Driving in to work this morning, I listened to an interview with a local computer guru, Dave Rogers. This is an interesting series about local small businesses that the CBC morning show, A New Day, does. Dave runs a computer business called Yukon Dude Now this may be a small thing to pick out of… Continue reading Right on, Dave!
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I wish I was at the lake…
It’s always sad to drive away from our little cabin at Fox Lake. In fact, as soon as I leave I’m already wishing I was back. I wish I was there right now! Closing the shutters, snapping the padlocks shut. Putting the deck chairs away, closing the heavy home made wooden front door – a door that looks… Continue reading I wish I was at the lake…
Warming up for dance class
A question came through this morning on a list for bellydance teachers & troupe directors that I belong to. The question was “how long is your warm-up?” I love questions like this because they give me the opportunity to share some of the teaching technique & philosophy that I have learned over the years. It is… Continue reading Warming up for dance class
This & That
A few days ago Kelly was getting wood from the wood pile and found these: This is very interesting! What is it? Bath beads! You know, those geletin bubbles filled with scented bath oil. So…how in the world did they get into our wood pile, of all places?!? It’s the craziest thing. They were very… Continue reading This & That
10 years of hafla
Last night was hafla. I host a hafla to celebrate the end of each dance semester and to thank my students. It’s part of creating a bellydance community…so that students feel they are a part of something. I always enjoy hafla, and even though it’s a lot of work the students always pitch in and help out. And… Continue reading 10 years of hafla
how long does it take to learn to bellydance?
How long does it take to learn bellydance? That’s probably the first question every potential student asks me. It takes a year or a lifetime…the answer depends entirely on what you want to do with it. I have been dancing for over half my life and studying Egyptian bellydance intensively for years. I dance professionally but… Continue reading how long does it take to learn to bellydance?