Tomorrow

I will be here!

NYC

Not even a 6:45 AM flight will deter from my excitement...10 days in New York seems like a dream! My mom and I are staying at the Waldorf Astoria thanks to the discount I get for attending my dance intensive. 

For all you LUCKY city dwellers I'd love some suggestions of things to do in my downtime!

My to do list already includes a visit to the Chelsea Flea Market, the Mcqueen exhibit at the Met, classes at Steps and BDC, and hopefully a musical or two, but I need more. I got all the touristy things out of the way when I went two years ago, so I'm looking to explore and try new things. :) 

*Don't forget restaurants!!!*

I Survived!

Okay, maybe it's a little early to say that since I still have one dance intensive left, but really I feel at least some celebration is in order! I survived nationals with my studio followed by Final Cut a.k.a. one of the hardest weeks of my life. In 5 days we put together an entire dance show from start to finish with a group of 60+ strangers from all over the country. If you think that sounds crazy you are absolutely right. 

Anyways, I am now home on my 5 day break before my next intensive which will be taking place in New York! Even though I leave in 3 days it is still hard for me to believe that I am actually going back. This trip is perfect inspiration to help me get back into blogging. 

Speaking of inspiration, I booked my first job as a stylist! Right before all this dance madness began I was asked to work on the promotional shoot for LA Dance Magic. It was almost too fun to call work and really good experience and definitely opened my eyes to pursuing styling as a career. 

I can't wait to show off the final result!

Morning Beauty | Natalia Vodianova by Glen Luchford

Vogue Italia March 2004 

I love everything about this editorial. 

The lighting, the wardrobe, the hair and make up, the model...I instantly bookmarked it. Browsing new eds is always hit or miss for me, it's one of the few times I become surprisingly opinionated. It's got to have at least a little glamor, fantasy, and sparkle, well in this case, a lot!

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On a personal note, I will be in NYC this summer! In January I auditioned to be a part of the Rockette Summer Intensive and was accepted. It still hasn't registered that I will be going back and getting to train at Radio City, it is really a bit of a dream come true. I will hopefully be staying a few days after the intensive ends (last week of July, beginning of August) so I would love any and every recommendation for favorite things to do in the city during the summer!

Black Swan

I know I am not alone in saying I am seriously excited to the movie Black Swan. There are so many reasons for it to be amazing...

1) Natalie Portman is awesome in basically anything she does.
2) Both Natalie and Mina Kunis trained for months in order to do almost all of their own dancing in the film.
3)Costumes by Rodarte. That fact alone is enough.
4) It's dark. No bubblegum princess-y ballerinas here.

Not to mention, the posters alone and total pieces of art.







If you haven't seen the preview yet, watch it here.

If you have seen the movie, what did you think!?
I'm hoping it will be released in more theaters over the next few weeks, otherwise I will be planning a special day trip to LA just to see it.

TreBella

Dancing in LA with TreBella last Saturday.
Such an amazing night. :)