Dance like no one is watching 💃
Did you know…There is a massive dancing woman in Las Vegas?
We stumbled across her while walking back to our shuttle stop after catching a Golden Nights game at the T-Mobile Arena and I had to learn more about this incredible piece of art.
The statue, titled Bliss Dance, was originally created by Marco Cochrane for Burning Man 2010. After the festival, the sculpture, which stands 40 feet tall, weighs 7000 pounds and is lit with 1000 LED lights, was installed on Treasure Island (Florida).
The salty air of Treasure Island was not kind to the statue and by 2013 it was in dire need of repair. Made of steel rods and balls and covered in metal mesh, it was initially intended to be a temporary installation so it was never painted and had begun to rust badly.
In 2016, MGM bought Bliss Dance, refurbished it and moved it to its current location at The Park.
According to the MGM website, Bliss Dance “celebrates the strength of a woman who is both safe and present” and its structure and scale of was inspired by Marco Cochrane’s first experience at Burning Man.
A sister statue called Truth is Beauty can be found in San Leandro.
Have you seen Bliss Dance in person? Were you as impressive as we were?
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