Cesar Chavez Charter School March 13, 2006
It's 11:42am on Monday as I type these words. Just got home after doing an early morning presentation at Cesar Chavez Charter School in Northeast DC. Spanish teacher Carlton Ashton invited me to join him in giving a presentation about flamenco. We were joined by high school student Tanika who provided rock-solid palmas and Ana, another teacher here who just happens to be a dance student of Ulrika Frank.
It's a good thing I went to bed early last night cuz I had to get up at 6:00am to do some work on the computer before getting some breakfast and catching the train at 7:00am. Ugh!
Miguelito warming up in an empty classroom. March 13, 2006 8:59am
It was worth it. They treated us well and the students were very receptive to our performance. There were more than a hundred or so high schoolers in our audience and we performed without amplification or a proper stage. I was not quite warmed-up or even fully awake but the spirit of flamenco gave me just the right burst of adrenalin. We definitely connected with our audience.
Carlton. March 13, 2006 9:04am
March 13, 2006 9:05am
This is the second day in a row where I had to wake up at an unusually early hour. After the school show, I treated myself to a delicious early lunch at Teaism in Dupont Circle. I deserved it!
March 13, 2006 10:31am
Salmon Bento box: teriyaki salmon, cucumber-ginger salad, sweet yams, rice. Yummy and nutritious!
I washed it down with a cool glass of Japanese sweet green tea and lingered awhile watching people walk by enjoying the beautiful sunny weather until I started dozing off. Uh, oh...I seriously needed to get back to bed! I'm home now but let's just hope I wake up and get to Cafe Citron in time for my show tonight. Ciao for now!
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