Saturday, February 14, 2009

A Random Update...Finally...

Many people have been asking me about updates on my art, music & dancing.

I've been very bad at keeping up with just about everything since getting into a SECOND car accident last month. To clarify what happened, I hit the smallest patch of black ice known to man on one of the nicest mornings out in December & crashed my car into both median walls on the Marquette interchange...so the 2007 Honda Fit is no more & while I am now the proud owner of a 2005 Acura RL, the checkbook is a little tight & so are my shoulders...

I have not been painting at all during the last couple of months (I know, shame on me), and rehearsals & recording for the music project I'm involved in has had to take the back burner for just as long, until NOW that is! We're waiting a while until we reveal any of the music that we're working on, but I may post up some video of me playing some covers I know in the near future.

But what I DO have to show are 2 videos of me dancing. The first one is of me with a student of mine at a competition back in October 2008. We had a routine choreographed to the song, "This is How a Heart Breaks" by Rob Thomas for him to perform & compete. His next routine is going to be even BETTER.



Fred Astaire Oktoberfest Competition 2008
Hyatt Hotel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This next video is of me & one of the other instructors at my studio. We had a Valentine's Day party for our students with a little show at the end, so we put together this routine from past choreography we've done together...very last minute. We chose the song, "No One" by Alicia Keys (which represents my feelings as of late), and the dance we are doing is called the Bolero, which is most romantic dance of the 13+ that I teach. It's usually danced to slower-sounding music & is defined by its close-body contact & slow dramatic movements & poses. It's one of my favourites!

So I hope you enjoy & I will attempt to do a better job at updating in the future.

KL.

P.S. Happy Valentine's Day, everybody!