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I am looking through pictures from Indonesia and noticed that I had to send out video to two DBC participants. So I send out the video material and then opened the online photoalbum of Monique with pictures from DBC. OMG!! Monique did an amazing job at catching good moments during dance camp. I'll share a couple of my favorites here with you:
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Went to two Aziza workshops, Fluidity and improv. Never get tired of Aziza's workshops, I want to take them over and over again! Noticed I've grown. yay!

Oum Kolthoum project went well, we got the whole front row crying their eyes out by the end of the 41 minutes and not because we did some bad chicken fusion thing. We (the dancers) have been crying too, as one of us got an injury during the dress rehearsal on friday and we had to go to the ER to get it checked out. We missed her dearly on stage.

An Iraqi reporter loved the performance so much that he searched for Ahlem (the organizer) in the dark theater and kept asking her if he could videotape it so he could show it to other people. She ofcourse said yes, him being arabic and of the press and everything. This is me crossing my fingers that invites us to perform at the Iraqi embassy.

Aziza did the most amazing fusion piece ever. For those of you who've seen Black Swan, remember the scene where she grows wings? At one moment I seriously thought Aziza's arms would sprout feathers and she'd fly away. Amazing, powerful stuff, a fusion piece done on Canadian Cello music. Fangirl squee: we shared a glass of proseco with her afterwards in the greenroom :)

Today I'm taking Aziza's masterclass and I want to stay around for the evening show. It includes some more thought provoking performances and a longer show by Aziza. Also, one of my coworkers signed up for the workshop weekend on my recommendation and now she's seen me dance. I wonder how our conversation will go tomorrow at work.
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Sometimes it seems like the weight of the world is pressing on your shoulders all the time. How come that it can be so hard to find the energy for stuff that you love to do?

This is a good week, because I seem to have boundless energy. It might be because it's the week that I'm not taking the pil, I have to start saturday with a new strip. I got up early yesterday to prepare my class, print the bills for the health center, work, went to class and did 40 minutes of pilates afterwards.

I woke up feeling thouroughly worked out. I wish I did this more often! I did Aziza's practice companion this morning for the first time. I love her drills and her shimmy drill is to die for. It made me think about what I want to incorporate in my dayly drills and what I want to achieve. There are two performances on it that I also really enjoyed. She's such a beautiful woman and has a very 'real' feel to it. I like Jillina for her technique, but her stage pressence is obviously highly polished. Aziza shows her audience a part of herself when performing (and when teaching) that really pulls you into the music.

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