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[alonewiththemoon]

Amir Thaleb is so incredibly inspiring--I can't even say how much I enjoyed today's workshop, though I could barely isolate a muscle by the end of the day and I have no idea how I am going to be able to perform my set at the Middle East tomorrow night after a second day of this.  I am sure I will write more about it all later, but I have to take the time now to say--WOW!

Also inspiring were my classmates--it was quite a surprise to walk in there and see Amar Gamal there as a student.  She and Amir go way back, apparently.  Even working on learning things in a class, her dancing was beautiful to watch.  It was kind of good for me to see that even Superstars have to work on learning things and always have more to learn.  The entire class was a dedicated bunch of dancers, no matter what the experience level.  This is really a great workshop experience.

And now, the bath awaits...

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[nepenthedreams]

As I was getting my ass kicked in Suhaila's workshop (both choreography-wise and sheer physical exertion), I was wondering how you were doing at Amir Thaleb.

I'm almost jealous now. You say "WOW" for your workshop. I say "OW".

[alonewiththemoon]

Believe me, I say "OW" too! It was super-challenging, but in the best way. We packed so much into those four hours, from combos to use to five or six rhythms to a short Tunisian choreography to a really sassy choreo to a Nancy Arjam song. His choreographies weren't always predictable either, but he tended to have a sort of "chorus" of combos that we would come back to throughout a song, so you could let your brain rest a little bit periodically.

A studio with air conditioning would have been nice, though--it was easily 15 degrees hotter in the studio than it was outside.

[nepenthedreams]

oh man that sounds so much more fun.

It's hard to tell what's going to make the difference between a fun challenge and a frustrating challenge. Learning experience, I guess.