Archive for March, 2010
Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare Posted by Serena on Mar 8, 2010
It’s time to pause my series of ‘Gesture of the Day’ blogs for a moment (yes, don’t worry, there are more to come!) and move from il profano al sacro (from the profane to the sacred) in order to commemorate La Festa della Donna (International Women’s Day), which is celebrated here in Italy and in…
Gesture of the Day – 2 Posted by Serena on Mar 4, 2010
Continuing my theme of ‘body language’, here, for your entertainment, is another colorful and expressive Italian gesto (gesture): ‘Che Palle!’ (what balls!) An expression of annoyed boredom. So, once you’ve done a few warm up exercises and loosened up those limbs we can begin: 1. Place both hands slightly in front of you at hip…