Daily practice: 90 mins
Songs: "Nowadays" "No Day But Today"
Today was our Pro Semester Show. I can't believe it is is already over. It's been a joy to train with such amazing, talented, and passionate dancers over the past 4 months. The concert was so inspiring. I can't wait to see what the future holds for all of my beautiful friends. We sang "No Day But Today" from Rent in a large group, and Quinn and I performed a duet to "Nowadays" and "Hot Honey Rag" from Fosse. This was my first time performing a song live. It felt really good to sing and dance at the same time. I know this is what I am meant to do, and now that the scary first time is over, I'm ready to tackle more!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 14
Daily Practice: 30 minutes. I warmed up with a recording of my last voice lesson and went through some of the excercises I had trouble with.
Songs: "Nowadays" "Somethings are Meant to Be"
Healthy Meal #9: Joe's whole wheat O's, organic soy milk, canaloupe, cottage cheese.
Healthy Meal #10: Healthy Korean Food. Had a shrimp salad( which I ate before I took the picture-you can see a little of the remains on the right), kimchi tofu soup, brown rice instead of white, and side dishes of veggies and fish. mmmm....I love Korean food!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Day 13
8am rehearsals for my piece and Jim Cooney's "The Story", ballet with Jack Hertzog, our closing meeting with Pro Sem, and then rehearsal with Jamie Jackson. :) A lovely day. I'm truly thankful for the opportunities BDC has given me during this program and for all the love, and encouragement my fellow dancers have shared. Daily Practice: 75 minutes.
I worked on Kurt's warm-up CD and then practiced "Nowadays".
Day 12
Day 12 blogger was underconstruction so here is a recap:
Daily Practice: 30 mins warm-up in the morning before our mock audition. Songs: "Bobby's Girl"
The prosemester students at BDC had our final mock audition. We had a few cuts of dance and then sang our 60's song. All of our judges gave helpful feedback and Lucille from MSA Talent Agency signed three people, Quinn, Brooke, and myself. (insert: high pitched scream!!!!). I'm completely humbled, overcome with joy, and excited for the future. After the audition, a couple of us went out to lunch to celebrate and debrief and then I headed over to the park to rehearse for Broadway at Harlem Meer, which is this Sunday. :)
Ended this amazing day with Tap by the amazing Ray Hesselink and hip-hop rehearsal with Jamie Jackson. :)
Daily Practice: 30 mins warm-up in the morning before our mock audition. Songs: "Bobby's Girl"
The prosemester students at BDC had our final mock audition. We had a few cuts of dance and then sang our 60's song. All of our judges gave helpful feedback and Lucille from MSA Talent Agency signed three people, Quinn, Brooke, and myself. (insert: high pitched scream!!!!). I'm completely humbled, overcome with joy, and excited for the future. After the audition, a couple of us went out to lunch to celebrate and debrief and then I headed over to the park to rehearse for Broadway at Harlem Meer, which is this Sunday. :)
Ended this amazing day with Tap by the amazing Ray Hesselink and hip-hop rehearsal with Jamie Jackson. :)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 11
Daily Practice: 60 mins
Songs: "Nowadays" "Bobby's Girl"
Quinn and I met with Darren again. We worked on our duet Nowadays and our individual audition songs.
I started the day with a delicious breakfast.
-3 egg whites, bell peppers, onions, havarati cheese, 1/3 an avacado, 2 slices of sprouted bread, strawberries.
Songs: "Nowadays" "Bobby's Girl"
Quinn and I met with Darren again. We worked on our duet Nowadays and our individual audition songs.
I started the day with a delicious breakfast.
-3 egg whites, bell peppers, onions, havarati cheese, 1/3 an avacado, 2 slices of sprouted bread, strawberries.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 10...The 12 hour audition day
Today I went to the Rockette Audition at 6:30am. I was in the first group. I felt great about my performance, but was not asked to stay. I then bolted to a audition for Fat Camp. They already closed the audition, but I was determined to get seen. I asked if I could go with the guys. They let me and one other girl audition with the guys. It was a BLAST! They asked me and a couple other guys to sing. They wanted Pop/Rock, so I tried "Bobby's Girl" for the first time. ( I need to start adding some pop and rock into my book). I wasn't ready to perform it for an audition. I didn't feel confident starting, but got better towards the end. The casting director also offered me a job dancing for The Ride as a pointe dancer, which will be fun. Then I auditioned for Arizona Repertory Theater. I made it past three cuts of dancing ( A Chorus Line) and then sang " A Change In Me". I felt pretty good about it, but know that I still have a lot of work to do get a stronger sound in auditions. Every time I'm able to relax and enjoy the experience more. I know I have a lot more training to do, and I'm thankful that I'm able to implement what I'm learning at BDC and in this challenge at auditions regularly. After the auditions, I had a vocal lesson with Kurt, rehearsal with Quinn and a live band for "Harlem Meer" this Sunday, and then rehearsal until 10pm with Jamie Jackson for the Pro Semester show. Whoooo a long day! Now if only I didn't have to take off work to audition today. lol Dancers are so funny in that our "job" is to take class and audition, which cost money. But I wouldn't have it any other way. It makes me really appreciate what I do and know that this is where my heart is.
Daily Practice: 90 mins
Songs Practiced: "Nowadays" "Bobby's Girl" "A Change in Me"
Casting Call for Fat Camp:
Seeking: Preparation:
Male Camper Ensemble (M/F):
Seeking performers 18+ to play teens. Seeking OVERWEIGHT actors who can act, sing and dance. Will play various characters, potentially cover principal roles in the future.
Female Cheerleader Ensemble:
Seeking performers 18+ to play teens. Seeking STUNNING and FIT performers who can sing, dance and act. Must have cheerleading or acrobatic experience. Will play various characters.
Titus:
Seeking actor 18+ to play teens. Seeking charismatic and inventive performer to play a male cheerleader. Must sing, dance and act. Must have cheerleading or acrobatic experience.
DANCERS: Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Men and women for the Camper Ensemble should come dressed comfortably and bring sneakers/jazz shoes. Those wishing to be considered for the Cheerleader Ensemble should wear form-fitting clothing and bring sneakers/jazz shoes and character shoes.
SINGERS: Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo rock/pop song that shows off your voice. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.
ALL: Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Casting Call For Arizona Reperatory Theater:
Singers/Actors/Dancers
Description:
Arizona Broadway Theatre is holding Non-Equity auditions on May 9, 10 and 11 at Pearl Studios in New York City for the following:
A CHORUS LINE (Sept 26 - Nov 19, 2011)
"Larry" - Strong dancer and leader; must be able to sing
"Don" - Masculine dancer/singer
"Maggie" - Strong dancer; sweet and innocent, strong vocal; will be asked to sing At The Ballet
"Mike" - Dancer/singer; must tap; tumbling a plus
"Connie" - 4'10"-5'1" Chinese-American; confident but vulnerable; dancer/singer
"Greg" - 5'10"-6'0" dancer/singer; Sassy Jewish gay man
"Cassie" - 5'5"-5'7" Very strong dancer and singer; down on her luck; former ex-lover of Zach's
"Sheila" - 5'7"-5'9" sexy aging dancer; strong alto
"Bobby" - 5'10"-6'1" straight-forward gay man; strong singer/dancer
"Bebe" - Dancer/singer; sweet and innocent; only thinks she's pretty when she dances
"Judy" - 5'6"-5'9" dancer/singer; quirky
"Richie" - African-American male; strong dancer/singer
"Al" - Italian-American; tough exterior but sensitive
"Kristine" - Scatter-brained wife of Al who can't sing (actor must be able to sing)
"Val" - 5'5"-5'8" dancer/singer; got work only after plastic surgery; sassy but lovable
"Mark" - Dancer/singer; young; eager
"Paul" - Puerto Rican; had troubled childhood; strong singer/dancer/actor; tenor
"Diana" - Strong singer/dancer; sassy Puerto Rican belter
"Zach" - Strong Actor; dancing a plus; director/choreographer; has a sense of control, but sensitive
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Musical)(Nov 7 - Dec 29, 2011)
"Doris Walker" - (30-45) Belter; practical, driven, career woman
"Fred Gailey - (30-48) Baritone; attorney and true believer
"Mr. Shellhammer" - (30+) Baritone; nervous executive
"Kris Kringle" - (40-65) Santa type; great character actor and singer
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Dec 16, 2011 - Feb 19, 2012)
"Lina" - (22-35) Strong character actress with character voice
"Kathy" - (18-30) Soprano, sweet and innocent; great singer and dancer
Ensemble - great dancers and singers
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Feb 13 - April 8, 2012)
"Norma" Understudy - Dramatic with a sense of entitlement; commanding presense, but still beautiful and sensual; strong belt, mix, legit
"Joe Gillis" - Strong lyric baritone; masculine leading man; uses his good looks to get what he needs
"Max" - Bass/baritone; Norma's caretaker; polite and quiet yet commanding presence
"DeMille" - Hollywood director; strong singer/character actor
TARZAN (April 2 - May 27, 2012)
All roles, including:
"Tarzan" - Human raised by gorillas; strong and healthy, but completely unsocialized
"Jane" - Curious young explorer
"Kerchak" - Booming-voiced leader of the apes
Seeking excellent, athletic dancers and singers of all races; skilled and fit, with a wide range of physical abilities, acrobatic skills
WHEN:
May 9, 10 and 11
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
E-mail headshot and resume (in the body of an email) to james@azbroadwaytheatre.com. Put role(s) of interest in the subject line of your email. Priority will be given to these emails. Walk-ins seen if time permits.
DANCERS: Open dance call on Tuesday (5/10) at 2 p.m. and on Wednesday (5/11) at 11 a.m.
WHERE:
Pearl Studios
500 Eighth Avenue (at 35th St.)
New York, NY 10018
Notes/What to bring:
Prepare two contrasting vocal selections (16 bars each, please) and a brief monologue (one-minute only, please time it); music should be in the style of the role(s) for which you are auditioning; have music clearly marked for accompanist and in the correct key; two copies of headshot and resume, stapled. Arrive in your scheduled time block.
Daily Practice: 90 mins
Songs Practiced: "Nowadays" "Bobby's Girl" "A Change in Me"
Casting Call for Fat Camp:
Seeking: Preparation:
Male Camper Ensemble (M/F):
Seeking performers 18+ to play teens. Seeking OVERWEIGHT actors who can act, sing and dance. Will play various characters, potentially cover principal roles in the future.
Female Cheerleader Ensemble:
Seeking performers 18+ to play teens. Seeking STUNNING and FIT performers who can sing, dance and act. Must have cheerleading or acrobatic experience. Will play various characters.
Titus:
Seeking actor 18+ to play teens. Seeking charismatic and inventive performer to play a male cheerleader. Must sing, dance and act. Must have cheerleading or acrobatic experience.
DANCERS: Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Men and women for the Camper Ensemble should come dressed comfortably and bring sneakers/jazz shoes. Those wishing to be considered for the Cheerleader Ensemble should wear form-fitting clothing and bring sneakers/jazz shoes and character shoes.
SINGERS: Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo rock/pop song that shows off your voice. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.
ALL: Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Casting Call For Arizona Reperatory Theater:
Singers/Actors/Dancers
Description:
Arizona Broadway Theatre is holding Non-Equity auditions on May 9, 10 and 11 at Pearl Studios in New York City for the following:
A CHORUS LINE (Sept 26 - Nov 19, 2011)
"Larry" - Strong dancer and leader; must be able to sing
"Don" - Masculine dancer/singer
"Maggie" - Strong dancer; sweet and innocent, strong vocal; will be asked to sing At The Ballet
"Mike" - Dancer/singer; must tap; tumbling a plus
"Connie" - 4'10"-5'1" Chinese-American; confident but vulnerable; dancer/singer
"Greg" - 5'10"-6'0" dancer/singer; Sassy Jewish gay man
"Cassie" - 5'5"-5'7" Very strong dancer and singer; down on her luck; former ex-lover of Zach's
"Sheila" - 5'7"-5'9" sexy aging dancer; strong alto
"Bobby" - 5'10"-6'1" straight-forward gay man; strong singer/dancer
"Bebe" - Dancer/singer; sweet and innocent; only thinks she's pretty when she dances
"Judy" - 5'6"-5'9" dancer/singer; quirky
"Richie" - African-American male; strong dancer/singer
"Al" - Italian-American; tough exterior but sensitive
"Kristine" - Scatter-brained wife of Al who can't sing (actor must be able to sing)
"Val" - 5'5"-5'8" dancer/singer; got work only after plastic surgery; sassy but lovable
"Mark" - Dancer/singer; young; eager
"Paul" - Puerto Rican; had troubled childhood; strong singer/dancer/actor; tenor
"Diana" - Strong singer/dancer; sassy Puerto Rican belter
"Zach" - Strong Actor; dancing a plus; director/choreographer; has a sense of control, but sensitive
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Musical)(Nov 7 - Dec 29, 2011)
"Doris Walker" - (30-45) Belter; practical, driven, career woman
"Fred Gailey - (30-48) Baritone; attorney and true believer
"Mr. Shellhammer" - (30+) Baritone; nervous executive
"Kris Kringle" - (40-65) Santa type; great character actor and singer
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Dec 16, 2011 - Feb 19, 2012)
"Lina" - (22-35) Strong character actress with character voice
"Kathy" - (18-30) Soprano, sweet and innocent; great singer and dancer
Ensemble - great dancers and singers
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Feb 13 - April 8, 2012)
"Norma" Understudy - Dramatic with a sense of entitlement; commanding presense, but still beautiful and sensual; strong belt, mix, legit
"Joe Gillis" - Strong lyric baritone; masculine leading man; uses his good looks to get what he needs
"Max" - Bass/baritone; Norma's caretaker; polite and quiet yet commanding presence
"DeMille" - Hollywood director; strong singer/character actor
TARZAN (April 2 - May 27, 2012)
All roles, including:
"Tarzan" - Human raised by gorillas; strong and healthy, but completely unsocialized
"Jane" - Curious young explorer
"Kerchak" - Booming-voiced leader of the apes
Seeking excellent, athletic dancers and singers of all races; skilled and fit, with a wide range of physical abilities, acrobatic skills
WHEN:
May 9, 10 and 11
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
E-mail headshot and resume (in the body of an email) to james@azbroadwaytheatre.com. Put role(s) of interest in the subject line of your email. Priority will be given to these emails. Walk-ins seen if time permits.
DANCERS: Open dance call on Tuesday (5/10) at 2 p.m. and on Wednesday (5/11) at 11 a.m.
WHERE:
Pearl Studios
500 Eighth Avenue (at 35th St.)
New York, NY 10018
Notes/What to bring:
Prepare two contrasting vocal selections (16 bars each, please) and a brief monologue (one-minute only, please time it); music should be in the style of the role(s) for which you are auditioning; have music clearly marked for accompanist and in the correct key; two copies of headshot and resume, stapled. Arrive in your scheduled time block.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 9
****The Student Showcase was amazing yesterday. I feel so inspired by all the different styles of dance and want to take so many classes now.
Day 9:
Daily Practice: 90 mins; mix/belt, and sustaining "e" vowels in my headvoice.
Songs: "Bobby's Girl" "Dancing in the street"
Today I took Jazz with Ginger, vocal performance with Bettina, and Street Jazz with BT.
Here are pictures from Jazz with Ginger.
Healthy Meal 6: mixed greens, cracked pepper turkey, cucumbers, carrots, balsamic vinagerette, and strawberries
Healthy Meal 7: Post performance dinner- shared mahi mahi tacos with Quinn. We each had one and a half. A very healthy choice for a late night meal, especially considering we were at 5 Napkin Burger. :)
Day 9:
Daily Practice: 90 mins; mix/belt, and sustaining "e" vowels in my headvoice.
Songs: "Bobby's Girl" "Dancing in the street"
Today I took Jazz with Ginger, vocal performance with Bettina, and Street Jazz with BT.
Here are pictures from Jazz with Ginger.
Healthy Meal 6: mixed greens, cracked pepper turkey, cucumbers, carrots, balsamic vinagerette, and strawberries
Healthy Meal 7: Post performance dinner- shared mahi mahi tacos with Quinn. We each had one and a half. A very healthy choice for a late night meal, especially considering we were at 5 Napkin Burger. :)
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