phew

phew, soooo tired, so so tired but happy!

in the last few weeks we have :
- had a ball at the cool magic themed hafla put on by Karen A, a great nite, the ekstasis gals did a grand job and the costumes were ab fab (unfortunately due to time constraints i didn't actually take to opportunity to dress up - this would have to be a first!!!)
- went to Amy's farewell (BOOOHOOOOOOOOO) which was a mad and fun event indeed!
- got a new puppy (see gallery) to keep our overly energetic and crazy dog company
- went to sunny brisvagas for feast of the senses (put on by Dee and the tribal blossoms gals) what a HUGE and FUN weeekend. saw some stunning performances, experienced lots of tribal love and attended some workshops that certainly have contributed to the things i want to practice and be an influence on the next few pieces too, met some lovely lovely new pals and ate too much cake!

anyhow now for some vegging out in front of the teev and reacquainting myself with the pets and our couch!

free and fun!

well last nites free club cario hafla was lots of fun, with the casual atmos and varied performances along with some great company making for a lovely evening.

personal highlights for me were the live drumming (thanks Ray!), _lots_ of shiny swords and a lovely impromptu improv fusionpeice by Cat(herine).

also looking forward to the costume comp at the next hafla, better get thinking and ? sewing...

TTFN

phew

well things have lowed down (slightly) and we actually have a weekend 'off' this weekend, just horsing around, housework, gardening, brunch, dinner, cuban dance hall and dog walking on the calander!

wednesday nights continue to be lots of fun, with most people really getting into the swing of things. it's soooo much fun to have a chorus line and more than 2 of us zilling!! Hil would be so proud!

we are really looking forawrd to haveing an informal tribal jam at Toro's on the 18th, invite above, hopefully with a few tribalgals from around the state as well as our mob. for a dance and a meal, please contact ange or i to get details if you want to tag along :)

then ange and i will rework an old cheoro for a fire fundraiser at the xmas hills raspberry farm in may, there's lots of interesting and talented people on the line up for this night, and the food there is totally scrummie, we will post the details soon.

didn't get enough people to run the intro to tribal course thro adult ed, mite have to look at another way of doing a taster/basic skills thing.... perhaps a few workshops or something (suggestions welcome) also didn't get enough ppl RSVP for the club cario sewing day which was supposed to be today, oh well. i guess the colder weather has triggered the tassie 'don't do anything over winter' mind set...

this di mean i got to sleep in tho :)
anyhow better get back out into the garden.

TTFN

busy busy busy (again)

well in the last few weeks:
hippie fundraiser cabaret
finished flamenco fusion choreo
had a ball the wednesday night jams, lots of new faces :)
driven to hobart twice
a wedding
sewed 3 (yes 3) huge circles skirts with cute spanish ruffles
dusted off our burlesque peice
(part) of Paulette's workshop
circus fest
club cario meeting
bought foot undies

ah and it might not end any time soon...
this weekend is spanish theme night at Hobnobs resturant
westbury st patricks day festival
international harmony day dinner
engagement party
more wednesday night practices
sewing new lap laps

oh and work, horses, dog, housework.... sleep (sometimes)

anyhow enjoy your weekend! TTFN :)

ahoy me hearties!

well we got to be pirates on saturday which was fun (well except for when i dropped my sword to the floor with an almighty CLANG!!! LOL)
fun to dress up tho :)

getting back into the swing of things now, such as:
work :(
wednesday night dance practices (it was soooooo hot last week!!)
weekends booked out constantly

ah well

xmas cheer

well that is another year of fun and dancing nearly over....
and phew, what a busy one it has been.

last night's CC xmas hafla was lots of fun, with both beauty and bloopers galore! LOL! Nice to see so many faces and performers despite the icy weather.

now all i have to do is hang in for1 more week of work ad then holidays!! Yay! sleeping, resting, socialising, dancing, sewing, riding, reading and pottering.... can't wait!

wishing all a merry christmas and a happy new year!
XXX

Med Fest

well tired and sore but generally happy after the Tas Med Fest. Lots of dancing fun including:
- some fantastic performances by the festival teachers and a great opportunity to wear red and black as well as some less familar outfits (in the fashion show)
- 3 of Mel's workshops covering topics such as how to be gooey, how to be dizzy and how to be an arachnid... yep a spider dance!
- how to be cheeky and how to do a proper 'bum feel' in the burlesque workshop with melissa
- popping some tribal cherries in a (fairly) successful first big group Ekstasis performance

Other highlights include watching the incredulous face Mel pulled when we went to the chocolate shop at Grindalwald and being asked if it was me teaching the Burlesque w'shop (i think it was the stripey stockings!)
LOL)

Oh well time for a looong sleep

TTFN

silly season approaches

a few weeks before the xmas madness descends on us completely....
thankfully there are a few dancing thangs planned (none too stressful) and then 3 weeks of holidays! Yay!

Ekstasis are doing a piece on the sat night of the Med Fest , i'll get to try out my shiney new silverArabesque zills, they are louder than the ones i recently lost so unfortunately u will be able to hear my mistakes even more! Then there is the xmas hafla in December and possibly a quick demo at the Tasdance Student Soiree also in early December. And of course there will also be lots of workshop goodness at Med Fest next weekend too! Looking forward to the burlesque and Mel's stuff! Oh and hoping that we can find someone to love the many many unusued cotume pieces Ange and I have culled from our collection...

and now...

well aside from having a slack nite planned for wednesday (eating rather than practice in honor of karen's birthday) Ange and i are hard at it this week preparing for the weekend as we have a gig on both friday and saturday to two completely different crowds! one is the rotary cocktail party to open the deloraine craft fair (which would you know is the biggest fair of it's kind in australia - daggy but true) and the other is for the GLBTI pride week halloween ball! LOL - talk about versitile!!

Anyhow i see ange is clearing the lounge room in prep for yet another set of run thro's.... sigh.... groan.... i just hope that my body (especially my knees hold out long enough to make it to sunday without major incident!)

BTW congrats to Karen for doing a sterling job on sat nite for the 'dancing out' crowd - despite my major stuff up direction wise in the choero!! Sorry!! I'd encourage anyonewho's keen on dancing to attend at least one of these nights, espcially if you are into swing, tango, salsa or any of the couple dances... great group of peeps.

TTFN
K

and .... relax

well HF gig last weeeknd went well, crowd seemed pleased and despite a brief monment of 'blank brain' during the first choreo on my part no major hicups with the set. I really enjoyed the rest of the night tho my feet hurt horribly the next morning and 31 degrees is too hot to be hungover!! LOL

quiet weekend this week, which is lucky as Ange is down with a yucky flu then a gig at a local resturant next weekend for one of their themed night and a few other things booked in for the following weeks.

wednesday night tribal get togethers are going well, great to have a few other ppl zilling and to even get a small chorus line and some improv happening! wooot indeed! also working on few choeros including one of Devi's great spanish feeling peices. we may even debut the girls sometime soon....

anyhow better get outside and do some chores before it rains again.

TTFN