On the particular Saturday I got to sleep in and it was splendid. I had a photoshoot with my new Hip Hop group in the afternoon. It is such a different experience being in front of the camera. I feel like I am such an awkward model! But it was really fun. Every one got all dressed up and there was a ton of down time so I got a chance to get to know everyone a little better. It seems like such a good group! I cant wait to start dancing!

After the shoot, the boyfriend and I headed down to Eugene for the night. My little brother turned 21 last month. I cant even believe it. I hadnt gone out with him at all yet so that was the plan for the night! It was so fun/odd to see my little bro at one of  my bars. I introduced him to a ton of my friends and it was awesome. After the bars the boyfriend and I went hot tubbing and stayed up til 4am. Why? I have no idea, but it was still awesome! Happy Birthday Little Bro!

This is my (not so little) brother. Isnt he handsome?

Awesome A-web 22!

So my roommate Kait went to school in Boulder. There she made about a million awesome friends that think that she is so equally awesome that they all come here to Portland to visit her. This means that I get to make friends with all of these super awesome people. This weekend, I got to meet one of the most awesome of all....A-Web!

Her name is alyssa and she is the dope shit. She loves Hip Hop music and dancing and thats why we became instant friends! She was so much fun! But the best part about her was that she brought the whole crew together for a night of old time festivities.

We started the night off with an awesome game of apples to apples. This game is awesome already, but our home made version is even better! You all get to choose the adjectives and nouns and make them more specific to you and your friends! Its pretty wonderful!

Later, we went out! It had been quite a while since I went out big with everyone. We started at Ground Kontrol, the super awesome barcade! I loooove it there! I killed it on PacMan a bit and then danced so hard. The DJ was actually playing Hip Hop, at GK! So not the norm, but I took full advantage and made a hiphoppin fool of myself infront of all the gamer geeks! Then it was off to TUBE! The bar that actually feels like youre in a tube, is full of hipsters and emotion, and always servin heaps of Hamms! They usually play tons of random music, but.....tonight it was HipHop again! This was like a dream come true. I would usually be tearing up the dance floor on my own as most of my friends here in Portland are not huge on the dance scene (even though Kait does a mean dino dance) but in swoops Aweb! We danced the night away!

Im so glad to have met Alyssa and Im so sad that she has gone back to the land of sun and snow. Come back soon!

Audition Awesome Day 16!!!

Today was a big day for me! I went to a dance audition! I have been a dancer for a long time, but I have not really been dancing lately due to time, money, and a new city. Id say for about a year and a half now, I have been danceless. Its terrible being a dancer and not getting to dance. Its similar to when I go too long with out writing. Everything gets all jumbled up in my head and until I can get the thoughts out and on paper, I cant function correctly. Its the same with dancing for me. It is an outlet, an expression. I love it and I have missed it.

So I did it! I decided I would try out for a Hip Hop crew of sorts, through an amazing studio just over the river! I spent the night before choreographing a solo in my little apartment, and it turned out pretty good. I was a little nervous because it had been so long since I had auditioned for anything! But it went great! It felt wonderful to move and learn new steps. And it even felt good to do a little "performance" once it was time to be judged! And I tried out with the #1! Which was fun, but also meant I had to perform both the group piece and my solo first!!! But it was wonderful. And very awesome!

I am happy/proud to announce that I made it!

The Beauty That Dance Brings...

This dance quickly became one of my favorites last season. It reminded me so much of the situation that the boyfriend and I were in. We were best friends that had never taken it any further than that. It is about their decision to make it more and the struggle that he has telling her and she has giving in. It mirrors my reality so much that I cried the first time I saw it. The boyfriend had laid it all out for me and I was worried about what it would do to our friendship. If only I had known how amazing it was going to turn out, maybe I would have given in a little quicker.

It was choreographed by my season 2 favorite Travis Wall. He is amazing! And they danced it perfectly This dance is absolutely beautiful!

The Beauty That Dance Brings

I am a dancer. Through and through. I couldnt stop it if I wanted to. It is in me. It is me.


I can barely begin to explain what dancing is to me. Or what it does for me. It allows me to let go and have fun. It allows me to escape when Im not yet ready to deal. It allows me to say things that I cannot put into words. It allows me to feel free if even for a moment. I would be lost if I could not dance.


I am completely, head over heels in love with the show So You Think You Can Dance? I am so grateful that there is finally something showcasing the actual and real talent and beauty that is what I love so much about dance. Every episode leaves me glued to the screen begging for more. 


My favorite Choreographer Mia Michaels choreographed this dance. It is one of my new favorites (most of my faves are by Mia). It is a story of addiction and it proves so well that somethings are better explained/portrayed with dance rather than words. I know I couldnt relay everything I get out of this piece with pen and paper. I have to have watched this a hundred times and I still get goose bumps every time.

DOES DANCE SPEAK TO YOU?