weekend reTREAT

Spending the time home with the family and booba for Easter. I just got back from picking my mom up from the airport. She was visiting her sister and i'm glad she is going to be home for small, but fun easter celebrations.

Tommorow will be a fun day of goodwill shopping and easter egg painting. Painting the egg are tradition that booba and i have kept up with. (and a competition) We don't believe that you are limited by your age. It's when you 'grow up' according to society that life becomes a little less magical.

No class still for me this week. I had a failed attempt to take class. I went to the studio bun in hair and all and it was closed early for easter break. I think it's good that my body had a week off to heal. I did slip in stretching and crunches a few days this week. ( and french fries and cookies ). Next week, back to the grind.

Have a great weekend!!!!
Happy Easter

lazy

It's funny when you PLAN on being lazy and doing nothing and you ended up running around like crazy.

The day after the show was pretty relaxed, i hung out with booba and attended a cast party at the studio. It was fun and we all were happy to be done. Our board president and director showed up and bought us like 10 pizzas! It was very thoughtful, but to be honest the real party started when they left haha. We all felt weird drinking in front of them so we waited till they left to let loose.

Last week i was a good dancer and took class. Our director is still having a few class auditions with girls who couldn't make it to our nyc audition so she likes us to be there when they come. On top of taking class and teaching i got my car fixed up, saw my friends art gallery opening, and attended a teachers meeting for my studios recital in June. It just felt like a busy week when i planned on sitting on my butt ha.

This week, after a lovely weekend of playing Wii and walking through the woods, i decided to take off from dancing today to catch up on sleep and choreograph a bit for my classes tonight. It's amazing how relaxing it is to sip my coffee from the my bed and stay in my pjs all day. Little moments like that help to relax and clear my mind.

Ok, enough chat. On to pictures from the show that i promised.

the lilac fairy and I :)


pose for the camera



our dressing room



the beautiful stainglass on the ceiling of the theater



getting ready for the show

store closing

I got this leotard in purple. Picture doesn't do it justice, it's very pretty.
So the day after our show i found out that our local Danskin store was closing and having a HUGE sale on all their stuff. After i got my after-show massage (which was awesome!! and totally needed) I bought $378 worth of dance stuff for $52. Yes, $52. It was amazing and i am stocked now on dance wear for a LONG time. Here's what i got for only $52:
-2 new leotards
-4pairs of tights
-2pairs of black stretch pants (for teaching/warm-ups)
-2 new shirts one tank one long sleeve

As many dancers know, a new leotard ranges from $30-40. I got mine for $6.99. I was very excited about my bargin finds!

The last show went SO well. Our best show yet. Our dancing was spot on because the last show gave us an extra push to do our best and give all our energy. The stage was amazing as well as the theater. I'm pretty sure that it was a converted church because the theater had stain glass windows and was in the round. I have pictures, but i will post them in the next post when i have more time. ( and feel less lazy )

For my time off i plan on staying in shape as much as possible. I will still be teaching so i won't be complete couch potatoe. I also decided to start running (ok, most likely jogging) with my booba every once in a while now that it's getting nicer out. I also will continue my search to see if there are any last min. auditions out there. It's been a rough season for auditioners. Not a lot of places hiring and lots laying off. Booba took some video of our studio show as well as company class so i will be putting together a video to send out with my resume. Maybe i will post that as well when i get it together.

To be honest, the next couple of days i plan on being pretty lazy. It's been a long season. This time off is good for us all to heal old injuries, catch up on lost sleep, and refresh our bodies and minds for the next season.

I can smell spring and feel it. It makes me excited to know that warm weather is just around the corner. I want to get out and take it all in. Good bye hybernation, hello sun.

Love love love
~Sara~

last call!

We have our final Sleeping Beauty show tonight!!! I can't believe all this time spent in the studio rehearsing and performing and the season will be over in a matter of hours. I'll try to take some pictures since i keep forgetting. I look forward to some time off, but will continue to take class and stay in shape.

Yay to the weekend!
Hope you all have a good one.
~Sara~



i will be like sleeping beauty after these shows. i can't wait to sleep in !!

this video still gives me chills. it hits a cord with me for some reason. i can connect to its emotion.

So, the shows this past weekend went very well. The audience really responded well to having an in studio showing. They enjoyed how upclose and personal the show was. They were able to see every expression on our faces and felt more apart of the story being told. It was def. hard to get through two shows with only an hr. in between each one, but i think we all pulled it off very professionaly.

The show the following day was just pieces from sleeping beauty followed by a question and answer session. That was successful as well. And can i just tell you , i LOVE those red hat ladies. They were so excited to be there and asked very good questions. I'm glad they all had a good time because we all certainly enjoyed performing for them. PLUS, they barely drank any wine so the company enjoyed a glass or two in celebration when we were done. It was the perfect ending to a long weekend!

One more show to go this coming Friday! I can't believe there's only one more!! This show will be a good one. We have a beautiful backdrop and scenery for this show that is provided by the venue. We have also sold a lot of tickets already. I'm very excited as well because my mom will be coming out to see me. :) I always like performing when i know someone is in the audience for me. It gives me that extra push to perform the best i can.

After the show the company is going to have a little party to celebrate a wonderful but LONG season coming to an end. Lots of people are leaving to go home and see their families that some haven't seen in a year! Our season is over for now excecpt for our wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser in May that I may be performing at. It will be a lot of down time till we pick up our season mid August. We will still have classes for those who want to attend and i'm teaching at our summer camp starting in June. So, the break won't be completely boring for me. There are tons of things i want to do and places to go before we start back up.
On a positive note we had our evaluations with our director today that went well. (she lets us know our progress and what we will be doing next yr- if we are staying or not) She mentioned how i have improved and things to work on for next season. I always find these chats helpful because we never really to one-on-one time with her. It lets you know what she thinks of you as a dancer and ways to better ourselves. Although i might not always agree with their opinions I take what they say seriously and apply it to the best of my ability to my dancing. Everyday a little bit stronger a little bit wiser!
I'll be talking to you soon.
~Sara~

While driving to class/rehearsal ive decided that if my life had a soundtrack it would be to enya. What would be yours?
~*sara*~

long weekend

picture from class by craig www.craigbillow.com
pic. from class by Craig www.craigbillow.com (booba)
happy spring everyone. (finally)

I have a long weekend ahead of me with shows so i'll be most likely relaxing tonight. During rehearsal today i felt very strong. My variation went well and my director even commented on how much stronger it had gotten when i was finished. It felt good to hear that because i have been working on bettering my technique for the past few weeks. I've been arriving early before class and stretching a lot along with my pilates exercises. I think the results are slowly starting to show. It feels good to have someone notice.

I feel like i haven't gotten to see many of my friends due to my schedule. I hate that and i really hope they aren't taking it personally. On top of teaching and rehearsals i barely have time for myself let alone others. I need a lot of "me" time, so days that i will have free i sometimes need to just recharge myself and spend some time alone. I've always been like that since i can remember. I will try to make some dates with friends as soon as these shows are over in a week or so. Booba has been very patient with our limited time as well. He even came out to class the other day just to spend time with me. I love dancing for him. He's the one critic that never notices my "off" days and supports me through my hardest moments.

Well, i hope spring warms up a little bit more. I hope all of you are doing well. Have a wonderful weekend. I'll update about shows later!

~Sara~