Death by Chocolate

I am of course referring to a very rich chocolate cake that you can have at the Heladiv Tea Club at the Old Dutch Hospital in the heart of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

It's chewy and absolutely delicious. Add a cup of surprisingly delicious cappucino (I am saying ''surprisingly'' because Sri Lanka is traditionally more of a tea drinking country) and the world seems like a better place.

I quite liked the tea club's interior, so I made a few photos of it, it's a combination of the old colonial style (the Old Dutch Hospital is an actual renovated old Dutch hospital:)) and contemporary style with clean lines.
The color palette is mostly white, cream colors and soft bluish pastels.

I am still alive by the way, the humongous amount of chocolate did not ''do me in'' ;)

Flying to Kuala Lumpur tonight, hope the weather will be okay

Tejaxoxox

Street Style on Hvar Day 2

So, the next day, of course I had to do the same paparazzo thing all over again:) Same place, new fresh trends. I noticed that some trends were similar to each other, so I had some fun and named some similar fashion groups ''squads''.

Here is the Flower Power Squad:

Here is the Classy Squad:

 

Here is the Rock Chick Squad:

 

And last but not least: here is the all time classic - the Sporty Squad:

 Love,

Teja xoxox

Street Style on Hvar Day 1

Hi,

so as I was people watching at the ''pjaca'' (Cro: main square) on the Hvar island, in the South of Croatia, having my lovely cup of Turkish coffee, soaking up the sun and enjoying the beautiful ancient architecture (this is still multi-tasking, by the way), I've decided to take a few snapshots of the locals and as well as tourists, hurrying across the square in every possible direction. It was fun and quite a challenge to actually take a photo because some of them were seriously fast and disappeared from the frame before I had my chance to press the button on the camera:P

Here are some of Hvar's finest:

A gray frilly skirt matched with a blouse in a grayish tone of lavender, brown flip flops
and a floral tote. Not a typical summer combo, but it still works.

             Let's face it: there can be no Summer without the panama hat.

It's a classic and it goes well with everything.

Add a lavender colored dress, a beige belt, 

coral-colored ballerinas and we have a winner.

Neon yellow was huge this summer, as well as pleated skirts.
So whoever is wearing a neon yellow pleated skirt has totally nailed it.

I heart this batik dress. Batik is a great all time summer classic,
so consider buying a batik dress on summer sales
and stash it in your closet until the summer of 2013.

 Aren't one-shoulder T-shirts sexy? Especially if they're striped.

A simple floral summer dress,
matched with a bikini is also a great look for every woman.

A great combination: A neon yellow T-shirt, tied above the belly, neon yellow flip-flops
and a bluish long flowy skirt with the paisley print.

panama hat + striped tee with a bikini top under it + denim cut off shorts + snakeskin bag

Love it

A simple candy-colored summer dress. Please wear it with a smile:)

Even though it's already September, the summer doeasn't have to go away,

love,

Tejaxoxox

Split Tribalfest 2012

Hey guys,

I haven't blogged for two weeks 'cause I've been away, shaking my booty at the Split Tribalfest in Croatia! It's where all the Tribal Fusion belly dancers from around the world gather to exchange ideas, share new experiences, make new friends and most importantly - to shake their booty, pop their hips and do a little belly roll:)

This year was the 3rd annual Tribalfest and it's never been better, some teachers made a real commitment and traveled thousands of miles from far away countries such as India and USA just to get to Split, Croatia to teach us tribal students some interesting and new techniques, share some of their wisdom and have fun with us. The teachers were amazing and were renowned dancers: Anasma, Colleena Shakti, Heather Stants, Matthias Lauwers, Mira Betz and Tjarda. Most of them were European, though.

I took the Mira Betz, Matthias Lauwers and Tjarda workshops and it was really interesting to see their different dance styles and different teaching techniques. Each workshop was a precious experience for me, not only in terms of dance, but in terms of life experience.

Mira taught me to quiet my mind while dancing, a feat I thought impossible to achieve, especially while being on stage (with all those people watching meeeeee!).

Matthias taught me to trust my dance partner which was also quite difficult for me because I always thought that I had to shoulder all the responsibility alone. It was nice to trust and to just let go. And it also taught me to let my guard down a bit and to let people get closer to me. It was a real ''aha moment'' as Oprah would call it;)

Tjarda taught me to just suck it up and learn fast. Luckily the workshop only lasted for two hours, 'cause I was drained afterwards!

The best part of being at the Split Tribalfest? Watching your teachers and your fellow dancers perform! The performances took place at the Peristil by the Diocletian palace, an ancient building that just added that ''special something''. Here are the photos:

Tjarda, left, and  Anasma, right.

I think she goes by the name of Armata, she's from Russia

Inga, doing a lovely backbend a la Rachel brice

 I think she's Saphira, not sure:P

 And finally Tribal Fusion bellydancers from Slovenia!!! The group is called Hathor DC. Great job you guys, I am so proud of you!

 The Tribalfest was spiced up with a little burlesque act;) Why not?

This particular piece was called Ukrainian Tribalfusion. It was a mixture of traditional Ukrainian folk dance and Tribal fusion bellydance. Very interesting to see. The music was of course a traditional Ukrainian folk music.

And last but simply not least: the amazing Colleena Shakti performing Indian Fusion. Gorgeous doesn't even cut it.

I hope you enjoyed this rather long post;)

Take care, my fellow bellydancers,

love,

Tejaxoxox