Misery likes company - and my dance schedule for the next couple of months

[mekyria]

Turns out that when my Central Heating broke down, Ikaiya's washing machine decided to give up as well. I already feel the winter in my bones and it's making me feel all cold and achy, which I don't like. The daylight lamp is working it's magic and when I use it, I feel warm and rejuvenated all day. All I need is an extra 30 minutes each day to sit down in front if it!

Tonight I'm teaching my 7th class of bellyfit, and Friday the 8th so I can cross them of my list! I will send it to headquarters in Canada where they will probably approve of me as a teacher. It brings me to the next thing on the agenda,  setting up class after I move to De Meern. My dance calendar for the next couple of weeks looks like this:

• now: sew red satin dress for a feather boa belly dance (my friend wanted our group to perform and I initially backed out on account of not wanting to do a boa feather belly dance song, but then I felt guilty and decided to join)


• tomorrow: dress rehearsal with Fakyma: Tunesian, Khaleegy, spanish-arabic duet with Joyce, trio drum solo


• December 8th: dress rehearsal for boa dance, in red satin dress


• December 11th: performance on Ellen's birthday


• December 14th: travel to Groningen and perform with FaKyMa on hafla of Leana, who is absolutely amazing as a host and as a dancer


• December 16th-january 6th: christmas holiday! I took the time off so we could spend time in the new house and I can finish rewriting my costuming book. And do some costuming. And go to the sauna with Mr.R. And drape myself on the couch and watch Disney Christmas movies that make me sob like a little girl


• January 2014: Release of the student booklet (pdf)


• February 2014: release of the new costuming book

For next year, I am considering to not do horseback riding, but instead take 2 yoga classes per week and see if I qualify for the yoga instructor training at YogaMoves. I enjoy their classes and I noticed that they have an intensive 200 hour summer course for becoming a yoga instructor. I have not ambition to start a yoga school (well, I do have ideas and ambition, I am too chicken to go for it but might do that later in life). My general plan is to get certified and broaden the classes that I can teach. If I take yoga, I will be able to teach belly dance, Bellyfit and yoga which is pretty good in case I ever want to start a studio. First things first, like getting back into regular yoga practice and make sure that I am suitable for the teacher training. And I can start saving up, the training is 2750 euro + books which is reasonable but still a lot of money.