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Pregnancy & Flamenco – The Delicate Flower
“YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO.” I heard this sentiment so many times from even those people closest to me whenever I said that I planned to keep dancing throughout my pregnancy. Horror stories were told to me about swelling, not being able to…
Birth Announcement – El Chinito
Last pregnancy blog from me!
By Kasandra “La China”
April 20, 2010
Baby came out before I could blog the last few weeks of pregnancy. Oh well. All I have to say was the final 3 weeks was absolutely horrible because I caught a…
Pregnant Again
Almost 23 weeks, past halfway mark, second trimester!
By Kasandra “La China”
December 28, 2009
Everybody's sleeping except me. Again. I'm always waking up around 3 or 4am these dayz.
I am already more than halfway through…
Flamenco Life after Baby
Thoughts about the last couple of months
By Kasandra “La China”
July 22, 2008
4:48am At Home
Everybody is sleeping except me...
What can I say? My blog productivity is way down because I don't know where my spare time has gone. …
Pregnancy & Flamenco – Part 4
Thoughts about the third trimester - Months #7 to #8
Still dancing, still teaching!
By Kasandra “La China”
April 9, 2008
Well, I'm at home in Vancouver, BC again and have been teaching my regular 9 classes a week. Usually I teach…
Pregnancy & Flamenco – Part 3
Thoughts about Months #6 to #7
Getting bigger, still dancing!
Written by Kasandra from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
March 6, 2008
Last summer, I signed up for a couple of dance workshops at the Festival de Jerez. The Festival de Jerez…
Pregnancy & Flamenco – Part 2
Thoughts about Months #5 to #6
Todavia no hay problema!
Written by Kasandra La China from HOME, Vancouver, BC
February 1, 2008
If you are a dancer considering having a baby or if you are pregnant wondering if you should do flamenco,…
Pregnancy & Flamenco – Part 1
Thoughts from Months #1 to #4
No sweat!
Written by Kasandra La China from Maui, Hawaii
January 9, 2008
At the time of this blog, I am approaching 20 weeks of pregnancy, which is the halfway mark to having a baby. At this point, I'd…
Finding Balance: Being a New Mom doesn’t mean you can’t do Flamenco!
By Monica Perez-Laurin
November 23, 2007
This blog is by Monica, aka La Monica or La Gimpa. She responded to my first flamenco dance poster posted at Coquitlam Spa Lady and she was in my first inaugural flamenco class ever, taught in a…