Paulette Rees-Denis's Blog, page 73
September 15, 2009
September Caravan Souk Sales
September Souk Sales from Paulette and Gypsy Caravan!
New Tribal bellydancers, this SALE is for you!
Take Paulette and the dancers home with you 
September Souk Special #1
Buy Tribal Vision, the book, for $25.00 Find out what Tribal bellydance is all about! and get either Tribal Technique DVD #1 (regular price $25.00) or DVD#2 ($28.00) for $20.00 plus S&H, a savings of five-seven bucks!
a total of $45.00 plus S&H…
please specify which DVD when you order! What a deal!
September Souk Special...
September 14, 2009
a music kind of weekend…
A bit more inspiration…
How fantastic—I got to indulge in music all weekend. Friday night brought me into our rehearsal, as Jeff (horns), Brett( doumbek and djembe), and myself (frame drum, riqq, doumbek, percussion) were playing for three hours Saturday at a wedding. Although it was in the 90's outside, we played in a park in the shade of a few magnificent redwoods. We started by playing a slow and graceful ayoob to process the bridal party in. The ceremony was short and sweet, and to raise t...
One More Thing- 9/14/09– tips and a clip…
Good Monday to you, and yes, it's time for One More Thing, with your hostess, Paulette!
And I"ve got three items for you on this fine day
(feeling a little like a game show hostess at the moment…)
Behind door number One…
1. an e-newsletter for you to check out, on healthy and green living…
Behind door number Two…
2. a few weeks back I mentioned using baking soda with white vinegar and hot water to clean and unclog your drains, go here to read some baking soda beauty tips…
September 11, 2009
Raquy and the Cavemen are coming back to Portland…
Don't miss this opportunity to study with a master drummer! And she rocks…
All levels — Middle Eastern Rhythms
Doumbek workshop,
Sunday September 27th, 12noon -1:30,
$25.00 at Om Studio, 14 NE 10th off Burnside
Contact Paulette to register dance@gypsycaravan.us
http://www.raquyandthecavemen.com
They play progressive Middle-Eastern Music with the energy of a hard-rock band!
AND
then see them in action! They are touring to support their new CD, Bewitched.
Gypsy Caravan dance with Raquy and the...
Dreaming
Dream on, but bring your dreams to life!
What are you dreaming of doing? What are your wildest dreams? Or maybe it is just a simple dream? Can you manifest it or all of them?
Write it down, expand it, detail it, make it real. Out of your head and into reality. What are you afraid of? Push through it, maybe write your fears down to. Fear of succeeding, fear of failure, fear of someone talking about you, fear of not being liked.
I've had big dreams, and done them. I've had small dreams, and did...
September 9, 2009
Happiness within the dance…
I was reading about joy this morning…Happiness…do we expect something or someone to bring us happiness, or make us happy? I have seen many students who expect the dance to make them happy. On many levels it can, but ultimately doesn't it need to come from within us?
Personal power, inner awareness, outer consciousness, confidence—the dance can help us gain these attributes because it makes us pay attention to ourselves, to our breath, to our bodies. We dance, which means we move body parts...
September 8, 2009
a little business and pleasure…
ok, those of you into the business side of things, must check out Paul Myers…
he's great, since I tend to mix business with pleasure!
and then buy him a beer, and maybe me a glass of syrah!
September 6, 2009
One More Thing- 9/6/09-A waste-free day!
September brings us into another round of One More Thing!
I hope you will join with us this month, and let's stay connected as we tread lightly on the earth, we can dance and move with grace and stay strong with our intentions of taking care of ourselves and the planet! Yes?
OK, Proposal for this week:
A waste-free day!
Take one day this week (at least) , and don't use anything disposable. No lunch bags, water bottles, no grocery bags to throw away. We can do it! Pay attention. Make your lunch...
Longevity and the dance
In a teacher's meeting the other afternoon, my lovely Caravan dancers and studio teachers, Karen and Carol, and I were discussing the longevity of Gypsy Caravan. Karen was saying that it is Gypsy's history, the trueness and longevity of what Gypsy does that is so attractive, that makes dancers want to be a part of this dance. Yes, Gypsy has been around, in it's many incarnations, since 1991. With the ongoing weekly classes, weekend workshops around the globe, the student performing troupes, ...
September 4, 2009
Heroes and Gods
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