[given] to love

. the relationship i have with my clients. teaching them about their bodies, encouraging them to work harder for themselves, celebrating their tiny victories has been an incredible tool in my own self-development.

. the dance bug is gnawing on my bottom. the fog has lifted and i’m back in class. motivated. back to staring at audition boards. back at it, trying to wiggle my foot in some doors.

. helping the fella move this weekend lit a fire under me. i need to hurry up and move out. also, i’m in love with crown heights.

. preparations for this mba thing is scary and frustrating, but it’s been a great wakeup call. 

. the back & forth bickering my sister and i have on facebook. makes the distance seem so much less extreme.

. the unsolicited advise of my clients. some of the time.

. bianca. i think of her every time i put on my tretorn boots. :)

. justin, a practicing lawyer and a professional dancer working with a very successful touring company. he makes enough money to be able to pursue his creative career thoroughly. we danced together in darcy’s company last year. he is such a massive inspiration to me!

. i’m performing the roll of an african spirit at the natural history museum this weekend. it’s not exactly glamorous, but it’s a paying gig and it looks good on my resume. i feel like i’m starting all over… maybe a little wiser this time. big dreams sometimes need tiny steps!

. bartering. a custom yoga mat bag for lia’s help in finding me scholarships. lighting design services for a few months of free class from calen and chris. i need to make more of these transactions happen more often.

hey new york folk, if you’re free this weekend, come check out these dope and free performances in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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 September 11 Commemorative Performance

Sep 10-11, 5p

The Joyce Theater Foundation will present two free performances on September 10 and 11 at 5pm in the Nelson A. Rockefeller Park to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.

This special event will feature performances by:

• Limón Dance Company with Voices of Ascension 
• Paul Taylor Dance Company with Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the direction of conductor David LaMarche
• A Song for You by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Matthew Rushing
• A world premiere by Jessica Lang Dance created especially for this occasion (and featuring former Ailey dancers Clifton Brown and Jamar Roberts on alternating nights)
• Purcell’s “Chaconne in G minor for strings” performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s
• Musicians Yacouba Sissoko (playing the kora) and Sam Dickey (playing the ngoni lute); and more to be announced.

Performances take place at Rockefeller Park, located at the north end of Battery Park City, at the corners of River Terrace and Warren Streets. (more infor here)

being trapped in an elevator that someone’s just farted in.