H. Mijail's Blog

Originally in creole, and in http://www.afrikaonline.net/t4011-sem-bo-amor-nelson-freitas-part-to-semedo-loony-johnson-2012   is translated to portuguese, but with bad ortography. Here it is corrected enough so that Google Translate can give a good result. Anyway, and amazingly enough, the lyrics end up making sense after all the process, and even being not-really-moronic and fitting to the song mood. Nice surprise. Ondas de mar estao chamando por ti Estrela no ceu ilumina-me o caminho Vento esta soprando escuto sua voz Nao ha dias que nao sonho contigo Mas nao quero entregar, tudo em ti Prefiro ficar, sozinho (Refrao) Sem teu amor "girl" Meu coraçao fica mais forte Mas com teu amor "girl" De certeza vou sentir a dor Parte: To Semedo Ja vi que tu és Aquela mulher tao especial Um toque divinal Faz-me enfeitiçar Sentir como se tens Aquela força que é poder que leva o meu ser Aonde nao quero ir Mas nao quero vir a entregar (entregar) Tudo em ti Prefiro ficar (fica...

A number of times now some friends have asked me for advice about starting "some salsa or dance course", and of course they are surprised when I ask back what kind of salsa. I too had no clue that there were different kinds when I started. So I'll write the answers down so next time I can just point people here. For history and dry reading I could just point them to Wikipedia, but I know that it didn't help me to understand things better. Now it is more interesting, but when I was absolutely starting, it was pretty much useless. Even the videos don't say a lot; it's a bit like going to a restaurant for some cuisine type you don't know, and having to choose a dish by the ingredient list or by some photo: hardly ideal. So I'll write about what I feel can be more interesting / practical for someone wanting to start and choose. Will also be interesting to check how my opinions evolve in a future. My credentials: I am still mostly a beginner. I only st...

(sounds better than Aikikizomba... ;P) The Bachaturo festival was not exactly very well organized. In fact if I had came from far away I guess I would be pretty pissed off. I've heard that last year it was much better, and that this edition was problematic because it had to be rescheduled after the Smolensk plane accident... Anyway, the high point for me has been Kwenda. He was funny and interesting just as a Kizomba teacher. But then it got stranger / more interesting: there was a class called "Kainzen Dance". Looks like that was a typo and the real name is "Kaizen" (shitty organization!). Sounded like something japanese, and I half assumed some Noh-style dance or similar (read: not interesting ;P ). So when I finally went in because some other class was overcrowded, ... surprise. Incense, and some mix of afro bodymovement and... exercises that reminded me the strangest Tai Chi class I had, so long ago. I wouldn't say I liked it (it felt a bit rushe...