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Ottavina

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joined on 06/05/07
last updated 06/26/08
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I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
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Re: celebrate your "Yoni" (in The Foul, Drunk & Hostile Bellydancer) I thought you were gonna show everybody this:

www.yoni.com/gifts/heali...ppet-27.html
discussion post on Sun, November 22, 2009 - 8:51 PM
Re: FCBD @ the de Young Museum video (in FatChanceBellyDance) I've seen this - Great job, ladies!
:)
discussion post on Thu, November 12, 2009 - 12:34 PM
Re: Next DVD? (in FatChanceBellyDance) Yay!
discussion post on Tue, November 3, 2009 - 6:44 AM
Re: Double Back (in ATS) I've found it to be challenging, too, just because my body would rather have the arms and legs opposing each other, but they're not. My arms still aren't as sweeping/flowing as they should be, but I'm able to do the move. I worked on it very slo... read more
discussion post on Tue, November 3, 2009 - 6:42 AM
Re: Corkscrew turn? (in ATS) Really? I don't know if I've ever seen the move without floreos. I thought it was "no more than 8 or 10" floreos in the setup part of the turn.
discussion post on Fri, October 16, 2009 - 8:22 AM
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When I get all steamed up, then I shout:

I noticed when watching a fusion troupe dancing (YouTube, from TF9), that the group was good, but that there were definite synchronicity problems. not just because there were slight expression/interpretation differences, but also because those differences were exacerbated by the difference in body type. Two of the troupe members had about a medium torso length but long arms and legs, while the other person was shorter in stature, with shorter limbs, and a longer torso, in contrast to her ... read more
Wed, June 17, 2009 - 8:18 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
You practice.

You get better.

You start thinking, "Hey, I'm getting pretty comfy with these steps and moves!"

Just like that, the cartoon anvil drops on your tassels. And you feel like you have to start
ALL OVER! GAH!
Tue, January 13, 2009 - 11:59 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
...I got a really bad case of the hives from some kind of allergic reaction. I'm thinking it's cranberries and red wine consumed at the same meal, however, there was another flare up that happened a few days ago when I had neither cranberries nor wine.

I hope it goes away soon. I'm not liking the bumpy-n-scratchy back.
Tue, December 2, 2008 - 8:53 PM permalink - 5 comments
 
I'm excited because I think I finally figured out how to spin correctly.

Some problems before:

-I was NOT blinking. A blink does not come naturally to me, especially when I'm stressed about something, like trying to find my spot.
-My neck has limited mobility, so, even though I was trying to bring it around like everyone else was, I couldn't, and I was trying to get my eyes adjusted to find a spot for a quarter of the turn. That is what made me very dizzy.
-Having large legs doesn't... read more
Tue, November 25, 2008 - 11:17 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
I know there are more tarot fans here than on my LJ, so I thought I'd post this here:

www.aeclectic.net/tarot/car...ansparent/

The concept of a transparent deck fascinates me, however, I must admit that I think there's so much that could be read into the the card layers that it would either confuse the meaning set forth by a particular spread structure, or it would clash with it.
Tue, November 25, 2008 - 7:02 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
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