Day 15

Today was a sick day! I think I dehydrated myself this weekend and it caught up with me today because I felt nauseous and dizzy all morning and had a huge headache! I ate breakfast but could barely eat because my stomach felt horrid, and I had cramps. Then I went to Pilates which was surprisingly not bad even with my cramps. My abdominal muscles are getting stronger and the exercises are becoming far easier. I then had Modern with Reid where we learned about the Kline technique and did twenty minutes of release in the hips and back of the legs. It was an interesting concept and it helped open up and release some tension in my hips and back of the legs. Reid said that doing this technique really helped him find a medium between release and tension and where to draw the line. He said that doing this technique helped people find ways to use the pelvis as a means for stabilization as opposed to holding tension in other areas of the body. It makes sense; the pelvis is the center of gravity, so movement should be surrounded around the pelvis as a center as opposed to strictly the core abdominals.

At lunch, I was really beginning to feel dizzy. I realized that it might of had to do with the fact that I hadn't drank a lot of water. I went back to my room and laid down. I then decided to not go to to repertory since I had rehearsal from 6:00-9:00. I took a two hour nap and drank a lot of water and coconut water before and after. I then went to dinner and then had rehearsal with Jojo. He is super insane and I love it! Choreographers who are insane are more fun to work with! At least he finds a way to keep it interesting. But some of the other girls saw part of our piece and immediately got jealous, they were like..."Man Jojo is puttingon a full production with you guys..." and yep they're right, he sure is! I love the dance, it is really coming along nicely.

Something I have come to realize is that you can learn a lot about different things, but unless you actually apply it in your life, it is useless. From everything I have learned in all my years of dancing and all my years of living life, I have been hoping it would all change by itself. If I want something to change, I have to change and I have to do something to make things happen. So if I really want to dance professionally, I have to make it happen for me...no one else can. So that's what I intend on doing. Watch out world, here I come.



"Efficiency is cute."- Jojo

"Step onto the unseen earth with commitment. People can pull rugs, but never the earth. Be strong." - Vincent Thomas

"There's a place for us all but dance and life are what you make it....BE FEARLESS."- Linda Denise Fisher Harrell