Art Shegonee. . . .Amazing!

All of us at J. LaMore would love to thank Art Shegonee and his daughter Marel for their dance performance at Madison Fashion Week. It was a huge hit for the show and for J. LaMore. We had a tribal theme for our show this year and we wanted to put on a show and entertain the crowd like no one has done before. With the help of Art and Marel, we went far beyond our expectations, much to the surprise and delight of the crowd.

It should be noted that we kept the entire performance a secret until show time and what a show it was!

Art is a Native American Ambassador to Wisconsin Indian Summer and Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company. He is a member of the Menominee & Potowatomi tribes in Wisconsin and his name is Canasa. (Little Golden Eagle). He is also one of the nicest people I've ever met and when you're around him you can actually feel a spiritual presence that I have never felt from anyone before. He's only 5'5" tall but he has a powerful and commanding air about him. In addition, you can't stop looking at him. The outfit he wore was striking, beautiful, and filled with symbolism as well as respect.

His dance is a tribute to all nations and is a call upon them to "come together and dance" as he honors the four directions of the compass. He has in his possession an eagle wing that he points a full 360 degree's during the performance. It was a spectacular three minutes and a completely different form of entertainment. Marel's dance is a story about the birth of a butterfly as they took turns dancing to the front and the back of the runway. When their show ended our show followed right behind it.

Julie and I had our pictures taken with Art before the show began and I'm going to have mine framed and placed on our wall by my desk.

Jennifer