It was quite a month with Dona Cici, sitting at the masters feet and learning, sharing our beautiful city with her, and being showered by her wisdom, grace and peaceful sensibility….. Thanking each and everyone of you for joining in the many activities and hosting her in your respective classes, organizations, homes, colleges, cultural centers and at City Hall: East LA College Black History Month Project with Wanda-Lee Evans, Brasil Brasil Cultural Center with Nayla Eva Santoand Mestre Amen Santo and Capoeira Batuque Family, AfroCaribe dance class with Kimberly Miguel Mullen, Kirk Brundagepercussion class at the Remo, Inc, Santa Monica Blvd Charter Elementary School with Roxanne Shelby and LAs Best, West Adams Prep High School with Laila Abdullahsponsored by the Flourish Foundation, Kahlil Cummingspercussion class, Metabolic Studio with Lauren Bonand Dani Lunn, the entire Swing Brazil Tribe with Vida VierraandDani Lunn, Peter Walden of Rhythm Arts Alliance and the collaboration with Street Poets, Inc, UCLA engagements with Prof. Janet OSheaand Samantha Goodman, BodySport Capoeira with Rebecca and Mestre Roque and Luiz Badarostudents, Luiz Badaros Tuesday night class members at DAA, my wonderful SMC students, collaborators, Sue Moore, videographer and Jorge Vismara, photographer extraordinaire, Kelly Asuncion, project manager, Cynthia Guedea, who assisted with driving, shopping and new botanica experiences, the IFA family of Awo Fasegun- ADUPE and much axé, to Kana Shimanukiand Rodney De Assisand the entire Umbanda family of Pai Marcelo in Torrance, and to our dear friends in San Diego, Rainha Preta/Monica Netherly, Halysson da Silva, Paratodos - Brazilian Culture, Renata Secco, Mark Lamson and DeeDee Becerra-Núñez and Mahtzie Becerra for visiting us in San Diego, the family of Dr. Anna B. Scott - Anna your translating was glorious, to Viver Brasil company members for studying with D. CiciShelby Williams-González, Laila Abdullah, Kara MackWhitney Nagode SimpsonJahanna BluntAjah BintashabazzSimon CarrollKahlil, Katia MoraesKana Shimanuki, Katiana Pallais, Rachel Hernandez and to Rachel Hernandez for hosting D. Cici with her marvelous students !! and those who hosted her in their homes, Trisha Casasola, Lilian Wu, Kate Nayberg and Eric Marinho, to Dana Maman for her love and lunch, to Marguerite de Bourgoing for filming, to the family of Jackie Ramirez and to Edna Roccatto and Roxanne Shelby, our dear friends and neighbors to J Michael Walker, to Peter J. Harris for reconnecting, to Rose Lobo and Sandra Zebi and Ana Gazzola for enjoying her energy and the Fowler Museum visit with Sue Nelson - Cici knew the entire ibejis collection! To Councilman Tom LaBonge and his wonderful staff for the immense welcome at City Hall with Keny Long and the Paulinho da Costa family. To Beto González for keeping our calendar organized! To Joshua Chessin-Yudin and Freddie Yudinfor checking in on her. Everyday was a grand new day for her, her appreciation for life is profoundly beautiful, her belief in the forces of nature as divine and earthly, deep faith in humankind and calm are a a few of the life lessons shared and learned. She even witnessed the earth trembling for the first time!!! Every moment was cherished by her- thank you all for coming to learn from her. She left LA with saudades and with plans to return! There were many invitations and we did not get to all of them which is why she said last night at LAX, see you soon, my city of Angels! She elevated each one of us with the great white cloth of peace from the family of Obatala and taught us the elegance of simplicity and calm. Epa ba!
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:20:18 +0000
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