Random pics from this weekend so far. April 22, 2007
Pam de Ocampo and Mariya enjoying Sevillanas at Cabanas. April 20, 2007 9:51pm
Just a quick blog entry before I head out tonight (Sunday). Right now it's 7:45pm. It's been a full day so far. Got up around 11:30am in time to get dressed and meet my guitar student here at the Pink Flamenco for a noontime lesson. Afterwards we stopped by Joy of Motion to practice accompanying Estela Velez's dance class where they were working on fandangos de Huelva and bulerías, then we got some lunch at Cheesecake factory and ran into dancer Genoveva who just happened to be leaving. We also saw my dancer friend Karina on her way to Joy of Motion--on such a beautiful day, I tried to convince her to join us for lunch instead and came so close to persuading her but she went to rehearsal as scheduled. Hehe.
Knowing how large the portions are at Cheesecake, I got a light pasta dish for a change (instead of a burger) to make sure I could be fully alert (instead of in a heavy lunch coma) for Anna Menendez's dance class at DC Dance Collective. Just to be safe, I loaded up on caffeine at Conie's Café around the corner and got a double espresso. We played for Anna's class from 4:00pm until 5:30pm and played everything from bulerías to taranto to bamberas. My student is getting just the kind of experience he needs to get acquainted with accompanying dancers, yay! Guitarist Ralph Pemberton gave me this kind of on-the-job training when I first arrived in DC and started with the Spanish Dance Society 16 years ago. Thank you Ralph!
Anywayz, this past weekend was a blast, thanks to the warm spring weather finally arriving--hopefully for good! On Friday night at Cabanas we had the patio doors open and the place was packed with people outdoors and indoors and at the bar. The dancers were Pam de Ocampo and Mariya. Plus we had a bunch of friends including Juan Delgado, Antonia, Lisette and her friends from Germany and one of my guitarist friends Gil Mendez. Nope, we didn't get any of our dancer friends to join us onstage for Sevillanas. Oh well, next time...
April 20, 2007 9:52pm
Mariya in soleá. April 20, 2007 9:55pm
As you can see, we started the second set around 10:00pm to accomodate a second wave of customers who arrived much later in the evening. If this keeps up as the restaurant gets busier during the warmer months, we might add a third show (and upgrade our artist fee too, hehe), but we'll see how things go.
April 20, 2007 10:00pm
Saturday night at Tapeo, we had gorgeous weather again and for the first time this year, we were able to have the stage outdoors. The dancers were Nelson Sitton and Cecilia Terrasa. Among our friends in the audience were Chris, Carol and Serenity, Steve and company and this one dude who recognized me from Las Tapas.
Incidentally, this Saturday was the first anniversary of Tapeo. On May 5th, it will be one year that we've been performing here and if the weather is warm again, we'll have the show outdoors!
Enjoying drinks al fresco at Tapeo. Yeah, that's my mojito. April 21, 2007 8:19pm
Serenity, a friend and a fan who comes to Tapeo almost every Saturday. April 21, 2007 8:42pm
Cecilia Terrasa dancing tientos. This was her first time to perform here at Tapeo. Welcome Cecilia! April 21, 2007 8:48pm
Sorry didn't get many pics from the show, but at least I got one of Cecilia. Here are some mouthwatering food pics to make up for it. 
Mussels, yum! April 21, 2007 9:52pm
Lamb chops with mashed potatoes. April 21, 2007 10:13pm
Asparagus wrapped with jamón serrano. April 21, 2007 10:13pm
Tomorrow (Monday), I'll be at Café Citron as usual. I'll be performing with singer/guitarist Gerard Moreno. The dancer will be Sara Jerez. Alright it's about 8:00pm now. A dancer friend of mine is celebrating her birthday tonight. So I better sign off. Ciao for now!
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Comments
Hola Miguelito,
Que tal??? It was great to talk with you the other day on MSN, too bad I had to study. I do not have your MSN anymore. Can u add me again, please? I will love to have you guys here!!! I will graduate in August... it will be great if we could have a flamenco party to celebrate it. What do u think? Que tengas una buena semana! Hasta pronto!
Cecilia
Posted by: Cecilia | April 24, 2007 3:53 PM