Evolution of Dance - Lorraine Lin

CLICK THE LINK TO WATCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WMiOZ7_WIk

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Ever since I discovered Anime Convention skits on Youtube, I wanted to get out there an make one of my own. A-Kon gave me the perfect opportunity!

...I made the entire costume myself as well. More on that here:
http://lyritwolf.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2nybha
Making characters is one thing, but acting them out is ENTIRELY another. I wanted to see how well I could animate Wing in real life, and here is the result!

Though I've been to two Anime Conventions in the past, this was my first A-Kon and first performance at one. I was skit three: I also came to realize rather quickly that I was the only one-person skit, and the only skit cosplayer in a fursuit. I will say, I was pretty nervous at first... But, walking out as an original character, I was overwhelmed by the applause I received onstage; thanks so much for the encouragement guys, you all rock! |D

The practice run was held at MSU Anime Club's End-of-the-Year Party on Griffis Hall's Fourth Floor at Mississippi State University. The final Evolution of Dance skit was held at A-kon 21 in Dallas, Texas. I spent a month before the real thing running just about every other day to build up the stamina for this.

This Evolution of Dance was of course inspired by the original, Judson Laipply's!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

The Cosplay Contest at A-kon was packed 30 minutes before the show started, so my friends at MSU were unable to enter to film it. Thanks so much to Daarkbringer on Youtube for catching it on film for me!

Enjoy! =)

-Lorraine Lin