(insert nutcracker theme here)

Tonight I went to Tuzer Ballet's production of The Nutcracker with my sister spud, Caitlin!

My friend Alessandra was in it, and she was AMAZING! I want to be a fancy ballet dancer!

Honestly, I had a hard time not rooting for the mice. They were played by the little kids ballet group, and were so small and fluffy and cute! There was one that was tiny and white and fluffy and she bounced when she walked.

So... as you can tell we were feeling inspired (again...and again) afterwards.

We're seriously considering taking beginners ballet together at UTD next semester!

Like Bookends

Tonight I went out to dinner with my dear friends, Emily (who I've known since I was about 1) and Ally (who is visiting from Belgium... yes, I have friends in Belgium).

We went down to the West End, to Spaghetti Warehouse... yom! And we had pretty much the whole place to ourselves, and were the only ones sitting in the trolley car, so we had some fun.

Including a food battle while our waiter wasn't looking...

And a bit more dancing silliness...

Our waiter gave us free dessert because he thought we were fun!

And after, we found this really weird dinosaur statue outside the restauraunt.

We're not sure what it's supposed to be doing. Pole vaulting?

Hope you had as good a Tuesday night as I did!

"The Hidden Language of the Soul", Pt. II

So, here is a video of Caitlin's ballet solo... loverly! I unfortunately can't find my own "solo work", but have included one of an interpretive piece I did. Enjoy!

Jelly Belly,

or, Building a Better Body Image Through 70's Kids TV Shows.

If for some reason you aren't feeling so good about yourself today, watch this. It will make you feel GREAT!



(And yes, that is Morgan Freeman.)

"The Hidden Language of the Soul", Pt. I

After attending a ballet a few weeks ago, I was feeling particularly inspired to dance, so when I visited home-of-sister-and-brother a few days later... this is what happened.
(note: these are also due in part to a viewing of "Silk Stockings"... we are convinced that this movie was made directly after some tragedy in the Cole Porter household, as that is the only explaination for the glittery disaster that is the music of this movie. yeep.)

First, we tried the art of the Grand Jete:






Dan's is our favorite. We believe he captures the essence of the jump.