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Practica de la Leona - June 30th, 2013




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When: Sunday, June 30th,

SPECIAL FREE CLASS 12:00-12:30pm:
Foot Technique and Care for a more graceful, grounded, and comfortable lifetime of dancing! (for men and women!)

Practica de la Leona: from 12:30pm-3:00pm

Where: 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd #104 Austin, TX 78759 (Austin Bellydance Studio)

Cost: by donation
DJ: Juan Marcos

(On the opposite end of the shopping center from Big Lots - near Cupprimo and Liberty Pharmacy.)

A map can be found on Bahaia's "Instruction" page.

Description: The next Practica de la Leona will be Sunday, June 30th from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm at Austin Bellydance Studio. Come practice what our wonderful visiting instructors have been teaching us with wonderful friends on a great floor!

There will be a FREE CLASS from 12:00-12:30pm: Foot Technique and Care for a more graceful, grounded, and comfortable lifetime of dancing! (For men and women!)

Then later, let's see everyone at Tapestry Practica - 2302 Western Trails, Austin, TX 78745!

Bottled water will be provided along with snacks. Feel free to bring treats to enjoy or share, but please understand that the owner of the studio would prefer that we keep food, and non-water beverages away from the dance floor and enjoy them instead in the back room area.

There is plenty of free parking in the shopping center, plus places to eat etc.

Please send any suggestions, feedback etc., any time - and thank you all for your support and ideas. Also, Betsi would be happy to rent out her studio space for any classes, workshops, private lessons etc., and for the summer, the schedule is very open. One time bookings are $30 an hour for the space. Weekly bookings are $25/hr. Please contact Betsi Robins (Bahaia) at bahaiatx(at)yahoo.com for more information.

abrazos y besos!
-Mari 




PS - I will have my items for sale again this time for my Tanguera Clothing and Accessories Sale. See more information and pictures here (note some items have sold, please let me know if you have questions.):  Tanguera Practica Sale to raise money to go to Labor Day Tango Festival! 

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