shanmonster: (Dance Monkey Dance!)
I moved to Ontario to dance, and the opportunities are pouring in.

In the past couple of days, I've had requests to teach at a seniors' centre, dance at a Turkish restaurant, and perform at a fetish show. That's pretty darned disparate, if you ask me. I wouldn't mind teaching a seniors' class. I think it could be pretty interesting. I'm not overly keen on dancing at restaurants. I generally find it verging on tacky. But it's regular money and regular performance, which would certainly increase my exposure. And as for dancing at the fetish show, well, I think they'd probably be happy if I even just dressed up and wiggled. We shall see, though. This might be exactly the venue to do another attempt at "Candle" by Skinny Puppy, at least. Let's see if I can get it working the way I want to, this time around.

Now, this is all well and good, but it's not really helping with my own dance training. So I'm toying over the idea of going to a Princess Farhana workshop this summer. But I'm still waiting to hear back about the difficulty level of the workshop. I don't want to get caught up in another newbie workshop like I did with Jillina. And although Princess Farhana is deliciously awesome, would I be better off just buying her DVDs and working from those? Probably. It's not like much one-on-one attention is granted at workshops, after all.

I will, however, be studying in March with Zoe Jakes, Khafif (again!), and Freyja (who I'm afraid I know little about). And maybe, just maybe, also with Kami Liddle in the summer, too. She has a workshop coming up shortly in Oshawa, but I don't think I can get the money/transportation. Sigh....

Okay, now that I have myself all dancey in the brain, I think I'll go do some practice for a while before I skedaddle to teach my Friday beginners' class. Maybe I'll try a new DVD out. Or maybe I'll do some Suhaila drills. Or maybe I'll do both....

Workshops

Date: 2007-01-26 06:54 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] doyce.livejournal.com
Attending a workshop could generate students for you.

Re: Workshops

Date: 2007-01-26 09:27 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I haven't found that. However, doing performances garners me students.

Teaching workshops, though. Now, there's another story. I hope to teach some floorwork workshops in the not-too-distant future.

Date: 2007-01-26 06:59 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] sihaya09.livejournal.com
Mmm, Zoe. I saw her perform this past weekend-- some of the stuff she's working on for The Indigo's new touring show is unbelievably breathtaking.

Date: 2007-01-26 09:27 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I can't wait to see!

Date: 2007-01-26 07:56 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] sidruid.livejournal.com
Hey, so i haven't commented in a while, but i've been happy to see you doing so well in dance. My only comment would be that it sounds like you are reaching a level where you may want to pick and choose your performances. The last thing you want is to be selected for a bigger part and someone waves a video of you at a more dubious fetish show. They won't take the tiara away for chicken dance, but just be careful about how these performances will look down the road. Are they the performances of someone just starting out (which is fine) or performances that raise an eyebrow?

Date: 2007-01-26 09:26 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I'm not too worried about the fet event. The fetish venue is downstairs at a multi-level club. The performance level is upstairs on the regular dance floor. Soooo, I'm sure a few of the fet crowd will be up to watch, but I'll be doing my performances well away from all the spankings and floggings. Any subsequent video footage would be perfectly family-friendly. I've attended shows at this venue before....

Date: 2007-01-27 04:24 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] uber-wench.livejournal.com
Eeee! I'm going to that same workshop! It will be good to see you again! Danielle and I are performing in the show, too.

Date: 2007-01-30 12:50 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] uber-wench.livejournal.com
Also, the lady who fitted me for my glasses at Vogue Optical is Princess Farhana's sister-in-law. Small world!

Date: 2007-01-30 02:24 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
Whoa. That's weird!

You're going to be at Tribally Yours? That's awesome! What is the name of your dance troupe? I didn't see your names on the roster....

Farhana workshop?

Date: 2007-01-30 04:03 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)
Hi,
Did you mean your are doing the Princess Farhana workshop in Chatham? I don't believe I have you registered yet for either the workshop or performing. Would love to have you, register early and let me know for sure about performing, need bios and photos too! thanks a million
susu

Re: Farhana workshop?

Date: 2007-01-30 04:07 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I'm afraid I'm going to have to skip this one. I have so little money to spend, that I have to make sure the workshops are covering exactly the topics I'm interested in. So, no, I will not be making it to Chatham.

Thank you for considering me for your show, though! I really appreciate it! Good luck with the workshop!

Re: Farhana workshop?

Date: 2007-01-30 06:03 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)
Too bad. However, thanks for being a doll and posting the link. Ciao bella!
susu

Re: Farhana workshop?

Date: 2007-01-30 06:15 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
You're welcome!

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