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La di da, so I went to Bikram again today at Bikram Yoga Harlem. Love that studio~ Another amazing teacher.

Leaving tomorrow for a couple weekend dates with The Bloodsugars. Staying in Philly tomorrow. Woo-hooo!

So you think you can dance

Watching So You Think You Can Dance. Oh, I just love this show.

There was a girl that Nigel called Marge Simpson, because she wore her hair on top of her head. OH my god, she was amaaaaazing!!!!!!!

Went to Bikram Yoga Harlem today, and it's one of my favorite Bikram studios so far, based on the first impression. The teacher, whose name was also Adam, was wonderful, as was the vibe, the space, and the facility. Hopefully I can get back at least once in the intro week.

Got a new design shaved in my head. Whee!!

Jared Grimes

Highlight of today was taking Jared Grimes' class at BDC. He is an amazing tap dancer and hip-hop choreographer. We've been tight for a couple years, and I have performed at his Broadway Underground show at BB King's several times. For the past year or so, he has been working on the new Cirque du Soleil show, but now he is done with that contract and back teaching.

Class was fire!

And had an inspirational talk afterwards with Jared and Robert Taylor Jr. (another artist). Lots of ideas back and forth, good stuff!

Had a rehearsal tonight with The Bloodsugars. We are doing shows this weekend in Philly, DC, NY, and Boston. Love those guys!

Life is a daaaaance

Performed in Shyrelle's piece at the Young Choreographer's Festival.

Auditioned for a celebrity benefit that my friend Craig Smith told me about. I sang "Warning Shot" a cappella and people seemed to be into it. Glad I went out.

Enjoyed walking around the city a bit...Sat in St. Nicholas park for a sec. It was really nice!

Burnt Part Boys

I played at a kid's party in Eastchester (which is in Westchester) at a beautiful home on the lake, where they treated us nicely. Awesome food.

Went to see "Burnt Part Boys," a new musical presented at Playwrights Horizons. My friend, Nathan Tysen, wrote the lyrics, and it was a great show! I am so excited for him. He is living his dream of writing musicals, and things are going well for him. So proud!! Next up for him is "Tuck Everlasting," which sounds very promising!!

Union Hall

I had a blast tonight (last night) at Union Hall in Brooklyn.

This show came together last minute, booked by Berklee friend/classmate Andrea Setaro.
I had so much fun playing with Carras Paton, Evgeny Lebedev (who both played at my release party) as well as Adam Root and Nick D'Agostino (who played for me before, but it's been awhile for both of them).

We had a quick rehearsal this afternoon and then headed over to the venue.

Union Hall is so freakin' cool. It's stately, lots of brown and earth-tones, floor-to-ceiling bookcases, a bocci ball court (what?), and a music venue in the basement. I was pleased with the turnout, the music sounded great, sold some CD's, met a lot of new people, and then had a really good time afterward hanging out with friends. Was sitting by the window for awhile with Nick, my friend Steve Hannigan (who has now been to three of my shows woop woop), Andrea, and Adam Tressler (an amazing guitarist from Berklee).

So grateful, and glad that I said yes to a last minute show despite my fears. It was totally worth it!

Click here to read a blog post / performance review from my release party that my friend/Berklee classmate Caitlin Devlin wrote.

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Just exhausted...

Long day of work, sending out tons of emails and messages and texts about my last minute show TONIGHT at Union Hall in Brooklyn (8:30 pm)

Kinda freaked out because of the last minute, but I know I have some people coming, and there will be others there, new audience members etc. And I'm psyched to rock out with adam root, nick d'agostino, evgeny lebedev, and carras patton. yeehee!!!!

Had another dance rehearsal this evening with Shyrelle.

Met up with my good friend Bryan Jarrett.....He was on a ship for almost a year and I'm glad he's back in NY!

Also met a good teacher/mentor from Berklee, Janie Barnett. She is hopefully coming to my gig tonight since she lives in the neighborhood.....

Over and out!!!

Gig frenzy

AaAaaahh....

Today I found out that Crash Mansion thought I was playing July 14

not June 14.

I had already done lots of planning and promoting for June 14.

So I had to retrace my steps today, cancelling, emailing, and letting people know it's postponed.

In fact, I can't perform there July 14, as I've booked some other gigs around that same time.

Oops Crash Mansion.

Oops.

BUT, I got a text from my Berklee friend

asking if I would be interested in playing a last minute set

at Union Hall in Brooklyn

THIS Friday.

I said yes.

AAAAHHHH.

Found some musicians to play with me

Made a facebook invite.

Emailed my mailing list.

I hope some people come!

I like to perform.

So hopefully I can concentrate on that

And sharing some music with new people

and playing at a new venue.

aaaagh!!

goodnight

Laundry and dance

I did my own laundry today, which I really should always do. It saves so much money. But I'm sitting here looking at the unfolded pile, and I DON'T wanna do it! LOL.....so tired.....will do tomorrow.

Had a good coaching today with my friend Aurelia. She is a dancer, but she has so much raw singing talent, it is a pleasure to work with her, and share some of what I know about singing. I want to do more coachings. It reminds me how passionate I am about music and voice.

I had a nice rehearsal tonight with Shyrelle Kalilikane. She is a dancer/choreographer from Hawaii, who has really been working it in NYC the past few years, and I have worked with her on a couple projects. She has a real knack for choreography and staging, and I'm proud of her. We are working on "Will You be There" by Michael Jackson for the Young Choreographers Festival.

I love dance!

Janet Jackson

Just found out that Brian, of the Nicholson twins, two of my favorite people in the world, just booked Janet Jackson!! Gil Duldulao, who choreographs for her, came to Rhapsody's class in NYC tonight and scouted Brian from class. So happy for him! He will be gone for about a month, so sadly he won't be able to dance at my next show, but um......it's Janet!! Sickening! I'm jealous / happy, peeing and crying....

Today I did a coaching with the lovely Breanna, and then went and took Bikram at Bikram Yoga Union Square. I go to different bikram studios sometimes and get their unlimited intro week. This studio was ok, but the flow of the class was a little different from what I was used to, and the towels seemed a little....mmm....yellowed and stained, ew....but I will hopefully go back for a few more classes this week. Over and out!