I had good yesterday evening.Taught a workshop in Louth.The ladies had seen me dance at the restaurant and asked me to come and teach them.They wanted wings-I pointed out how much space they take up so we did a little taster for the last half hour in relays. The rest of the workshop was basic techniques needed to make your dancing look nice-things you need for dancing anyway and if you've not got them the wings look awful.
 So I hammered home about isolations,posture, arms, standing in a nice shapes (yes, those of you who come to my classes, all the usual stuff I witter on about) and how the same move can have a different feel and look depending on the context of the music (I might develop that and offer it as a workshop sometime-changing the look of a move to make it classical,shaabi, folkloric,happy ,sad, sassy etc-be interesting. I like stuff on interpretation and not a lot of people do that-I mean everybody has a shimmy workshop and a combo workshop etc etc)
Anyway the magic of great posture had its effect and because we had mirrors everyone could see themselves transformed which is so inspiring.I wish all the rooms I teach in had mirrors.I may have to do something about it.
So all in all ,a success they enjoyed it and want me to go back sometime-and I enjoyed teaching them.I do get a lot out of teaching ,workshops particularly.

I tried out the new wings they are gorgeous- with being leopared print on one side and gold on the other the effect is stunning!.They are heavy and take some wafting but they move wonderfully-these are the ones for me.I picked an ordinary pair to demonstrate the different look or different wings and it was like wafting nowt. I am on the look out for a leopard print costume and then I can definately feel a performance piece coming on-better listen out for some suitable music

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