Today was an exciting day! We started off this morning with a Gaga class led by Douglas Letheren and then learned repertory from one of his favorite pieces; continuing what we worked on yesterday. What an awesome way to begin these chilly mornings. Something that Douglas has brought up more than once is the idea of "falling" and how we can use this feeling of falling to float. Floating is used often when practicing Gaga and instead of always thinking of the up floating sensation we can use this falling into the float idea. Some food for thought!
The day ended with a pow with our guest Ayo Jackson! Ayo received her BFA at North Carolina School of the Arts and was a former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. She has accomplished so much in her life and is still yet to continue on in her career! She brought so much laughter and joy into the room with her big smile, warm and welcoming heart, her passion for dance, and can not forget her rockin' music (BEYONCE). Definitely a good day!