'The great thing was the mix of people'
Complete with a sexy fashion show, pink drink specials and a $4,000 bike give-away, the third annual Pink Party was a night of rosy fun.
Partygoers filled Snorkel Park on Saturday night cloaked in various shades of pink with the aim of partying and dancing.
When I walked into Snorkel Park, I was greeted with pink everything, everywhere including pink wristbands, drinks, glow sticks, lights and the sexy Gosling’s Pink Panthers dancers painted with pink body paint.
Over 2,000 partygoers from all walks of life were treated to great music, entertainment and an overall great night. Unité outdid themselves this year giving people more than their money’s worth at this year’s Pink Party.
Revellers filled the ground level of the beach and the Hammerhead Bar on the upper level. Everyone had a smile, a beverage and a gleam in their eyes.
Live entertainment included Brazilian Capoeira, the Sabor School of Salsa, Pirates of Bermuda and the lingerie fashion show.
Five girls strutted their stuff down the runway wearing fashions from Bermuda’s online lingerie site, www.rapturebermuda.com with DJ Chubb serving as the MC. The models sported the undergarments so confidently many a female in attendance was prompted to go to the website and order something racy.
The best part of the night for me was the amazing selection of music the four DJs — DJ Chubb, MC Double S, Deejaychoice and Vybez Alliance — played. I heard house, techno, pop, R&B, hip-hop, soca and reggae.
At one point in the night, there was a mix of old school reggae songs. People climbed on top of the runway from the fashion show to pop, lock and drop it.
An interesting part with the music was when Deejaychoice mixed rap over rock, reggae over dance and pop over soca. It was really cool because the audience didn’t know what to expect and had no idea what was going to be played next.
Vybez Alliance got on the mic with an unusual twist — playing Collie Buddz’s ‘Tomorrows Another Day’ on his violin. He got the crowd jumping with his reggae and soca set, as usual.
The big give-away of the night, the uber-trendy and hipster bike MIO was given to the lucky Jamie Laranja by Steven DeCouto of Cycle Care.
The great thing about the Pink party was the mix of people.
Young, old, black, white, rich and poor all flocked to Snorkel Park to have a good night. It was also great because the night was completely free of negative incidents.
Organiser Belcario Thomas said he was happy to do this party in honour of his mother, Clara Thomas, who passed away in February. Part of the proceeds were donated to the TB Cancer and Health Association.
This was definitely my favourite Pink Party of the three. I really enjoyed everything the party had to offer and can’t wait until Labour Day. Two words: White Party!