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Monday, April 11, 2011

I is For Itch

A-Z Blogging Challenge. My theme is Flamenco Letter today is I

I is For Itch

You've all heard the expression, "Scratch where it itches." So often we don't scratch and the itching turns into frustration. If you have a yearning, burning desire to stroke a passion, DO IT. It's never too late.


Learning things on your own is easy now. YouTube has videos on just about anything. It's like having your own tutor. Flamenco dancing has always been my itch. I did need a good wood floor for footwork so I turned my garage into a studio with a maple floating floor. Any time I get the "itch" I can step into my studio and dance while my car sits outside in it's driveway home. I didn't say you could have everything but it stops the itching. doesn't it?

The video below is my daughter, Lisa, dancing Modern Flamenco while scratching her itch.

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25 comments:

  1. Su-sieee! MacApril 11, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    Beautiful and oh so fluid....Do it. Great words to live by.

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  2. SueApril 11, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    thankyou Manzanita. You're opening up a new world for me. Please thank your beautiful daughter for sharing her dancing with us. Sue@JumpingAground (Alliteration & drabbles)
    Sue@traverselife(Workplace bullying)

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  3. AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Flamenco is amazing. I love how a dance is able to tell a story...
    - andrea

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  4. JulesApril 11, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    What an itch, a new maple floor! Your daughter is great and your itch metaphor I need to remember :)
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  5. Arkansas PattiApril 11, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    How beautiful and graceful your daughter is. So nice to see she caught or inherited your "itch."

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  6. Old KittyApril 11, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Oh oh oh!!!!!! I can't wait to get home to watch this!! Oh yes, I am at work in my lunch break but can't view this!!! How exciting!! Take care
    x

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  7. turquoisemoonApril 11, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    Your daughter is beautiful! Just want to say thanks for introducing the flamenco to me.

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  8. TexWisGirlApril 11, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    lovely!

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  9. IngerApril 11, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    How beautiful she is and that dance! Thank you so much for sharing this. And Itch -- I love it because I was wondering how you would get from A to Z with Flamenco your subject. Great job!--Inger

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  10. Bish DenhamApril 11, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    A lovely itch, beautiful scratched!

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  11. ManzanitaApril 11, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Su-sieee: Thanks and thank you for following flamenco.
    Sue: That's kind of you but you also are teaching me too. Isn't that the greatest.
    Andrea: Thanks and it's a pleasure to meet you
    Jules: Rather a corny one but it works for me
    Patti: We are just kinda one show-biz family. Ha
    Old Kitty: You are always so sweet and complimentary. I really thank you
    Turquoisemoon: My pleasure, my dear.
    Texwisgirl: I'm so happy to have you follow.
    Inger: It was easy... Lots of words...Ha
    Bish: Thank you dear Bish. You are gracious.


    Thank you for the lovely comments everyone. Love from Manzanita

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  12. ｴｲﾌﾟﾘﾙApril 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Very talented! Love your garage..lol...is perfect.

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  13. Rosalind AdamApril 11, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    What a lovely daughter you have. If only I could dance like her.

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  14. AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    That's your daughter??? She is so beautiful and graceful. The video is wonderful.

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  15. fishduckyApril 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Both your daughter and the dance are lovely and graceful. What emotion comes through! Thank you for sharing.

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  16. Teresa EvangelineApril 11, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Wow. How cool is that? She's a beauty. So is that dance floor, but not as beautiful as your daughter.

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  17. ManzanitaApril 11, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Theycallmevarmit: Car's crying in the driveway I'm not. Ha
    Rosalind: Bet you can dance like that but if not, and you lived near, I'd teach you. How's that for an offer??
    Gigi: Now the kids are dancers and I've moved into the video person.
    Fishducky:Thank YOU for following Flamenco.
    Teresa: Thanks. The dance floor is so neat. Maple... the hardest wood and it's raised and a floating floor with air between. So easy on the knees. I could dance all day on it. In fact some days I do.

    Thanks for the comments, dear bloggy friends.
    Manzanita

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  18. Eat To LiveApril 11, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    What a beatiful daughter you have.... such a lovely dancer. She must of inherited her itch from you.

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  19. ShawnApril 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Your daughter is beautiful and her dancing outstanding. I loved her graceful arms..thank you for sharing.

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  20. Old KittyApril 11, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Manzanita Productions!!!! Wow!! Oh your daughter is amazing!!! Look at her - she's lovely and dancing with such passion too!! I loved the music!!!

    This was definitely well worth waiting for!!!! Take care
    x

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  21. JJApril 11, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Manzi: Your daughter is as beautiful and talented as you are. Fancy that!

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  22. ManzanitaApril 11, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Terry: She heard it enough when she was young. :)
    Shawn: Thanks Shawna. She has chosen Modern Flamenco lately. That her choice. It's more entertaining. I still stick to the old traditional.
    JJ: Not me anymore kiddo. I passed the music on. I'm now the videographer (or whatever the name is)Thanks for the compliment.
    Old Kitty; I love doing the videos. It's something new for me. I've been doing all the live shows and programs and hockey games. Thank you for taking the time to follow and comment again, my dear.

    Thanks for the comments everyone. I'll show my daughter as she didn't know I did this.
    Manzanita

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  23. Kittie HowardApril 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Lisa is a gorgous apple who didn't fall far from the tree.

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  24. ManzanitaApril 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Kittie: I love that phrase, short and sweet, with the tang of the bite of an apple.

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  25. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Oh, look at her go. Its so pretty to watch. What is the difference between Flamenco and Modern Flamenco?

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