1.25.2012

Dancing their Passion - Belisama Contemporary Dance


Photos by C. Whitney-Ward
When I told a friend I was going to 'shoot' a contemporary dance group, she
 told me to capture their faces.  They're doing what they love to do - dancing their passion. Their faces will be glowing.  She was right.







The Belisama School of Contemporary Dance offers instruction in ballet, modern, jazz, and Irish dance technique and choreography, as well as performance opportunities to students age 3 to 18.  On Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, twenty-five students will be presenting their Spring Repertory Concert at James A. Little Theater at 7pm.  It will be eclectic, colorful and fun.


















THE  TALENT  BEHIND  THE  TALENT


“This spring performance will present an eclectic mix of choreographers and styles, to let the dancers experience many different ways of working and gaining exposure to variety,"says Belisama Artistic Director, Annie Kohn (lft). Versatility of expression, says Kohn, is vital for a dancer to achieve and maintain throughout their career. 

"Belisama's mission is to create a professional quality show from a nurturing environment," says Adrienne Bellis (rt.) Director and Founder of Belisama. "We want this to be a positive, all-around experience for both our dancers and the audience."

BELISAMA CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY

For tickets call: 505.670.2152 



1.20.2012

The Spice Lady


When you step inside Barbara Nass' new shop - THE SPICE LADY - your enveloped in the perfume of every imaginable spice  - sending your senses soaring. Just open three months, this airy and orderly shop is a veritable repository of both  familiar and exotic spices like galangal, ground sumac and fennel pollen. The latter says Nass, is quite lovely sprinkled on just-cooked potatoes tossed with goat cheese.


Photos by C.Whitney-Ward


Open shelves are filled with flavored salts, curries, teas, extracts, spices, herbs and dried exotic mushrooms.



Wood Ear...Matsutake...Morels anyone?


 Bushels of dried chiles beckon.




And, it's expected that you'll unscrew a lid and take an inquisitive sniff.


I'm a dedicated tea drinker and look forward to sampling the Earl Grey teas, but
also some of the more unusual teas that Barbara has found.



There's a small but nice offering of tea accessories. 



Snazzy mortar & pestles.


And several varieties of vanilla extract and vanilla beans.


Spice books too.


And there's no going back to just plain salt when you sprinkle these special seasonings on your next bowl of popcorn .

T H E   S P I C E   L A D Y


509 W. Cordova - El Mercado
505) 471-3833