On Receiving Love, Honoring My Needs, and Learning Self-Compassion Your family definitely have a way of loving you, of showing you how much they care about you, yes they might not love you, but very likely they do and they try their best to show it to you, with their concern, with their presence, with […]
Learning is part of our life, learning is entertainment, it is solutions to problems, learning is a community of people that connect us. Lately I have felt like I am lacking the tools to help my students in a better way, furthermore I feel I lack some tools to help myself. You can say that
People that are inspiring, that work so hard, people that you would never believe they are doing so much, People with stories that you will never hear and you never will. You might have friends or know someone like this, but then you hear that they are charismatic and out there, I know many, and
I want to say that I remember everything I have been through, but there are more gaps than you would expect, yet life has a cyclical behaviour, we as humans tend to walk a similar path throughout our lives. I always like the idea of the spiral, specifically a spiral that goes up. We are
The Echoes of Yesterday: Talking to My Younger Self Read More »
I want to write about how the smile is not always reflecting what is going on inside me. Yet the smile is still real and genuine. The contradiction is real, it is full of love and care for what you do, it is a testimony of self esteem, yes I am not saying not to
It’s Real: Finding Authenticity in My Smile, Even on Hard Days Read More »
My identity is pretty much attached to the dancer and the dance teacher, and I am proud of that, but in that path, I still find several tools that bring me closer to living a better life outside the dance floor. As a salsa teacher, I have seen many different ways of improving as a
Life Lessons from the Dance Floor: Tools for Growth On and Off the Beat Read More »
Mastery was a must, a place to be, a place for growth, and inevitably a place of pressure. With time, mastery became more of a game of luck, patience, and a repetitive cycle. Let me try to go back to my years at uni: 12-week terms, 3 per year, a lot of content, always three
Cycles of Progress: Balancing Pressure and Patience in Dance and Life Read More »
For years, I found myself trying to understand people—how they behave and how an immigrant can fit into their structures. What type of event would they like me to produce? How would they like me to teach? How should I communicate with them to create a greater connection? Furthermore, how could I establish a group
Fifteen weeks before La Familia Showcase 2024, we decided it was time to create some teams. We could perform at our “Me Gusta” parties, or we could organise a small showcase in the studio for close family and friends. What a great surprise it was that after launching the teams, instead of a couple of
Every year is full of amazing experiences—experiences full of love, kindness, and excitement. Experiences full of people and sometimes no one. Those moments leave me feeling blessed and honored. They are invisible until I take a second to pay attention. Please take a second with me and think about something you are grateful for. Please
