Please bare with me while I try to find out what this blog is about. My life is changing so quickly that I can’t keep up with myself. In the last few months, I published my book, “DOORWAY TO ECSTASY: A Dancer’s Initiation” and set up this blog to give it a web presence and launch it out to the world. That was in November and my intention was to publicise my book and share my life in dance. By the time the blog was set up and I began to post it, it was Christmas time and I had to organize the performance workshops for my two dance troupes. Beginning January 2nd I needed to finish choreographing four dances for each troupe, design the costumes, and begin teaching. In mid March we would debut two completely new shows at Rakkasah, the biggest bellydance festival in the world.
A few weeeks later Richard, my husband, was offered a job teaching Tai Chi on a 60 day around-the-world cruise, beginning February 28. We had less than six weeks to get out of our life at home and fly to Hong Kong to board the ship.
The book was on hold, though I designed an announcement and wrote and sent press releases to local publications. The rehearsals and performance preparation could not be on hold. I pushed the troupes with double the classes and rehearsals so they would know the show before I left. Then I had to find a rehearsal master who could guide and inspire them, then take them to the performance.
I found teachers for my regular classes, arranged for my sister to stay in my house and take care of LingLing, treasured kitty, and manage the studio. Richard and I worked nonstop for 6 weeks to take care of stuff that wouldn’t wait for our return.
So here we are, 5 days into the cruise, and I don’t know what my blog is about now. The title is Inner Rhythm Dance and the intention states that it will be about dancing, teaching, choreographing, directing, writing and living dance. But all that seems to be on hold. I promised people I would continue the blog. Dancers wanted to hear about the dancing I saw around the world; others wanted to hear where we go and what we do and see. I want to catch up with myself and slow down enough to feel this suddenly wild non-stop whirlwind I’m on. Stay tuned.
