THE DANCER AND THE DIPLOMAT
BIOGRAPHY
Three years full of surreal adventures, successfully at a frenetic rhythm in Los Angeles, California
Postcard with mansion's picture
Chapter 3. The 9/11 Terrorist Attack wakes us all Up!
It was not even 6 in the morning since in NY they are 3 hours ahead, when we heard incessant hysterical screams coming from the room next door and of great pain, while our room was filled with all the inhabitants of the mansion that they screamed; Turn on the tv !!!, Call momm !!! she supposed to be traveling from NY an hour ago !!! It is assumed that the mother of the toy boy with whom I stayed after the party eating donuts until a couple of hours ago we went to sleep, worked in the Twin Towers and had to travel that day from NY to LA.
At that time I only thought that what was happening was a dream under the influence of the weed that made it super realistic, a full-blown American movie and I just wanted to focus on what outfit I would wear for the Grammy celebration of that same night since it was the main theme in the Jacuzzi and of course it was not held.
They turned on the TV to hear the worst news in the world: Two American Airlines planes have been hijacked and one of them has crashed at the World Trade Center in NY!
The screams of pain in the room continued when we heard the announcer say FUCK !!! we are in rigorous direct witnessing how a second plane crashes in the South Tower! People jump out of the building's windows! What a horror! ... Alex was sitting on his side of the bed nervous with his cell phone trying to contact his mother who lived in NY.
For a moment the wailing stopped, while everyone focused on calling out to the pool where the Hollywood letters were also sad since they all had family or friends in NY, New Jersey, Washington, Boston, and S. Francisco, Right from where the hijacked flights were coming.
I started rubbing my hands and legs because I saw that they were shaking and that's when I realized it wasn't a dream. I would not have paper to write down all the sensations and everything that crossed my mind just arrived from Spain looking for a change of life. I quickly saw the bed surrounded by bags, my briefcases full of clothes and even a mirror that I brought from Spain carved in silver and gold with turquoise stones and that of course I was afraid to even look in it.
As I could, I connected my mobile and called the airport, ignorant of me, to change my ticket and return to Spain. When they told me; ma'am, are you watching the news? The airports of the world have been closed for an hour to the USA and it will surely continue this way for a long time.
If or if fate wanted me to stay and live in the new LA, in a country that would never be the same again and in a mansion where the adventures had started out strong and that, thank God, the boy toy’s mother had become on the road Just half an hour before the terrorist attack, as well as the rest of the colleagues who found their families safe.
DON'T MISS CHAPTER 4!
My first earthquake, about to fall down the ravine !.
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Unleash Your Inner Flamenca is dedicated to all the women of the world and it does not mean that you have to be flamenco or dedicate yourself to the world of dance. It is an expression, it is a way of facing the setbacks that life gives us and because flamenco has that attitude of: Here I am!
Unleashing my inner Flamenca has helped me in many very extreme situations in my life and, not only technically speaking as a flamenco professional, but in those times that I didn't have to be dancing, or teaching, or competing, or performing on stage. I’m talking about everyday life.
That is why you too can bring out your inner Flamenca.
A flamenca woman is confident, a flamenca woman is sure of herself, has gravitas, has bearing, has wisdom and knows how to be in command.
In other words, unleash your inner Flamenca and join me in this adventure in which we are going to have a great time! We know how it starts and we don't know how it ends, but it is sure to be one of the most unforgettable experiences of your life.
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I didn't need to be famous to sleep in Hemingway's Presidential suite at the Gritti Palace in Venice for all my birthdays.
Have a Bellini while I wait for the gondola that will take me to the private Film Festival party on the yacht of my colleague, who was a Versace collaborator, or dine on the famous terrace of the Hotel Danieli.
It is also true that if I had slept with all my stalkers, I would now be more famous than Sara Baras. BUT! no matter how much I took a shower, the smell of vomit would not go away from my body and the phrase of: “how did I get it” would be the soundtrack of my life, which would turn my insides with each applause.
Nor did I need to be famous to have a bodyguard escort me to the door of the plane, in the direction of the American Embassy in Beirut or go in a Limousine and drink the best champagne.
“Todo lo he conseguido con pasión, seguridad en mi misma , esfuerzo y dedicación”.
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Proving first to myself and then to the whole world that I don't need to sell myself to a man to succeed in my career. And that I bring out the inner Flamenca every time they cross my path.
Do not allow any man to command you or demand what you have to do.
Lucha por lo que quieras, viste como quieras, maquíllate como quieras , estudia lo que quieras y júntate con quien quieras.
The first time a man lays his hand on you, it will be his fault, but the second time it will be your fault for putting up with the first time.
And if you feel trapped and you are afraid to stand up to your reality, look for a way as if it were the last day of your life to give a signal at the pharmacy, at the market, to a neighbor you come across, to anyone who can hear this number: 016! and it will be the first step to your salvation, to your new life, surely filled with all the good things you long for and where no one will let you back down. You will immediately be protected by the society that will protect and help you without conditions. And I, Esther Ponce, am already thinking of you.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER FLAMENCA #SACALAFLAMENCA
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A I’m going to tell you how I brought out the flamenco that I have in extreme situations and that I hope and serve to help some woman to do the same as me.
For now I'm only going to use nicknames.
“If I had slept with all my stalkers, I would now be more famous than Sara Baras. "
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With my testimony and my own experience, living in different countries of the world and interacting with all kinds of social classes, race, culture and religion, I want to turn around the drama that women experience in the world.
Ayudarlas a salir de ese callejón oscuro, animarlas y convencerlas de que nunca tiren la toalla , de que existe un mundo maravilloso esperándoles para sacar lo mejor de ellas. Su fuerza, su belleza interior y sus ganas de salir adelante. Que no dejen de luchar por los derechos de la mujer y la igualdad de género. Que griten a los cuatro vientos y que no se callen nunca, que sonrían y que se llenen de paz con la belleza que nos brinda Lanzarote y su naturaleza.
That they are not alone... that they unleash their inner flamenca A strong and self-confident woman, the director of their own life. That she clings to the ground with temperance and ready to scratch at any moment if necessary and fight life with the best smile...
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I have experiences and anecdotes to tell all women; the neighborhood ones, the rich ones , the conflictive ones, the addicted ones, etc. And always with my motto that to run away from any situation, the best thing is to practice athletics! … My uncle used to called me Dance Athlete, he said; As long as you have strong legs and a strong heart, you can fly! .
Esther Ponce's experimental Flamenco is ready for the Valencian Director of Tourism to meet
It is very gratifying to have an idea like the experimental Flamenco in Valencia, carry it out and have managed to attract more than 20 foreign clients to Valencia in a short time and without marketing, who have passed through the Flamenco Art Center, and who have not only They learned a lot if not they have returned to their country with a better concept of Valencia.
His experience and approach to flamenco led by Esther Ponce will make you return without hesitation to the city of Turia.
Esther Ponce not only surrounds them with her passion and charisma from the first moment, her professionalism and a very long journey through different countries of the world where she has lived for long periods, she makes them fall in love.
You just have to read the dedications of all the foreigners who write in their precious notebook created for them and that are already adding more and more.
«They also buy semi-professional shoes and a skirt to study with me.» That’s already the best! –
~ Esther Ponce
The foreigner is used to teaching flamenco very quickly and without discipline, anything goes, any shoe, any skirt, hanging out even parodying and even ridiculing flamenco.
«Being a polyglot, doors just open up to me» –
~ Esther Ponce
Definitely the Experimental Flamenco of Esther Ponce has an Angel!
From England, without a doubt the most special Experimental Flamenco we have had at the Flamenco Art Center in these two and a half years.
The Esther Ponce Stylized Flamenco Art Center has been open for two and a half years. El Ángel Every August 28, for Esther’s birthday, a new foreign student gives her a gift and the flamenco toast intensifies.
«The students do not want to miss the opportunity to study with me. When they start to study my technique they are hooked at the first second. Those who play sports and take care of themselves immediately identify with my stretching and feel safer for the rest of the class and those who don’t appreciate it and will surely start practicing it and taking care of themselves forever »
~ Esther Ponce
This year Esther thought that her Angel would be very busy due to the current pandemic situation and also that it would be a coincidence that another year happened.
But to Esther’s surprise it was like that and without doubt the most special flamenco toast for England.
«Discipline is my hallmark and not even the Covid has stopped us» «I have never doubted it and I will only teach classes with a mask»
~ Esther Ponce
After the experience of teaching classes with a mask? A private flamenco class for two hours without stopping, does Esther remember that when she and the student went out into the street they breathed for two seconds as if there were no tomorrow?According to Esther’s recent experience, with the mask you cannot see the total expression of the student, but the eyes also speak and flamenco is also expressed with the body.
With all the safety measures, the student disinfected her shoes, put hydroalcoholic gel on her hands, a temperature control was performed with a non-contact forehead thermometer and the student did not remove her mask during the two hours, only in the changing room that she only used to drink water.