Monthly Archives: January 2016

Anniversaries are important to me (28 January 2016)

Posted on January 28, 2016 by zivadoestricks

In the bad old days, early this century in fact, two people weren’t allowed to get legally married to each other in my country if their genitals were similar. Then in 2004 there was quite a torrent of energy, including … Continue reading →

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How to watch a video of yourself

Posted on January 26, 2016 by zivadoestricks

This is an exercise that I assigned my students recently, when video footage became available from our November showcase. I suspect that I adapted the exercise from some awesome dance teacher on the internet, possibly Mahin. Here is what I … Continue reading →

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You don’t have to be perfect

Posted on January 19, 2016 by zivadoestricks

…to teach, help, and inspire others. (We played this song at my mother’s funeral)   I make videos quite a lot, mainly for the purpose of showing people things that I think are helpful or fun, and that they might … Continue reading →

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Holiday drills: it’s Chico time!

Posted on January 12, 2016 by zivadoestricks

If that title gave you this earworm, I’m so very, very sorry. The Chico four corners is a modern ATS® step found on FCBD®’s Tribal Basics dvd volume 7, which is a great resource and which you can download here. … Continue reading →

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Holiday drills: box on the beach

Posted on January 7, 2016 by zivadoestricks

Someone requested a box step drill, so here it is! The box step falls into the category of movement dialect, and is the creation of Devi Mamak of Ghawazi Caravan. It’s an eight count step, and has a variation, box … Continue reading →

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