recent reviews posted

Since I've been behind in my blogging I haven't posted many of the reviews I've been writing on here, but they HAVE been going up on ExploreDance. Here are links to the most recent ones if you want to check them out...

-Dance at DiCapo
-Cedar Lake Glassy Essence
-NYCB Bernstein Collections
-TAKE Dance Company

ABT's Corsaire review to come soon...other performances coming up include an NYCB dinner event, Cedar Lake's spring season, Trinayan Collective Dance, and more.

Plus I've made some updates to my website, which celebrated its 1 year anniversary recently :)

new blogger

New York Times dance critic and teacher of the Writing on Dance Course I took last month Claudia La Rocco has joined the blogosphere!

Check it out here.

Interesting conversations are already developing...I'm looking forward to adding this to my daily list of blogs to read :)

an update

Again I'm slow on the blogging front...

The other day I had my call back for Radio City and it went really well...they didn't make any more cuts, and there were only 30 of us left. They said there's lots of jobs because they're adding an arena touring company in addition to the NY show and those in other cities, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. They won't tell us for sure until July! Can't wait that long...wish me luck...it would be such a great opportunity. Either way I was happy to make it that far in the audition...I actually had to SING at the call back, which I DO NOT do, haha. It brought me back to my middle school days when I was in chorus at school and I used to lip sync and let my friends with loud voices do the singing, haha. But I guess it went okay...they were more concerned with presentation than a good singing voice, so we'll see. I can fake it, haha.

Yesterday was opening night of the little play I'm dancing in this week. It went well...it's a pretty small theater but cozy. We had a nice audience response last night so that's good. It runs tonight and tomorrow and then that project is done.

What else...I have lots to update about but still don't have much time...I start ABT's intensive next Tuesday. I'm in a student showcase the following Sunday at Ailey. ABT has a mini-showing at the end. Dance Critics Conference coming up. Amongst other things.

Trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon. Bear with me!

minor excitement

Okay, for the moment I've figured it's no use trying to catch up with blogging past events since I don't have time. I WILL do it eventually because some important things have happened, but for the moment I'm starting fresh with today.

Minor excitement of the moment: I made it through 3 cuts and have a callback tomorrow for the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular! Not to be a Rockette (i'm too short and don't tap!) but for one of the dancer parts. Exciting! Even if I don't make it it's nice to know I got this far since I rarely do these kinds of auditions.

I got there at 8:30am this morning for a 10am audition and already found myself drinking my coffee halfway around the block from the stage door! So many people - it looked like the lines you see on TV for American Ido. Funny. I was in the 2nd audition group (of 5 I believe) so we waited for an hour before I even went in. After a short combo they made a cut and then had us wait for like 2 HOURS! Insanity. They had us dance a lot more and made some cuts and after 6 HOURS of being at Radio City they called my name for a call back for tomorrow. Yay! There's still a lot of people they kept so I can't get my hopes up, but there were tons more that left earlier in the day, so I was happy.

Running amongst rehearsals the rest of the day...I'm performing in a small dancing part in a play at Manhattan Repertory Theater this Wed-Fri and also prepping for a student showcase next Sunday. AND getting in shape for ABT's intensive starting a week from tomorrow. AND other things.

The relaxation of Florida was wonderful but I'm glad to be back dancing to the faster pulse of New York!

back to blogging soon...

No I haven't fallen off the planet. I've just been catching up with life after taking a few days off in Florida and haven't had a second to blog.

Regular posting will resume soon, haha. Here's just a few things I have to update about:

-end of my writing on dance course
-numerous recent auditions
-my "choreographic debut" with the high school kids i taught
-seeing my old studio's spring performance
-additional blogging opportunity
-not getting one of my dream jobs
-being interviewed for the big website mediabistro.com
-official college graduation ceremony (and getting sick beforehand!)
-other teachers i've been taking class with
-upcoming performances next week
...and more.

So much going on as always.
Tonight I'm going to see TAKE Dance to review, and tomorrow I have rehearsal most of the day...but I hope to write a brief post on all these things soon.

the crack of dawn

I got up LITERALLY at the crack of dawn this morning...to go take class at Miami City Ballet. Our condo is 40 minutes from the studio.

These (unedited) pictures are from the balcony at 6:15am. Wow!

the sunshine state

just a quick hello from sunny, super warm Florida!