Tuesday, February 4, 2014

First evening with Hugo

There are many stories, happened last night, I'm still on antibiotic and not enough sleeping... I hope that I won't forget a thing and won't sound too weird. 

So I didn't have a ride, missed a bus, I came running while feeling tired and sick. I came on time in a way I could talk. Outside near the door of the studio were Ilan and the dragon tattoo girl. They stopped their practice for talking with me. She came sick as well. They both "washed" me for the way I was dressed. Not warm enough for their eyes. I was running, I came sweating... Ilan said I should go out after classes with one more thing on me for I won't get cold from warm changes. Let go... The dragon tattoo agreed with it and by the way - why didn't I call her for she will take me a ride? And I should come today for a lecture in another city. Fine, now I will go to change. Ilan said that I should and come to practice with them. I pulled my stuff at the balcony. Much more people at the studio than the usual, not all from the studio of Mijal. I signed "hello" to Idit who was there. Before I made anything else - I ran down again. I told Ilan about a girl who I know through workshops and it was hard for me to define her accept her nose. It didn't say a thing to Ilan. Now I told him that she's there. He and the dragon tattoo girl told me that the dragon tattoo girl already showed him who she is. By the way - both of them got scared from the level of the very advanced and said that maybe the best thing is running away before our class will start. After I changed and the other class has finished - some more time to talk. There was a man at the advanced who looked familiar but I couldn't know from where. I asked Ilan who is he. Ilan that it's me who needs to know cause I know everybody. I don't. I know most.... Ayelet wrote who came. I told her that I was talking with Mijal that this month I stay the men's class instead of Wednesdays because of I find it more interesting this way with Hugo. She said that she only write names for Mijal will get the information of who came which class, so it will be seen. No problem. Hadas came after a week she didn't because of health. I had to talk with her. Back to Ilan and the dragon tattoo girl. Should we take our castanets now or later? No one knows. 

The class of Clasico Español has started. Hugo asked all of us to put our castanets aside. We don't start with it. The unknown man got up to the balcony to watch us, takes videos and photos. It started with some hands and body warming. Some movements of Clasico Español. Hugo was talking a lot about the difference between Clasico Español and flamenco. Every movement he showed us how to make it as flamenco, but we shouldn't do it now. It's a Clasico Español class, so we'll do the Clasico Español version of movements. A lot of work on it. I started to feel every muscle at my shoulders. From time to time Hugo was talking a bit in Hebrew. Miguel do the same and it still sounds funny in a good way. 

Now we've been asked to take our castanets. For a start we made a practice on playing on it. Once when Hugo moved between all of us he stopped next to me and said I'm doing well. He fixed others. After that - circles all around while playing the castanets. First "simulation" with Hugo, after that - at couples. The dragon tattoo girl and Ilan were together, I found myself pretty at the end with two more who weren't brave enough to try. I made it alone. Second and third round I made it with another couple who were brave, but.... One gave up in the middle, the other one almost ran me over. When I took took some space she took it with me and I almost finished on the mirror. Less and less girls dared to go on to the end. Twice I made it with Ilan and the dragon tattoo girl. After this practice I whispered Ilan that he that he leaved me to do it with cowards. 

Moving on to dance a bit Clasico Español. The happy one came and sat down, waiting to the men's class. One of the man of Mijal's company who always at this class came and sat with her. The unknown man came down and was sitting with them. The man kept making videos of us, the man from Mijal's company took many photos through his phone, mostly of Hugo. All with flash lights. It was a bit weird, pretty dancing to them. Dancing again and again. Some more men came. Accept the unknown - men who always come to this class. Accept them - many girls. Some were at the very advanced but not only. At the dance itself - a lot of information for one class as it's always with a dancer from Spain who comes for a short time. Once again - stopped for a moment next to me and said something like "yes" while smiling. Ilan had the moment that he looked at me and did the same. He wasn't next to me, so I didn't say a thing. Later on at a water brake I started to sign him. He didn't understand. I came to him and told him NOT to do it like me cause I'm lest handed. A minute or so before end of class he asked Hugo about the side of using the castanets. I felt like a genius when Hugo told him the same thing as I did.

After class I ran up fast to the balcony. I took my castanets back to my flamenco bag, fast going to the loo... I could take my time. Hugo gave few minutes between classes and no one attacked the loo accept me. 

At the men's class there are three men from Mijal's company. Ilan made a practice with two of them. On of them were shouting a lot. When class has started - the shouting guy was tajing a place behind. Many girls, some takes the men's class anyway from their own reasons, some like me - came to this class because of Hugo. Not all from Mijal's studio. THe unknown man said "hello" to me and took his place a bit in the front of me. It started with body's warming. It could be relaxing, but... One of the girls who I never seen her before at this studio (maybe accept at a workshop) came a moment after class has started, touched with intent at the shouting guy. He started to shout on her that she shouldn't do so, accept = what are we doing here? It's boys' class, go away all of you! Hugo was still made a try to go on, show and tell us what to do while everybody laughed from the shouts. At the first water brake - the shouter complained that "they" are about to take down the level.

Legs' work on martinete. A bit of just warming, but in a very high level and fast. One thing was very difficult to me till I hardly made it. The most difficult thing the happy one made well and Hugo told her. 

It didn't take long till we started the martinete. Many steps. While we were dancing the martinete as Hugo showed us - Hugo was sinning to us. Although I'm not crazy for the type of his voice at sinning - he has a bwtter voice than others who calls themselves "singers" and he sing well. The happy one gave up and went away before class was over. It wasn't easy for me - the level, the antibiotic, the fact I probably not in shape any longer of dancing so long without a real brake... I couldn't think of giving up. I was waiting this class, I liked the way Hugo gave it, and I saw it too much as a challenge. I love challenges. 

The class itself finished few minutes before I thought it will. Most went away fast. I went to change and use the loo again. I did it fast but without stress. One of the men of Mijal's company asked me of how am I doing. I guess that he let himself after he saw many times at the studio and Ilan wasn't next to me. I noticed Ilan was still down at the studio and doesn't hurry to change. I went to talk with Hugo. I thanked him for the classes. He thanked me too. I think he was calling me "Adi" by the way...  See you next week? Of course! I went to Ilan. He was talking with Ayelet and the shouter. I asked him if he's about to go. He said he has a bit time till he will go cause they need to take a practice and a video. I went out. It was a bit raining when class was still on

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