Monday, July 14, 2014

Weekly classes - under attack

Monday

What a shame! I went to sleep a bit before the class. I know that I have some sleeping problems, so I made a back up for the waking. No alarm and no back up.... I woke up by mistake few minutes after class meant to start. I still received a ride. Ayelet replaced Mijal in teaching. It probably started in the very correct time.... Only three people this class - Ilan (hell, why didn't he call me?), the "ballerina" and Moran. I changed fast. They still  made some warming. I made it to end of body's warming. Water brake. I told Ilan that I couldn't wake from the siesta. He had a weird respond like it's funny. It was over fast. 

Working on the castanets. Oh, it's still at my bag - at the balcony. I ran up to take my castanets. They have been waiting for me. We made some drills that Mijal was teaching till now. One of drills - none of us remembered well, so we gave up on it. Castanets down.

Legs' warming. A lot of it. Some of it Mijal was teaching before, some were stuff of Ayelet. Some of things gave me a challenge, a bit because it was difficult, some because I was sill a bit sleepy and didn't make all warming before. It didn't disturb Ayelet to notice me and about most to say that I do well. About one thing or two she stood next to me for showing me the right way to do it. 

The friend of the happy one came. We started to work on the buleria. Most of it was fixing little things. We danced all at once only once or twice. 

After class Ilan was talking with Ayelet. I took a pay check that I meant to give Mijal for this month's classes. I asked Ayelet if to put it on Mijal's desk and if she will take it tomorrow or if it's better to give it through her. Ayelet told me that Mijal won't be all week, so it depand on me if I want to give it now or to wait for Mijal to return. Ilan said that he can take it instead. I told him the reasons it won't help him. He said that he can use the money too fast. I said that he will take it for castanets. He said it could. 

I stayed a little longer. I was talking a bit with Ilan. I asked him if really a day after all group meet before class for a practice. He said that yes, but I must get up from siesta for it. We didn't have much time to talk. 

Tuesday

I woke up as needed. My dad called. I still at slumber. For two months or so at the south there was a start of a war. My dad said that now for sure it's possible to feel a war and tonight will be rockets over Tel Aviv. My mother was looking for my sisters and they want three of us and my niece to sleep at their house. Great. I had a long bad day without it. Stress. I know it's disgusting - many times when I feel a lot of stress I start to throw up. I didn't have anything yet to throw up, but a moment after finishing this conversation I threw up. Pains at my throat because of it. I didn't have anything against. I made a try to relax and start to wake up for real. An alarm. Yep. The war has came to Tel Aviv. After few minutes and hearing some bomb sounds (a defence from the rockets which worked well) - I called Ilan to ask him if he knows if there are classes as usual. He said that he think that yes, he didn't hear the alarm and all is still fine. So, like a mad person - I took my dog and left him at he house of my parents. I left him there for my parents will look up for him for a while. I ran for the studio. 

Neta was shocked I'm already there. There was a little party. I didn't ask what for. She asked me how come that I'm already there. I said that the group was talking about meeting before class for a practice. She said we're champions. I guess it wasn't really this way. The snobbish woman couldn't practice with us because she also takes the class before. I came first this time. Ilan was on his way. When he finally came, changed and only taking on his dancing shoes - Neta asked him to buy her a cup of coffee. I made a try to practice alone. Damn it's hard! I still didn't try to change my t-shirt and jeans for a dress, still was wearing my daily heels' shoes... And talking with my sisters by this time at the phone... it took Ilan some time to come back. We started to practice together. I finished with the phone calls, Ilan closed the door of the studio and made me practice. Easier this way. I made a try to tell him it's difficult for me to sing this time. He didn't want to listen. Just dance and don't apology. The husband of the fat woman came and was sitting there. He took some distance from us. I guess that the presence of Ilan disturbed him to stay close and look. Better this way... After some practice - the non clean one came. Ilan said something for she didn't come till this moment. We made a practice three of us together. A bit before our class meant to start - I went to change for my flamenco dress and shoes. I went to the loo for I won't need at class. The bata girl came only then and made a try to get in. She was pissed on something and looked like she try to pull it up on me. I returned for the practice a moment before our class started.

The party was that the friend of the assistant is about to leave, at least for now. She won;t be from now till end of year. There was still some wine. She and the assistant went away cause the assistant didn't feel well and her friend comes with her. We drank a bit before start dancing. So, not all there. My friend and the Russian girl abroad. 

All the part we're dancing together. Although my throat was painful and I still has end of a cold without the stress - I decided that I need to show all of them that I sing. Mostly Neta and me were sinning. Someone else joined us a bit from time to time. I think it was the non clean one.

Solos. I made a try to notice the jaleo. Do me jaleo all the time? Do me a favour - not to me and hardly to others. Only a bit. I made it, but... Ilan wasn't on his best and asked for a little more time. Others. He still wasn't on his best. Neta reminded that they are getting close to 50. Ilan was drinking some more from the wine. He's still younger than her, she still only getting close to.. Oh, I didn't forget to mention that this Sunday was her birthday... ! 

Second round. Neta said we'll do a little drill this time. Instead of dancing - we'll only mark it and fool around. She showed us what does she mean. It was nice. The bata girl has been asked to try first. It made her something good and she was great. I was second. I was a bit embarrassed so I smiled by the way. I made something a bit crazy. Although I let myself fool around - no matter it was only a drill - the reason for my smile changed. I noticed and saw the respond of the others. Still not much jaleo, but they smiled and looked amazed. It looked like they love what I made. My embarrassed smile became a smile of pure joy and relaxing. When I finished all said I was better than ever, finally I smiled and made an eye contact. A smile, ha? the non clean one made it well, but... I wasn't crazy for that. Ilan didn't to do this drill. Neta made him and at the end they made it together. The snobbish woman.. She proably didn't understand what's going on. She still made it in a way it looked like she thinks too much and it looked so ordinary. Neta asked her to start again. She started again and said that she's fooling around. At the second round Neta didn't stop her but asked her again and again to fool around and not to make what she suppose to. Again and again the snobbish woman said that she's fooling around. It's good that she said so, I don't think anyone could notice that she does.

Taking the castanets.  Dancing the siguiryia. We danced twice or so,  all till the solos part. Few fixings. And the solos. My friend is first, I'm right after her. Because she wasn't there and it was a day like this - I needed the others to "wake me up" for I will do my part. Neta made a try to remind me my part, but I remembered it better. I have the video and I could watch it. She didn't like that I said it suppose to be something like. She asked me to bring my camera for we'll look at the video. I went to the dressing room but said that I think I remember without it. Neta asked me to show my part. I made it. She said it looks like that I made it well cause it was correct on the beat. twice more for the practice. And others. They needed Neta to remind them. The non clean one and the snobbish woman didn't want to see their videos, probably because I didn't need mine and they were afraid to look bad. Ilan said that he have his. He wanted to see through his smartphone and getting into internet. Neta didn't let him. She showed him his part. 

End of class. The snobbish woman probably thought that if my friend isn't there - I need to give her a ride home. She asked me if I'm walking home. I said that I do. She went away without saying goodbye. I went out with Ilan, but instead of walking home with me like he did before my friend started to give him rides - he went to meet another friend of him. I went to take my dog back. Took him for a walk and stayed to sleep at my house. 

Wednesday

I went to the studio of Mijal as usual like nothing happened. I was a bit stressed cause this time my dad didn't accept to look for my dog while I'm dancing. But he gave me rifr to the studio. Only Ayelet, Moran and the nice one were there. Ayelet said that she thinks that this time we won't be many. One of the kids came. Ayelet told her that last time that was a war she wasn't there, so she better know where is the shelter and what are we gonna do if will be an alarm. Hey, does it looks like I'm that long at this studio? It was new to me as well! The man from Mijal's company came. A conversation has started if we'll have enough time to get to the shelter or there is a better place to hide from the rockets.  Few more came, some after the class has started. Most of people at this class came. 

The guitar player came when we started our warming. it took him some time to join us with the music. Even then - he was busy with his phone when we dared to stop for water, it took him some time to leave his phone when we returned to practice. I noticed after a while that he has there chess that he was playing with instead of the guitar.

We made a practice on pats of the sole. I was tired and some of things became harder for me. And dancing all. I mean - almost all. The end.... We hardly remembered it. Accept Moran. Moran remind all what is the end. Ayelet said that she wasn't there when we learned it and only that day Moran was teaching her. After a little try Ayelet said that it will be better to wait with this part for Mijal to return. Again - the guitar player didn't try to play much. 

For the next class came only three when I was still there. No rocket over Tel Aviv all the time I was at the studio

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