2008 is gonna RULE!

YAYAYAYAYAY!I am all giddy, and I had to share. Renee is off in DC and I would call her if I wasn't so afeared I would interrupt her family time! So Renee, can you feel tingly right now and need to check in with me...?

Okay, here is the super exciting news--some you know, some you don't.

2008 highlights:

I get to teach (along with the amazing Renee, of course!) TWO workshops at Cues & Tattoos here in Seattle. I am thrilled about this because I know tons of people want to take the bhangra workshop, but I want to share some tribal bellydance stuff too, and Adriene is giving us the chance to. Hooray! Thanks, Adriene!

We will be heading to Bend, OR in March to teach some workshops and hang out with our Gypsy Fire sisters!

Our troupe is aaaaall going to Breitenbush together. And a bunch of my super-awesome Seattle students are coming as well. I already can't wait. Seattle really is taking over Da Bush. Add to this that both Michelle's of Raqs al-Hamra fame will be coming as well for a RAH-REUNION!! Unbelieveably awesome!

I will again be teaching a full weekend of workshops, in Chilliwack, BC in April, along with my faithful dance sister and Canada-trekker Genevieve.

Gypsy Caravan and inFusion Tribal will be teaming up for a performance at Tribal Fest! You heard it here first! It looks like we will likely be in the Friday night show, though confirmation is forthcoming. I could just pee I am so excited about this.

inFusion Tribal and Gypsy Fire of Bend, OR will be teaming up for Folklife this year! See two different interpretations of tribal group improv take the stage together. What will happen...? Who knows? Find out! Date/time TBA.

And the newest happy news:
Paulette asked me to teach at Tribal Quest Northwest 2008! We taught last in 2005, but haven't been back since, and I was waiting with baited breath for the chance to teach at my dance-Momma's event again. And YAY! We will have 2-3 workshop topics. And will likely be reprising our collaboration on the TQNW stage! *hopping from foot to foot*