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Good morning amores. This has been quite the week and I can’t wait to update you on everything very soon. Lots of good things ahead! Right now that first Puerto Vallarta vlog has over 700 views, which I’m sure at some point won’t feel like a ton, but it feels like A LOT to me right now and it’s very exciting. Here are a few snapshots from the week. I went to an Afro-Haitian dance class last night and it was amazing. I’m hoping I’m not quite as sore as I was after last week’s Afro-Cuban class. I could barely sit up straight my back and arms were so sore. Last night’s class felt like a detox; towards the end I got a little light-headed. I’ve missed dance so much and it’s role in my overall health. There’s something so therapeutic about learning new movement, recognizing how it is supposed to feel from watching the teacher and star dancers in class, and making it your own in your own body. It connects me to myself, to the present moment, to art that lives simmering under my surface, to the magic in the universe … now I’m getting really wild haha. I can’t express my full gratitude for my relationship with dance. Like, how lucky was I to have two parents as dance teachers who exposed me to dances from all around the world?! Life is gorgeous. Stay tuned for a big update sometime next week!

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Bom dia amores. Esta tem sido uma semana emocionante e mal posso esperar para atualizá-los sobre tudo em breve. Muitas coisas boas pela frente! No momento, aquele primeiro vlog de Puerto Vallarta tem mais de 700 visualizações, o que tenho certeza que em algum momento não parecerá uma tonelada, mas parece MUITO para mim agora e é muito emocionante. Aqui estão alguns instantâneos da semana. Eu fui a uma aula de dança afro-haitiana ontem à noite e foi incrível. Espero não estar tão dolorido como fiquei depois da aula de afro-cubana da semana passada. Eu mal conseguia sentar minhas costas eretas e os braços estavam tão doloridos. A aula da noite passada pareceu uma desintoxicação; no final, fiquei um pouco tonto. Eu senti tanto a falta de dança e isso é importante para minha saúde geral. Há algo tão terapêutico em aprender um novo movimento, reconhecendo como deve ser a sensação de assistir o professor e os dançarinos famosos em sala de aula e torná-lo seu em seu próprio corpo. Isso me conecta a mim mesmo, ao momento presente, à arte que vive fervendo sob minha superfície, à magia do universo ... agora estou ficando realmente louco haha. Não posso expressar minha total gratidão por minha relação com a dança. Tipo, que sorte eu tive de ter dois pais como professores de dança que me expuseram a danças de todo o mundo ?! A vida é linda. Fique ligado para uma grande atualização na próxima semana!

beijo na boca

Mariamma

Autumn's B-day Brunch

Miss Autumn's birthday is on Thursday and we decided to celebrate a bit early! She spent the night and plans changed from going out to watching Love Actually on the couch. We got up this morning and went for brunch in Long Beach at a place called Nick's on 2nd. It was absolutely delicious (probably the best waffles I've had - besides my mamma's). Afterwards we walked to the ocean, only a block away, and quickly discovered that it was a dog beach. Literally everyone had a puppy and we were very entertained by all the cute creatures. Autumn did a little handstand on the beach and came down right on my head haha. I have a little kink in my neck but it should be fine by tomorrow for dance class. It was a lovely day!

I hope you are all having a great weekend! 

xo 

Mariamma