Day 16 - July 20th - By Kyle

Boy, this tour has gone by kind of fast now that I look back on it. Anyways today was our second day in Krakow, and it was very nice to have the morning to ourselves. We got a chance to go experience Krakow on our own which was wonderful. Our free time was cut short though because we needed to run some of the dances that we did not get to practice the night before. Time flew by and it was time to go catch the bus to go to the Nowa Huta performance, we arrived after a short ride and everyone wasn't real impressed with the look of the outside of the building. Then we got to the stage and were amazed about how BIG the stage was, it was the first stage that we have danced on that was this giant. We all got a little worried because we didn't think we could handle being on such a big stage, but shortly after blocking our places we got a handle on it and were ready to perform. Also we were forced to run Zywiec just a couple hours before the show which was horrible because this forced us to use the energy that we were saving for the show. It was nice that MK gave us an hour to ourselves before the performance so that we could get in the "performance" mode. Time flew by and it was time to get dressed and get on the stage. So, we were waiting in the wings of the stage waiting for someone to speak before the show (that being the cue for us to step out on the stage and get in our places), of course, this didn't happen so we didn't get to the exact spots in Podlasie. Fortunately we just took bigger steps and fixed it, there were few slip-ups in the dance, but it all worked out. By the end of the show everyone who was in every piece that was back-to-back was on the verge of fainting, but everyone held on and made it to the end. We had a short meet and greet with the almost nonexistent audience, there was probably about 50 people, but that didn't stop us from being energetic on stage. After the performance we all had to get dressed up for the reception at the mayor's office with the Mayor of Krakow. The food was great and then it was time to go back to the hotel and get freshened up so that we could go enjoy the city of Krakow at night. It was a rough day, but we all survived. 

-Kyle