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April Events

freyja — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:14:10 GMT

Hello everyone, April is another busy and exciting month for me, taking me to LA for several performances. It will be my first time dancing in LA since I moved away in 2004. This month marks the beginning of my collaboration with the beautiful and talented Jennifer Faust . We have put together a delicious piece that we will debut at the Ansuya show in San Francisco and there will be a repeat performance the following week in LA. If you haven’t seen this amazing girl perform yet, I highly recommend you check her out. I am also very honored that the fabulous Sharon Kihara has asked me to assist her workshops at Tribal Caravan the same weekend. At the end of the month I will teach my first yoga/dance fusion workshop at 7th heaven in Berkeley entitled “The Yoga of Dancing the Divine”. This workshop will be one part of a wonderful monthly event called Elysium. For more info please see www.7thheavenyoga.com . You can also see me at the return of Triple Power in late April, a regular SF event put on by an amazing crew of collaborators. In May you will find me back in LA for a performance at the Ansuya show, then back home for performances at Tribal fest and a very special Electric Vardo production, called “Vuelva Al Sur” Flamenco fusion. And speaking of flamenco, In June I will be headed to Spain for workshops and performances in Madrid and Barcelona. I’m especially excited about this for the obvious reason that it takes place in Spain, but also because this is where my Mom started her dance career and I will be dancing in the same cities where she performed as a young Flamenco dancer. Here is the complete lineup for the next few months: 4/8/07 Debut performance with Jennifer Faust at Ansuya SF showcase www.ansuya.com 4/13/07 Assisting Sharon Kiharas workshop at Tribal Caravan www.tribalcaravan.com 4/13/07 LA Performance at Tribal Caravan pre-party www.tribalcaravan.com 4/14/07 Assisting Sharon Kiharas workshop at Tribal Caravan www.tribalcaravan.com 4/14/07 LA Performance at Tribal Caravan with Jennifer Faust 4:30PM www.tribalcaravan.com 4/20/07 Tripple Power – San Francisco Details, TBA www.triplepower.org 4/28/07 “The yoga of dancing the divine” workshop at 7th Heaven Yoga in Berkeley, details TBA www.7thheavenyoga.com 5/19/07 Performance with Jennifer Faust and SoozhyQ at Tribal Fest 8:15PM www.blacksheepbellydance.com 5/25/07 Electric Vardo - Vuelva al Sur www.electricvardo.com 6/16/07 Pops & Locks workshop and Combinations workshop in Madrid - www.razlplanet.com/tribal 6/21-6/24 Pops locks and combinations workshop and layering technique workshop at Solstice Festival in Girona details TBA Please keep an eye on my website or my myspace profile www.myspace.com/freyjafusion for an updated calendar of events, class schedule and additional details on workshops/performances. Namaste, Freyja www.freyjafusion.com

March Events

freyja — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:05:10 GMT

Hello everyone, March is looking to be a very busy month for me. I am very excited to be a part of a variety of wonderful projects. Here is a chronological report of where you can find me. Friday March 2: WORLDLY DR DAS (Asian Dub Foundation) new Solo project and album release for EMERGENCY BASSLINES also Karsh Kale, Cheb i Sabbah, Janaka Selekta, DJ Sep, DJ Dragonfly, Amar Tribal Belly Dance by Frederique, Freyja & Medina Shabaz Live Lounge feat. Sukhawat Ali Khan, Riffat Sultana, Ferhan Qureshi, Shiraz Ali Khan, Rami Ziadeh Shisha Alcove by Faux Dive (Hookadome) Fine Art by NYoMI, Space Transformation by Glory STGO Brought to you by Janaka & Amar at 1015 Folsom www.outerworldly.net Saturday March 3: GROOVE GARDEN 7 year Anniversary: BELLY, HIPS & BASS Marin's monthly Dance-Tribal gathering with DJ Dragonfly & Spectacular special guest lineup with dance performances and chill space vibes aligned by Amar, Dance Sanctuary Electricfying Beats by DJ Dragonfly, Outersect, Bob Duskis, DJ Amar, Rara Avis, Jef Stott, Dhol Rhythms, Frederique, Freyja, Medina, Holly Gibson 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Planet Fairfax www.thegroovegarden.com I will be traveling to the East coast and teaching workshops in Montreal on March 10th and 11th and performing in the Tribally yours Evening show on March 10th. For more info on the event please visit www.lestribelles.com for more info. I will be teaching a workshop in the Boston Area on March 13th. For more info or to sign up, please email alyssum.pohl@gmail.com March 17th I will be teaching in New York City. For more info and to sign up please visit http://www.alchemyperformance.com/workshops.php I am excited to be hosting Electric Vardo on March 30th with Amar in San Francisco. This is going to be a special night marking 2 years in Electric Vardo's journeys. Mark your calendar. This night will take place at Club Six in the Dark Room and feature a collaboration of Bay Area crews TRIPLE POWER, NONSTOP BHANGRA, BELLY GROOVE, SHADOWDANCE and ELECTRIC VARDO in one night under one roof, featuring ARIELLAH, FREDERIQUE, DHOL RHYTHMS, GIAMMA & SHANTI, DJ JIMMY LOVE, JENNIFER FAUST, SOOOZHYQ and you hosts FREYJA & AMAR This will be more than a dance party, more than a set of performances, it'll be a true collaboration intermixing Dance Performance and DJ sets with live percussion ... cross polination of genres and styles, in a cohesive and complementary way ... totally Electric Vardo Style. www.electricvardo.com Also in March is Tribal Throwdown. I will sadly be missing this event due to a scheduling conflict but I highly recommend it to everyone. It sounds like it will be amazing. Saturday March 17 (daytime): TRIBAL THROWDOWN, Berkeley Dance workshops and performances all day, plus a special evening bash. Electric Vardo Live with Elizabeth Strong, Haven, Dhol Rhythms, SooozhyQ, Kelly and special surprises on the dance and music tip. at Live Oak Center in Berkeley www.tribalthrowdown.com While I am away the Thursday combination and choreography class will be cancelled. The Monday class will be held as usual and I have 2 wonderful subs for you, Scottie and Jenn Faust, not to be missed.

This one is going around

freyja — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:01:03 GMT

"If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, either good or bad. I promise not to come after you with a spatula, either way. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog (or don't) and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you. "

Going back to Cali

freyja — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:05:31 GMT

Journal entry 7/15 I am sitting by the Charles river, taking everything in one last time and truly experiencing it. I just reminisced about all I've done in the last 7 months, the places I've been, the events of which I was a part, the relationships I formed and the human interactions I encountered. I reminisced about Erin and Davis and our friendship and all the little intimacies you learn about another person when you spend so much time with them and have so many experiences together, the inside jokes that form, the little things that we like to tease each other about and the genuine sharing. It is amazing how much you learn from the people, places and situations you encounter. This afternoon, I will get on a one way flight from Boston to San Francisco. I am closing one chapter of my life and I am opening another. May the next one be just as wonderful as the last.

appreciating without owning

freyja — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:07:39 GMT

Appreciating without owning: At first glance, one might think this applies to material things, and it does, but it applies to so much more. I'll address the material first. When you learn to appreciate items that aren't yours, without the need to own them, life becomes much simpler. You become less competitive with people, you learn to be happy for others, rather than envious. You will be tied down less without so many possessions. When you can learn to appreciate things without having to own them, you become lighter, you acquire less, you become less stagnant, your energy flows freely because it isn't blocked by needless possessions. You learn that it is much better to appreciate someone else’s power boat (for example) by taking a ride on it with them, rather than spending all the money and frustration that goes along with owning and maintaining one of your own. You also eliminate the constant race to "keep up with the Jones's" and buying things that you don't really need, that will eventually just sit there and take up space (a valuable resource) as you've already moved on to another item that you couldn't appreciate without owning. This practice of appreciating without owning can be expanded to include almost anything, not just the material. It is much better to appreciate someone else’s talent, for instance, than to be envious of it and want it for yourself. Appreciate your own talents and cultivate them as well, but let others have theirs and feel the joy they can bring to you through their talents, rather than envying them. This can apply to people too. Rather than wanting to have that hot guy or girl you just saw, appreciate their beauty and be happy for their loved ones. It's not that hard to learn that you can still look at something and be thankful for the moment of beauty and appreciation and then move on and be happy with what you already have instead of wanting something else. When you learn to truly appreciate your gifts, you can also appreciate the gifts of others, without having to hoard them for yourself. There is enough wonder in this world for all of us to have some, we don't need to want everyone else’s, but we can still appreciate it. It is amazing how much lighter ones load becomes, when you can learn to appreciate, without having to own.