Jaime Gularte is not only an incredibly talented bookkeeper but she is also a smokin' hot fire dancer. She has been training with Fire Groove for several years now and will begin teaching staff with Lester and Jade in the coming months. Jaime has so much to offer as a performer, teacher and entrepreneur. We are honored and excited to introduce this amazing woman to you!

Fire Groove: Didn't you start by learning poi and staff at the same time?
Jaime: Yes I did.

Fire Groove: In what ways was this challenging?
Jaime: At times it seemed like a lot of information to retain and it also took a little time for my body to build the physical endurance to do both.

Fire Groove: In what ways did you find this helpful?
Jaime: More than anything it was great having variety. At times when I might have felt frustrated learning a new move with either Poi or Staff, I could switch over to the other one for a fun and refreshing break.

Fire Groove: It looks like you've focused in on the Staff now. What is it that you love about the staff more than poi or hoop?
Jaime: I love that the Staff is very grounded. It is a solid unbendable force that moves with your personal flow and energy. It is humbling and incredibly beautiful.

Fire Groove: Have you noticed any personal changes that have taken place since you've started spinning?
Jaime: Absolutely! Fire dancing has kept me very active physically and socially. And, even more importantly it has challenged me to break through self doubts and performance fears.

Fire Groove: You just got back from a couple months traveling in South & Central America, did you do any fire dancing there?
Jaime: I did a lot! And, they were some of the most special and exciting times of my travels!!

Fire Groove: How did people react?
Jaime: People were completely enthralled by it and would ask tons of questions. I ended up teaching lessons to a few and even saw one of my students have his very first "light up!"

Fire Groove: Did you meet any fire dancers?
Jaime: I met tons! I now have fire family around the world.

Fire Groove: How do you feel when you are spinning fire?
Jaime: Sensual, peaceful, creative, free, extraordinary, and blissful...Just to list a few :)
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Looking for Financial Success?

Do you love the excitement of being your own boss? Making your own hours? Creating your own future? Do you also dislike the routine tasks of record-keeping, A/P, A/R, account maintenance? I can help.

As a freelance bookkeeper in Los Angeles for over five years, I have been supporting individuals and small businesses to get financially organized and ultimately reach new levels of financial and business success.

As a fire dancer performing with Fire Groove, I understand the unique challenges facing your avant-garde business and am excited to have recently added Fire Groove to my growing client list.

By tracking your cash flow, billing, and lines of credit, I create a level of organization critical for essential financial tracking that can ease your tax-time stress and formulate fiscal goals that will help you direct your company’s growth. It is a delight for me to help clients break out from behind their books freeing them to cultivate their business and, as a result, I have the pleasure of assisting clients and their businesses reach amazing new heights.

To arrange a consultation or for more information please feel free to contact me at 310-867-5545 or JGularte@aol.com.

Fire Groove kicked off this summer with our annual trip back to Oregon to reunite with family and friends, teach as many workshops as possible, and to hit up our favorite festival of all - the Oregon Country Fair.

We taught a total of 15 workshops in staff, poi, hoop, and fire eating making this our most successful trip back to the homeland so far (success is measured in the amount spinning per hour done by the Fire Groove team and those directly surrounding them). Workshops were held in both Portland and Eugene and would not have been possible without the support from our amazing friends and family in helping us spread the word "Fire Groove is Coming…". In fact the word was spread so well that we are still getting phone calls and inquiries so we will be holding several more within the next couple of weeks. These workshops will be taught by Jade (aka MoJo), so please e-mail us or call us at 541.554.7491 and let us know if you are interested.

The Oregon Country Fair is a very sentimental festival for us because it was the first place that we were introduced to fire dancing. This year we had an amazing performance combining Fire Groove and the Dragon Tribe (who first showed us how mesmerizing fire dancing can be). It went off flawlessly and once again we would like to take the time to thank all of you who helped us put that together.

We were surrounded by so much love this trip and we are so grateful to be part of an amazing community of unconditional support where each of us are encouraged to reach our full potential. So once again thank you all for your amazing support, and we'll see you back in Oregon in December!

Top Picture: Getting ready for the Country Fair Fire Show
Bottom Picture: Fire Groove with Grandma holding a fire staff