Okay, 90% finished, but still! Finishing the costume would not have been possible without the help of one of my friends. She spent Friday evening helping me finish the belt and the vest. Yay! Awesome person. I finished sewing the trim on the belt just in time for to leave for the performance.
One lady from my class met me at my house to practise the choreography for Saturday. My instructor also came over. We had a nice evening with some snacks and a good grilling on the dance. We must have gone through it seven or eight times. I’ve taken a variety of dance classes: folk, ballet,…
The big day finally arrived! We met in Oak Ridge for the Secret City Festival about 2:30 on Saturday. The performance started at 3:00. It was a blast! Jaia from Ananda Dance Company, BellaBelly Dance Company, and Gypsy Dream (my troupe). Check out the photography section for pictures. Related Images:
It’s now barely four days until the recital. I feel like I know the steps well enough, but I don’t feel like I’m really dancing it. There is a fluidity when you watch other dancers. I don’t have the transitions between steps down to where they look flawless and easy. I still look like I’m…
My friend the seamstress just called. She said that she can meet me during lunch with the completed velvet coin top and the skirt. Amazing! She has really saved me a lot of time and difficulties. Related Images:
Our troupe’s dance instructor threw me a curve ball today: she asked if I would like to do a solo. I’ve been interested in doing a solo, but have not considered that I was ready for one. I’d like to have a better repetoire of steps, for example. Eep! So I have a week to…
Okay, so our first performance for June is June 2 in Knoxville. I’m behind on trying to make the costume. I’ve been really trying hard to get things situated together. I’ve failed miserably. Well I haven’t when you consider the last thing I sewed was a t-tunic–up one side an down another. So here it…