(top) Sarah Berges, creative director from 
Lion's Pounce Dance Theater  and Laura Karlin, a choreographer, dancer and teacher, perform an umbrella dance during  the Oceanography Festival at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, October 27, 2007. 
(above) Reid Rothbard, 36, plays a solo on the Taiko drum during 
Lion's Pounce Dance Theater  performance on the beach.