First class for the new year

It was a bit hard, but mostly cause I didn't dance in the summer vacation. No, writing a flamenco blog and watching a show doesn't make it any easier. Still - it mostly made me remember how much I missed it. When I got there - it was near the end of the class of medium level. They were sitting and had their time to choose a palo to this year. Neta brought a stand with some of her clothes for sell. Some new stuff too that I haven't seen yet. Th daughter of the snobbish woman was sitting and looking. Some of the medium level class made me surprise cause they are the same people, maybe even a little less. Some I thought that they wish to get higher (and I think they can) and I was sure I'll learn with them this year. One of them was the man. And no much space on the benches, so I went to change in the ladies room. I came with the pink skirt with dots that I bought from Raqulita last April. I didn't wear it enough and it's about time to use it more. Later on came the quiet kid - just when the medium level class was over. And then - my friend too. I received some complements on my skirt from the assistant of Neta while my friend check a new beautiful skirt of Neta. The assistant thought mine is new. Haha. I made a try to talk with my friend cause I didn't do it enough in the vacation. It took some time till Neta made it till we'll start the class. A hands warming. I got some fixing about some little things, but I got relaxed. A new class, new year, flamenco, some faces that I know and some I do like, some people that I don't are gone.... Then came a new girl who wasn't sure if she got the right place. She did. A girl "Made in Spain" who moved to Israel recently. Go figure... She came with a couple who asked to sit and watch. They did most of time (accept few minutes that they got out). Still warming. I hardy feel the air conditioner and I came by foot this time. It was a hell of a warming... I started to feel the sweat on my face. And making some circles by walking from side to side. It makes some dizzy (or just to feel after two cups of whiskey). Not much after when we stopped it and moved to legs' warming - I found myself almost on the wall in the side and hardly have a place to dance although we were only few. This time Neta noticed it pretty fast with no need to any of my words (one more surprise after last year). She asked me if I have a space. I said that not really. She said that I have all the studio and should move over. So, all did and we're back to the middle of the studio. And more work. One step we made to do one by one while others do palmas. The daughter was first. The Spanish was one before last and was nervous. It was hard for her and she hardly made. She did some of the time with Neta. Still was hard. All the class was hard for her and now when she needed to do it alone when we all watch her... Well, we all understood her. After all - a new studio, new faces - everyone could get into this and not function. And her case - not all all time we were talking in Spanish and the Hebrew is new to her as well. My friend made a little brake cause after vacation - it was a painful return to her. We had a very long warming this time. And time to choose our palo. I was sure we'll do a siguiryia cause we were talking about it in the studio in the last week of last year. Till choosing - talking with the couple who came with the Spanish girl. The girl from the couple is one of the sisters of the Spanish girl. This sister lives in Israel for 4 years now, they have one more sister who lives her for 10 year and the young one who came to dance - came recently to live here too. And time to choose. Neta said that she have two options for us. I got ready to the siguiryia. Neta was putting some music. It didn't sound like siguiryia - too happy. The Spanish girl got the palo fast and made some palmas. It was alegria. Neta said it will be alegria with a shawl or a siguiryia. She showed us a bit an alegria while telling us that we don't need it. We didn't hear or see the siguiryia yet and all the others said that they want the alegria. I was the only one who still wanted a siguiryia. Ok, I didn't dace with a shawl for a long time and it could be useful to get back to it, but... One more alegria? I danced it quite a lot and after all this year - I didn't dance even one siguiryia (and I really should). Neta had a shawl, but none of us didn't have there in the studio. We started to work on legs and Neta showed us what to do this time with the hands/shawl. The kido made a try on it as well. And a video to remember for next week. The class still not closed with girls. I still don't know how did the Spanish girl took it, and the daughter think if to stay in this class or to make a bata class, and the nice one will start only next week