I'd like to meet:

IT IS UP TO THE OLDER GENERATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH OF TODAY GROW UP TO BE STRONG PRODUCTIVE HUMAN BEINGS. BY STIMULATING THE URBAN YOUTH, A PATH OF OPPORTUNITIES IS A GIFT TO HELP THEM BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. OFFERING THE ARTS, SPENDING TIME WITH THEM, WALKING THEM THROUGH EACH WAY OF THEIR EXPLORING GROWTH IS A REWARDING KARMA THAT CAN RADIATE FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. KEEP THE POSITIVE ENERGY FLOWING, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT YOU'LL BE A HAPPIER PERSON BECAUSE THE LAW OF LIFE'S POSITIVE MANIFESTATIONS WILL BE IN YOUR FAVOR. KIDS NEED ENCOURAGEMENT EVERYDAY. OUR YOUTH ARE AN EXTENSION OF US & WE MUST MAKE SURE THEY GROW UP TO BE STRONG INDEPENDENTS. SO IF YOU'RE NOT A PARENT, THINK AGAIN; WE ARE ALL WALKING PARENTS WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT BECAUSE CHILDREN EXIST EVERYWHERE & THEY MIMIC EVERYTHING WE DO. SO NEXT TIME YOUR 'I DON'T WANT ANY CHILDREN' STATUS SELF SEES A CHILD WATCHING YOU, THEY WILL SPONGE-IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. WHAT EVER YOU DO, SAY OR RADIATE, THEY WILL FEED ON. SO BE CAREFUL. CHILDREN ARE THE TREASURES OF THIS SOCIETY AND IT IS UP TO ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THEY ASCEND IN LIFE.....www.ToLiveTheMoment.com “Rocio Ponce‘s hip-hop-tinged bulerias was HOT! And left the audience wanting more. Rocio puts her heart into everything she does. Do not be surprised if you see a fire extinguisher nearby when she performs; she has been known to leave the stage a pile of smoldering ember, with hoarse and spent admirers in her wake”

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"A lively, floor-stomping tavern celebration in the second act (led by the marvelously talented Rocio Ponce). As a modern theatrical creation, Dragone's "Carmen" is a breath of fresh air."

~San Diego North County Times Click on Carmen logo to see live footage at the La Jolla Playhouse!

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"With it's rapture, graceful trait, raw and in your face dynamics, A VIVIR EL MOMENTO FLAMENCO will magnetize all viewers. The captivating performers fill the stage with their flairs and intensity fabricating an energetic and moving sense for the viewers."

~La La Land magazine, California & Texas

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Music:

FIRST OFF, I REALLY LOVE THE BEATLES. Rockabilly Music (with up right bass), Psychobilly, oldies, 50's rock&roll, big band swing ensembles; Donna Summer's greatest hits 'on the radio' volumes 1 and 2; Salsa; late 70's early 80's punk rock music; the doobie brothers; music from my old bands Media Blitz & La Bestia, acid Jazz, Funk, regional brazilian tribal, arabic and Indian, and drumandbass. / my heroes are AC/DC, Black Flag, East L.A.'s The Stains-The Undertakers-The Brat-The Illegals-Media Blitz-La Bestia, Cramps, Plasmatics, X, Stooges, Janes Addiction, White Trash Debutantes, Minutemen, Melvins, Meteors, Motorhead,Unsane, Sonic Youth, X-ray specs, Black Sabbath, Bad Brains, Descendents, Minor Threat, Poison Idea,Stitches, Dr Know, Blasters, Dead Boys, Damned, Circle Jerks, Electric Wizard, Strychnine, Neurosis, GBH, Barfeeders, The Slits, Vice Squad, Adolescents, Alice and the Bags, Citizen Fish, Cadillac Tramps, Buzzcocks, Toydolls; Flamenco: Diego el Cigala, Tomasa Guerrero 'La Macanita', Camaron de la Isla, Montse Cortés, Niña Pastori, Estrella Morente, Arcángel, Miguel Poveda, Potito, Esperanza Fernández, Capullo de Jerez, Enrique Morente, José Menese, José Mercé, Remedios Amaya, Aurora Vargas, Agujetas, El Chocolate, Duquende, El Lebrijano, Ginesa Ortega, Triana, Rafael Farina, La Niña de los Peines, Terremoto de Jerez, Carmen Amaya, La Niña de Antequera, María Vargas, Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera, Manolo Caracol, and so much more that isn't popping to my head right now.....

Movies:

THE COLOR PURPLE, MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE, Low Budget Monster B-Movies, Flamenco Movies, THe Decline of Western Civilization, Documentaries on Music-Dance-and other cultures, Old Elvis Presley Flicks, Goodfellas, Godfather, Casino, Scarface, etc., Van Wilder, the blue lagoon, Poligono Sur, Latcho Drom, Anything by The Beatles, Lola La Trailera Movies, Lola Flores Movies, Carmen Amaya Movies, Blood and Guts Movies....oopss!!! i just like the suspense and the way these crazy movies make my heart beat fast. heehee., Mi Vida Loca, Austin Powers and Fat Bastard, Like Water for Chocolate, the old Superman flicks, old Star Wars flicks, Porky's, Animal House, Pirates of the Caribean, All that Jazz, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Havana Blues, Mar Adentro, Sexo Pudor y Lagrimas, Buena Vista Social Club.

Television:

Sorry, I don't watch much t.v. anymore. but lately, i've been watching, 'so you think you can dance', & when i want to laugh my ass off i watch american idol auditions.

Books:

Cien Anos de Soledad, Peel Your Love Like an Onion, all books by Julia Cameron, The Alchemist, Prescription for Natural Cures, Exito Sin Limites, Dance Composition text, Mal de Amores, One Art by Elizabeth Bishop, Juan Rulfo, Funky to Fabulous, El Llano en Llamas, Varla Magazine, Punk Rock Zines, Flamenco Zines.

Heroes:

Rocio Ponce is performing with & will be available for classes & private, performance & booking through out the year by appointment!

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THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE AREN'T THINGS