In celebration of the 2-year anniversary of The Studio: A Dance Center for Adults, they are offering free classes this weekend. This is where I go to ballet, and I thoroughly recommend them. Everyone is very nice and supportive, the education is good, and the studio is kept in pretty immaculate condition. If you were [...]

This past weekend was filled with one things: Raks Nativity (well, that and a paper due Wednesday). Raks Nativity is Nepenthe’s interesting idea to tell the story of Jesus’ birth through Middle Eastern dance. The experience was interesting, because most of the people acting and dancing are not religious people, and I don’t think any [...]

  I’ve been meaning to write this entry since the workshop, but alas, time and forgetfulness got in the way. Oh well. Meiver taught a fan veil workshop in October. Although I had learned fan veil technique previously from Meiver over the summer and had a brief introduction in Chicago, I learned even more. The [...]

I *think* way back in September I had written about auditioning for Raks Nativity, the story of Jesus’s birth through Middle Eastern dance. I have a small role (inn keeper and village girl) in the play. I also am designing the program. The play is a creative idea and is a fundraiser for Cradles to [...]

Meiver is holding a fan veil workshop at Green Street Studios on October 30th from 2:30-4 PM. Please email her at arabiyya@gmail.com for more info. Reserve your spot today, since the workshop has a 14 person capacity. Over half the spots are taken! Share on beboBlog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on favesShare [...]

I got them yesterday, after a very look week. I was so excited to get them, because I had wanted a pair for a long time. $60 is a steal. When I got home, I tried them on. They fit beautifully except for the upper hip/top of the pant area. I anticipated having to do [...]

I mentioned that one of the problems with taking a fan veil workshop was my fan veils. Because I didn’t know much about working with fan veils and didn’t know if they were my thing, I thought I’d go with a cheap option. I think these were about $60 for a pair, including shipping. This [...]

Melodia Designs is having a red pants sale. All the red pants are on sale for $60, instead of the normal $80. Get ‘em while they’re hot! Because of the Dina workshop cancellation, I was able to afford a pair for myself. Share on beboBlog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on favesShare on [...]

I decided, after having a lesson on connecting with music and working with that a little, that I need to restructure what I want to get out of my private lessons. I’ve identified things I’d to work on, different things I hadn’t thought about before or maybe did but thought I should tackle other things. [...]

One of my experiments is up and running, thank goodness. I have been running it for almost a week, and we are still waiting patiently to see data. I might let it run over the weekend; there is some concern that the fluid will float to the top and not show diffusion. I’m doubtful that’ll [...]