Event Report: Honored To Produce the Ring Dance for the U.S. Air Force Academy

We could not have imagined a better way to spend Memorial Day Weekend!

We are proud and grateful for the opportunity to produce the 2016 Ring Dance for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

This year, the event had even more personal significance for us as the daughter of a good friend is among the graduates,

Our event producer Max Blum had the pleasure of supervising this event.

The Event:
The 2016 Ring Dance
Guests: 1,800
Theme: A Black Tie Affair
Date: May 27th, 2016,
Time: 20:00 - 23:00
Location: U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.

We transformed the Arnold Hall lobby into a glamorous event space for this young crowd of outstanding guests.
The DJ stage was placed in the center, allowing for a large dance floor. We added an LED wall for the DJ's custom video work.
LED zoom washes splashed texture and color onto the walls and ceiling.

Event Producer Max Blum:
"It was such an honor to have the opportunity to do something special for the future leaders of the United States Air Force, especially over Memorial Day weekend. It was very inspiring to talk with cadets about their future plans for their military careers - and a pleasure to witness them dancing all night long to DJ Rage!"


Here images of Arnold Hall -
Before and After:




Our friends, the Valentin family from California, have very special reason to be very proud this year!
Their daughter is among the graduates!
Congratulations to Squadron Commander Melaine Loren Valentin on receiving her Bachelor of Science degree!


We are truly grateful to have had the honor of producing a celebration for some of our country's most outstanding young people.

Melaine's father, Bernie Valentin, gave us more background on how incredibly difficult it is to succeed in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
"Melaine has always been somewhat different growing up. She excelled at both athletics and academics early on and she always set very high goals for herself. She was a straight A student except for one B one year in math. So it did not come as a great surprise that she became interested in the Academy in her early teen years. She joined the Explorer Scouts in preparation for her application to the Air Force Academy.
Each year about 25,000 apply, 3000 of the applicants get nominated by congress for the second round of selections, and 1035 actually are accepted by the Air Force into the 4-year course. Only 800 survived all four years. Melaine never wavered on her decision to join the Air Force but nevertheless, the first year was extremely difficult. At 21 units per semester, the academic work load is nearly double that of a normal college. At the same time all students have to fulfill the physical requirements of all recruits. We are very proud of her achievement. She will continue her education with 18 months in flight school in Texas to become a pilot. You can see here in the photo that she can barely wait. A pilot friend of ours took her on a flight a few months ago. It is her calling."

 

It was an honor to produce this gala evening for guests who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Be safe, always!