CALGARY OSCARS NOMINATION! Please vote for di!
2009-01-23
Wow! Lucky for me, I have been nominated for a CALGARY OSCAR AWARD! 
Thank you to Aime for nominating me! I really appreciate it! For me to actually win the award the public needs to vote....how cool is that!
Anyone with a valid email address can vote. You must vote in all categories...and watch closely, I am in 4 categories.
Arts & Culture
Heart of the New West
Indoor Recreation
Live Entertainment
Click on http://www.calgaryoscars.ca/vote.asp to cast your vote!
Voting ends February 14th 2009.
Thank You!
di
xo
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Come see “The Little Vegas Dance Company”!
2009-01-10Support our vegas coyotes in a fabulous evening of dancing at THE CALGARY DANCE STAMPEDE!
"The Little Vegas Dance Company" will be performing April 18th 2009 at this years, CAMPFIRE BALL VARIETY SHOW....(campfire might turn into an inferno)
Check out the website for workshops offered that weekend along with ticket information.
http://www.calgarydancestampede.com
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Reccomended reading..“Real sex for real Women”
2009-01-10
Wow! There I was changing diapers and multitasking with Oprah of course...
when this fabulous guest came on Dr.Laura Berman! Finally a show that discussed what sooooooooo many women have been feeling. What intrigued me the most was the discussion on the programmed thinking and limited beliefs women have developed regarding body image, body confidence, intimacy and what we think we deserve..or don't deserve.
Dr. Berman has written a fabulous and informative book, "Real Sex for Real Women". The book even offers exercises in discovering and then overcoming the negative programming you have accepted for yourself.
A MUST READ!!!!!
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The Foxy Janet McIver
2009-01-07
I have been taking Burlesquercise for one year now and it has changed my life, in more ways than I would have ever thought possible. Here I am at 44 years old and I have a whole new attitude on life thanks to Di.
Ever since I was a little girl I was chubby and all I ever heard from my Dad was “you would be so much prettier if you would only lose weight.” I, like many other girls soon learned that food could be comforting when the going got tough. Then when I was 13 years old I slipped on of all things a hardwood floor and tore the ligaments in my right knee. When I was 14 I slipped on ice and cracked all three bones in my right ankle and spent many a year babying my right leg. So when I started having pain in both knees in my thirties, an x-ray showed that I had osteoarthritis in both knees and at 37 I was told that I did not qualify for knee replacement surgery for 13 years. My physical therapist taught me how to do everyday stuff to help but he told me the best form of exercise would be the one that I enjoyed. After trying many different gyms and programs I was ready to give up (when you can’t walk up and down stairs due to pain), then I read an interesting article in the paper about burlesquercise.
Now I have to digress a moment here as when I turned 39 I met an amazing man who told me I was sexy no matter what… however his three stepsons had a thing or two to say to my face about a woman in her 40s who was confident in her sexiness and herself. I found myself digressing in that I didn’t wear the clothes that I wanted to wear and was again unsure of whom I was.
Let’s just say, last January when I started taking Di’s classes (my Dr said why not give them a try), and I have found that I can be sexy and be confident in who I am as a person and if you don’t like it well then tough s*&t ( ok so I did compromise and not wear a bustier in the stepsons’ presence) but I am glad to be back as the person I want to be.
Deva Dave told us we own the sidewalks of Calgary (we pay taxes) and so walk like we do. One of the ladies at work and I were discussing Vegas and I was telling her that I had done the backstage tour of Bally’s Jubilee and had learned how to do the cancan and the showgirl walk. She said show me and I did in the front hallway-and I even threw in the model strut Deva Dave taught us in class (ok so one of the guys caught me and I just laughed ). This is not something the old Janet would have done!
The picture you see of me is my attempt at doing Naughty Nasty Boy (one of the routines we learned in class) for my husband…ok so I couldn’t do the whole thing without giggling halfway through, but I tried and I felt good about doing it. I was confident enough in myself to do it (and I was confident enough with myself to have a picture taken).
Ladies if you want to have some fun exercising and learning about yourself then take Di’s classes. You not only get a good cardio work out and pilates session but you also learn about your body and how to be comfortable with it. I miss my Sunday’s when we don’t have classes… yes I even have to say I miss those crazy 100s. I have to wear bandages on both my knees to do it but I have to say I enjoy it and I can walk up and down the stairs the next day without the pain. I have even learned that there are graceful ways to get up and down off the floor during the routines!
This is not only an exercise class, it is also a confidence booster, a way to show your inner and outer sexiness and it is also a support group in so many ways (does the “circle of sexiness” intrigue you) I laugh at myself and learn at the same time. I have already registered for the chair classes… my knees are saying no but I will be there. I thank Di for being there for us and being who she is as a woman and saying it’s great to be sexy and having the confidence to show it.
Janet
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The Foxy Marie Claude Lafleur
2009-01-04
What an amazing effect these classes have had on me!!
My name is Marie-Claude, I'm an accountant, and you know what they say about accountants… boring, plain and too much down to earth. Well… that was a little bit true for me, until I started taking Di's Burlesque classes. I've also been a ballroom dancer for 18 years, but never have I had the Passion of dancing like the one Di gave me after I started with her. The sexiness, the confidence in yourself and the consciousness of your own abilities without being shy to show them, that's all precious gifts that I received with Di's classes. Thanks Di for inspiring us and for your contagious smile!
Quel effet incroyable ces cours ont eu sur moi!! Mon nom est Marie-Claude, je suis comptable, et vous savez ce qu'ils disent à propos des comptables… ennuyeux, ordinaires et trop terre à terre. Et bien… c'était un peu vrai pour moi, jusqu'à ce que je suive les cours de Diana. J'ai aussi commencé à faire de la danse internationale il y a 18 ans, mais jamais ne n'ai eu la Passion de la danse comme celle que Diana m'a transmise. Être sexy, avoir confiance en soi et être consciente de ses propres habiletés sans être gênée de les montrer, ce sont tous de précieux cadeaux que j'ai reçus par les cours avec Diana. Merci Diana pour nous inspirer et pour ton sourire contagieux!
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WATCH THIS FABULOUS SHORT FILM!
2009-01-03Coyotes!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH THIS SHORT FILM.....YOU"LL FEEL BETTER!
http://www.volleyball-magic.info/info/youramazing.htm#
Diva di
xo
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CALGARY NTERNATIONAL SALSA CONGRESS
2009-01-03Since so many of you have been inquiring...
check out this great event being hosted in Calgary the weekend of January 30th 2009!
http://www.calgaryinternationalsalsacongress.com
Also, those of you looking for group classes in ballroom & latin check out: http://www.albertadancesport.com
Those of you looking for some great private instruction in ballroom, latin, country or swing...check ou:t http://www.dancenergy.ca
Diva di
xo
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Make 2009 your year of HAPPINESS!!!
2009-01-01Happy New Year!
2008 was an amazing year for me. A great year of healing and gratefulness. The birth of my baby girl Bianca put so many things in perspective. Being a dancer my entire life, I have spent most of my life in front of a mirror. I had developed many bad habits in my thinking and developed some unhealthy perceptions regarding beauty and self-acceptance. Suffering from an eating disorder as a kid and building many walls around my heart, pregnancy was a fabulous healing experience. Being pregnant forced me to let all that go and embrace the miracle of what a female body can do. Wow, my body made that little baby.
Now that I am comfortably well on my way to motherhood, some of those old programmed HABITUAL thoughts come knocking at my door. Conditions and reasons why I simply cannot be happy. If I let my mind go long enough, the list could get really long. ..but then I had a thought. Why...could I not just decide that I was going to be happy? Happiness is after all, a perception of your reality. So what is it that will make my reality better? Do I need to adjust my reality?....or my perception? Maybe a bit of both? Where do I need healing? Where am I out of balance?
Funny enough right there, I decided..yup, 2009 is going to be fabulous and I am going to force myself to live my best life RIGHT NOW! Why wait? Really, why wait?
My burlesque project has become so inspirational. I get to connect with so many fabulous women, all who have a story, and all who are looking for some sort of healing. I have had some amazing feedback this year as women thank me for allowing themselves to embrace the femininity. Some of you said they had never touched themselves, never freely moved to music, never laughed at themselves..and most commonly it was the first time they could JUST BE themselves without any labels or judgement. All of this makes me realize, we are a community of women all suffering from the same thing. It is only us, women, that can change the conditions for ourselves. If you want to live your best life and let your negative conditioned thinking and past go...now is the time!
Make 2009 the year dedicated to you. Only you can put yourself first. I urge you to embrace the powerful, sexy and confident woman inside of you!
Hope to see you in class.
di
xo
P.S. I came across 2 interesting websites that you might want to check out:
http://www.livingorsurviving.com and http://www.zenhabits.net
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