The arrow points to my speaker which has to project my sound all the way to end of the bar so I gotta crank up the volume.

View from the end of the bar. March 27, 2006 9:17pm

It was Cecilia's birthday, which I knew a few days before, but forgot about until someone reminded me. We invited her to dance some Sevillanas.

Waiting for Cecilia to come onstage. March 27, 2006 9:44pm (photo by Keith)

Later as she was about to leave for the night, the DJ was playing some salsa, so I pulled her on the stage for one dance.

Mariya and Cecilia. March 27, 2006 9:44pm (photo by Keith)

March 27, 2006 9:45pm (photo by Keith)

Miguelito. March 27, 2006 9:48pm (photo by Keith)

Jason Vera y Aragon. March 27, 2006 9:49pm (photo by Keith)

Mariya in solea. March 27, 2006 9:58pm (photo by Keith)

March 27, 2006 9:59pm (photo by Keith)

March 27, 2006 10:01pm (photo by Keith)

March 27, 2006 10:08pm (photo by Keith)

I like the DJ Helio cuz he puts on flamenco and Sevillanas when my friends are here. But the rest of the evening was kinda disappointing cuz I was hoping for more salsa but he played almost everything else but.

Mariya and Jason dancing Sevillanas. March 27, 2006 10:32pm

Roxana and Jason. March 27, 2006 10:38pm

As I was breaking down my sound system, a bunch of my friends took over the stage. At one point I had to tell them to get off the stage so we could put it away, so I took this one pic promising them they'd be on my website.

Friends. March 27, 2006 11:54pm

I didn't make it to Lucky Bar for my salsa fix as I had planned. Couldn't convince my friends to go with me. :-( And my ride wanted to go home early, so we called it a night. I was able to squeeze in some salsa with 4 or 5 different ladies, so I got to practice my leading--something I gotta work on, not to mention expanding my repertoire of dance figures.

Almost home. Listening to the latin station on XM radio called Alegria which plays 90% reggaeton and 10% salsa/merenge. Oh well. March 28, 2006 12:50am

Fast forward, to next morning...my desk isn't always this neat, so I thought I'd take a pic of it anyway to inspire myself to clean up on those days when housecleaning slips way down on my list of priorities. :-)

View as I edit the photos for today's blog. March 28, 2006 10:46am

Yeah, I'm a multi-tasker (not a good thing, I know). I'm watching a flamenco video on the television next to my desk with the sound turned off while I listen to trance music on my computer. I also enjoy electronic dance music like trance and techno and don't ask me why but it helps me mentally focus. One thing I can't do is concentrate with flamenco music in the background.

Watching a flamenco video. March 28, 2006 10:47am

I just had a new (old-fashioned) lock installed on my door. With all the dance classes and late night parties going on here, the Pink Flamenco is practically a public place now. So I gotta make sure my room is secure when I'm not around.

March 28, 2006 10:51am

Tonight (Tuesday) I'll be at Las Tapas most likely with Anna Menendez and Edwin Aparicio, but I'll find out when I get there. It's 11:58am. Time for me to get out of the house. Ciao for now!