Flamenco Dance Workshop in April 2019!!!!
April 10, 2019
Oh Yessss!!!! Dance Workshop in San Tan Valley – I’m SUPER EXCITED about this!!!! April 27 & 28! Mark your calendars! Please visit: www.JacomeFlamenco.com/calendar for more information!!!! OLE!!
Miguel de Unamuno
September 6, 2013
Throw yourself like a seed.
Shake off this sadness and recover your spirit.
Sluggish you will never see the wheel of fate
that brushes your heel as it turns going by.
~Miguel de Unamuno
Sincerely,
Bridget McBride
August 30, 2013
Sisters we come
from a place in the sea
When the Moon is full
we dance to be free.~Bridget McBride
Sincerely,
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FlaMexico!
August 22, 2013
There are so many inspiring things happening in my life. Tomorrow is yet another grand opportunity to take part in a new show entitled, ‘FlaMexico!’ A savory blend of flamenco music and dance blended with the sweet tones of Mariachi Music. It will be an unforgettable evening!
Sincerely,
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Rumi ~ Dance
July 1, 2013
Love is the dancing cry of the soul, calling the body to worship
Like a shining whirlpool, or a spinning mayfly
So is love among the skies.
I leap across the mountaintops, madly singing the song of all songs
I float through the ether, intoxicated, thrilled
I think only of your love, your calling to me
And I dance the thousand dances of love, all returning to you.
It is not the play of children, nor the detached unity of wise sages
Unreal! Unnecessary!
Where is the beauty?
When I, like a glowing comet, may flash around your sun
Laughing, singing, with the joy of loving you!
Wine makes drunk the mind and body
But it is love which thrills the soul
When I approach you, I feel the mad pounding of love
The singing wonder
The joy which opens blossoms on the trees of the world.
Come to me, and I shall dance with you
In the temples, on the beaches, through the crowded streets
Be you man or woman, plant or animal, slave or free
I shall show you the brilliant crystal fires, shining within
I shall show you the beauty deep within your soul
I shall show the path beyond Heaven.
Only dance, and your illusions will blow in the wind
Dance, and make joyous the love around you
Dance, and your veils which hide the Light
Shall swirl in a heap at your feet.
Rumi
Artwork by Leonid Afrmov
Sincerely,
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Caroline Plummer ~ I Stand
June 24, 2013
I stand
as a mountain,
rooted, unwavering stillness,
in the face of life’s changes.
Changes of mind, body and nature;
periods of light and dark, vivid colour and dull drabness;
I have weathered storms, high wind, cold rain,
and I have been touched by the sun.
I savour these moments of stillness, uplift,
as my arms melt gently off my shoulders,
my neck climbs upwards,
gravity is a mooring place for my feet,
and in between a miraculous thing is happening.
My spine is beginning to breathe,
filling with light and air,
overflowing,
from the vast expanses of my inner self.
I stand.
— Caroline Plummer
Sincerely,
Flamenco in Baton Rouge
June 15, 2013
I’ll be traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana next week for a one week residency to perform and teach. I’m excited at another opportunity to choreograph and meet new people. I seriously cannot wait and I feel extremely blessed.
Sincerely,
Victor Hugo ~ A Little History; A Little Inspiration
June 1, 2013
I was just discussing some topics related to Victor Hugo and thought that I would share some interesting topics regarding the man.The following has been taken from Wikipedia:
Although Hugo’s many talents did not include exceptional musical ability, he nevertheless had a great impact on the music world through the inspiration that his works provided for composers of the 19th and 20th century.
Well over one thousand musical compositions have been inspired by Hugo’s works from the 19th century until the present day.
Hugo’s novels as well as his plays have been a great source of inspiration for musicians, stirring them to create not only opera and ballet but musical theatre such as Notre-Dame de Paris and the ever-popular Les Misérables.
He was born February 26,1802 – May 22, 1885; A French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers. In France, Hugo’s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and Notre-Dame de Paris, 1831 (known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).
To read more please visit Wikipedia
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Shiloh Sophia ~ She Danced
May 20, 2013
she danced
for the love she felt
the love she gave away
and the love she kept
Painting: Shiloh Sophia
she danced to free her spirit
and to free other spirits too
she danced in response to joy
and to process pain
she moved her body like her life depended on it
praying for love to come, for sadness to go
she danced for all the people
who can’t dance for themselves
she also taught others to dance
for justice, for truth, for possibility
for healing the broken-hearted
she danced to break the ties that bind
our women our mothers
to bring awareness and healing
she danced to break open the hearts of
our men our fathers
to bring truth and compassion
to invite friendship and art
into the open spaces that the dance created
she danced to keep the flame of true love burning
she danced when she was too tired to walk
she danced between the worlds
she danced because a celebration calls for dancing
the twirl of skirts the rhythm of feet
the snapping and clapping the exultant inhale and exhale
she danced with lovers she danced with friends
she danced alone too because some nights
we all dance alone and because sometimes
dancing is all that can be done
she danced for the artists and musicians
and scientists and alchemists and midwives
and physicians and housewives and gas stationers
and waitresses and for all who work
too too hard for too too little
she danced for all the creators of invention
and those whose gift is just: To BE.
she danced to dislodge the caught gifts
struggling to get free in each of us,
she danced for the living and for the dead
in birth and in mourning
for peace, beauty and creative expression
she danced our prayers all the way to the Beloved
which isn’t so very far after all…
“shall we dance?”
asked the Creator of Dance itself
they danced until the sun came up
and this time
she didn’t have to lead.
~ Shiloh Sophia
Sincerely,
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Maya Angelou ~ Phenomenal Woman
May 15, 2013
A poem by Maya Angelou
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
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