Shows

A Show That Isn’t a Show

As you know, one of my most favorite things when taking a workshop is the energy it provides.  It is what led me to start this business. But the watching is wonderful too. Because sure, as students we dance, (A LOT, I know, that’s what we’re there to do) but we are given little private performances [...]

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Congelada

I wrote this one night last week, Thursday or Friday I believe.  One night when I started freaking out and wanting to run away because we were having another show.  I decided to wait until the the next day to publish it.  The next day came and I didn’t.  So, I’m posting it now, after [...]

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Dancing with a Star

Ricardo is the star.  I am still just me. Ok, so I realized something this morning. This might be my Dancing with the Stars… I remember seeing that show and thinking how lucky those celebrities are to get to have their own personal, amazingly talented dance coach for an intensive period.  There was some envy [...]

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Is this REALLY going to happen?

Cathy, who lives on the opposite coast, sent me a message. And I wanted to share it with you.  It serves as a little reminder of HOW LUCKY WE ARE   ¡Que suerte tenemos!   Those of us who are able to be in Portland to take advantage of Ricardo. Ole and yay yay yay because [...]

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What Three Dancers Had to Say

A couple of weeks ago we had a performance.  Abby, Julie, and Kikuyo, three members of the PFE Performance Group took part and danced fabulously, absolutely fabulously.  I was so happy to be on stage with them, dancing together, supporting one another.  I loved seeing how they each embraced their performance selves because they really [...]

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No Soy Bailarina

So, I was taking a walk today, yes, when perhaps I should have been practicing and preparing for Saturday’s show, especially as I’ve been focusing way too much all month on the idea that I haven’t had enough time to dedicate to it, what with the studio floor crisis and all of these things that [...]

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Mensajes de Músicos – Messages from Musicians

So Toshi keeps asking me to do these shows with him.  I am considering myself to be very lucky.  And I am considering the rehearsals to be like free concerts, free concerts for meeee! Then today during our rehearsal for Sunday’s show at Tuapi, I realized the musicians were sending me messages.  Many many messages.  [...]

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The Evolution of a Show

What show?  TraCaTRA. Danica would arrive in Portland on Monday; the show would happen the following Sunday.  We’ve put together shows in less time, entonces, “Sí, hagamos un show!” we decided. El proceso para mí: I notice I often really really really want to do a show then stop wanting to as the date approaches [...]

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