My next stop was "The Pulse" Nationals event in New York City. It was an exciting week of full-out dance, with classes and rehearsals alongside so many amazingly talented dancers. And...the choreographers were off the chart! My week culminated with the announcement of Elite Proteges for the 2012-2013 tour where I was named one of four Intermediate Elite proteges! It is a huge honor and I am so proud of this accomplishment. It is going to be such an exciting year ahead...I cannot wait to work alongside the Pulse staff, faculty and proteges!
THANK YOU TO THE PULSE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY!
Video of Brian Friedman's Intermediate-Advanced Level Class featuring Proteges. Wow....
This is the opening number at the Gala featuring all proteges, choreographed by the talented Tricia Miranda. You can catch me with the red shirt /white jacket at 2:46. It was a lot of fun to dance!
Each Protege was selected at the beginning of the week to be in a piece for the Gala and work with one of the Pulse Faculty in rehearsals. I was selected to be in Tessandra Chavez's piece, Tessandra is a new Pulse Faculty member....I. love. her.
With my friend Maycee Steele before the Gala
The Gala featured performances by Pulse Faculty, danced by proteges, Stand-out routines from various Performance Showcases, Guest performances by Tessandra's Unity LA, Tyce Diorio danced in a trio and the 2011-2012 Pulse Elite Proteges. It was an awesome night of dance and culminated with the announcement of Elite Proteges!
After the Gala, the new Proteges met to recieve their paperwork, Elite protege hats and custom jackets, compliments of Cindy from Nappy Tabs! Thanks Cindy...I can't wait to proudly wear it!
With Kristen...still in disbelief
Taylor, Jordan and I goofing it up after all the excitement!
The Pulse is a convention like no other. It feels like a big supportive family and the faculty/elites are mentors to all the dancers. I am honored to have been selected from amongst the many, many talented proteges and am so excited to begin the tour. It's going to be an amazing year ahead and I can't wait to share my experiences on the road with the Pulse with you!
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The day after the Pulse, I took part in the ivviva "So Good to C u Again" dance video shoot, choreographed by Dave Scott. It was an all-day shoot, filmed at a high-school in Brooklyn - we had sooo much fun. The video is now posted so check it out below! It was a fun day...thank you to ivivva for the new clothes, ice cream treats and to Allie and Kellie for the opportunity to work on such a great project!
In the hotel lobby, en route to the shoot
At the shoot, having a great time
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Thank you ivviva for the opportunity...I had an amazing time!
