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Wow it is possible to dance with Abanico in a couple dayz!

By Kasandra "La China" July 19, 2011 Congratulations to the Abanico Workshop Attendees!  Most people had never used the fan before, although most were experienced dancers.  Thirty-two eager attendees crammed into Studio B at Hastings…
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Pecho Arriba!

By Michelle Harding April 4, 2011 I’ve noticed something remarkable happens to people when they start studying flamenco.  Shy, quiet people gradually come out of their shells.  They start to talk more, they walk straighter and taller,…
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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…
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Running Away to Spain

Blog #1 from Frankfurt By Andrea Williams February 2010 Momma K is 30 weeks pregnant, so what does Andrea do? She runs away to Spain, por supesta! The following blog is written by our beloved teacher, Andrea Williams, while…
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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…
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Getting an Ole and Working it

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MEZQUITA: Thoughts on Performing Again

La China's Point of View March 8, 2009 I sit at my computer console at 12:37am on a Sunday night thinking soulfully of the week's events leading up to my performance in Pena Buleria's "Mezquita" at the Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver…
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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. …
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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…
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How Flamenco Saved This Doctor’s Life

By Susan Biali, MD April 6, 2008 In my teaching career I have met and taught hundreds, maybe thousands of students.  Susan Biali is one of the students that has made an impression on me over the years.   She is multi-talented person with…