My Dance Family

 Last December I decided to invest more time in my hobby, dance. There was a point where I wanted to get together my own crew. Even though I didn't end up having a dance company I got more, way more.

 First of all, while looking for dancers I made new friends. Second, I took more dance classes with them. Third, they invited me to different dance auditions. One of them was an audition for the Expose the Eastside. Ever since that audition I have been rehearsing with a group of dancers of different levels. I enjoyed every Saturday working with them.

 About two weeks ago we had our final performance and it was such an awesome experience.
We had a blast and according to the audience they were entertained as well.
We performed in Bellevue, WA on a big stage.

 What now? Now, that it's summer and our dance company is pretty much on a vacation  I am committed to attend classes at fabulous Westlake Dance Center and take hip hop classes since I mostly dance contemporary and jazz (which I could also improve). The funny thing is every time I go to classes there I see all the dancers I used to work with and it's a wonderful feeling of belonging.
I belong here because I am a dancer!

P.S. Thank you, Expose the Eastside dancers and choreographers! You are the funnest and the kindest, and most open and generous people. Love you all.

Dancing for a Good Cause

 About a week ago my friends from Expose the Eastside dance company and videographer Tracy Nystrom with his friend video director Norman Tumolva got together. What came out of it was an amzing experience, a lot of fun and one cool video ad.

  The reason we all came together was the charity event called "The Blind Cafe".

BLIND CAFÉ is a mystique charity event that travels around the country. This entrancing event is coming to Seattle on April 25^th, 26^th and 27^th2013!

http://theblindcafe.com/

Guests at the THE BLIND CAFÉ will dine on scrumptious fare of vegetarian cuisine, which promises to delight the most discerning palates, served by blind waiters in an ambience of pitch black darkness.

To promote the event we created a video that tells a story of a new blind waitress being trained by two experienced employees of the cafe.
Alex Wheelwright, the choreographer of the piece graduated from Cornish College of the Arts where she majoerd in Dance. She did a wonderful job in just 2 hours.

We hope you join us at the event. Remember, you help the blind Seattle community by showing up and having fun!

Roosevelt Dance Show 2013

 I'll be honest, I missed the beginning. Ok, ok! I did miss the end too. But the juicy middle, that, my friends, I enjoyed watching.

 The show was exciting and dancers did a beautiful job. There were moments where age didn't fit the dance and it looked quite inappropriate. For example, when three little girls were shaking it like Ciara and dancing to the words "I can do it upside down, I can do it circles" I was really hoping they have no idea what the song was about. Another moment when I felt that I shouldn't be even watching it was a hip hop dance group where the dance was very sexy involving girls and boys and one big dude who looked like he was in his mid thirties. Him dancing with a teenage girl made the audience feel a little awkward.

  My favorite crews were "3rd Shift", "Expose the Eastside" with their lovely dance, the Irish dance, bboys, and many more.
  Seattle is overflowing with talent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwHCWpgeWE 

Cure Me

  Lately I have been enjoying my vocation from school. I should say I spent my time very well - symphony, dance performances, musicals, dance classes, long walks, reading books, a football game. All of this goodness has helped me answer some of the questions that have been puzzling me. Watching talented people perform, listenning   to them, understanding them helped me understand myself.

Dance is a form of expressing yourself, it's like poetry, doesn't pay the bill but touches one's soul. Luckily poets turn to music and succeed at writing songs. Dancers? Most of you have gigs, some become teachers, a few reach the sky and become stars.

I remember one of my professors was saying that even a walk is a form of dance. Perhaps, dance is so natural to humans that we are all professional dancers, each one of us has a different style, a different story to "dance".

  Dance has helped me go through the toughest moments and it's been my way of expressing feelings. Some people draw, some sing, everybody has their way of unloading. My point is, art is often underastimated and it shouldn't. Art is not necessarily entertainment, and not all entertainment is art. Art can be medicine for your soul and that is a huge power.