This week I have been musing a lot on how I got to where I am today. What have my roots been? How do those humble beginnings and tentative steps still inform who I am today as a dancer, as a director, as a teacher? So I have been running down the list in brief of all my dance mommas and aunties. I have taken many many workshops of course--and there are many dancers who I have had limited contact ...
Hello lovely dancers!Just a reminder that the eagerly anticipated Hula series begins this Thursday, January 28th, 8:30-9:30 at Phinney Center. I am so excited to share this class with you, via the fabulous guest instructor, Kathy of Hokulani Hula! I took classes with her for a while until she had to change her teaching night, and I could no longer attend. So I am bringing her to US for one specia...
A blast from the past! Sorry, there was no embedding was available that I saw:Our first foray at The Northwest Folklife Festival, back when we were Raqs al-Hamra before we changed our name to inFusion Tribal.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20e3_infusion-tribal_musicThis was our first choreography, ever. Done to Cybele, no less:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20e6_infusion-tribal-3_musicAnd whi...
JANUARY CLASS NEWSLETTERCLASS REGISTRATION OPENRegistration is open now for all classes, including the new special session of HULA! Yes, Thursday nights we will be learning Hula and Polynesian Dance with guest instructor Cathy of Hukalani Hula. She is a warm, engaging, and knowledgeable teacher, and I can't wait to share her with you all.8:30-9:30pm Thursdays.CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE NOW*Plea...
YAY for dinner of sirloin in blue cheese sauce, spicy snap peas, herbed potatoes, and a glass of delicious pinot gris that only adds up to 11 points total! Recipe and my changes after the cut.Below these notes is the WW recipes that inspired what I made last night. But first! What I changed:1) We split one small sirloin, a really really tender cut, so we had half of a usual serving of meat, but t...
So I am a member of the Ravelry community, and each year they have the BOB Awards, which is an excuse to call to light some of the best patterns, best projects, best yarns, best contributors, and in this case, the best or funniest threads in the forums. This is one of the contenders for 'Funniest Single Post'. I loved it and had to share!Oh and hey, if you're also on Ravelry, I would love to frie...
I have found that one of the largest differences between a beginner student and an advanced student isn't necessarily what you are able to achieve, but what you *believe* you are able to achieve. It comes from a combination of willingness to try, confidence in your strengths, and the ability to roll with your struggles, push through with grace, and try again.Other than raw ability, what do you fin...
Kicking off the new year right with a kick-butt pair of workshops offering a good workout, and a lot of laughter and fun! Not a current student of mine? Anyone with ATS foundations, regardless of whether or not you study with me regularly, will find these workshops valuable for refining technique and exploring some new ideas. -OR- If you are a student of mine who has been away for a while, these w...
Okay, so since we're expanding what goes in this journal, I will share with you a recipe I made last night, which Facebook peeps were asking about. I made it up, and I don't remember the EXACT proportions of everything, but I will do my best! I have never written down a recipe that required multiple things going on at once, so forgive me if this isn't as clear as it could be. In writing it, it sur...
I have been thinking a lot over my holiday break about what it means to be truly *passionate* about something, and in particular, what it means to be a passionate teacher. It is more than showing up and conveying material in a clear and professional manner. It is conveying an EMOTION, it is about building enthusiasm, and demonstrating that enthusiasm, in the work you do and share with your student...
My paternal grandfather was from French Canadian descent. He married my grandma who was very very Italian. We had some weird mix of foods sometimes at dinners, but it was because they were into honoring traditions, which I adore them for.Every Christmas, grandma would cook up a traditional French Canadian meat pie, called tourtiere. Grandma pronounced it "tootcare", but that is clearly not the Fre...
So a new student and friend, Kelly at Seattle Yogini, called me to action with her idea of a 2010 Wishlist. Oh I love this! A 2010 WISH LIST! I, like Kelly and I am sure others, resist the idea of resolutions, because they have become something to almost be mocked because they are so often broken. I don't want to make promises to myself I won't keep, which feels like a further self-defeating pract...
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