My dad tries the dance

Below is a link to my first (miniature) podcast about my mom's dance. Here's a tiny video of my dad trying to replicate it.

My first podcast

I wanted to make this a video, but I really didn't have enough pictures of video to accompany the 7 1/2 minute long story.

first episode: My mother's dance
My mother has one signature dance -- she puts one hand on her stomach (curved) and the other in the air. Then she twists her hips, barely ever moving her feet. Here, I find out the history of the dance, what my dad thinks of it, and what it teaches me about my mom. Click here to hear it.

Also, here are some pictures for accompaniment:


Christmas Eve, 2005 -- The Dance


My mom as a little girl



My mom's dad



My mom now

I'll be keeping this blog to track my ventures into multimedia. This way I'll have a good documentation of my (hopeful) growth as I try become more skilled, and anyone who's trying to break into multimedia can come here for some kind of fellowship.

But beyond that, I want this blog to be a keeper of stories. I'm going home to my mother there, and she is the reason I am a storyteller. I will start with her.