The come up!

I have been MIA for a minute... but I am on the come up...

TO BE CONTINUED...

North Cak-ka-laka

In North Carolina with my family... loving every minute of it...

Alvin Alley: Revelations

I can remember being a little girl and making the trek to my dance school, the Venettes Cultural Workshop, in Long Island, NY, (we lived in New Jersey). Dancing has been apart of my life for so long now that it feels natural waking up early on Saturday mornings for Praise dance with SBC Rejoice!

All of my dance memories seem to become stronger when I know the Alvin Alley tour has started and this weekend the Alvin Alley American Dance Theater is in Chicago! If you have not ever seen an Alvin Alley production you are missing out. When I tell you, these are dancers... baaaabbbbyy they can dance!!!!! Every movement has a meaning and a purpose. They dance from the nape of their heads to each extremity. You can feel the passion, love, and spirit in each step.

A bit of History:

Alvin Alley Jr., founded the Alvin Alley American Dance Theater and is credited with popularizing modern dance. His most well-known choreographed performance is Revelations and what a spectacular performance it is!!! This piece tells the story of slavery to freedom and the faith and determination it took, set to blues and spiritual music. Another favorite of mine has to be Take Me to the Water (one of the three sections of Revelations) which is a reenactment of baptism.

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Confession

This is my confession:

I LOVE to shop. With the economy the way it is and being newly married I had to pull the reigns a bit on my splurges. Yet, that is no excuse.

Today, I stumbled upon this website Fling It Girl and absolutely feel in love. Click on the link to check it out or the badge below!

Shopping is a great release along with writing and reading a book... they go together like PB&J!