Hmm...

Since no one uses myspace anymore, myself included, and Facebook isn't blog friendly, I guess it's time to start one.

I recently acquired a pug puppy, who I named Dublin. He's crazy full of energy for a pug, which is baffling to me. I have to thank Katie again for twisting my arm on this. :-) I missed Belle and Boo so much, it was hard to live sans pug in my life.

I have TONS of projects to do: Bodice for a fellow dancer, cloaks for me and David, finish my blue cabaret costume, re-work (whic probably just means make a new one) the belt and re sew the beads on my red cabaret costume, 3 or 4 pairs of harem pants are cut and waiting for sewing, finish embroidering and sewing the Kincora banner (which I plan to scotch guard), and then there's more.. I just can't think of it all. Then there's the photo shoot Sunday, which I'm actually excited about. Yay professional pictures!

I'm also planning, performing at or promoting four, yes FOUR, events in March during and after the Renaissance festival. The first is a drum workshop and hafla on March 11 with the band Wogelmut (I usually misspell that.. sorry Micha!). The workshop is going to be "drumming with live musicians" and will cover musical composition and how to drum along with it. The hafla will just be fun!

The second is a day of Bollywod workshops and a show on March 19 with Jaya Vaswani. Jaya is an amazing Bollywood dancer and choreographer, and I'm beyond pleased to be bringing her in to Lake County for a once in a blue moon learning opportunity for my students and other area dancers. I hope that Orlando and Lake County are ready for this!

The third is a performance for a charity showcase put on by Bellydancer Jessica. It will be at a restaurant in Longwood, and I have no idea what I'm dancing to yet. :-)

The fourth, and final, because I can't do anymore, will be a drum circle and hopefully firespinning night on Saturday March 26, because The Adrian Empire will be in Orlando having an Imperial Estates Meeting.

All of this is being organized and planned while The Florida Renaissance Festival is happening. So, I work full time during the week, teach dance on Thursdays, organize, promote and plan these events, possibly dance Friday night at the restaurant, then drive down to David so we can go be performers at a Ren Faire on the weekend.

I'm also in the process of getting certified by Hoopnotica to teach hoop dance, planning to take a Zumba jumpstart gold class, so I can teach Zumba and Zumba Gold, and then taking underwater fish training too. Sleep?? Probably not.