The African Dance went fairly well. It was MUCH MUCH slower than it was supposed to be, but I think that was probably best in the end for a lot of the other dancers. Macuele... well, I'm not sure. We never actually had a practice that everybody was, and partners always changed so we weren't sure who was suppose to be with whom. Another snafu was that there were an odd amount of people so there was going to be an odd man out when we partnered up... which, incidentally turned out to be me. Oh well. Last, when we rehearsed we always faced the drummers, not the crowd, so when it was performance time people were confused which way to face... awesome. Well, the show was going to go on regardless and we finished! I felt better after the performances were out of the way. :)
I wasn't sure if I was going to move up but it turns out that I was! I can't believe that after 6 years I finally got my yellow :) For some reason I always felt that you weren't really taken seriously as a capoeirista until you were a yellow... and I know that we don't train as often as others, but we have been apart of the capo community for quite some time. And given our situation, three young kids, we switch on and off for class... so now that this whole event is over its going to be Gaetans turn to train! I think that my game went well. I was just really hoping not to get taken care hard! I don't really like watching myself play, as I'm very critical, but I think that it flowed decently and like I said... just happy I didn't get taken down!
A HUGE shout out to Tricia (Dude's wife), Laura, Quebra and Dizzy for helping watch our kids. Seriously, that made all the difference in the world. The whole event was a lot less stressful due to fantastic people willing to help out. So, thank you thank you thank you. And, of course, to my wonderful husband. Without his selfless acts of watching all the kids so I could train and take part in this event it never would've happened. Thank you for being so understanding and letting me have a life :)
Sunday I attended a yoga workshop and honestly, I. Am. So. Sore! It was supposed to be a relaxation one to help with stretching and any stress you might've acquired during the weekend, but it was still tough. It was good though and I did feel much better after it was over. Norah was still sleeping so I got to stay for a little bit longer :) They did a bate papo, which normally I'm not thrilled about. From my experience the higher up's get up there, tell stories and don't really answer people's questions. This one was different... it was awesome. I loved hearing what they had to say and the stories that they told were completely relevant to people's questions. They stayed on point (What?! Didn't know it was possible did ya) and I could really feel their love and passion for the sport. I think my favorite thing they talked about was how to train better. They said that a lot of people want to learn fancy flashy moves but don't have a basic understanding of the game or of fundamental basics which is totally the wrong way to go about it. They said that they won't last and playing them is ugly because they aren't actually interacting with you. And they said that doing capoeira is about family and community... that no matter what sort of beef you have with somebody you respect them and you have their back if they get into trouble. I thought it was awesome. And the guests were hilarious... that is always a plus. :)
I can't believe that the weekend is over and that we made it! It was a great weekend filled with much celebration, friends and love.
JVG
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