parasitegirl | Serena's Passing

As most of the bellydance word knows, we lost a great dancer last week when
Serena WIlson passed away.

You can do your own searches on who she was.

What I did not know was that Takako, a newer girl in the Saturday night
lessons I take with Mishaal, studied with Serena for almost a year when she
lived in New York.

Saturday's class started with tears and ended with tears, the end was most
memorable.

Mishaal had to leave early due to a scheduling conflict but gave the seven
of us the run of the studio for an additional hour. At that time another
student, Miki, asked if she could share a song/prayer of dance and change
she learned from when she lived in Hawaii and studied hula. We held hands,
closed our eyes, and she sang for us. I wish I could tell you more about the
specifics of the song, because she did explain the meaning, but much of the
Japanese was over my head. At this point about half of us sprouted tears and
there was much hugging and talking.

And then we danced.

Serena:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhVAiYQvLik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcZCJSiFNLM