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A cocktail of personality traits hard to digest for some but ultimately soothing for those who can. I observe, enjoy, travel, interact, photograph, dance, contemplate, write and love my way through this life's countless occurrences. This blog is a way to share with the world and its people some of the treasures they give me every day.
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Recently Written
- 6th Prague Zouk Congress, March 25-30, 2015: Perfection Again!
- Spring First ZOUK Weekend by We Love Zouk Madrid, March 20-22, 2015: Keep it Going!
- Dutch International Zouk Congress, October 23-27, 2014: Where the Party’s at :).
- Delhi Workshops at the VOW – Waiting for More!
- Thank God for Dance in Delhi! November 30 – December 6, 2014. I’ll be back!
- 4th Middle East Zouk & Kizomba Festival, November 20-23, 2014: Zouk ME, Baby, One More Time!
- Dresden Zouk Family Meeting October 3-5, 2014: Lovely Way to Mark Another Decade
- Summer Madness Saga Part 3: Sensual Summer Festival Berlin, August 1-4, 2014. Aka ‘Party Till You Drop’.
- Summer Madness Saga Part 2: Zouk Devils and Friends Weekend in Mataro, July 24-27, 2014. Aka ‘The Mataro Effect’.
- Summer Madness Saga Part 1: ZNL Weekend in Amsterdam, July 18-20, 2014. Aka ‘The Weekend of Epic Stories, Not All of Which Can Be Told’.
- Moscow Zouk, Salsa, Samba, Kizomba Congress. June 27-29, 2014
- Carioca Brazilian International Dance Congress in St. Petersburg, June 12-16, 2014.
- 6th Dresden Zouk Family Meeting, May 23-25, 2014.
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Tag Archives: dance
Addiction
No one is ever truly ready to face that diagnosis… It seems like nothing is wrong, life goes on as it should, and maybe you even manage your daily job and other tasks without a problem – but you are … Continue reading
Masterclass – learning to fail
On Friday September 2nd I began Kwok’s Masterclass before I even got to the venue. For starters, once I arrived to the metro station, I went the wrong general direction, although my inner GPS insisted on going the other way. … Continue reading
Posted in Zouk (neo-zouk, lambazouk)
Tagged be a great dancer, dance, dance better, Kwok, KwokOne, success, Zouk
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Dance-floor truth rant
Well here you go – since I’ve decided to quit party-going, I’m gonna speak up about everything that I personally find annoying (wherever in the world it happens). 1. Playing favorites You have friends, I get it. And maybe you … Continue reading
Posted in Salsa Cubana, Salsa LA, Technique, Zouk (neo-zouk, lambazouk)
Tagged dance, manners, Salsa, technique, Zouk
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The more I dance – the worse I get…
I seem to go against many rules of nature in many ways, so this one may be yet another one of the cases: the more I dance, the worse it gets. Some of my dear dancing ‘fans’ may humbly disagree, … Continue reading
Posted in Salsa LA, Zouk (neo-zouk, lambazouk)
Tagged dance, self-assessment, technique, training
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The rhythm of my life
September 2010… The first Argentinean tango lesson after a year’s break is behind me. Probably one of the technically most challenging dances, tango is full of grace, passion, burns you a great deal of calories (even if it may not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bachata, Cha cha cha, dance, dancing, Salsa, Tango, Zouk
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