Showing posts with label פייסבוק. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Monday, August 27, 2018
Adrian choosed it
Some photos that I took at a show
of Adrian Santana and Mijal Natan.
Tel Aviv, August 2018
Adrian choosed to put those photos
at his Facebook business page
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Summer party at the studio of Mijal Natan
Most of flamenco studios at Israel start the year at September, near to the start of the Jewish year. Most of flamenco studios at Israel has end of year shows at June or July and go out for summer vacation. At the last few years I learn at the studio of Mijal Natan, a studio that became my flamenco home with time (with Suzanne Dellal, the place where I watch most of flamenco shows). The studio of Mijal works a little different than the other studios. At the studio of Mijal there are no summer vacations. The only vacations that the students have are those the students takes for their owns or nights that Compas Company (the flamenco group of Mijal Natan) has shows. At the past, before I started at this studio were some end of year shows, but Mijal decided it doesn't fit. She wants to teach instead of telling the students where do they have to stand on stage. There for since I started at this studio has been few "open classes", almost ordinary classes that the biggest difference that we could bring our families to see us. And one party for the studio students and families at the studio itself. Now we had a party with non official show at the studio. So, it went this way:
All of us could invite few people for a show that doesn't cost them money. At noon. All of the students needed to come early with something to eat or drink. I brought some chocolates (how typical) and some cups. We needed to help organize the chairs for the guests sit. I had four official guests: my sister and her daughter, my friend Maya and her husband. Ilan learn at the same studio even longer time that I am, but recently he can't come to the studio. He's a pro dancer and soon he will take a part at a production of the Israeli opera. And he still have a day job that recently he needs to be there for a longer time. He probably will be back after that opera production. He was a a gust of the studio, but it wasn't enough for me. I asked him to come even before. All came. Sadly my sister and her daughter couldn't stay till the end (my niece didn't feel well or something like that). Ilan came at the last moment. My friend Maya and her husband came when Mijal started to tell the guests what will gonna happen at the show and why do we do it this way. At fin la fiesta Maya and her husband needed to go. They stayed one more moment for photo.
I came even earlier than needed. I had on mind like coming for a class and be sure that I come relaxed on time, so it came out too early. I saw the end of a rehearsal of the company. At the start I was watching. After few more came - I changed to my flamenco dress and shoes. I went to help with the chairs. Although I take over than one class a week - I wasn't sure how much would I dance. I knew that I will have for sure a caña that we finished recently. We have some new stuff that we only started recently, improvisation over martinete and a new dance with castanets - a palo that I didn't know before and I still not sure that I call it correct. I still brought my castanets just in case. Mijal said that we are about to have the show by the list, but maybe will be some changes. What list????? I didn't have any! One of the girls sent me the list at WhatsApp, Ayelet gave me the list at her hand's write for I will take a photo of it with my phone. Mijal said that the caña that I knew that I'm about to have will be third instead of a colombiana. I took this list up to the second floor, my stuff were there. I was looking for a place with a good light for the photo. It was on another chair. At the moment that I finished it and anted to take back the things - came behind me a grown up woman who was angry that she can't get into the place with this chair. I said that she doesn't have to be angry. She found out who am I and started to call my name. Only then I understood who she is. I won't say her name, but she's a flamenco teacher from another city. Between her studio and Mijal's studio there is some collaboration. She's a Facebook friend, but it's something like first time that I see her live. Now Enough for me to figure out that I don't like her. She wanted a program. I said that we have a list, but it's for the dancers. She wanted to know when is the colombiana. It meant to be third, but it changed, don't know. I came down and told Mijal that the other teacher is there and want to know when is the colombiana. They talked. I started to be busy with my guests. One of the girls asked me to take videos of her dances that she have without me. She gave me her camera for it.
Our show has started a little late. At the end it worked out well for half of my guests. At the studio there are also shows of the company in a tablao style from time to time. We used the lights of those shows. I was running between the floors. So the colombiana stayed a third dance. Gurau from Compas Company was teaching it at the studio of the other teacher's studio. Thenwas the caña. One of the girls who meant to dance with us couldn't come. Moran from the company learned this dance but wasn't suppose to dance it at the show took the place of the other girl. And Moran is pregnant, almost at the end of it. The caña itself - there was a moment that I made a mistake but moved on like nothing happened. This dance including two circles in a row that I used to do in front of a mirror till this week. For me it's my favorite circle which is very easy for me. Last class of the caña was first time that I tried it without a mirror. I lost the focus and it became harder. I wasn't sure how would I do it on show. Luckily I was too afraid to mess it up and found the way to think like I do it in a front of a mirror. That moment went smooth. Maya and her husband sat on the second floor to watch. Maya took those photos with her fone at the caña:
All of us could invite few people for a show that doesn't cost them money. At noon. All of the students needed to come early with something to eat or drink. I brought some chocolates (how typical) and some cups. We needed to help organize the chairs for the guests sit. I had four official guests: my sister and her daughter, my friend Maya and her husband. Ilan learn at the same studio even longer time that I am, but recently he can't come to the studio. He's a pro dancer and soon he will take a part at a production of the Israeli opera. And he still have a day job that recently he needs to be there for a longer time. He probably will be back after that opera production. He was a a gust of the studio, but it wasn't enough for me. I asked him to come even before. All came. Sadly my sister and her daughter couldn't stay till the end (my niece didn't feel well or something like that). Ilan came at the last moment. My friend Maya and her husband came when Mijal started to tell the guests what will gonna happen at the show and why do we do it this way. At fin la fiesta Maya and her husband needed to go. They stayed one more moment for photo.
I came even earlier than needed. I had on mind like coming for a class and be sure that I come relaxed on time, so it came out too early. I saw the end of a rehearsal of the company. At the start I was watching. After few more came - I changed to my flamenco dress and shoes. I went to help with the chairs. Although I take over than one class a week - I wasn't sure how much would I dance. I knew that I will have for sure a caña that we finished recently. We have some new stuff that we only started recently, improvisation over martinete and a new dance with castanets - a palo that I didn't know before and I still not sure that I call it correct. I still brought my castanets just in case. Mijal said that we are about to have the show by the list, but maybe will be some changes. What list????? I didn't have any! One of the girls sent me the list at WhatsApp, Ayelet gave me the list at her hand's write for I will take a photo of it with my phone. Mijal said that the caña that I knew that I'm about to have will be third instead of a colombiana. I took this list up to the second floor, my stuff were there. I was looking for a place with a good light for the photo. It was on another chair. At the moment that I finished it and anted to take back the things - came behind me a grown up woman who was angry that she can't get into the place with this chair. I said that she doesn't have to be angry. She found out who am I and started to call my name. Only then I understood who she is. I won't say her name, but she's a flamenco teacher from another city. Between her studio and Mijal's studio there is some collaboration. She's a Facebook friend, but it's something like first time that I see her live. Now Enough for me to figure out that I don't like her. She wanted a program. I said that we have a list, but it's for the dancers. She wanted to know when is the colombiana. It meant to be third, but it changed, don't know. I came down and told Mijal that the other teacher is there and want to know when is the colombiana. They talked. I started to be busy with my guests. One of the girls asked me to take videos of her dances that she have without me. She gave me her camera for it.
Our show has started a little late. At the end it worked out well for half of my guests. At the studio there are also shows of the company in a tablao style from time to time. We used the lights of those shows. I was running between the floors. So the colombiana stayed a third dance. Gurau from Compas Company was teaching it at the studio of the other teacher's studio. Thenwas the caña. One of the girls who meant to dance with us couldn't come. Moran from the company learned this dance but wasn't suppose to dance it at the show took the place of the other girl. And Moran is pregnant, almost at the end of it. The caña itself - there was a moment that I made a mistake but moved on like nothing happened. This dance including two circles in a row that I used to do in front of a mirror till this week. For me it's my favorite circle which is very easy for me. Last class of the caña was first time that I tried it without a mirror. I lost the focus and it became harder. I wasn't sure how would I do it on show. Luckily I was too afraid to mess it up and found the way to think like I do it in a front of a mirror. That moment went smooth. Maya and her husband sat on the second floor to watch. Maya took those photos with her fone at the caña:
Two more dances. I was busy to look for my stuff. The other teacher and her students moved it the floor and one even sat on it. It was difficult to take it. The camera of the other girl was there and my castanets. Because of the mess, the stress and dark - some things fell down. One of the girls who learn with me once a week helped me to find out all the thing. My time to come back to stage with the castanets. I noticed that my sister and her daughter were missing. I didn't have a time take care for it. It's only a start of dance. I was sure that I was the only one who has a problem to remember it. I've been told before the show it will be fine. we Were 4-5 girls (can't remember from stress). After a short while all of us stopped and looked one at another.... Ayelet was one of the girls. That was weird. She's a professional dancer and she have a great memory for those things, even for a dancer. Mijal stopped the music and said that it's luck it isn't a real show. We will start again. Not ALL the show, only this dance. We started again. We made it for few more steps. One of the girls made it look like we finished and started to go out proud. All of us went out after her. Oh no.....
I came up. I was putting my castanets at their bag. My phone was on silent. I was checking out if there is a message. My sister sent me a message that it was difficult for her daughter, my niece doesn't feel well so they went. OK, breath.... You have here some other people who came just for you.
I came up. I was putting my castanets at their bag. My phone was on silent. I was checking out if there is a message. My sister sent me a message that it was difficult for her daughter, my niece doesn't feel well so they went. OK, breath.... You have here some other people who came just for you.
My last part was improvisation over martinete. All the group was together on stage and each one of us made anything she wanted by rules and some steps we learned. Some new materials and lots of stress. I hardly remember a thing. I found myself just o something without being sure what did I do.
One of the girls from this group uploaded Facebook couple of phone photos from this moment:
One of the girls from this group uploaded Facebook couple of phone photos from this moment:
The show has finished a bit after that. I hoped to have a photo with Maya and Ilan together. I couldn't find Ilan, Maya was hurry, so I hgot a fast phone photo with Maya alone:
I changed to days clothes. I stayed a bit longer. I ate, drank and was talking with some people I know. I found Ilan. He was talking with someone who dance in another studio and I know a bit. The man from the other studio asked me if I still have this group at Facebook. Yeah, I still have. Oh, not the group. He meant to La Reina De LA Luna. Yeah, I still have it, no, it isn't a group at Facebook. I asked Ilan to have a photo with him. He asked to get in also the other man. Not sure which photos is better:
When I was about to go - I was talking with Ayelet and another girl from the studio. Ayelet also had the martinete, the other girl watched from the side. I told them it was difficult for me cause I wasn't sure. The girl that watched said that she was looking at me and I looked that I'm very sure in anything I did at the martinete. I didn't feel this way.... They both said at least I looked sure at myself. That's the most important thing
Sunday, July 24, 2016
The new old story
I was't sure if to write about it or not. I have started this blog to publish about flamenco artists that I have some respect to them. People that I think they have talent, if they made a difference at the flamenco with their art. If they became friends of mine (a thing that happened and I'm proud at those friendships) - even better. I still do my est to go on with this line. It happened twice that I didn't go by this rule. I hated to do so, but once - I wasn't the first one to publish and it was a try to make it against violence. At the second time I gave a little stage to someone who calls herself a dancer, but she have no talent at all. I have a long story with her. Few times I wrote things without writing her name, but once she made something that was a little too much for me and I had to pull it out. I really don't want to give her fame, not even a bit of stage at my blog. Because of that - this post is a bit difficult for me. But again - he made something a little too much. It was someone else who told her the truth at her face and I couldn't stop myself and said few things as well. Now she's angry with me, but I found out how many think the same as I am and how few dare to tell her what they think of her.
I mean by that to the amazing garbage Adar Meron.
So, there are many flamenco groups at Facebook, some are Israelis. One of mine, but it didn't happen at my group. At another group that by it's name - it's a cool flamenco for good people. Adar Meron had a fight with the person who opened it. I know they had long time ago. It didn't disturb to send a link to this group with a TV interview that shows her as a success. Another dancer who's a daughter of a dancer wrote to comments. She wrote that by her first steps was flamenco, but Adar is fake. She only tells about her after army trip, she dance horrible, even at the studio where this dancer dance most of her life - Adar didn't hold more than 20 minutes. Before "us" no one looked at Adar and there is no reason to look at her. Adar should take herself out of this Facebook group because of it's for good people and she isn't. if she won't do it herself - the manager should do it. Adar is too dumb to make "like" on the comments.
I didn't hold myself and wrote a comment of my own. I wrote that I heard from someone who knew Adar at Granada that although Adar tells that she was there for a a year and a half - it's more likely 8 months. And for that Adar feels better than all of us. Which is true, The problem is at this moment Adar understood it's against her. She wrote we are both wrong. And this link has been removed. I have two profiles at Facebook (long story), I'm with both profiles at this group. I wrote those comments with a profile that the manager can see. He wrote a status that group is for good and our conversation was a sewer dialogue. He tagged three of us.
Adar was uploading this link again. I wrote with my other profile another comment which dragged another one of hers. I wrote again how horrible she is. She didn't like it. The manager can't see this profile (another story). I don't know how bad she looked to his eyes when she asked him to remove the comments he couldn't see.
A woman that I didn't know before asked for friendship from me at Facebook. She said that she's in love. She's sorry for telling me about her love, but I told Adar things that this woman wanted to tell Adar and wasn't brave enough. So, by the way I found out we have one more thing in common about Adar. Adar Meron herself told me how much this blog is boring because it's international and she's interested only at the flamenco in Israel (and she didn't have a look at this blog), she said that she could help me to open a blog, it didn't disturb her to ask for my help later on for a second issue of a printed magazine that she made. I told her that she can forget about it because of her behavior. Now, I found out that she asked for help at a festival that she makes. By the way she asked from this woman. This woman didn't accept to help Adar because of she hates Adar.
Now Adar Meron is really hurt and she's afraid if I would say anything about her at Facebook. So, this isn't Facebook. It's only my boring blog. It would probably get a share at the Facebook page of this blog, but it's only my boring international blog.
I know that many dislike her. Some work with her for the money, some don't give a damn about her, she had fights with many, most don't dare to tell her the truth that she doesn't have talent.
Do yourself a big favour - DON'T EVEN THINK TO WORK WITH ADAR MERON !!!!
I mean by that to the amazing garbage Adar Meron.
So, there are many flamenco groups at Facebook, some are Israelis. One of mine, but it didn't happen at my group. At another group that by it's name - it's a cool flamenco for good people. Adar Meron had a fight with the person who opened it. I know they had long time ago. It didn't disturb to send a link to this group with a TV interview that shows her as a success. Another dancer who's a daughter of a dancer wrote to comments. She wrote that by her first steps was flamenco, but Adar is fake. She only tells about her after army trip, she dance horrible, even at the studio where this dancer dance most of her life - Adar didn't hold more than 20 minutes. Before "us" no one looked at Adar and there is no reason to look at her. Adar should take herself out of this Facebook group because of it's for good people and she isn't. if she won't do it herself - the manager should do it. Adar is too dumb to make "like" on the comments.
I didn't hold myself and wrote a comment of my own. I wrote that I heard from someone who knew Adar at Granada that although Adar tells that she was there for a a year and a half - it's more likely 8 months. And for that Adar feels better than all of us. Which is true, The problem is at this moment Adar understood it's against her. She wrote we are both wrong. And this link has been removed. I have two profiles at Facebook (long story), I'm with both profiles at this group. I wrote those comments with a profile that the manager can see. He wrote a status that group is for good and our conversation was a sewer dialogue. He tagged three of us.
Adar was uploading this link again. I wrote with my other profile another comment which dragged another one of hers. I wrote again how horrible she is. She didn't like it. The manager can't see this profile (another story). I don't know how bad she looked to his eyes when she asked him to remove the comments he couldn't see.
A woman that I didn't know before asked for friendship from me at Facebook. She said that she's in love. She's sorry for telling me about her love, but I told Adar things that this woman wanted to tell Adar and wasn't brave enough. So, by the way I found out we have one more thing in common about Adar. Adar Meron herself told me how much this blog is boring because it's international and she's interested only at the flamenco in Israel (and she didn't have a look at this blog), she said that she could help me to open a blog, it didn't disturb her to ask for my help later on for a second issue of a printed magazine that she made. I told her that she can forget about it because of her behavior. Now, I found out that she asked for help at a festival that she makes. By the way she asked from this woman. This woman didn't accept to help Adar because of she hates Adar.
Now Adar Meron is really hurt and she's afraid if I would say anything about her at Facebook. So, this isn't Facebook. It's only my boring blog. It would probably get a share at the Facebook page of this blog, but it's only my boring international blog.
I know that many dislike her. Some work with her for the money, some don't give a damn about her, she had fights with many, most don't dare to tell her the truth that she doesn't have talent.
Do yourself a big favour - DON'T EVEN THINK TO WORK WITH ADAR MERON !!!!
At the photo:
Adar Meron
Beware of her and Don't work with her
Friday, January 23, 2015
Getting into a fight
Normally I try to avoid fights cause I hate it. I think it's useless.
Normally I try to avoid insulting people on this stage. It isn't the way.
Normally I try to avoid making this blog as a tabloid. It won't help anyone.
This time I got into an old fight, I will start to insult someone on this stage and for the first time (and hopefully - also the last time) that I'm about to make this blog as a tabloid. Someone who calles herself a dancer... Even that I do my best - I have some limits to my patience and she;s palying with it too far. My patience has expired.
So, there was a blogger here that made a try to let me down. It was when I only started writing this blog. I hate this guy. I did write about him for taking off some "steam", but without to tell his name. He was reading it for sure, he knew that I'm talking about him for sure, he doesn't bother me any longer. I don't need to shame him now. But - he had a connection with the person that I'm about to write about. I was writing about her before without to mention her name cause I don't think she worth my help for publicity. She isn't good enough. Now I think she's too bad. I will remind her name, but not for giving her her a stage, only for shaming.
Once again - first time and I hope I won't need it again. I DON'T want to make this blog as a tabloid.
So, there is someone at Be'er Sheva that her name is Adar Meron. She thinks that she's a dancer, but for being a dancer you need to have some talent as a bade. She doesn't have any talent, only ego in a size of Andalucia. Maybe even bigger. And she used to say that she's the best. Yeah, right.... Best in ego. She also say all the time how terrible are the people from Tel Aviv. Oh, should I be sorry now that I'm from Tel Aviv and love it? She always say that the people from Tel Aviv thinks that they are better from the people at Be'er Sheva. I don't. Really. I do think that I'm better than one person at Be'er Sheva, but it isn't because place of living. It's because she demand it. The only thing which is really good about her is the fact she have enough "elbows" to push and get in. She tells it for promoting flamenco, I think it's for promoting herself only.
So, Adar have two profiles at Facebook as I am. Well, not really. I have two cause one profile has filled with friends and I wanted more. She have one with her name, the other one with her company Flamenco Arte. She used to be a Facebook friend of mine - both her profiles at my first profile. She used to have a boyfriend who used a stage of civil protest against government for asking her to merry him. She accepted. One year of preparing and her wedding became more more famous than her "career". The same day she deleted me from her friends list at Facebook, at least at the profile with her real name. After two years being a wife - she's getting divorce.
Once a show of hers failed. She said it's because a war was ruin her publicity. No, she started the publicity before the war. I din't go to see the show cause I don't attend to pay for her shows. Others who did go said that were two good things at this show: the musicians, but they took it as their show because of her level. And there was another dancer from Spain. He was good. All rest of show was horrible. And got insulted. How does anyone say that her show is bad? Impossible that her show failed because of the level...
So, she will have a second festival of flamenco at Eilat. Some are the same as were last year. Although some of musicians are good - I won't publish details about it. I don't attend to publish details about it. Not only that it's her - she already published it on my Facebook wall with her Flamenco Arte. I deleted it from my profile. I don't ask for money, so it's too much.
Something like a year ago she said that she's about to make a flamenco magazine. She wrote it at her Facebook group. She wants people to pay her to publish articles at the magazine! I wrote her as a comment that things doesn't go this way. If she wants to make a magazine - she have to pay others to write articles. Getting back the money for it must be through real commercial and through people who buy the magazine. She was writing about how much does it cost to publish the magazine. I offered her to write a blog, it doesn't cost a thing. She doesn't want to, but I can. She can help me. WTF??? I have my blog! People read it! Some even wrote me some good comments! Some send me information for publishing!
Most of the information that I receive I do publish cause it's about artists who I believe in. A lot I do look myself for publishing. I don't ask for money for publishing, not from anyone. It doesn't matter if it's about publishing a show, a workshop or "just" a photo. I have few reasons. The main one is the fact it doesn't cost me money, only my time and I do it with love. And this way - I have my freedom to publish artists that I love or believe at them. Few of the artists that I believed at became "stars" since I started this blog. Some shows that I published here became "sold out" few days before it happened, few others hhad only few empty seats at the hall. If I have something about it - I can only be proud at myself.
After a while of not hearing about the magazine - I thought she gave it up. Recently Adar wrote again it's about to happen. The first "historical" magazine is about to publish at the end of January and will go out every month. Few days ago she wrote me. personally at Facebook through Flamenco Arte that she wants to talk with me about the magazine. I wrote her that there is nothing to talk about. I'm not gonna pay for being at her magazine. My blog is enough for me. I know that she won't find it interesting because I'm NOT provincial and write for the whole world, not only for Israelis about the scene at Israel. Still, it does get bigger with time and some wrote me great comments (what a joy that I didn't need to lie about it). In case that she will change her mind - she can check it out. I sent her a link. By the way - I don't like that she send publicity to my wall.
It took her few days to answer. The only thing she had to say that my comment is nasty. Oh really? I think that she's the nasty. I wrote her again at private she said herself that she's asking for money and that my blog is boring. She wrote at her group that at Spain things the same can happen one next to each other and make a living out of it. No wars. It doesn't make a threat. It's better doing it this way here as well, there is a place for all. She wrote me on private that I'm wrong and make others a mistake. No I don't. By the way - she isn't a threat. If I'm a blogger and I know that there are other bloggers who write about flamenco - I'm not worry. I know that there are many, I know that some of the other flamenco blogs are also good. I don't see any of them as a threat, not even the good ones. My beiong sure of myself it's because I know that my blog is good and getting better. I know that that all of us do it for the same cause. I know that some of the other bloggers recommended before to read mine as well - more than once. I know that each one of us has "the thing" to do it in a different way, so it can't be the same as I do it as I can't do it like them. So how does this nothing that called Adar Meron can be a threat?
By writing this post we went on with a fight through Facebook. And yes, she is sure that I see her as a threat. Ans the fact that she's asking me to take a part is because she thinks I'm a figure at the flamenco scene. Well, I don't need her to know that I'm a figure at the flamenco scene. I know that I'm a bigger figure than her. I'm sure that her magazine is too small for my figure.
Now we're not friends at all. Oh no, I'm broken...
Normally I try to avoid insulting people on this stage. It isn't the way.
Normally I try to avoid making this blog as a tabloid. It won't help anyone.
This time I got into an old fight, I will start to insult someone on this stage and for the first time (and hopefully - also the last time) that I'm about to make this blog as a tabloid. Someone who calles herself a dancer... Even that I do my best - I have some limits to my patience and she;s palying with it too far. My patience has expired.
So, there was a blogger here that made a try to let me down. It was when I only started writing this blog. I hate this guy. I did write about him for taking off some "steam", but without to tell his name. He was reading it for sure, he knew that I'm talking about him for sure, he doesn't bother me any longer. I don't need to shame him now. But - he had a connection with the person that I'm about to write about. I was writing about her before without to mention her name cause I don't think she worth my help for publicity. She isn't good enough. Now I think she's too bad. I will remind her name, but not for giving her her a stage, only for shaming.
Once again - first time and I hope I won't need it again. I DON'T want to make this blog as a tabloid.
So, there is someone at Be'er Sheva that her name is Adar Meron. She thinks that she's a dancer, but for being a dancer you need to have some talent as a bade. She doesn't have any talent, only ego in a size of Andalucia. Maybe even bigger. And she used to say that she's the best. Yeah, right.... Best in ego. She also say all the time how terrible are the people from Tel Aviv. Oh, should I be sorry now that I'm from Tel Aviv and love it? She always say that the people from Tel Aviv thinks that they are better from the people at Be'er Sheva. I don't. Really. I do think that I'm better than one person at Be'er Sheva, but it isn't because place of living. It's because she demand it. The only thing which is really good about her is the fact she have enough "elbows" to push and get in. She tells it for promoting flamenco, I think it's for promoting herself only.
So, Adar have two profiles at Facebook as I am. Well, not really. I have two cause one profile has filled with friends and I wanted more. She have one with her name, the other one with her company Flamenco Arte. She used to be a Facebook friend of mine - both her profiles at my first profile. She used to have a boyfriend who used a stage of civil protest against government for asking her to merry him. She accepted. One year of preparing and her wedding became more more famous than her "career". The same day she deleted me from her friends list at Facebook, at least at the profile with her real name. After two years being a wife - she's getting divorce.
Once a show of hers failed. She said it's because a war was ruin her publicity. No, she started the publicity before the war. I din't go to see the show cause I don't attend to pay for her shows. Others who did go said that were two good things at this show: the musicians, but they took it as their show because of her level. And there was another dancer from Spain. He was good. All rest of show was horrible. And got insulted. How does anyone say that her show is bad? Impossible that her show failed because of the level...
So, she will have a second festival of flamenco at Eilat. Some are the same as were last year. Although some of musicians are good - I won't publish details about it. I don't attend to publish details about it. Not only that it's her - she already published it on my Facebook wall with her Flamenco Arte. I deleted it from my profile. I don't ask for money, so it's too much.
Something like a year ago she said that she's about to make a flamenco magazine. She wrote it at her Facebook group. She wants people to pay her to publish articles at the magazine! I wrote her as a comment that things doesn't go this way. If she wants to make a magazine - she have to pay others to write articles. Getting back the money for it must be through real commercial and through people who buy the magazine. She was writing about how much does it cost to publish the magazine. I offered her to write a blog, it doesn't cost a thing. She doesn't want to, but I can. She can help me. WTF??? I have my blog! People read it! Some even wrote me some good comments! Some send me information for publishing!
Most of the information that I receive I do publish cause it's about artists who I believe in. A lot I do look myself for publishing. I don't ask for money for publishing, not from anyone. It doesn't matter if it's about publishing a show, a workshop or "just" a photo. I have few reasons. The main one is the fact it doesn't cost me money, only my time and I do it with love. And this way - I have my freedom to publish artists that I love or believe at them. Few of the artists that I believed at became "stars" since I started this blog. Some shows that I published here became "sold out" few days before it happened, few others hhad only few empty seats at the hall. If I have something about it - I can only be proud at myself.
After a while of not hearing about the magazine - I thought she gave it up. Recently Adar wrote again it's about to happen. The first "historical" magazine is about to publish at the end of January and will go out every month. Few days ago she wrote me. personally at Facebook through Flamenco Arte that she wants to talk with me about the magazine. I wrote her that there is nothing to talk about. I'm not gonna pay for being at her magazine. My blog is enough for me. I know that she won't find it interesting because I'm NOT provincial and write for the whole world, not only for Israelis about the scene at Israel. Still, it does get bigger with time and some wrote me great comments (what a joy that I didn't need to lie about it). In case that she will change her mind - she can check it out. I sent her a link. By the way - I don't like that she send publicity to my wall.
It took her few days to answer. The only thing she had to say that my comment is nasty. Oh really? I think that she's the nasty. I wrote her again at private she said herself that she's asking for money and that my blog is boring. She wrote at her group that at Spain things the same can happen one next to each other and make a living out of it. No wars. It doesn't make a threat. It's better doing it this way here as well, there is a place for all. She wrote me on private that I'm wrong and make others a mistake. No I don't. By the way - she isn't a threat. If I'm a blogger and I know that there are other bloggers who write about flamenco - I'm not worry. I know that there are many, I know that some of the other flamenco blogs are also good. I don't see any of them as a threat, not even the good ones. My beiong sure of myself it's because I know that my blog is good and getting better. I know that that all of us do it for the same cause. I know that some of the other bloggers recommended before to read mine as well - more than once. I know that each one of us has "the thing" to do it in a different way, so it can't be the same as I do it as I can't do it like them. So how does this nothing that called Adar Meron can be a threat?
By writing this post we went on with a fight through Facebook. And yes, she is sure that I see her as a threat. Ans the fact that she's asking me to take a part is because she thinks I'm a figure at the flamenco scene. Well, I don't need her to know that I'm a figure at the flamenco scene. I know that I'm a bigger figure than her. I'm sure that her magazine is too small for my figure.
Now we're not friends at all. Oh no, I'm broken...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
One more from a workshop
Just found out about one more photo from
the workshop with Marco Flores.
This workshop took a part at
Días de flamenco 2014
Thanks to Bar Lapid for
uploading it to Facebook
and tagging me at both profiles
Monday, December 22, 2014
Looking for a buyer
I went to another technique class. This time I won't get into all details, not all that happened at class. Just go on with my new saga - the shoes...
So I got back to dance at my old shoes. Damn, what a reminder for me that I need a new couple! That's a lot of rocking the floor at this class. My old shoes were amazing, not eyes' burning but good. It served me well for few years at many regular classes and many workshops. The problem - few years, lots of dancing in it. I killed it from using. Now I can feel the floor while wearing it. Guess it still not as terrible as dancing in shoes which are too small. I brought also my new shoes for Ayelet will try it once again.
After class I gave it to her. Ilan came this time as well and said it belongs to Ayelet now, I should say "goodbye". Not yet. While she was changing = one of the girls came to her. I heard Ayelet tells that it's my shoes. I didn't really listen. I thought it will be better to let her do it peaceful, I was busy talking with Ilan anyway. After a while she came to me, still wearing my shoes. She said that sh'es sorry to disappoint me. She's sorry just to give it this way, but... Those shoes are beautiful, it exactly what she like - includes the combination of colours. She really want it but it's a bit too small for her too. I should publish the shoes for selling at Facebook. OK, I hoped it will be good for her. If giving it to someone else - I rather give it to her than some others. I told her it was a thought to publish this way, but I was waiting for her answer. I told her what I think of her as the reason for it. At least I didn't need to lie about it.
Because it't the studio of Mijal but she wasn't there this time (Ayelet gives this class) - after coming back home I sent a message to Mijal. I told her that it didn't work out and I still need to look for someone who would like to buy the shoes. I asked her if I could publish also at her studio in case that I won't find a buyer till next class. There is a billboard at her studio that I see there things like this from time to time. She answered that it's clear that I can.
So, publishing at Facebook. Both of my profiles (too many people that I should know), at the group that I opened and another group. The other group... I published there because of style of this group. I'm too proud to publish at the group of "the great dancer from the south". my group is made for flamenco - but it's an international and it was taken to another way of shoes for sell after once or twice of using. It's possible to publish there those things if the shoes are made for flamenco, but probably it will be difficult to find a buyer. The other group that I published at made for flamenco in Israel. It closed to the community here. All that people publish there are things that happen here. There is someone who opened it and so far I didn't think he's important enough to write about him. He's only a kid, 11 or 12 years old. I know him a bit. He started to dance when he was only 7 years old, maybe even before. He's from the north. I saw him for real once - at the last Dias de Flamenco festival. He came with his father to the workshop, both of them came to dance and learn. At the workshops of this festival I hardly look at others when I decide to take the workshop as well. At his case - I looked at him many times. It's rare to see kids who take those workshops. I mean - workshops of this festival. It looked to me that he danced before, but he have a lot more to learn. I was sure that his father push him to this. A bit after that workshop - he opened his own profile at Facebook. He offered a virtual friendship to all the flamenco community in Israel of at at least most of us. Includes me. I guess that many had their reasons to accept him. Of course - all are much older than him. I know it's horrible, but I accepted him from mercy. His first profile picture was with my dear Miguel at his last time in Israel. This kid took a workshop that Miguel gave at Haifa. So - one more thing to catch my eye. After that he opened this group. He invited all. Miguel accepted him as well and now Miguel is also in this group.
This kid, the friendship and this group... I guess that I'm not suppose to make an "outing", but now I don't think that his father need to push him to flamenco. I see his profile and he sees mine. He's very inside the flamenco. From time to time he seem to me more girly than I am at the way he takes it. I hope that when he will grow up he will see it himself without my help and without any guilty feelings. He saw the photos that I uploaded to Facebook with my new shoes. He responded and got curious. Not for buying those, but from where did I get it.
Now a try to find a buyer after it didn't fit to Ayelet. A new couple for me is on a work, that's for sure. At least I have some prepare photos of the shoes, never mind that the blue part came out a bit lighter at photos (probably because of the shine). So I uploaded this photo at my profiles, my group and at the group of this kid:
So I got back to dance at my old shoes. Damn, what a reminder for me that I need a new couple! That's a lot of rocking the floor at this class. My old shoes were amazing, not eyes' burning but good. It served me well for few years at many regular classes and many workshops. The problem - few years, lots of dancing in it. I killed it from using. Now I can feel the floor while wearing it. Guess it still not as terrible as dancing in shoes which are too small. I brought also my new shoes for Ayelet will try it once again.
After class I gave it to her. Ilan came this time as well and said it belongs to Ayelet now, I should say "goodbye". Not yet. While she was changing = one of the girls came to her. I heard Ayelet tells that it's my shoes. I didn't really listen. I thought it will be better to let her do it peaceful, I was busy talking with Ilan anyway. After a while she came to me, still wearing my shoes. She said that sh'es sorry to disappoint me. She's sorry just to give it this way, but... Those shoes are beautiful, it exactly what she like - includes the combination of colours. She really want it but it's a bit too small for her too. I should publish the shoes for selling at Facebook. OK, I hoped it will be good for her. If giving it to someone else - I rather give it to her than some others. I told her it was a thought to publish this way, but I was waiting for her answer. I told her what I think of her as the reason for it. At least I didn't need to lie about it.
Because it't the studio of Mijal but she wasn't there this time (Ayelet gives this class) - after coming back home I sent a message to Mijal. I told her that it didn't work out and I still need to look for someone who would like to buy the shoes. I asked her if I could publish also at her studio in case that I won't find a buyer till next class. There is a billboard at her studio that I see there things like this from time to time. She answered that it's clear that I can.
So, publishing at Facebook. Both of my profiles (too many people that I should know), at the group that I opened and another group. The other group... I published there because of style of this group. I'm too proud to publish at the group of "the great dancer from the south". my group is made for flamenco - but it's an international and it was taken to another way of shoes for sell after once or twice of using. It's possible to publish there those things if the shoes are made for flamenco, but probably it will be difficult to find a buyer. The other group that I published at made for flamenco in Israel. It closed to the community here. All that people publish there are things that happen here. There is someone who opened it and so far I didn't think he's important enough to write about him. He's only a kid, 11 or 12 years old. I know him a bit. He started to dance when he was only 7 years old, maybe even before. He's from the north. I saw him for real once - at the last Dias de Flamenco festival. He came with his father to the workshop, both of them came to dance and learn. At the workshops of this festival I hardly look at others when I decide to take the workshop as well. At his case - I looked at him many times. It's rare to see kids who take those workshops. I mean - workshops of this festival. It looked to me that he danced before, but he have a lot more to learn. I was sure that his father push him to this. A bit after that workshop - he opened his own profile at Facebook. He offered a virtual friendship to all the flamenco community in Israel of at at least most of us. Includes me. I guess that many had their reasons to accept him. Of course - all are much older than him. I know it's horrible, but I accepted him from mercy. His first profile picture was with my dear Miguel at his last time in Israel. This kid took a workshop that Miguel gave at Haifa. So - one more thing to catch my eye. After that he opened this group. He invited all. Miguel accepted him as well and now Miguel is also in this group.
This kid, the friendship and this group... I guess that I'm not suppose to make an "outing", but now I don't think that his father need to push him to flamenco. I see his profile and he sees mine. He's very inside the flamenco. From time to time he seem to me more girly than I am at the way he takes it. I hope that when he will grow up he will see it himself without my help and without any guilty feelings. He saw the photos that I uploaded to Facebook with my new shoes. He responded and got curious. Not for buying those, but from where did I get it.
Now a try to find a buyer after it didn't fit to Ayelet. A new couple for me is on a work, that's for sure. At least I have some prepare photos of the shoes, never mind that the blue part came out a bit lighter at photos (probably because of the shine). So I uploaded this photo at my profiles, my group and at the group of this kid:
I wrote that I sell it. I gave the details of firm and size.
I wrote where do I prepare that will get in contact with
me in case it fits in size of someone who likes it.
- First comment: this kid wrote "ha ha. You just bought it".
- My comment: "yes, I just bought it. It made too small for me.
Because of it I'm looking for someone who's interested
and it's her size. They makes me a new couple now".
- His comment: "Too small for me too".
- My comment: "I don't want to insult, but this offer fits to girls only".
= His comment: "Yes. Of course. Just for knowledge"
- I didn't write another comment.
- He made a smiley.
- He wrote as another comment: "You didn't think that I will buy it"
- I wondered how cruel should I be. I don't want to make him a trauma that
will cause him a fear to find out what he is, no fear after that to tell it.
Anyway in case that If I will say that I won't sell it to him no matter what
I may lose a buyer. Just in case that a girl won't buy it.
- Difficult, but it was enough to write "No"
- His comment: "Ahh... Great"
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Flamenco
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
Saturday, November 8, 2014
So far today
Birthday. I'm getting older. Many people called me on Facebook "flamenca". Someone even sent me "keep calm" for flamenco. Those who knows me well blessed me with much more time of dancing. I went for an art fair in Tel Aviv. I designed two postcards for it. I found out that someone was buying it. Coming back home in a "high" to find out some more blessings. Sad again. Not only getting old...
I meant to have a dinner with few friends, two of them are flamenco friends of mine. Maya didn't accept to come as I wished for. Her husband is sick and she doesn't drive outside Jerusalem. Because of work - she comes now once a week with a bus to Tel Aviv. We went for breakfast last week in a coffee shop. A friend of Ilan who's a bit a friend of mine now didn't say a thing. By the way I found out that something happened between him and Ilan and they are less friends now till it will work out. I stayed with Ilan and one more friend of mine who is a singer, but not of flamenco. Her name is Elisete. You should look for her videos in YouTube in case that your mind is open for some more music styles. It looked like both of them weren't thrill to stay only both of them with me and not with each one alone. Still both of them said that they will come for sure. I found a place at an Italian restaurant which I love. Today Elisete told me that she will come for a short time, mostly for giving me a hug and a gift. When I got back home from the art fair I found out a message at Facebook from Ilan. He said that he doesn't feel well, hardly go out from bed and won't come. But he wish me happiness, dancing and everything that I wish. Was it too much to wish to spend my birthday with people that I love? I called the restaurant to cancel. I called Elisete to tell her. She got ready and decided to stay longer than she said. She said that anyway she have gift for me, maybe we'll go for a coffee shop to meet instead. OK, when? When I told her that I just want to give some attention first for people who wrote me blessings she offered we'll do it tomorrow. Whatever... I still can;t get Ilan and I really don't see him much on Facebook today.....
Shoes still didn't come although it's on work. At least Miguel who helped me with it was one of the people who wrote me "happy birthday"....
It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to. Looks like that the flamenco part was finished for the birthday, maybe accept the blessings.
I meant to have a dinner with few friends, two of them are flamenco friends of mine. Maya didn't accept to come as I wished for. Her husband is sick and she doesn't drive outside Jerusalem. Because of work - she comes now once a week with a bus to Tel Aviv. We went for breakfast last week in a coffee shop. A friend of Ilan who's a bit a friend of mine now didn't say a thing. By the way I found out that something happened between him and Ilan and they are less friends now till it will work out. I stayed with Ilan and one more friend of mine who is a singer, but not of flamenco. Her name is Elisete. You should look for her videos in YouTube in case that your mind is open for some more music styles. It looked like both of them weren't thrill to stay only both of them with me and not with each one alone. Still both of them said that they will come for sure. I found a place at an Italian restaurant which I love. Today Elisete told me that she will come for a short time, mostly for giving me a hug and a gift. When I got back home from the art fair I found out a message at Facebook from Ilan. He said that he doesn't feel well, hardly go out from bed and won't come. But he wish me happiness, dancing and everything that I wish. Was it too much to wish to spend my birthday with people that I love? I called the restaurant to cancel. I called Elisete to tell her. She got ready and decided to stay longer than she said. She said that anyway she have gift for me, maybe we'll go for a coffee shop to meet instead. OK, when? When I told her that I just want to give some attention first for people who wrote me blessings she offered we'll do it tomorrow. Whatever... I still can;t get Ilan and I really don't see him much on Facebook today.....
Shoes still didn't come although it's on work. At least Miguel who helped me with it was one of the people who wrote me "happy birthday"....
It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to. Looks like that the flamenco part was finished for the birthday, maybe accept the blessings.
Friday, November 7, 2014
A real beauty
I got into the fan page of Cristina Hoyos in Facebook. I took my time to watch some of the videos there. One of them was through a link of YouTube. It looks so beautiful that I feel like I have to share this beauty.
Feel free to get into this link and have some fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbbPd63y2g&feature=youtu.be
Feel free to get into this link and have some fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbbPd63y2g&feature=youtu.be
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Red bata
OK, I want to give here a piece of stage Neta as less as possible after all we had. Still one more thing that I hope to close some doors, at least for now.
I heard recently two others say how horrible the clothes that she designed. They had their reasons. One was wearing a skirt of Neta and said it was throwing money. She and my friend who didn't buy said what's wrong. I was glad that Ilan heard it as well. I still see him as my friend, I still see him as a great dancer, but he behave like Neta is a saint. OK, so she has a big talent and knowledge and I did learn a lot from her over the years, this is the reason that I stayed in her studio for so long. OK, a lot because of Ilan as well. I stopped adore her. because I needed something new to myself and as far as I had some dramas with her - I started looking another studio. Not too difficult to find it in Tel Aviv. After the dramas I had with her at last summer and things I found out in the last few days - I lost the little respect I still had for her after all those years.
I decided to show this photo for showing that I took a part in her studio. A bit before the last end of year show she got a new red bata de cola dress. All who said something were amazed from the beauty. I was amazed too, but I didn't feel like saying something. I noticed that she looked at me a bit like waiting for my words. She's been asked if it's her design. She didn't answer. The first public showing of the bata was in the end of year show. She was dancing an alegria. She said more than once that at the past she didn't like alegria, but since I started at her studio it looks like she doesn't have enough of this palo.
We paid a lot of money for photos by Eyal Hirsch (who took also this photo) and a video, It was for our memory. Neta said that if we want to publish any of it - we must ask her. Really? It didn't disturb her to upload Facebook some photos before all the paying people got their copies. That was one of the photos she was uploading to Facebook. A photo by Eyal Hirsch from last end of year show, the alegria with the new bata de cola. I'm there in the back. Very easy to see me. Black dress in the middle - probably the only person in the photo who looks unhappy (I wished to end it already and was sure that she had her part, time for our fin la fiesta).
Not much after she started using photos from this show and the last one (which we also paid for the pleasure) for her own publicity. Here comes the dramas. I didn't accept to publish her this way. I paid for having the photos myself and not for having it in websites of publicity. I told her and her new marketing assistant (the Russian girl) that I won't mind if she will keep the photo and recommendation I gave for her artist website because that photo was free and I knew the cause I gave it. I don't want to give the photos I'm in from end of year shows that I paid for because it's for my own memory and no one told me it will be taken for the publicity of Neta. They couldn't see the difference. By the way Neta told me that she will use the video and won't ask me. She gave me so much those years, so I don't have the right to tell her if I want to pay and be there. Sure... Never mind I paid for those classes over the years just like others, I gave her free publicity at her site, Facebook and here, never mine I went once for Suzanne Dellal just to bring them posters and flyers of one of her shows... She hardly said "thank you". Most of times she didn't, and even if she did... It sounded like it doesn't come easy for her. Unlike others who said "thank you" more than once for the free publicity I gave them and I could believe that they meant it.
So, for the the Jewish holiday that happens now - she uploaded to Facebook a photo of all the studio of last year, one moment before the show has started. Photoshop took a part - she wrote happy holiday. The place I was standing stayed black like no one was there. So I was checking out one more thing at Facebook. I thrown out from the group of her studio, the same group I gave a lot of my time to update for the rest of the studio. Gee... Thanks! What was that? After I've been told that I'm out because I burned myself (surprise - NOT by her) - I checked also her website. She have a new member who recommend on her, but the list got much shorter. Me and few others who I remember who've been there (maybe also few more) and probably all of us don't fit her any longer... Yeah, some of us have been removed. And after all the warm words I wrote there about her she doesn't need me any longer. And others... Probably finished that bad as well (I know that one was disappointed last year, but from her words it came from weird reasons). Others probably didn't stay long enough to praise her
Monday, September 29, 2014
Carmen Amaya disponiéndose a cantar
Carmen Amaya disponiéndose a cantar, acompañándose con la guitarra.
4 de Agosto de 1935
Thanks to Los Palos del Flamenco (Facebook) for this
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Please help
I hare to ask for it. As far as I try to promote flamenco in this blog more than myself - I need to promote the blog itself. The sharing that people did for me without my request was amazing. Sharing through Google + helped me a lot so far. Tonight I used it a lot, probably a bit too much for Google. Now it makes me some problems - in case it does the share at Google + - it's after a war and not as large as I used to. Please help me. Share the blog (or at least posts of it). Facebook, Twitter or Google +. In case you're taking a part of this certain part - please send a comment the management. I did it more than once and still didn't help.
Thank for your time. In case you're about to help me - I already thank you for your help
A photo by Eyal Hirsch
Thank for your time. In case you're about to help me - I already thank you for your help
A photo by Eyal Hirsch
Thursday, September 11, 2014
It ain't over till it's over
So, the saga with Neta wasn't over yet.
I'm still at the Facebook group of her studio like others who finished their being at her studio. This morning I saw a video that the assistant uploaded to the group. Neta was showing a bit of buleria. Last year I wasn't ready yet to leave although I didn't really want to go on. A year before - I still didn't dare to think about it seriously (and better that I went two years ago - I learned some new things and my friendship with Ilan became very close). When I saw the video it made me feel nothing. Maybe a bit of happiness that I'm not there any longer. I don't need it and I don't want it. I already know another studio where I'm happy to go to. And Neta's dance didn't amaze me this time as it use to. Ilan made the palmas at the video. He's doing this class while I'm dancing solea at the studio of Mijal. Meeting on Mondays at the studio of Mijal. Well, not Monday next week because of a show of Mijal (sorry, don't have enough details). I told him this Monday that till we meet again I'll send him some photos that he won't forget me. He's so cute. He said that he can't forget me - no matter if he want it or not. No one can,
Later on today I noticed something that the Russian girl published in a Facebook group for Israeli flamenco lovers. Not mine cause it isn't for Israelis only and probably because I could delete it. Not even at the group of the "the great dancer" from the south. I don't know why. She wrote something about tonight in another city, a city I know cause it isn't too far from Tel Aviv and I had my years of brake from living at Tel Aviv at this city. Tonight will be a lecture of Neta, free class and a show that she will give to bloggers. Really? How didn't I know about it? I asked Ilan if he's about to perform. He asked me where. At this show... He will and asked me if I'm invited. No, I'm not invited. Neta won't see me as a blogger no matter what and although she had so many options to know about this blog. Anyway, after all I had with her personally - I don't want to come for the other city for seeing her and write about it. In case of Ilan it's different - when he finally will have his own show I want to sit in the first row.
I'm not invited? Never mind. I don't want to spend another evening on Neta, mostly not in another city and mostly not when she would like me to write how amazing she is. Maybe one day I will see her again in a show at Tel Aviv, but it won't be now and not this way. She thinks I owe her. Well, I don't have a problem to write about her, but my writing these days will be more about that I had enough from her.
I'm still at the Facebook group of her studio like others who finished their being at her studio. This morning I saw a video that the assistant uploaded to the group. Neta was showing a bit of buleria. Last year I wasn't ready yet to leave although I didn't really want to go on. A year before - I still didn't dare to think about it seriously (and better that I went two years ago - I learned some new things and my friendship with Ilan became very close). When I saw the video it made me feel nothing. Maybe a bit of happiness that I'm not there any longer. I don't need it and I don't want it. I already know another studio where I'm happy to go to. And Neta's dance didn't amaze me this time as it use to. Ilan made the palmas at the video. He's doing this class while I'm dancing solea at the studio of Mijal. Meeting on Mondays at the studio of Mijal. Well, not Monday next week because of a show of Mijal (sorry, don't have enough details). I told him this Monday that till we meet again I'll send him some photos that he won't forget me. He's so cute. He said that he can't forget me - no matter if he want it or not. No one can,
Later on today I noticed something that the Russian girl published in a Facebook group for Israeli flamenco lovers. Not mine cause it isn't for Israelis only and probably because I could delete it. Not even at the group of the "the great dancer" from the south. I don't know why. She wrote something about tonight in another city, a city I know cause it isn't too far from Tel Aviv and I had my years of brake from living at Tel Aviv at this city. Tonight will be a lecture of Neta, free class and a show that she will give to bloggers. Really? How didn't I know about it? I asked Ilan if he's about to perform. He asked me where. At this show... He will and asked me if I'm invited. No, I'm not invited. Neta won't see me as a blogger no matter what and although she had so many options to know about this blog. Anyway, after all I had with her personally - I don't want to come for the other city for seeing her and write about it. In case of Ilan it's different - when he finally will have his own show I want to sit in the first row.
I'm not invited? Never mind. I don't want to spend another evening on Neta, mostly not in another city and mostly not when she would like me to write how amazing she is. Maybe one day I will see her again in a show at Tel Aviv, but it won't be now and not this way. She thinks I owe her. Well, I don't have a problem to write about her, but my writing these days will be more about that I had enough from her.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Now days
I didn't stop dancing. I finished at the studio of Neta for sure, but I still go to the studio of Mijal. I guess that I need the brake of writing about the regular classes. Too much happen to me lately. The anger I feel on the way it finished with Neta seem to finish the little energy to write all down.
About Neta: the fact that I understand better how much she dislike the way I dance and probably dislike me as a person, the fact she likes that I brought some chocolates to the studio at my birthday - but when I made anything else which could help her it was too hard for her to say "thank you" (like publishing here about her shows), and now... Now I'm still waiting for the video and photos from this end of year show - but she upload some photos to Facebook and to other sites. And the video? She won't ask me! It's already at YouTube! We paid for our own memory, but she use it for publishing herself! She didn't say a thing about it before I was demanding to remove a photo with me from a site I didn't know before. And then she told me that the video will go on to the internet. No, even she didn't say a thing I know that won;t be a solo of mine (she dislike my style), but I didn't pay for that cause and I don't want to see myself with this video at YouTube.. In case will be another video - I hope it will go up with my will for it.
This year I started also at the studio of Mijal and I will stay there, now only at Mijal's studio. This year I noticed that at the studio of Neta it become too easy for me. She used to challenge me, but now it's more challenging when I try to do the improvisation. When it's a dance that she thinks for me - the real challenge for me now is to remember the order of steps. Other things - just to learn a new step or a new palo, and even the palo not always new to me (how many alegrias can I do on;y at her studio?). At the studio of Mijal I'm a year now, starts the second year with her. I start to feel as a part of her studio. I'm relaxed there, knows all, some are newer than me, the methods looks more familiar but still challenge me. I saw Mijal on stage many times before and even after a year at her studio - her style of movement is still a challenge to my body.
With Mijal? Even before I started at her studio I knew her a bit on personal. She thanked me more than once for publishing her even before I started learning from her. She still thank me when she finds out that I do it. She still didn't let me feel that she doesn't like my style of dancing. When I made a mistake she had the patience to fix me in a simple way as she do with all students. Yeah, she have the moments that she's gets a bit angry, but it's only human and not only against me. Not only that. When I just started with her she was amazed from my hands' work and said it at loud. Last week she brought her dog to the studio again. She was amazed that her dog comes to me all the time. Next to all girls she asked the dog if she comes to me because I have a good soul. It looked like she meant it. I know that Neta say things like this to me only once in a while, only personal and only if I do something to her, never just like that when others hear it.
So, for the new September. My 9th year at the flamenco starts officially. Last month the second year at the studio of Mijal has started. Still look for the options of shows ans workshops which I still have the energy to write about. I will go for sure to the close tablao (unless anything of the last moment). I guess that I will also go to the workshop of Adi, at least a part of it.
For new starts and for flamenco
About Neta: the fact that I understand better how much she dislike the way I dance and probably dislike me as a person, the fact she likes that I brought some chocolates to the studio at my birthday - but when I made anything else which could help her it was too hard for her to say "thank you" (like publishing here about her shows), and now... Now I'm still waiting for the video and photos from this end of year show - but she upload some photos to Facebook and to other sites. And the video? She won't ask me! It's already at YouTube! We paid for our own memory, but she use it for publishing herself! She didn't say a thing about it before I was demanding to remove a photo with me from a site I didn't know before. And then she told me that the video will go on to the internet. No, even she didn't say a thing I know that won;t be a solo of mine (she dislike my style), but I didn't pay for that cause and I don't want to see myself with this video at YouTube.. In case will be another video - I hope it will go up with my will for it.
This year I started also at the studio of Mijal and I will stay there, now only at Mijal's studio. This year I noticed that at the studio of Neta it become too easy for me. She used to challenge me, but now it's more challenging when I try to do the improvisation. When it's a dance that she thinks for me - the real challenge for me now is to remember the order of steps. Other things - just to learn a new step or a new palo, and even the palo not always new to me (how many alegrias can I do on;y at her studio?). At the studio of Mijal I'm a year now, starts the second year with her. I start to feel as a part of her studio. I'm relaxed there, knows all, some are newer than me, the methods looks more familiar but still challenge me. I saw Mijal on stage many times before and even after a year at her studio - her style of movement is still a challenge to my body.
With Mijal? Even before I started at her studio I knew her a bit on personal. She thanked me more than once for publishing her even before I started learning from her. She still thank me when she finds out that I do it. She still didn't let me feel that she doesn't like my style of dancing. When I made a mistake she had the patience to fix me in a simple way as she do with all students. Yeah, she have the moments that she's gets a bit angry, but it's only human and not only against me. Not only that. When I just started with her she was amazed from my hands' work and said it at loud. Last week she brought her dog to the studio again. She was amazed that her dog comes to me all the time. Next to all girls she asked the dog if she comes to me because I have a good soul. It looked like she meant it. I know that Neta say things like this to me only once in a while, only personal and only if I do something to her, never just like that when others hear it.
So, for the new September. My 9th year at the flamenco starts officially. Last month the second year at the studio of Mijal has started. Still look for the options of shows ans workshops which I still have the energy to write about. I will go for sure to the close tablao (unless anything of the last moment). I guess that I will also go to the workshop of Adi, at least a part of it.
For new starts and for flamenco
Thursday, August 28, 2014
What an idea (I hate it)
Well, I'm still waiting for the photos and the video from end of year show of this year. After all the dramas that happened - Neta said that she won't ask me if to make a video or not of the show. And yes, I will be there for seconds. I just found out that a video is already has been uploaded to YouTube. Although she took others at the solo parts, I'm still there much more than I want to. She didn't ask if we agree for it, just made it.
So I'm still waiting for the photos and video. Neta has been uploaded some photos to Facebook although we are not allow, paid for it and still don't have it. And she didn't ask, she said that will be a video. Although she took others for the solos - I'm still there more than I want to. Not all time at my best.
I guess it's a bad idea to give it a stage here, but... Just letting you know that I'm there without my will and I hate it. I have no idea why do I accept to upload it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTu3qW2INP4&feature=youtu.be
So I'm still waiting for the photos and video. Neta has been uploaded some photos to Facebook although we are not allow, paid for it and still don't have it. And she didn't ask, she said that will be a video. Although she took others for the solos - I'm still there more than I want to. Not all time at my best.
I guess it's a bad idea to give it a stage here, but... Just letting you know that I'm there without my will and I hate it. I have no idea why do I accept to upload it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTu3qW2INP4&feature=youtu.be
Monday, July 28, 2014
For the updating
OK, so this blog has started from two main reasons - one is for I could write. THe other reason which I guess is more important is for promoting flamenco. I'm still one person here (yes, even after three years. My project to the end). Yes, I'm connected. with some people from the flamenco scene, but not with all. And yes, it has been made for flamenco around the world.
Just saying - in case you're one or more than those things:
Flamenco artist
Owner of a flamenco studio
Owner of a place for flamenco shows
And in case you're still not connected with me - you still can feel free to write me, no matter from where are you in the world. You can send me virtual flayers for shows and workshops of flamenco in any place. I normally choose myself whatever looks interesting to me, but still didn't happen that people sent me and I didn't publish it. I had the luck to receive some interesting information for publishing. I don't ask for money (at least not before this blog will become huge like those written about food and co.). I ask for only two things to make it easier for me to help with publishing:
- The files you send me need to be easy for uploading for internet - anything you can upload to Facebook can be good as well for here. For example - I know that file of JPEG are great for this mission.
- In case those shows and workshops happen at places which language isn't written at the same letters like in English - please write me in your language and at English the names of the artists and where does it happen.
You can write me for the fan page of this blog at Facebook, you can also send to my Gmail at ornati.timen22@gmail.com
Just saying - in case you're one or more than those things:
Flamenco artist
Owner of a flamenco studio
Owner of a place for flamenco shows
And in case you're still not connected with me - you still can feel free to write me, no matter from where are you in the world. You can send me virtual flayers for shows and workshops of flamenco in any place. I normally choose myself whatever looks interesting to me, but still didn't happen that people sent me and I didn't publish it. I had the luck to receive some interesting information for publishing. I don't ask for money (at least not before this blog will become huge like those written about food and co.). I ask for only two things to make it easier for me to help with publishing:
- The files you send me need to be easy for uploading for internet - anything you can upload to Facebook can be good as well for here. For example - I know that file of JPEG are great for this mission.
- In case those shows and workshops happen at places which language isn't written at the same letters like in English - please write me in your language and at English the names of the artists and where does it happen.
You can write me for the fan page of this blog at Facebook, you can also send to my Gmail at ornati.timen22@gmail.com
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Just found it out
Few weird things happen with my computer again. One of the things is that I can't listen to any radio station that I want through the internet. Freaking out...
I have a friend who's a singer who came to Israel from Brazil. She do a lot of Brazilian music and a lot of Israeli. She see herself a bit of both. Someone sent her a link for a radio station at the internet with samba music. Well, not the kind of music that I usually listen to, but music is music and I rather listen to samba than have this silence at my house. It was public for her friends, so this is the way I found out about it.
This morning - still problems. I started to freak out from listening for so much samba. I'm not used to hear so much of it in such a short time. Yeah, I have some music at my computer, but I won't get into it all the time (I know how to use my computer till it gets to make listening lists). I was looking for a flamenco radio. I found this one... It say that it comes from Seville
http://tunein.com/radio/Flamenco-Radio-s137174/
I have a friend who's a singer who came to Israel from Brazil. She do a lot of Brazilian music and a lot of Israeli. She see herself a bit of both. Someone sent her a link for a radio station at the internet with samba music. Well, not the kind of music that I usually listen to, but music is music and I rather listen to samba than have this silence at my house. It was public for her friends, so this is the way I found out about it.
This morning - still problems. I started to freak out from listening for so much samba. I'm not used to hear so much of it in such a short time. Yeah, I have some music at my computer, but I won't get into it all the time (I know how to use my computer till it gets to make listening lists). I was looking for a flamenco radio. I found this one... It say that it comes from Seville
http://tunein.com/radio/Flamenco-Radio-s137174/
Saturday, July 26, 2014
About next year decisions
I got a decision to learn next year only at the studio of Neta. My friend (who I'm not sure that still my friend) already started to some decisions for me when will I will be back for the studio of Neta. Ilan stood by me. Well, I don't know how does this so called friend so sure that I will be back. I wasn't sure yet if it's only a year brake or leaving forever. Meanwhile - Neta makes this decision even easier for me, even without her will. It looks much more clear to me that it won't be a year brake... It more looks like we'll stay Facebook friends and she will stay an e-teacher of mine. Nothing more. I have too many stories and my time is short now. I hope to write all tonight, but it I will be too tired from non sleeping - it will wait for tomorrow.
No better than that - I'm not sure if I will have some photos and the video of end of year show this time. Neta say that it will cost more and it's about how many will accept to pay it. I didn't think to upload the video, but I want to have my memory from it. And about photos... That's another story. That's another memory, but a memory that I want to share. Photos with me of course, probably with Ilan as well. I know Neta would hate it, but she's not in a position that I feel like need to ask her now. Not after what happened and her non respond to me. I won't be in her studio next year, so what can she do to me?
No better than that - I'm not sure if I will have some photos and the video of end of year show this time. Neta say that it will cost more and it's about how many will accept to pay it. I didn't think to upload the video, but I want to have my memory from it. And about photos... That's another story. That's another memory, but a memory that I want to share. Photos with me of course, probably with Ilan as well. I know Neta would hate it, but she's not in a position that I feel like need to ask her now. Not after what happened and her non respond to me. I won't be in her studio next year, so what can she do to me?
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