Learn to tango

big workshop this weekend, can’t go, scheduled to work, grumble grumble

Went to the festival this weekend. I daresay I’m getting somewhat better even just by going to milongas!

However, I do seriously need some lessons. I’m not yet competent, and I must reach competency before I’ll allow myself to quit.

Missed a milonga last night. I was just so exhausted. It was better to stay and home and recuperate.

I went to a Milonga and signed up for the anniversary workshop. I’m going to be able to go to any and all Milongas for a month since I’m not bellydancing due to Ramadan. So yay, even though I may not be able to get to classes at least I can practice.

It’s very irksome that all of these followers who were well behind me before have now surpassed me. Grrrrr. Must get competent!! I don’t have to be great. Competent would be good.

It has been absolutely ages since I’ve been to class. I simply forget! No, really!!

I’m going to try to write notes to myself this week.

The workshop produced interesting results. It seems everyone from my area assumed I was from out of town and had been dancing for years, since I’m so new at it they’ve never seen me before. I never danced open embrace before, so that WAS new, and lots of folks were criticising me heavily, people from Ann Arbor!

However, the nice part was, when they figured out I was from here, they were suddenly impressed, saying, WELL, I hadn’t realized you started in March! In that case you’re doing an excellent job!

I signed up for a workshop next weekend. I’m so excited!! However, the fly in the ointment is that I will be working on Wed. evenings starting next week, so I’ll no longer be able to continue taking classes. I will have to try to make up for it by going to Friday classes with Yelena until I am good enough for Advanced class.

Phooey. But this goal suddenly conflicted with my other goals. I hope I learn a lot at the workshop.

It was a reward for getting out of my storage unit. However, I’m going to miss class tonight since I picked up a bellydance gig. Dangit.

Oh, so THAT’s what that guy was doing sticking his legs between mine at that milonga a month ago!!! Shoot.

Ooh, learned cruzada and ocho cortada and finally can milonga a bit. That’s progress!