Author: Ana

Events

Upcoming Events

Here’s a list of events that we know so far will be happening during the year. I’ll add events as I find out about them. Jan 25th, Christchurch: Tribal Taster with Akasha (Heike Humphreys);...

General / Resources

Music Editing

A lot of people think that editing a song means just chopping off a beginning or an end, but this doesn’t have to be the only thing you do, and for dancing, this can be counterproductive, as it can leave you with a dull repetitive chorus, or remove a punchy end or a juicy beginning. Judicious editing allows you to create a new version of the track, keeping the bits you want, maintaining or even improving the original dynamics, and reassembling them, like a puzzle

Events / Workshops and Classes

Gothla 2019

Last year marked my first year teaching at a festival. I offered two craft workshops, in belt and bra making. The content was expanded from what I’ve been publishing here, and required me to...

body and soul / Costumes / Sewing

Costuming for Plus Sizes

With the Summer performance season almost over, I am always rather surprised at the amount of items I had to make; it seems that no matter how much costuming I’ve got, I always end...