Resume Builder

So this last week was ACDF. I was sick most of the time, I only got to attend two classes which is a major bummer. But on a better note, my piece was adjudicated and was one of ten selected to be placed on the closing Gala performance out of 39 pieces adjudicated. This was such an honor. Of the 39 adjudicated about half were student, one fourth faculty and one fourth guest/professional choreographers. Of the pieces that were chosen for the Gala Performance half were again student choreographies.
My favorite part though was that in the adjudicator talk back session I got out a piece of paper to write down the critical feedback and ended up putting away a blank piece of paper. The adjudicators who are professionals in the field, one the director of Ballet West, did not make any negative comments. They just made a tone of observations of what they saw choreographically and one said the dancers may have needed a little more rehearsal time but other than that it was great.
The general consensus and some of the things I remember them saying were that my choreography is very organic (they all mentioned that), it reminded them of some sort of pre-industrial society, the comic relief was perfect, not too much and not forced but just enough, my movement pushed the dancers to their limit. It was awesome. I didn't hear feedback for one other piece in which they did not have some kind of critique to offer. But alas my piece was not one of the two selected to attend the National ACDF Conference in Washington DC.

All that aside the whole thing will still look outstanding on a resume!!! Who would have thought I could do all this in not quite 5 years. Traveling the world, presenting research, choreographing awesome works! It's pretty awesome. The best part is I'm gonna graduate and I have nothin! I have absolutely no plan and no direction. Maybe I'll go become a cement truck driver??? Who knows.

Love you all. Hope everything is going well!!!

Fruits of Labor!

So I think its funny and also embarrassing that I have all this stuff popping up but it is just a culmination of a lot of hard work done over the past three years.

So my good news for today is that a piece I choreographed last semester has been selected to represent our program, meaning the BYU dance program, at ACDF.

ACDF stands for the American College Dance Festival. This particular conference is the north western regional conference. The Dancers' Company will take three pieces to show during the course of the conference. One faculty adjudicated piece, one student adjudicated piece (that's mine) and one piece to be shown in an informal showing.

I am so so so honored to have had my piece chosen and excited to see what happens. From the two adjudicated concerts(judges watch and score the pieces) at this regional conference they choose one piece student and one faculty work to go on to the national ACDF conference.

Well here's to hoping!!! But I won't keep my hopes up. It's so awesome for me that I am able to have my piece shown in this prestigious venue/conference just thought I let you all know. I feel like a pompous arrogant little terd-face! But I still am telling you all.

Love you all, hope every one is having an excellent February!

And this is a link to a youtube video I created of the piece. It is just a rough draft but is still fun to watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPUzvepyHcY

TV Baby!!!

My friends keep making references to the famous Aaron Shaw and I keep telling them it just isn't so.
It really is NOT.
But I will be on BYUTV in the next couple of weeks.
The film project that Dancers' Company did a couple years ago is finally making it on air. I'm not in much but I am in a little. I've actually never seen it myself.
February 9th at 8:00pm will be one airing for sure. There will be two more airings but I guess the times aren't set yet.
If anyone wants to tune in it might be interesting but then again maybe not.
The film is about the Women Pioneers and the story is told through dance and narrating. That's why I'm not in much of it.

Check it out if you want.
Hope you are all well.
Our show just finished this weekend and that is so awesome cuz now I can breath.
Take care everyone.

Poster Boy!!!

You better believe it. That's me!!!
This is the poster for our show this year. I was quite honored have this picture chosen. I've been getting lots of compliments from people all over. One of my co-workers even tore down a poster and hung it up at work.

Radio Time!

So before Christmas I went to this radio show recording and I just recently found out that is has been broadcast already. It is now available to listen to online.

All you have to do is go to:
http://radio.lds.org
Click on "Programs"
Go to "Everything Creative"
Then click on "Group Discussion 16 - Dancers - BYU Dance Company Kinnect"

The interview was about "Kinnect" a group I was on a few years ago. I didn't listen to the whole thing so... yeah, I just don't know.

Everything else has just been busy with the start of a new semester and a show coming up at the end of the month.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Chiquita Won Out!

So Chiquita Banana Lady Won! Followed by Daphne's Economy Idea in a close second place. This is me posing with a random person at a party. We both represent fruit so I felt a special connection between the two of us.

This is us eating at 5 guys burgers and fries. They loved us there. It was awesome. We had a Pirate, a nerd, a stewardess, a lady bug, a lumber jack and of coarse Chiquita!

This is Kellie, a friend from a ward a couple years ago, she liked my costume.

And this was some lady at 5 guys that told me I was her favorite.

The costume albeit disturbing was enjoyed by many. Women laughed most, guys felt uncomfortable. Several times I turned around to find someone taking my picture on their camera phone.

Highlights of the costume- people pointed out-
The fact that I was wearing real heels
How strong and muscular my calves were
The fact that the dress was open in the back. I had to add a few loops and laced it up in the back like a shoe.
The fact that the bananas were real (they were super heavy).

All in all the costume was awesome and very uncomfortable.
Halloween was good. Its always fun to dress up and sometimes be a little inappropriate.

Keeping Up!

So here is my promised Thursday post. There really is nothing new to report. I just registered for my winter classes. That could be the last time I ever register for classes again. Most likely not though. I'm actually hoping to go to the China Study abroad this summer. We'll see. I'm a little broke. If I do go on the study abroad I will walk in April and then officially graduate in August even though I'll be done with all of my required classes.

I still don't know what to be for Halloween. I was thinking either a whoopi cushion or the Chiquita banana lady!