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Shakti on ice!

Let's do the time warp again!

About Me

So why all the ethnic stuff? Well it's cool. Mostly though I have been discriminated against since a very early age, so I set off on a quest of acceptance and tolerance. The only people I seemed to get it from were people not from America. And when you hang out with different cultures long enough you notice their rituals, clothes, music, food, English, and philosophy on life. I am probably one of the few Americans who is sad when someone from a different culture trades in their national dress for jeans. But I like flowy stuff too. So I guess I'm sort of biased. I love all dance. I learned Japanese dance from the wonderfully talented Fumiko Howsman and fell in love with all Japanese culture. I totally love anime and its themes. I learned African dance, Modern dance, musical theatre dance and ballet in college. Of course Martha Graham was my idol because she learned dance later in life. And of course growing up in the 80's I've been dancing hip hop all of my life. I now just focus on bellydance. I blend everything I've learned over the past 20 years and just do it. Denise my old college dance teacher said this of dance "Sex doesn't come close to the feeling I get while dancing" She is my hero, and one of the most passionate dancers I have ever seen and the reason why I dance today. fantasy layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com MyHotComments
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My Interests

All types of ethnic dance, ethnic food, ethnic clothes, costuming, painting

I'd like to meet:

The people of Auroville, Katherine Dunham, Nikki Giovanni (again), the person who decided testing was more important than an actual education, Keanu Reeves, the son of Josphine Baker, Tori Amos, the person who will finally steal Kris's heart, Chase, Matt Stone and Trey Parker

Music:

All types of ethnic music mostly Indian though Putamayo is a good onestopshop blend of everything

Movies:

Princess Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, Arabian Nights, The Lion King, Amelie, Tampopo, The Funeral, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanaam, Monsoon Wedding, Bend it Like Beckham, Orgazmo, Cannibal the Musical, All Jet Li movies, Lone Wolf and Cub series, Evangelion, Harry Potter (all), Clerks 2, That's the Way I like It, Full Metal Alchemist, Old school martial arts

Television:

Full Metal Alchemist, So You Think YOu Can Dance, Starting Over, Boondox, The Chappelle Show, South Park, Charmed, Law and Order, Mythbusters, Heroes, Family Guy, The Last Air Bender, Hello World, Independent Film Channel

Books:

Phantasy Degree, A Vision of Light, The Alabaster Jar, anything by C.S. Lewis, Mythology from all cultures, Good Night Gorilla, Fruits Basket, Life of Pi, Mahabharata,Be Here Now, Just So Stories, Laban for All,Euripides, Material World, Poetry, Women Who Run With the Wolves, Women's Encyclopedia to Myths and Secrets, A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance (closest I'll probbly get to learning the real thing)

Heroes:

My great grandmother, father, sister, mother, grandmother, Dana, Madison, brother, Oprah, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Laban, Taylor and Fender, Ruth, and especially Kris

My Blog

Okies dance at the casbah

I am going to have so many updates to add to this, but for now I have the webpage on myspace to one of the performances I am dancing at: http://www.myspace.com/lesdansesdecasbah  ...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:48:00 PST

Pretty words pretty thoughts

Old School Poetry SHE The river of life courses through the veins Meandering, flowing, traveling untamed This living force hangs in the eyes, in the lips, in the stance This potency surging in each mo...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:56:00 PST

Nails down a chalk board

I am so angry right now I have thought about several horrifying things to do to people I don't like.  And on a lighter note.  Pan's Labyrinth totally rocked.  There were some parts that...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:09:00 PST

What the......

I have now been trying to move for two weeks.  I have all my furniture I need.  But this ice is so crazy.  It looks like snow but you walk and there are no footprints.  All of the ...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:00:00 PST

Cuteness

I guess my daughter was full of the holiday spirit and kept running around in the dark at the Holiday Lights show giving people hugs.  I had to chase her down.  I guess this is what two year...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:37:00 PST

words

My sea of feelings is always pitch And lower than the deepest ditch I try to swim in waters of light But I drown again and lose the fight...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:43:00 PST

Just for kicks

Nothing.  I am am writing about absolutely nothing.  To go with my new Default pic. My sister kept calling me Aayame this summer and now I know why.
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:44:00 PST

Just some stuff

I am so excited about my dance solo and will write how it went.  I have been practicing in the biggest dance room I have ever practiced in and loving it.  My second solo  I've deci...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:01:00 PST

Men

I've noticed since I work with children of all ages that boys seems to be really violent and have this unusual amount of anger.  So bad that you see it instilled on their face when they feel they...
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:15:00 PST

Trying it out

I am currently addicted to Full Metal  Alchemist for some reason  and have been reading PHD thanks to my new anime loving sister. 
Posted by Shakti on ice! on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:37:00 PST