morning, the time seemed to fly. The dance came to end with
president Raffy Khorozian thanking RosieK for her music, and to the people who came and
joined ASO in the evening's events.
People left the dance by complementing and thanking ASO for a wonderful
evening, Khatchig Jingirian said "I want to thank all of you for all your hard work,
your dance has been one of the best youth dances I have ever been to." ASO is happy
about the results of the evening since we not only had fun, but also provided others a
chance to get to know us and provide them with an evening of pure enjoyment.