Hi Dance Friends!
The last three months have been very busy! Many conventions began their 2011-2012 tours and I was fortunate enough to attend a few conventions. I can't wait to share my dance journey since my last post!
First up was a Contemporary class with Juliette Irons at Ryerson University. I first met Juliette one year ago at IMPACT where she did my first-ever blog interview. It was a fun class and a quirky combo dancing to music by Bon Hiver + James Blake.
Next up was a Teddy Forance Master Class offered by Lindsay Ritter Dance Company at the National Ballet School. It was a very well-attended event and I was honored to dance alongside Teddy, Julia and Jeff. Check out the highlights compliments of Lindsay Ritter Dance (www.lindsayritterdance.com)
JUMP Toronto took place October 1-2nd and was the largest turnout in JUMP Toronto history with 1500+ dancers. Congratulations to JUMP on this milestone! It was a great weekend and lots of amazing dancers attended the event hosted by Gil, Katy, Mike, Bobby, Ivan, Teddy, Nick and Mia Micheals! It was my first convention as a "teen" and I was a tad nervous. But I had a fantastic time, saw friends from other studios and won one of the TeenVIP Scholarships! The best bit of advice to dancers came from Mia who said "our bodies are earth suits and don't represent who we are as people...our dancing represents who we are as people". So work with what you've got and dance through your soul...I love that!
CDR Toronto was held October 29-30th and was hosted by Shannon Mather, Twitch, Chaz Buzan, Beau Fournier, Kha'san and Dee Casparay. The classes were amazing and the calibre in the teen room made be proud to be from Toronto! My favorite class was Chaz Buzan's....he is not only a brilliant dancer, but an amazing choreographer as well. I was selected as a "Prodigy" and am honored to have been chosen from the pool of talented dancers at the convention.
In November I attended JUMP in Greenville, SC. I saw many friends from Southern Strutt I met last summer..shout out to Jenny and Isabella! I enjoyed the classes with Katy, Teddy, Misha, Mike, Andrew, Nick, Mandy, Doug and Mia. Thank you again to JUMP for always providing dancers with such great opportunities to learn.
Below is a teaser from JUMP Greenville. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed dancing it!
