So last weekend was our annual troupe retreat. Continuing the pattern of beach vs mountain every other year, this year was back at the beach.( Read more... )

...you have time to procrastinate from sewing and write in LJ ( Read more... )

Wow, I could not catch it all up today. I am sincerely wiped out from the week-end, not to mention I have to mentally prepare for my first three-classes-in-a-row night tonight. I start my Intermediate classes this evening. Whew....

( Thursday: The Fenix Gig )

Okay, so not neessarily in that order.

( How am I today? )

Raqs al-Hamra has a big change to announce - we have a new
name! We will now be:

inFusion Tribal Belly Dance

Thanks to everyone who has supported us in the past and we
look forward to an exciting future as inFusion. We have several performances this summer and hope to see there. ( Click here for the latest events list )

Hooray for us! All I have to say is that choosing a name is SO much easier when you KNOW "who you are". Knowing your direction, your goals, your style, your personality, your image, your group dynamic, etc makes naming such a pleasure rather than a pain. The name was chosen unanymously by all, and we are happy to announce the unveiling of ( Read more... )

Lots to catch up on. (Just a note to other LJ users about long posts: PLEASE USE LJ-CUT TAGS! It's not hard! See?!)
Okay, so here's how my week/week-end went:

( Thursday )

It's Tuesday, which I often just call a wash since I have a long night (teach class, director's meeting, troupe rehearsal, all in a neat row), but today I have to be somewhat on the ball. Have to get to the post office with some overdue shipments, to the bank, and...damn...something else I was gonna do...hmmm...I am sure I will remember ( Read more... )

Raqs al-Hamra at Folklife ( Read more... )

Last night it was back to work. Beginner I at Phinney. Turns out their stereo was broken, and I had no way to play music. So I got to use my finger cymbals as our "music". Whew! It was tough, but a good way to see where I was at with my cymbal playing, and keeping a steady rhythm and speed with only the "music in my head". I think I did rather ( Read more... )