I do try to leave Nrta behind me. It doesn't work so well so far. I don't want to promote her shows again, but one show with her I published earlier today. Not because I adore her again, it because the main this there is Domingo Ortega. And there are some more flamenco artists from Israel who I appreciate. I don't understand how did she get this luck. Because of the other artists that she will share the stage with them - I decided to publish it will happen. Still I'm not so sure how much will I promote and remind it here later on.
By the way I think of her without my will since yesterday or so, and not for good. There are three open options with her and her obsession with photos and credits. Or that she lied to me, or that she's really stupid, or that one more person had enough from her craziness but still have his reasons to go on working with her.
Until three years ago she told at the classes I took that it's possible to take photos at the end of year shows as long as photographers won't use flash lights. First time that my friend Maya could come to see it after I found out that she could be interested. She came with her husband Yaron. He took some photos, amazing photos if you're asking me. One of those photos is still used at the blog if you roll it down. Me at my bata skirt. Maya was uploading it to Facebook with writing all credits - where and when it happened, she wrote it was end of year show of Neta's studio. She also tagged those who are Facebook friends of her like me and Neta. I tagged others. So Neta could know who made it. At the start it received many good comments, includes comments of Neta herself. It took her some time and she found out who did it only after her assistant thought by mistake that Neta was the one to upload the photos. I've been asked to ask from my "horrible" friends to delete the photos from Facebook. Two of the many reasons were that she didn't receive the credit (yeah, right....), and that she have an agreement with her photographers that every photo of hers needs her approval before publishing. I almost had a fight with Maya because of it. She was sure that I'm getting far from her because of it, and that before mention that she didn't like that Neta asked it through me although she could ask it from Maya without a problem. Maya thought it's childish. I'm not sure that she was wrong about the childish. About the fight - I'm glad that Maya is still one of my best friends. I told Neta that she almost caused a fight. Neta answered with a lot of "sensitivity" that she don't care. Me and my "horrible" made so much against her.
So, after that story I stayed with her two more years. One year was because she had some more things to teach me and I was too confused of looking NOW for a new studio, although there are many others, even just in Tel Aviv. It was a good year. Things got relaxed for a while, I learned many new things, Ilan was with me at two of three classes I took. He walked me home once a week after the second class (both were at the same evening). By the way - although we knew each other before that and we were kinda friends already - that year made us much closer. Now he's also one of my best friends - thanks to this year. But few more things happened with Neta. I wont get into all the saga now. After that I decided that after 7 years at her studio - it's about time to think of another studio. To learn from one more teacher for getting improved by that and for getting far from one thing which cause me pain. But to finish this year first. When it was over - I started at Mijal's studi. Great for me. I learn a lot from Mijal, she's different as a person as well, and Ilan has started a year before at her studio. I still see him there once a week and still learn with him. He's still in both studios. Last year I wasn't sure till last moment if I want to go on at both studios as well or to "cut" Neta at once. After a month I had at Mijal alone and time to think (at Mijal's studio there is no summer vacation, at least not in Tel Aviv - unlike the other studios at Israel) - I decided that I do it like Ilan - a bit of both. But after I got three classes a week at Neta's studio - I made a big cut. I still had three classes a week, only one of them was at Neta's studio. And I still made it with Ilan.
Again - few things got relax, although Ilan walked home with me only once again. And by the way - at those two more years Neta said that if we want a memory from end of year show like a video and photos - we have to pay. She will invite someone to take a video and one photographer of stills. And she doesn't allow us to show it on Facebook, not even our photos. And no, she's NOT gonna pay for it. If we won't pay - we don't have a thing. She lost her mind. I can understand the video part of NOT showing it. Not all of us are professional dancers, it's possible to see all mistakes and not all want this kind of publicity. About photos - what the hell? We paid for it and we can share it if it our photos! I mean - what's the problem of showing photos we're in if it's in a good quality and we paid for it? It didn't disturb her to upload photos from last year at Facebook. After - also in other sites as well. And from last summer. And last summer we've been asked to pay some more cause we didn't sell enough tickets. And the fact she published it was to publish herself. And she didn't think of asking us if we agree for that, only after I demanded her to remove a photo with me that she used this way. And she told me that she will upload a video to YouTube, She won't ask me although I'm there and paid for it - after all the time I was at her studio she thinks I owe her that. She could use my money to publish her. Not all her words. She didn't say that she's using my money to her own good.
Last dramas and the fact she moved the classes that she gives at Tel Aviv to the same days that I'm going to dance at Mijal's studio made my decision to leave her for good much easier.
I won't tell who's the video maker at the last two years cause it isn't relevant. I will tell that the photographer was Eyal Hirsch. I do think it's great cause he have a lot of talent. Just at last summer - no many photos of mine.
So, all the stories with the photos.... It didn't disturb Neta to upload Facebook a photo that Natasha took of hers without giving the credit to the photographer. And telling that all photographers must ask her first and all must give Neta the full credit... She doesn't think it must go both ways. So Eyal did to her a thing that she won't like. Although it isn't Neta at the photo - she will get angry to find it out. Eyal was uploading Facebook a photo few days ago. About the photo he wrote only :flamenco". He didn't write where and when it happened. He didn't mention the connection of taking this photo. And as far as he doesn't know personally the dancer, and the fact she isn't a professional - he didn't say who she is and didn't tag her. So, it's a girl from Neta's studio. The photo has been taken this summer at the end of year show of her studio. I made to tag this woman at Facebook, but not yet a respond. It has over than 50 "likes". As far as she isn't a professional, as far as I try to keep privacy of people that I write about and not professional flamencos (for I could write all without fear) - I did write about her at the past. I have some photos with her at end of year shows. I will upload the photo here because it published already anyway by Eyal at his Facebook profile which open to all, I will upload here to show which photo I was talking about. I won't write her name, not yet. Just because I was writing about her before - I will only tell that she's at Neta's studio. She was there before I did and she still goes on there. This photo by Eyal Hirsch from end year show, summer 2014
By the way I think of her without my will since yesterday or so, and not for good. There are three open options with her and her obsession with photos and credits. Or that she lied to me, or that she's really stupid, or that one more person had enough from her craziness but still have his reasons to go on working with her.
Until three years ago she told at the classes I took that it's possible to take photos at the end of year shows as long as photographers won't use flash lights. First time that my friend Maya could come to see it after I found out that she could be interested. She came with her husband Yaron. He took some photos, amazing photos if you're asking me. One of those photos is still used at the blog if you roll it down. Me at my bata skirt. Maya was uploading it to Facebook with writing all credits - where and when it happened, she wrote it was end of year show of Neta's studio. She also tagged those who are Facebook friends of her like me and Neta. I tagged others. So Neta could know who made it. At the start it received many good comments, includes comments of Neta herself. It took her some time and she found out who did it only after her assistant thought by mistake that Neta was the one to upload the photos. I've been asked to ask from my "horrible" friends to delete the photos from Facebook. Two of the many reasons were that she didn't receive the credit (yeah, right....), and that she have an agreement with her photographers that every photo of hers needs her approval before publishing. I almost had a fight with Maya because of it. She was sure that I'm getting far from her because of it, and that before mention that she didn't like that Neta asked it through me although she could ask it from Maya without a problem. Maya thought it's childish. I'm not sure that she was wrong about the childish. About the fight - I'm glad that Maya is still one of my best friends. I told Neta that she almost caused a fight. Neta answered with a lot of "sensitivity" that she don't care. Me and my "horrible" made so much against her.
So, after that story I stayed with her two more years. One year was because she had some more things to teach me and I was too confused of looking NOW for a new studio, although there are many others, even just in Tel Aviv. It was a good year. Things got relaxed for a while, I learned many new things, Ilan was with me at two of three classes I took. He walked me home once a week after the second class (both were at the same evening). By the way - although we knew each other before that and we were kinda friends already - that year made us much closer. Now he's also one of my best friends - thanks to this year. But few more things happened with Neta. I wont get into all the saga now. After that I decided that after 7 years at her studio - it's about time to think of another studio. To learn from one more teacher for getting improved by that and for getting far from one thing which cause me pain. But to finish this year first. When it was over - I started at Mijal's studi. Great for me. I learn a lot from Mijal, she's different as a person as well, and Ilan has started a year before at her studio. I still see him there once a week and still learn with him. He's still in both studios. Last year I wasn't sure till last moment if I want to go on at both studios as well or to "cut" Neta at once. After a month I had at Mijal alone and time to think (at Mijal's studio there is no summer vacation, at least not in Tel Aviv - unlike the other studios at Israel) - I decided that I do it like Ilan - a bit of both. But after I got three classes a week at Neta's studio - I made a big cut. I still had three classes a week, only one of them was at Neta's studio. And I still made it with Ilan.
Again - few things got relax, although Ilan walked home with me only once again. And by the way - at those two more years Neta said that if we want a memory from end of year show like a video and photos - we have to pay. She will invite someone to take a video and one photographer of stills. And she doesn't allow us to show it on Facebook, not even our photos. And no, she's NOT gonna pay for it. If we won't pay - we don't have a thing. She lost her mind. I can understand the video part of NOT showing it. Not all of us are professional dancers, it's possible to see all mistakes and not all want this kind of publicity. About photos - what the hell? We paid for it and we can share it if it our photos! I mean - what's the problem of showing photos we're in if it's in a good quality and we paid for it? It didn't disturb her to upload photos from last year at Facebook. After - also in other sites as well. And from last summer. And last summer we've been asked to pay some more cause we didn't sell enough tickets. And the fact she published it was to publish herself. And she didn't think of asking us if we agree for that, only after I demanded her to remove a photo with me that she used this way. And she told me that she will upload a video to YouTube, She won't ask me although I'm there and paid for it - after all the time I was at her studio she thinks I owe her that. She could use my money to publish her. Not all her words. She didn't say that she's using my money to her own good.
Last dramas and the fact she moved the classes that she gives at Tel Aviv to the same days that I'm going to dance at Mijal's studio made my decision to leave her for good much easier.
I won't tell who's the video maker at the last two years cause it isn't relevant. I will tell that the photographer was Eyal Hirsch. I do think it's great cause he have a lot of talent. Just at last summer - no many photos of mine.
So, all the stories with the photos.... It didn't disturb Neta to upload Facebook a photo that Natasha took of hers without giving the credit to the photographer. And telling that all photographers must ask her first and all must give Neta the full credit... She doesn't think it must go both ways. So Eyal did to her a thing that she won't like. Although it isn't Neta at the photo - she will get angry to find it out. Eyal was uploading Facebook a photo few days ago. About the photo he wrote only :flamenco". He didn't write where and when it happened. He didn't mention the connection of taking this photo. And as far as he doesn't know personally the dancer, and the fact she isn't a professional - he didn't say who she is and didn't tag her. So, it's a girl from Neta's studio. The photo has been taken this summer at the end of year show of her studio. I made to tag this woman at Facebook, but not yet a respond. It has over than 50 "likes". As far as she isn't a professional, as far as I try to keep privacy of people that I write about and not professional flamencos (for I could write all without fear) - I did write about her at the past. I have some photos with her at end of year shows. I will upload the photo here because it published already anyway by Eyal at his Facebook profile which open to all, I will upload here to show which photo I was talking about. I won't write her name, not yet. Just because I was writing about her before - I will only tell that she's at Neta's studio. She was there before I did and she still goes on there. This photo by Eyal Hirsch from end year show, summer 2014
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