Thread: Bhuzzers with Orit and Aziza

(From Zana's post below, with some additions/substitutions:)

Standing:
Gina, Sedona, Myra, Shadiyah, Aziza, Claudia?, Magidah, Kiyaana, Nasila, Asmehan, Artemisia, Ana, Tina, Leela (flimflamgirl), Suzana
Kneeling:
David, Aradia, Elisa Gamal, Ahava, Adriana
And in the middle of course:
Orit, Queen of Hearts

(If someone got a better shot of Orit, please post.)

I recognize a couple of faces. Can someone identify the rest?

I recognize only a few....gosh I'm jealous! The first person to come back better write a long post about the whole experience. I wish I could have gone! Orit is my favorite...

hey they all made it & don't look like they had to swim to get there!! tinah

I'm soooo happy for you all! Sad, too, because I was supposed to be there! But I'll bet the show last night was amazing and tonight will be heaven.

I really want to Photoshop you in -- not just into the photo but into the whole weekend. Anybody got the technology for that?

Kiyaana has done a better job of meeting everyone so can probably fill in some names I don't know. There were also a few non-Bhuzzers who popped up when the cameras came out. For now I spy:

<List under the photo in post #1 is now complete and correct. Thanks, all!>

*jellus*
:Awink:

Everyone looks so happy and beautiful! I am very much looking forward to a full report of the weekend.

I think the girl between Aziza and Magidah is Claudia from Portland...

Boo hoo! Everyone is having such a great time and I am stuck here in Tallahassee with Tropical Storm Fay. We've had about 15 inches of rain since yesterday morning according to our rain gauge and it isn't over. Power has been out several times but no trees or big limbs down in our yard although the road out of our neighborhood is closed because of a bridge under water in one direction and a sink hole opening up in the other direction. The dogs and my husband are going stir crazy but its a perfect time for me to catch up on sewing or curl up under the covers with a good book.

Can't wait to see the show videos!! And hear how wonderful it all was.

Souzan

Between Nasila and Artemesia is Asmehan.

Great workshops, fabulous shows (Orit performed tonight!), and wonderful company. I was bawling out of joy (and too many late nights?) at the end of tonight's show.

Standing on the left in the dark pink caftan with very blonde hair is Sedona (yayyy!!! love her!) And in the very back to the right (you can only see her face) is Ana Gabriela Brenes.

Regards
Priscilla

Yes, she was my wonderful roommate and new fabulous friend!

Originally Posted by jessedan

And in the very back to the right (you can only see her face) is Ana Gabriela Brenes.

Regards
Priscilla

Thanks, Zana, for putting together the names. I copied them to the first post.

Originally Posted by Zana

I really want to Photoshop you in -- not just into the photo but into the whole weekend. Anybody got the technology for that?

Kiyaana has done a better job of meeting everyone so can probably fill in some names I don't know. There were also a few non-Bhuzzers who popped up when the cameras came out. For now I spy:

Standing:
Gina, Sedona, Myra, Shadiyah, Aziza, ?, Magidah, Kiyaana, Nasila, (is that Rania?), Artemisia, Ana, Tina, Leela (flimflamgirl), Suzana
Kneeling:
David, Aradia, ?, Ahava, (is that StaceyLizette?)
And in the middle of course:
Orit, Queen of Hearts

Next to Ahava is Adriana (not StaceyLizette).

The dancer under Orit and next to DaVid is Elisa Gamal.

Thank you everyone for making this a SPECTACULAR event and a GREAT birthday!

Aziza

Originally Posted by aziza

The dancer under Orit and next to DaVid is Elisa Gamal.

Thank you everyone for making this a SPECTACULAR event and a GREAT birthday!

Aziza

Happy birthday pretty lady!

I can't believe I have to wait a whole year before we get to do kazoo reveille at camp again...

Oh, good - the angle of her face was throwing me off for identification. I'll add her to the first post.

The weekend was incredible, Aziza! Emotional in a very good way. ..g.:

Originally Posted by aziza

The dancer under Orit and next to DaVid is Elisa Gamal.

Thank you everyone for making this a SPECTACULAR event and a GREAT birthday!

Aziza

Happy real birthday to you,
Happy real birthday to you,
Happy real biiirthday Aziiiza,
Happy real birthday to you!
And many more...

And many thanks to all!

I would love to write more about the weekend but am still a little too overwhelmed and overtired to make a whole lot of sense. (Hey! Whaddya mean "what else is new?") I hope someone else beats me to it. First impressions:
We danced, laughed, sang, danced, made new friends, danced, admired the talents of our new friends, danced, laughed more, missed absent friends, ate, swam, cried, made fun of ourselves for crying, danced, reconnected with old friends and admired their talent, danced, laughed, danced, tripped over our feet -- though that may have been just me -- talked pretty much non-stop, and learned, learned, learned. In a word: wonderful.

Hey Zana, don't forget about the chocolate. Ate chocolate, bought a lot of Eye Kandy. In addition to your list.

Still not fully recovered...my brain feels like a softboiled egg. THAT'S how good the weekend was! I had to spend the afternoon lying on a beach yesterday to recover somewhat. It was such hardship.

- Leela

Ahhh, the beach. The sacrifices we make for our art, eh?
Hope it was grand, sweetie.

OMG, last week was insane! It started with a water park in the warm rain on Wed, then Orit's preggo bouncing butt on Thurs, then Orit again the next day, plus rad show with Aziza finale, next day was Disney's Animal Kingdom and then another super-rad show with Orit finale and a then midnight drive to the Gulf coast, manatees at 6am, then drive all the way back across the state to the Atlantic coast to catch Cocoa Beach before sundown, then Kennedy Space Center the next day and we just got home today. Whew!! What the hell am I still doing awake?

All you Bhuzzers were so sweet and the dancers in the show were fabulous!! Now I need a vacation from my vacation! ..l;,

Zzzzzzz....

um, excuse me, wonderfully preggo bouncing butt. The bouncing-butt style makes my head explode, but watching her was awesome. Her natural grace and charm and gorgeousness was just...WOW.

I often just stood and watched her due to similarly exploding head plus it was great to have her right there in front of us with her glorious loveliness.

Originally Posted by nasila

The bouncing-butt style makes my head explode, but watching her was awesome. Her natural grace and charm and gorgeousness was just...WOW.

Glad to hear you made it to the manatees (after the 4-hour, ending at midnight show!) and then back to Cocoa Beach. Wow.

Nasila, I was worried about you making it to the manatees. How was it? Did you guys have fun? Talk about a whirlwind tour!

*waves frantically at Kiyaana*
Hey, beautiful! I see that I have mail from you but can't get at it because someone-who-shall-remain-nameless goofed up my server settings. Should be back up in the morning. In advance of that: Thanks again for everything! I think I'm in withdrawal.

Yeah, I think I've already sent you three email messages - talk about being in withdrawal!!!

By the way - note to all - apparently if you go to a restaurant in a bar in Orlando on a Sunday night, you will be hit on. Perhaps your knee will be squeezed. Just ask Zana. ..l;,

Originally Posted by Zana

*waves frantically at Kiyaana*
Hey, beautiful! I see that I have mail from you but can't get at it because someone-who-shall-remain-nameless goofed up my server settings. Should be back up in the morning. In advance of that: Thanks again for everything! I think I'm in withdrawal.

*snork*
Ah, the joys of being squeezably soft. Not. Do you s'pose he remembered us in the morning?

You will be hit on multiple times, mostly by drunken optimists with limited creativity. It's a friendly sort of place, Orlando is.

The storm had passed through Crystal River by the time we got there, so the weather for the manatees was great!! I uploaded footage of us and the other passengers on the boat here:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZwQHt1nrcQ]YouTube - Swimming with Manatees[/ame]

That's my hairy husband and my 3-year old petting one friendly little dude; I got to pet him a bit later (I think the whole video is over an hour long). The stuff that's coming off his back is just a layer of algae that starts to form when they hang out in the warm fresh water (it dries up when they go back in the salt water). We also swam with a big mama and calf too, and then went to a secret clear-water dive spot and encountered an alligator snapping turtle, a ton of colorful fishies and a blue clawed crab! It was a seriously cool exprience!!

So what exactly happened back at the bar, ladies? ..g.: Juicy details, hee hee hee, houh houh houh!! How was the rest of the weekend of workshops??

Originally Posted by Zana

*snork*
Ah, the joys of being squeezably soft. Not. Do you s'pose he remembered us in the morning?

You will be hit on multiple times, mostly by drunken optimists with limited creativity. It's a friendly sort of place, Orlando is.

Oh no, was this at Bahama Breeze?? How funny indeed, and what a great weekend!! Meeting all our bhuz girls was a highlight for me, I had so much fun, I'm dragging my butt as I'm teaching a weeklong intensive this week in Barbados, but it was well worth it to follow Orit's lovely bouncing butt!..l;,

Hi everyone! I am still pretty wiped out from the whole fantastic experience! Thanks to all of you who came together to celebrate Aziza's Birthday with Orit Maftsir!
We have always managed to have really good programs, but this took it all to a whole new level! Amazing people, terrific instructors, outstanding performers and incredible inspiration for everyone, thanks so much to all of you!
Andrea

I wanna hear details!!!! Details!! Details!!! Nasila - did you feed hot dogs to the gators? he he! Let's have a Nasila-tells-ua-all-about-it-and-shows-us-what-she-learned evening! How bout it?

You're so funny, Eshta!! just let me know when! :)

And thank you Andrea for bending over backwards to make everyone happy - it really was a fabulous trip!!