Y’all better stop all this foolishness, cuz Eclectic’s tryna shake.
Remember in February when Sissy Bounce queen diva Big Freedia descended on ye olde Wes? When the New Orleans star forever changed the state of booty-poppin’ on campus with her bounce workshop, when she set Eclectic Haus aflame with her moves and basically made College Row look just like the scene in her masterful “Y’all Get Back Now” video (directed by Bob Weisz ’07 and Josh Ente ’08)?
Well, no. I don’t. Health issues came up, and Big Freedia had to postpone on the day of the show. (“She got the gastro,” claims anonymous commenter #1.) (Remember when gastro was a thing?) I cried myself to sleep and wondered if I would ever get to attend a booty-shaking workshop by the queen of booty-shaking. This time, it’s for real, and recently acclaimed Eclectic alum LE1F (Khalif Diouf ’11) is opening the show. Dylan Bostick ’13 has more:
One of, if not the central figure in New Orleans Sissy Bounce, Big Freedia has become famous for putting on some of the wildest dance parties and bringing bounce to the rest of the world. At 8:45, Freedia will also lead a lecture on New Orleans Bounce Music as well as a hands-on booty-shaking workshop.
LE1F: Pre-released tracks from his mixtape Dark York have received critical acclaim by Pitchfork, the Fader, and more, and now the day after his mixtape release, Le1f is coming back to Wesleyan!
Jesse Marco: Well-known DJ and party-rocker currently touring US colleges with photographer Kirill.
- 9:00-10:00 Bounce Workshop/Lecture: LEARN TO SHAKE DAT ASS WITH INSTRUCTION FROM BIG FREEDIA
- 10:00-11:00: Jesse Marco
- 11:00-11:20: LE1F
- 11:20-12:00: Big Freedia
Date: Tonight, April 19
Time: 9:00 pm (bounce workshop) – 12:00 am
Place: Eclectic
Cost: Free
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