Geez! What an amazing journey each year is! And this 2009 was specially important to me... so many things happened, and changed, and I kind of still not quite understanding some of them, but I feel really glad of what I've learnt and acomplished.
I received a very tough punch in the face by a loved one; and it is funnie, because I thought, when you are young and your boyfriend ends up with you and you think it is the worst and saddest thing ever, but it is until a friend turned thier back at you, and that realtionship ends, until then, you realize that, that IS SAD, is hurtful, disappointing, shocking, and many things... Personally, I got really depressed for so long, and I still cry and feel down when I start thinking about it, but I learned to get over it.
I am not very inspired right now... hehe, I'll continue this post later!
12/30/2009
11/11/2009
Free Expressions, a dream come true
Well, I just don't know where to start. I am still so very happy for this wonderful experience I get to lived this past weekend (11/06-11/08).
Elizabeth arrived on friday at Calexico around 4:30 pm, I was still at work so my boyfriend went to pick her up, it is kinda sad, because I would've loved to meet Dan. Anyway, when my boyfriend call me and told me they were coming already I heard Elizabeth's background voice saying 'hi!', and my heart start running faster!!
It sounds ridiculous, but to me meeting someone I admire that much, is SO exciting! I have seen Liz before, but didn't approach her.
So, waiting from 4:30 until 5:30 that I go out of work, was AWFUL! And then, I needed to go to meet this girl who was paying me for the workshop! Oh god!! It felt like forever!! Driving alone to my house at last, I was screaming, and similing, and singing, and so nervous! So when I finally arrived, I was thinking to myself 'Ok Ale, behave, don't scare Liz, she'll think that you are crazy'. I saw her through the window first, and there I was trying to act cool, when in reality I was screaming and jumping inside me!
She is soooo sweet, one of the sweetest persons I've ever met. I never felt uncomfortable around her, she is a super nice guest to have, always honest and straight forward, not picky at anything, and she smiles all the time, we laugh a lot! She seems like a very happy person, who really lives for the moment, and takes all the good she can from any situation.
I was so stressed out the whole weekend, and didn't want to pass that vibe to her, but instead, she pass me her serenity and good thoughts. I had an amazing time hanging out with her. I wish to do it again!
We go out on friday, to a relaxed place I like to go, she loved it, we got back on saturday after the show. We talked a lot, and I really, really can see the nice person she is, with everyone around her, family, friends and boyfriend. My family loved her too, there is just no way don't like her, nor as a dancer or as a person.
About her classes, I can write for days and not finishing! Is like great!, I mean, her warm ups are perfect, and kinda though, and the turkish rom style is SO HARD, so new to me! Nothing that resembles a bit of anything I've done before; that 9/8 killed me minds!!
She definetly shares her experience, and that is something that I appreciate more in workshops or classes, even more than technique itself, experience is not comparable, no one can teach you the same and is only gained with facts, time and actions, not buyable!, as opposite of technique. An instructor that just stands up and starts telling you the mechanics of dance, and not open to say what they feel, what they've lived, is just not going to catch your eye nor your heart!
Another thing to admire about Liz' classes, is her charisma and humbleness, she is always happy to teach, and very willing to help you. I recommend every bellydancer of any style, to look for her, is one of those instructors YOU MUST take classes with, her experience is really something, and she dances like no one else does.
About the show, well, you can imagine, with her on it, there is no way to fail! She had the audience just mute; she told me "is weird, 'cause the audience is SO INTO IT, they don't move, don't scream, anything". I told her, it is because she is so good, and they've never seen something like this. In my town bellydance is "the dance that shakira does" (really), and this was the first time a show with a bellydance artist of this caliber was ever presented, is something so new and so amazing to them, that people was just in shock. Elizabeth has this huge stage presence, that just hynotize you and dazzle you like anything else. An student who witnessed the show told me "She dances with this big smile, like she is extremely happy, that makes you think that most of all she is dancing for herself, and that makes her performance the best". I understand what she means, and I know all you dancers out there understand it too, Elizabeth enjoyed so much dancing, that it just captures you, and that is something I admire too, and I think I do it, or at least try to.
Besides being that dancer I admire so much, she is, one the sweetest, happiest, most relaxed persons I ever met. I enjoyed her classes and sharing stage with her so much, but above all, I am so glad I got to meet this amazing ladie, that is not afraid to show herself to the world, and give everything she can in what she does. I just can't wait to have her again!
I really thank god for allowing me lived this experience, my students who support me by dancing in the show, all my friends who attend the show, the people who attend the workshops, my mom for helping all the way in this, my brother, my dad, ICBC & CEART for giving this amazing service and support to the event, and of course Elizabeth for being an amazing instructor, a beautiful dancer, and a lovely person. Thanks to all, I got to realize the beggining of my dream, one of my most important goals, and from now, I shall only go forward! Without all this people, I would not be able to fulfill this.Thank you all for this great succes, the first of many I wish!
**Just as a recommendation, look in her website for the DVD's "Tales of Desire" I & II, there are live performances of lots of good dancers, elizabeth, mira, unmata, atash maya, cera, and much more. DO NOT buy them on AMAZON please! Support the artist! If you buy them at amazon the artists don't see a penny. strongdancer.com
Elizabeth arrived on friday at Calexico around 4:30 pm, I was still at work so my boyfriend went to pick her up, it is kinda sad, because I would've loved to meet Dan. Anyway, when my boyfriend call me and told me they were coming already I heard Elizabeth's background voice saying 'hi!', and my heart start running faster!!
It sounds ridiculous, but to me meeting someone I admire that much, is SO exciting! I have seen Liz before, but didn't approach her.
So, waiting from 4:30 until 5:30 that I go out of work, was AWFUL! And then, I needed to go to meet this girl who was paying me for the workshop! Oh god!! It felt like forever!! Driving alone to my house at last, I was screaming, and similing, and singing, and so nervous! So when I finally arrived, I was thinking to myself 'Ok Ale, behave, don't scare Liz, she'll think that you are crazy'. I saw her through the window first, and there I was trying to act cool, when in reality I was screaming and jumping inside me!
She is soooo sweet, one of the sweetest persons I've ever met. I never felt uncomfortable around her, she is a super nice guest to have, always honest and straight forward, not picky at anything, and she smiles all the time, we laugh a lot! She seems like a very happy person, who really lives for the moment, and takes all the good she can from any situation.
I was so stressed out the whole weekend, and didn't want to pass that vibe to her, but instead, she pass me her serenity and good thoughts. I had an amazing time hanging out with her. I wish to do it again!
We go out on friday, to a relaxed place I like to go, she loved it, we got back on saturday after the show. We talked a lot, and I really, really can see the nice person she is, with everyone around her, family, friends and boyfriend. My family loved her too, there is just no way don't like her, nor as a dancer or as a person.
About her classes, I can write for days and not finishing! Is like great!, I mean, her warm ups are perfect, and kinda though, and the turkish rom style is SO HARD, so new to me! Nothing that resembles a bit of anything I've done before; that 9/8 killed me minds!!
She definetly shares her experience, and that is something that I appreciate more in workshops or classes, even more than technique itself, experience is not comparable, no one can teach you the same and is only gained with facts, time and actions, not buyable!, as opposite of technique. An instructor that just stands up and starts telling you the mechanics of dance, and not open to say what they feel, what they've lived, is just not going to catch your eye nor your heart!
Another thing to admire about Liz' classes, is her charisma and humbleness, she is always happy to teach, and very willing to help you. I recommend every bellydancer of any style, to look for her, is one of those instructors YOU MUST take classes with, her experience is really something, and she dances like no one else does.
About the show, well, you can imagine, with her on it, there is no way to fail! She had the audience just mute; she told me "is weird, 'cause the audience is SO INTO IT, they don't move, don't scream, anything". I told her, it is because she is so good, and they've never seen something like this. In my town bellydance is "the dance that shakira does" (really), and this was the first time a show with a bellydance artist of this caliber was ever presented, is something so new and so amazing to them, that people was just in shock. Elizabeth has this huge stage presence, that just hynotize you and dazzle you like anything else. An student who witnessed the show told me "She dances with this big smile, like she is extremely happy, that makes you think that most of all she is dancing for herself, and that makes her performance the best". I understand what she means, and I know all you dancers out there understand it too, Elizabeth enjoyed so much dancing, that it just captures you, and that is something I admire too, and I think I do it, or at least try to.
Besides being that dancer I admire so much, she is, one the sweetest, happiest, most relaxed persons I ever met. I enjoyed her classes and sharing stage with her so much, but above all, I am so glad I got to meet this amazing ladie, that is not afraid to show herself to the world, and give everything she can in what she does. I just can't wait to have her again!
I really thank god for allowing me lived this experience, my students who support me by dancing in the show, all my friends who attend the show, the people who attend the workshops, my mom for helping all the way in this, my brother, my dad, ICBC & CEART for giving this amazing service and support to the event, and of course Elizabeth for being an amazing instructor, a beautiful dancer, and a lovely person. Thanks to all, I got to realize the beggining of my dream, one of my most important goals, and from now, I shall only go forward! Without all this people, I would not be able to fulfill this.Thank you all for this great succes, the first of many I wish!
**Just as a recommendation, look in her website for the DVD's "Tales of Desire" I & II, there are live performances of lots of good dancers, elizabeth, mira, unmata, atash maya, cera, and much more. DO NOT buy them on AMAZON please! Support the artist! If you buy them at amazon the artists don't see a penny. strongdancer.com
11/06/2009
Excitment!
Ok... so finally the day is coming... after many months of expectations, Elizabeth arrives today. So here I am at work, I know I shouldn't be writing in here, but I just can't hold my excitment and need to do something about that!
Every minute is passing SO SLOWLY, I just can't wait to go out, and drive home, to finally meet her. I know I probably sound like a stalker, or sick, or obsessed, but believe I am not. Is just that meeting one of your biggest idols, inspirations, icons, makes you feel like this. The same thing happened to me when I met Carolena, my voice didn't go out well, and I forgot my english, I do speak it very well and fluid, I am very confident about it, but my mind sort of block and I even forgot how to pronounce the vowel 'I'... it was funnie, 'cause I told Carolena the stick with a dot, I feel dumb now when I think about that! When I met Zoe I was so nervous I had a hard time learning a combo! And when met Kami, the same, my english just go away, and I hard a really hard time focusing when dancing... When I dance I get so into it, that I go away and someone else take my body, but with this ladies around, I couldn't, my alter ego (the dancer one) didn't pop out, I think is shy, and feel insecure around such great dancers!
All the dancers I have mentioned, were SO nice, humble, and down to earth, but it didn't help my nerve. Once I saw Elizabeth, standing right next to me, and I couldn't even say hi, even though my body was dying to hug her and tell her thousands of things; so, let's see what happens when I arrive home today, and see her there... I'll try to act cool, I promise, I don't want to scare her, but I know for sure that one of 2 things would happen, either I freze as I usually do, or I become crazy!! And jump and scream and kick and dance and... AHG!
Everyone admires someone, muscians, singers, actors and actresses, but me, I admire dancers, almost every dancer of very dance form, dance is life, dance is one of the things that make me live, breathe, and be happy, one of the things that motivate me, and drive my life, is something I hold on to in order to keep me sane (or insane, I am not really sure about that yet), all my efforts, difficulties, and sacrifices, I do it in the name of dance... So, meeting an amazing dancer such as Elizabeth, know that I'll take her classes, it drives me insanely happy! Meeting her, (or any of the dancers mentioned above) is as exciting to me, as it is for someone to meet Brad Pitt, or The Beatles! hehe...
Well, I'll stop now before someone thinks I am ill...
Every minute is passing SO SLOWLY, I just can't wait to go out, and drive home, to finally meet her. I know I probably sound like a stalker, or sick, or obsessed, but believe I am not. Is just that meeting one of your biggest idols, inspirations, icons, makes you feel like this. The same thing happened to me when I met Carolena, my voice didn't go out well, and I forgot my english, I do speak it very well and fluid, I am very confident about it, but my mind sort of block and I even forgot how to pronounce the vowel 'I'... it was funnie, 'cause I told Carolena the stick with a dot, I feel dumb now when I think about that! When I met Zoe I was so nervous I had a hard time learning a combo! And when met Kami, the same, my english just go away, and I hard a really hard time focusing when dancing... When I dance I get so into it, that I go away and someone else take my body, but with this ladies around, I couldn't, my alter ego (the dancer one) didn't pop out, I think is shy, and feel insecure around such great dancers!
All the dancers I have mentioned, were SO nice, humble, and down to earth, but it didn't help my nerve. Once I saw Elizabeth, standing right next to me, and I couldn't even say hi, even though my body was dying to hug her and tell her thousands of things; so, let's see what happens when I arrive home today, and see her there... I'll try to act cool, I promise, I don't want to scare her, but I know for sure that one of 2 things would happen, either I freze as I usually do, or I become crazy!! And jump and scream and kick and dance and... AHG!
Everyone admires someone, muscians, singers, actors and actresses, but me, I admire dancers, almost every dancer of very dance form, dance is life, dance is one of the things that make me live, breathe, and be happy, one of the things that motivate me, and drive my life, is something I hold on to in order to keep me sane (or insane, I am not really sure about that yet), all my efforts, difficulties, and sacrifices, I do it in the name of dance... So, meeting an amazing dancer such as Elizabeth, know that I'll take her classes, it drives me insanely happy! Meeting her, (or any of the dancers mentioned above) is as exciting to me, as it is for someone to meet Brad Pitt, or The Beatles! hehe...
Well, I'll stop now before someone thinks I am ill...
10/26/2009
Elizabeth Strong for the 1st time in Mexico!!! Free Expressions 2009
Just wanted to share my 1st production, and my happiness of it going amazingly well. The attendance and the support provided by the government, the dance studios that allowed me to promote the event, the instructors that encourage their students to take this great opportunity because they know this is real quality and that is what a good instructor want for their students, my friends, my brother, my hunnie! Everyone! Thanks so much for helping me to make true one of my dreams and helping me build this intangible institution(as for now)! At this pace and with this amazing people, the bellydance and fusion styles would be going big sooner than I used to think!
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Do not waste this opportunity! It don't matter who is organizing the event! The quality provided is what matters! This event is not for economical and personal benefit, there would be no profit! If you compare prices with other local or out of town events, the cost is VERY LOW! Elizabeth has worked with Rachel Brice, Mardi Love & The Toids, going on tour with the Bellydance Superstars, and recently is part of Jillina's new production "Bellydance Evolution"
1st Free Expressions: Elizabeth Strong 2009!
For our 1st Free Expressions Seminar we have the honor to bring to you the beautiful and unique Elizabeth Strong! She'll be teaching and delighting us with her presence in a night show! Always providing the best quality in her workshops and shows!
Event supported by ICBC through CEART (Centro Estatal de las Artes)
Elizabeth will teach 2 workshops of 3 hours each, saturday and sunday, for a 6 hours total; for the 1st time in Mexico, come and learn afrom this amazing dancer in CEART's Dance Classroom and enjoy her stage presence in CEART's Experimental Forum
** 60 dlls 2 days-3 hrs each + show
45 dlls 1 day-3 hrs
70 pesos show
(until ago. 31)
**75 dlls 2 days-3 hrs each + show
50 dlls 1 day-3 hrs
70 pesos show
(Sep.1st-Oct. 31)
**80 dlls 2 days-3 hrs each + show
65 dlls 1 day-3 hrs
70 pesos show
(Nov.1st -drop in)
- Turkish Roman Dance:
Turkish Rom dance is richly expressive and playful, passionate and fun! Explore the looser, more folkloric side of things with Turkish Roman footwork, bellywork and very expressive arm movements of the Turkish Rom. This is a great chance to expand your knowledge of rhythm, as well as your dance vocabulary and technique. Please bring a notebook. Dance pants and a (quiet) hip sash recommended.
Turkish Rom dance is richly expressive and playful, passionate and fun! Explore the looser, more folkloric side of things with Turkish Roman footwork, bellywork and very expressive arm movements of the Turkish Rom. This is a great chance to expand your knowledge of rhythm, as well as your dance vocabulary and technique. Please bring a notebook. Dance pants and a (quiet) hip sash recommended.
- Free Your Feet!
Layer movements while traveling and utilize your performance space with 2 (short) combos. Get your Tribal-Style moving! Learn to layer the hips and chest over fun traveling steps, and learn great turns to get the energy flowing in your dance and on the stage. Focus will include isolations, layering, and control of slow movements. Practice it all in two short combinations.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, LEARN FROM THIS WONDERFUL AND TECHNIQUE-ISH AND PASSIONATE DANCER, AND SEE HER AMAZING SHOW WITH SEPCIAL GUESTS. Save your spot with 20 dlls. Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. contact: alejandra.dancer@hotmail.com
for all the info!
10/19/2009
Bollywood Workshop
I've just took an intensive this past weekend (Oct. Sat. 17th & Sun. 18th) with Reetu Patel from Move Bollywood.
It was such an amazing experience, for me, a newbie. She finally explained to me what is Bhangra and what is Bollywood! And taught us a choreography.
It was very inspirational, since all the moves are beautiful, and and also fusioned (I am a tribal fusion bdancer). We reaaaally worked out! Lots of jumping, and in a really fast pace! I discover muscles I din't know I had hehehe, my body stil in pain!
The choreo is amazing!!! I'll post a link as soon as she upload the video to her website (as she says).
She was vey happy with how we worked! Yazmina, her students, Carmen from Ensenada and me. And invited 3 of us to join her troupe and participate in Diwali Festival in San Diego this Nov. the 14th. So I'll be dancing there! I'm totally excited about it, and that she liked my work!!
I love taking all the influences I can to enforce my dancing, and this one defintely was GREAT. I am still exahusted, but 150% happy!! Thanks Reetu and Yazmina for working this up!
It was such an amazing experience, for me, a newbie. She finally explained to me what is Bhangra and what is Bollywood! And taught us a choreography.
It was very inspirational, since all the moves are beautiful, and and also fusioned (I am a tribal fusion bdancer). We reaaaally worked out! Lots of jumping, and in a really fast pace! I discover muscles I din't know I had hehehe, my body stil in pain!
The choreo is amazing!!! I'll post a link as soon as she upload the video to her website (as she says).
She was vey happy with how we worked! Yazmina, her students, Carmen from Ensenada and me. And invited 3 of us to join her troupe and participate in Diwali Festival in San Diego this Nov. the 14th. So I'll be dancing there! I'm totally excited about it, and that she liked my work!!
I love taking all the influences I can to enforce my dancing, and this one defintely was GREAT. I am still exahusted, but 150% happy!! Thanks Reetu and Yazmina for working this up!
10/14/2009
You make me feel better...
Well, as I've told in my post the Horrible People, there is people who can not stand someone else's success. Sometimes it is flattering, because if you think about it, what they do means they are scared of you, they feel threatened and insecure by you, so what they are actually saying with their immature, incoherent actions is that you are good! So good that you make them shake.
Sending false messages to your friends, or subscribing your email to stupid websites, is funnie, but is their way to compliment you, they are just afraid to accept they are not as good as they wish, and they hate you because you are!
I feel sad sometimes for people like this, but, is their choice to be like that, but I guess is not their choice that other people is so good huh?
I pray for them, so they can find peace someday and learn to compliment people the right way.
As for now, I just feel better with all the stupid things they do to me. They think I'm really good!
Sending false messages to your friends, or subscribing your email to stupid websites, is funnie, but is their way to compliment you, they are just afraid to accept they are not as good as they wish, and they hate you because you are!
I feel sad sometimes for people like this, but, is their choice to be like that, but I guess is not their choice that other people is so good huh?
I pray for them, so they can find peace someday and learn to compliment people the right way.
As for now, I just feel better with all the stupid things they do to me. They think I'm really good!
10/06/2009
The Horrible People
We all have listen to Marilyn Manson's song "The Beautiful People", that he wrote just to be ironic about the system and its rules.
Well, I called this post the horrible people to straightly and directly speak about some kind of people. Some people that doesn't stand that someone else is doing good, envious people, mean people, that can't stand when someone is happy and getting lots of achievements.
Recently I found out about a message sent to some of my friends and facebook contacts. A message saying that my user was fake and a fraud, 'pretending' to be a bellydancer, that in reality, was a hacker getting into their accounts to put spams on their status. And, this person, when questioned by some people about this, claimed that they had contacted me (NEVER ever this person contacted me about this issue, that is a total lie) . This is the message:
"hello friends im emailing you to warn you about a user theat hacks your account and then spam appears on your status the user name is AlejandraGE she appears to be a bellydancer but its an identity theft fraud so be careful block the fake user and tell your friends
XOXO"
First of all I am A REAL bellydancer, I have been doing it for about 6 years, and I have been dancing my whole life, so please do not try to defame me or take off the credit and respect I deserve.
I really don't know what would they get by doing this. That some people MAY delete me from their facebook friends list would do nothing to me. Would not stop me from dancing, would not make me an awful dancer like them (they called themselves dancers), and certainly would not make me a horrible person as they are.
It is obvious that my profile is REAL (I mean check my constant activity, links, info, etc), and I am no hacker, they are just making look bad themselves without me moving a finger! Sad, low people show off to the world themselves, without the need of any other to do a thing. I would not low to their level and start a stupid war even though I have plenty of info and known facts about their 'academy' that confirm their frauds, thefts, deliberate copies, and the worst of all, their lies to people.
This is funny at times, but sometimes you just get sick that people cannot see you shining! And the funniest of all, is that they do this because they feel threatened by good dancers and good dance studios, because they know their low quality, and fakeness; and they took the easy way, instead of working hard and REAL to be good, they want to defame others, copy what they do, and lots of other low acts. Getting an award due to friends influence doesn't mean you deserve the title.
An advice, worrie about your own goods, about your own friends, about your own life (if you have one); trying to make someone look bad, would never make you look good... Instead, it all comes viceversa...Just as it did in this case!
Thank god I am sorrounded by the beautiful people, and this horrible ones, make no harm at all... People I care about know me!! Yeeeessss!!!!!!
Peace y'all!
Well, I called this post the horrible people to straightly and directly speak about some kind of people. Some people that doesn't stand that someone else is doing good, envious people, mean people, that can't stand when someone is happy and getting lots of achievements.
Recently I found out about a message sent to some of my friends and facebook contacts. A message saying that my user was fake and a fraud, 'pretending' to be a bellydancer, that in reality, was a hacker getting into their accounts to put spams on their status. And, this person, when questioned by some people about this, claimed that they had contacted me (NEVER ever this person contacted me about this issue, that is a total lie) . This is the message:
"hello friends im emailing you to warn you about a user theat hacks your account and then spam appears on your status the user name is AlejandraGE she appears to be a bellydancer but its an identity theft fraud so be careful block the fake user and tell your friends
XOXO"
First of all I am A REAL bellydancer, I have been doing it for about 6 years, and I have been dancing my whole life, so please do not try to defame me or take off the credit and respect I deserve.
I really don't know what would they get by doing this. That some people MAY delete me from their facebook friends list would do nothing to me. Would not stop me from dancing, would not make me an awful dancer like them (they called themselves dancers), and certainly would not make me a horrible person as they are.
It is obvious that my profile is REAL (I mean check my constant activity, links, info, etc), and I am no hacker, they are just making look bad themselves without me moving a finger! Sad, low people show off to the world themselves, without the need of any other to do a thing. I would not low to their level and start a stupid war even though I have plenty of info and known facts about their 'academy' that confirm their frauds, thefts, deliberate copies, and the worst of all, their lies to people.
This is funny at times, but sometimes you just get sick that people cannot see you shining! And the funniest of all, is that they do this because they feel threatened by good dancers and good dance studios, because they know their low quality, and fakeness; and they took the easy way, instead of working hard and REAL to be good, they want to defame others, copy what they do, and lots of other low acts. Getting an award due to friends influence doesn't mean you deserve the title.
An advice, worrie about your own goods, about your own friends, about your own life (if you have one); trying to make someone look bad, would never make you look good... Instead, it all comes viceversa...Just as it did in this case!
Thank god I am sorrounded by the beautiful people, and this horrible ones, make no harm at all... People I care about know me!! Yeeeessss!!!!!!
Peace y'all!
9/19/2009
WHAT happened at the VMA's?
I know this doesn't have anything to do with my bellydance life or anything, but I just can't hold it! I was just watching the repetition of the 2009 VMA's and it was just the 1st award, the best female video, and I was REALLY shocked that Taylor Swift won, I mean COME ON!!!!!!! You have Beyonce, Pink and Lady GaGa (who I personally dislike big time, but I know she is good) and how this girl, who's song is barely a hit, is barely good, and the video is AWFUL a total cliché, WON I was just mad and stunned, but then comes my man West, and totally went crazy, claiming Beyonce's video was the best... hahaah I was speechless, and so the whole crowd at the Radio Hall, I was thankful that someone has the balls to go out and speak the truth... Because this girl Swift I mean, her song just sucks... I am not saying SHE is not good, maybe someday she'll improve herself but for the moment, that video I don't even know how it got nominated, sometimes I think this awards are getting worse each time, I mean you just have 1 good nominated per category if you are lucky! Thanks Kanye for speaking your mind and I think the mind of so many others around (like me!).
9/12/2009
A training week
Well, it is Saturday now, and a whole week is passed. I spent it at neighbor city, Tijuana.
I met my new workmates, and I have to say, I am really impressed about their welcome. They were extremely sweet, nice, kind, patient, understanding, and everything you can imagine. I am so amazed, because it is the 1st time I am working on such a work enviroment. I was used to the hostile, "I so busy to attend you" kind of work places, and I realized al that is fake, this people I had just met, had this tons of work and still this nice attitude towards it and towards me, the newbie. So all of you people who like to play it interesting and NEVER have the time to smile while working or to help someone in need, come on! Now I know is bull!#% (pardon me).
So I am very pleased and thankful to these people in Kent H. Landsberg Tijuana! The nicest workmates i've ever had.
The training was kind of overwhelming though! This new software I have never used! And lots of codes to learn! But I am happy with what my job inquires me to do! Lots of personal relationships needed, that is what I like! So it is all good! Time will give me the confidence to use this program!
I missed so much dancing thoug! Awhole 5 days with no dancing! Sometimes I just had to use my zils at the hotel to feel a little relief. I'm teaching Saturdays so my students don't lose that much!
After all I feel very fulfilled and happy, I have 2 jobs now, as a dance instructor and as engineer, and I love this stage of my life!
I met my new workmates, and I have to say, I am really impressed about their welcome. They were extremely sweet, nice, kind, patient, understanding, and everything you can imagine. I am so amazed, because it is the 1st time I am working on such a work enviroment. I was used to the hostile, "I so busy to attend you" kind of work places, and I realized al that is fake, this people I had just met, had this tons of work and still this nice attitude towards it and towards me, the newbie. So all of you people who like to play it interesting and NEVER have the time to smile while working or to help someone in need, come on! Now I know is bull!#% (pardon me).
So I am very pleased and thankful to these people in Kent H. Landsberg Tijuana! The nicest workmates i've ever had.
The training was kind of overwhelming though! This new software I have never used! And lots of codes to learn! But I am happy with what my job inquires me to do! Lots of personal relationships needed, that is what I like! So it is all good! Time will give me the confidence to use this program!
I missed so much dancing thoug! Awhole 5 days with no dancing! Sometimes I just had to use my zils at the hotel to feel a little relief. I'm teaching Saturdays so my students don't lose that much!
After all I feel very fulfilled and happy, I have 2 jobs now, as a dance instructor and as engineer, and I love this stage of my life!
9/05/2009
Link to a Note of my Experience with FCBD
This is a note I wrote on Facebook in August 13th, right after my training with Carolena Nericcio. I want to post it even though is past, because it was one of the greatest experience I've ever had, she is an icon, an idol to me, someone that I really admires, and I'm so happy I had the opportuniy to learn from her, and to meet her.
Note of my Dance Experience
Note of my Dance Experience
9/04/2009
New
Well, here I am, after a few years of knowing about blogs, I decided to create my own. It is easier for me to have a kind of "diary" online, than to actually write one. I spend a lot of time here in the computer, I work 100% time online, and almost everything bellydance (classes, workshops, advertisements, etc) I work it online too. So here I am, trying to have something to remember me my experiences, good ones and bad ones, that I have to go through in my kind of life. Being an industrial engineer in my community, EASY, blend it with the bellydance world I summerge myself into, NO THAT EASY.
Bellydance is barely starting to be known in my town, and tribal fusion or ATS, my focus, is, well, let's say it is starting to be. I am the first person in town to be certified in ATS, which means I have no ATS partner, of course there is no tribe at all; and the second in the whole state, so imagine my tribal universe! Pretty small huh.
That is why I'm starting to open my own path. I'm teaching bellydance, to begginers, dancers who I pretend to tribal train when the time is right.
As I said I am an industrial engineer, and I just found a new job. The plant I was working before, went to a terrible crisis, and shut down. So in june I lost my job. But happily I've found one now, and there is where the struggle begins.
First I need to go to Tijuana (1.5 hrs. away from mexicali) for the introduction training, for 2 weeks. So I had to cancel my bellydance class, and I had to re scheduled it for saturdays. And secondly, my shift would be from 7:30 to 5:30, not that bad, until you know that my bellydance class starts at 6! Luckily my job place is really near where I teach. But my bellydance classes are 6-8 and 8 to 10 pm! So it means I'll be going out of my home around 7 am, and coming back until 10:30 pm! And then teach on saturdays!
It sounds overwhelming, but after all, I'm soo happy! That is exactly how I like my days! Very thight!
I think for now that is all, I'll post my first day at Tijuana and first day at new job...
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