Good Time

So it's been awhile since my last post but I've been dancing everyday as always and the days have kept themselves interesting. Tonight I taught class again, but since I only have one person in my class we just created some fun contemporary choreography to Leroy's "Good Time". It's definitely a song everyone should have on their playlists, It's fun and easy going and good for just about any strengths in dance.

Also recently my youtube account has been acting up so I haven't been able to upload any videos but I'll keep trying and hopefully some choreography will be up soon, including tonight's.

I've also been listening to a lot of different music recently in hopes for some new inspiration. Everyone should definitely check out Sunny Choi, She's a classical Pianist that covers popular songs by artists such as Lady Gaga, Taio Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, The Script, Eminem, and so on and so forth. Very beautiful songs with a little fun edge being that you will recognize the songs.

Last but not least, Saturday is NATIONAL DANCE DAY! =] I'm very excited about this, and hopefully will be celebrating in my own way. I hope to go around town on Saturday and randomly break into dance in public spots like parks, sidewalks, maybe even in the grocery store or  by a busy intersection. We'll see if this plan holds true, but regardless it will be an awesome day for everyone, trained dancer or not. Just get up and dance!

Good Luck! and move! ☮

busy days...

So yesterday and today were quite full of dance. Yesterday I took a jazz and tap class at my home studio to kick my butt back into shape. I'm definitely feeling some of those stretches today...

But tonight I taught my contemporary class, and actually taught the same combination to some of the more advanced dancers. I worked with Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts", a song that I've been working with a lot recently. I really connect to the song because it relates very well to some situations I've been through. It was a lot of fun to challenge some more experienced dancers with some of my favorite moves. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera to class so I couldn't film the combination but hopefully I can film it at another class.It was more human than a lot of choreography I've been working on, but I really feel connected to the song and don't want to rush the choreography and just let it flow.

It was an inspiring day in that I found some new music and more ideas are floating around in my head than ever before. I'd really like the opportunity to choreograph a duet and/or a group dance. I feel like I have some new ideas. Regardless that day will come and I'm excited for it!

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"I'm a new soul"

I've been working on choreographing a lot of short contemporary combos lately because I'm teaching an intermediate contemporary class this summer. I've really only taught one class (the second week I had to cancel to get x-rays on a beat up arm... eek! [all is well with that though]), but I'm looking forward to the second class and to trying out some new things. The first class I did a simpler combination that was quirky, easy, and hopefully fun for the girls because it was the first week and I was trying to attract some late registers or walk-ins.


I choose to work with Yael Naiim's "New Soul" because you could easily play with the different rhythms, lyrics, and qualities. It was a fun class that I started with a modern dance based warm-up I do at college that is much more individualized than just plain sitting/standing and stretching.


If you want to check out the choreography definitely stop by my youtube page at
http://www.youtube.com/user/Jsect56789
There's a bunch of other stuff I've choreographed on there and a short clip of this choreography should be up soon.

keep dancing ☮

exhaustion...

So although this blog is mainly about my dancing, it's also partly just about my life, which just happens to include pole vaulting. I believe pole vaulting and dance are two very compatible activities. Both use similar movements and both are passions of mine. I've been vaulting since my freshmen year of high school, and I started because of watching my older brother for years. Granted, I've been dancing much longer than I've been pole vaulting but they have both helped me improve in the other.

This weekend I participated in a Beach Vault run by my college pole vaulting coach. It was definitely one of the coolest experiences of my life. You got to vault on a raised runway with a pretty large crowd, most of whom were just coming to the beach for the day and had never seen the sport before. You may not find the whole thing quite as exciting as I did, but it really was amazing. Hopefully the pictures I post work so you can see what I'm talking about...

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my 6

1- I can dance everyday, and learn something new every time.

2- I can be unique in a world where similarity is praised and simplicity is questioned.

3- I can create and be something that no one has ever seen before.

4- I can pass on my passion to those willing to accept it- to any open mind.

5- I can decide how I want to live my life and what to fill it with.

-and-

6- I can be successful within the dance industry.



Here they are. What are yours?

i'm Confused...

I’ve always been a fan of Alice in Wonderland. I’ve read the book, seen so many variations, and I really identified with this quote. I feel, as probably many people do, that there are things I want to do with my life that seem impossible. I say why not make the impossible reality? You just have to convince yourself that you can do whatever you want to, even if it seems far fetched. After all, what fun would it be if everything came easy?

I am in the dance industry. And by that I mean I am a dance major, hoping to join said industry. To many it may seem impossible. To me it's just number 6.

"Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

-Alice in Wonderland