Boy, that was a major bummer, and part of me is crushed. I had *one* person show up for my workshop :-( I learned that the pre-registration that was supposed to be set up was not there - that leaves me upset and disappointed, that is just not up to my expectations. I am not sure whether the lack of interest comes from a lack of interest in ATS in Pittsburgh, from people getting discouraged by the lack of the announced pre-registration, or from me being myself, opinionated and outspoken, which I am sure doesn't work for everybody.

Anyways, I feel good that I prepared properly and that I was ready to give a good workshop - I kept my standards, and didn't show up unprepared and leave people disappointed. And, some things were happening in my favor: I The one student who was there is a martial artist who was looking for movement instruction, so I decided to throw out all plans, and do what I love - teach and share what I know. I had a great time working with her, which was very challenging, because she is an extremely well-trained and strong person, but she has little awareness and control of the muscles one uses a lot in bellydance, which makes a lot of sense to me. To my amazement, she could do a glute-based shimmy without making an effort. We didn't do much dancing (I tried to work towards showing her movements she can succeed in), but I think she learned a lot what she was looking for - and I now have a private student, and she will recommend me to her martial arts group, they are looking for a bellydance instructor to share with the group what I have done today. So, keeping my fingers crossed that works out - being a geek, I'd totally dig that!

So, this was really not what I had hoped for, but through giving it my very best, I hope this will turn into a good opportunity. Now, I remain sad that I need to put the ATS class on ice - that sucks, I really, really, really wanna do more ATS! Damn. But, not quite sure how to get there.