So for all my flamenco friends out there I thought I'd give you the scoop on what I'm doing in that realm.

I managed to find this great studio here, run by Ana Esmeralda.
http://www.anaesmeralda.com.br/

Ana Esmeralda, who some of you probably know, was in the movie El Amor Brujo, along with several other Spanish flamenco films. She moved here ages ago and opened up this school. She's pretty much ended up being the center of the flamenco world in Sao Paulo.

So I'm taking classes twice a week, at least whenever I can make it - my schedule and brain are both kind of screwey at the moment. I'm never entirely sure who teaches when I go, sometimes it's Ana, and sometimes it's another great girl named Roberta. Either way, it's great. The dancers are super friendly and stay after class to help me learn routines they've been working on. Next week I start a castanet class.

The only down side is I'm routinely getting my ass kicked for old bad habits I need to break. The whole 'not moving my hips' thing and that stupid 'seated position', both of which were taught to me by the "Evil that shall remain nameless." You know who I'm talking about. Thank god for you, Jane, for getting me started on breaking those habits!!

Anyway, it's been a groovy opportunity.