Category Archives: Dance

Gratitude

I have THE BEST students in my classes and in my dance troupe. My non-performing students show up and cheer us on, but they contribute to our performances in so many others ways and I’m grateful for their help. My … Continue reading

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It’s really not a bar anymore

Dear tourists and other visitors to the ‘banks: I understand you may have read about or in the past visited what was formerly known as “Tommy’s Elbow Room”, but as is obviously stated with large amounts of signage this space … Continue reading

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Whew! What a day.

It’s amazing how much I can get done when I get up at 9am on a Sunday. My need “to do” list before the next Yoga Teacher Training and the Midnight Sun Festival is still so very long and strangely … Continue reading

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Pins and needles and guls, oh my!

Last minute costuming supplies brought to you with a 50% off all notions coupon from Joann’s.

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Last day of classes for 2013 and Thank You!

Today is the last day of classes for 2013. Tomorrow is our Holly Days Hafla. These events are both an ending and a beginning; the end of me running a dance studio and the beginning of a new chapter for … Continue reading

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Self Care

I’m sensing a need for my world to shrink.  I need to pull in and pull away from doing things that don’t serve me or my well-being.

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End of Line

My houseguest is gone, as is the week of intensive dance combined with giving that guest an immersion into life in Interior Alaska and her own mini-immersion classes into technology and i.t. support. Now I start catching up on life: … Continue reading

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The Hostile Hostel – Day One: Check-In Craziness

Since I had stayed at one other hostel for a workshop in Anchorage once before with a fairly decent experience save for the inappropriate treatment of the employees by the owner, Lara and I decided that we would try a … Continue reading

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Not quite deep thoughts

I’m thinking : 1) I should probably not cut my own hair, especially right before a performance and especially when it involved cutting off more than a half a foot of hair. 2) I should allocate more time than my … Continue reading

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Not a great start to the day

Shitty way to start the day, getting a “PARKING TICKET” when there was no problem with my parking. While they claim to be the “nicer” parking authority, the Fairbanks Parking Authority still seems to think it is their place to … Continue reading

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