tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46955364480212671312024-03-13T20:09:26.098-06:00NEXT STEP PREPMaureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-10144586805817295612011-07-22T12:32:00.002-06:002011-07-22T22:57:26.020-06:00Music Assessment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTiXbq2pLXB8H7ZIwe8344dX0N1og5MIzEZrMi2ECj9SRt_mAfoADLpHQgVtpw85iUpNfiY-2BEhKTn9v3l-4p92_q2YUsemydg8OFAJXu2mjvTpNiNcpvhxdUF9Sm3FeLqKdWc3LYKmO/s1600/IMG_0461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTiXbq2pLXB8H7ZIwe8344dX0N1og5MIzEZrMi2ECj9SRt_mAfoADLpHQgVtpw85iUpNfiY-2BEhKTn9v3l-4p92_q2YUsemydg8OFAJXu2mjvTpNiNcpvhxdUF9Sm3FeLqKdWc3LYKmO/s320/IMG_0461.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the first week of class, all students participate in a music assessment to help determine which voice instructor will work with them. Nancy Caron returns to our team this year as a voice instructor, and she is joined by Andy Pokel, who is fresh off his little red truck, having served as one of MCT's TAD's (that stands for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mctinc.org/The_Tour/Tour_Staff">tour actor director</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">for the Missoula Children’s Theatre, bringing performing arts to communities in nine states and three Canadian provinces this past spring.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here he is (that's Nancy sitting behind him).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOzXnTSxOY7Ty6M1cRt-lxjobV2KUzBjFcr9jk8giceKUz6Zkl_lxwcMmnaUveci-HBMpm0M_JSW2B0sBUAzqCOwcwZl79uNz0Oj5aeny3tJXWvQvv-c4Hw_ArGNRz7Aa8_2kZuJ1dfrq/s1600/IMG_0517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOzXnTSxOY7Ty6M1cRt-lxjobV2KUzBjFcr9jk8giceKUz6Zkl_lxwcMmnaUveci-HBMpm0M_JSW2B0sBUAzqCOwcwZl79uNz0Oj5aeny3tJXWvQvv-c4Hw_ArGNRz7Aa8_2kZuJ1dfrq/s320/IMG_0517.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brenna joins us from Nevada...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR1D4qRygt59gMG4zxBItv_IlzCkN2eBqBNe8Zjt8O06a4fEgDF4wY61y7kYQAdtGWzPAh6HgtNyg1_coCt8tBlv1C2GziTt8maC33hECASswVBK8yX2-yDXbknQJs7ITdP662LGHC1GX/s1600/IMG_0523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR1D4qRygt59gMG4zxBItv_IlzCkN2eBqBNe8Zjt8O06a4fEgDF4wY61y7kYQAdtGWzPAh6HgtNyg1_coCt8tBlv1C2GziTt8maC33hECASswVBK8yX2-yDXbknQJs7ITdP662LGHC1GX/s320/IMG_0523.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelsey joins us from Washington.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsZRIq4YtKipDQMzesuaQYeAYgc7E_r6OLdgFjKC4kqDEUTGKXGN3sXWGl8NaS86EM_Lu9irkCgiqggwXbJ3IZQZ1B9idg_clWf-wMad-yDl4xAemKFYVufr2XVa3zRyqwpxvd1gBXbas/s1600/IMG_0464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsZRIq4YtKipDQMzesuaQYeAYgc7E_r6OLdgFjKC4kqDEUTGKXGN3sXWGl8NaS86EM_Lu9irkCgiqggwXbJ3IZQZ1B9idg_clWf-wMad-yDl4xAemKFYVufr2XVa3zRyqwpxvd1gBXbas/s320/IMG_0464.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While many of the students have been performing for years, it is still a bit intimidating to get up in front a room of approximately thirty people you just met two days ago and belt out a tune. It is great that our students have created a wonderfully supportive environment where they encourage one another and help each other through these difficult moments. It is one thing to sit in a chair...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEV0Fe4xZh8bukw_eo40f2UlR05xgsdHxV-nZKz1zvIPwVZ4TOR3dRvBD-pmi8YS94VbRF0OYyNkNnRx_RALtezNdr37aDb4ELNLLtW9cXzP53tDxd0Q5r5xDAWfh1NiPGQp0Y4_MgSPn/s1600/IMG_0479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEV0Fe4xZh8bukw_eo40f2UlR05xgsdHxV-nZKz1zvIPwVZ4TOR3dRvBD-pmi8YS94VbRF0OYyNkNnRx_RALtezNdr37aDb4ELNLLtW9cXzP53tDxd0Q5r5xDAWfh1NiPGQp0Y4_MgSPn/s320/IMG_0479.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Emma also comes from Nevada.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMFJI8pcxVoQbR6NkZyNHwY5lgds6UL74YAuA-sW9rHbpGQtmUMggo997MK6jWFBoRkfQONwtQvfG706UrtXjR-L796PNbNDFFsVyjDix3zdE_kLxyPRAOgwD67nCAog0bq01ejeBd5sA/s1600/IMG_0506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMFJI8pcxVoQbR6NkZyNHwY5lgds6UL74YAuA-sW9rHbpGQtmUMggo997MK6jWFBoRkfQONwtQvfG706UrtXjR-L796PNbNDFFsVyjDix3zdE_kLxyPRAOgwD67nCAog0bq01ejeBd5sA/s320/IMG_0506.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah joins us from Fergus, Montana.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0zy5fSwxy9Z6qoGx18pIC0TLcAEw2t77Fl6bju6Z9vUQbMhdx4O3eEi25cJSxOXEkQTpo8aXNyT8CZ6HX_NoLkaZzh1nidzoLicWKnLurwrzxm6nl_1kJydudwOgmQ2I_J_QZwODs53v/s1600/IMG_0484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0zy5fSwxy9Z6qoGx18pIC0TLcAEw2t77Fl6bju6Z9vUQbMhdx4O3eEi25cJSxOXEkQTpo8aXNyT8CZ6HX_NoLkaZzh1nidzoLicWKnLurwrzxm6nl_1kJydudwOgmQ2I_J_QZwODs53v/s320/IMG_0484.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our accompanist, Anne Bashor, joins us for the third year as well. She is so kind and supportive of our students, and gently reminds them of audition etiquette. Here Josh (a new student who joins us from Germany) and Anne review his music before he sings to the group...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WXkf2v9OEq0m1_TtxtcYgw4Fq_0MpVHw9gXwH4uq03DB1c9frpGC-3YWTZvz9qNERZM81O_BGEouhdJb7y6Bl41EkmIo0DPHE8UrHspR9S7HN2LmFsN-8E5kkb0MASND0aRH_45mtrlo/s1600/IMG_0491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WXkf2v9OEq0m1_TtxtcYgw4Fq_0MpVHw9gXwH4uq03DB1c9frpGC-3YWTZvz9qNERZM81O_BGEouhdJb7y6Bl41EkmIo0DPHE8UrHspR9S7HN2LmFsN-8E5kkb0MASND0aRH_45mtrlo/s320/IMG_0491.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giuliana is one of our local students from Missoula...</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFexkEJXs79EY5fDqSpmJQH4HWDt26jo2fUrm9W6Vp-tP5N-i7vEq_NYuSXPbmZjZT_dmFYgyNFIPoKjfN7akkbJFoKOFWEVCDDnozihM7tnvktOOC5HdO2VJL2bMaADceHBjt1oqc3Fa/s1600/IMG_0509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFexkEJXs79EY5fDqSpmJQH4HWDt26jo2fUrm9W6Vp-tP5N-i7vEq_NYuSXPbmZjZT_dmFYgyNFIPoKjfN7akkbJFoKOFWEVCDDnozihM7tnvktOOC5HdO2VJL2bMaADceHBjt1oqc3Fa/s320/IMG_0509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLX2RsE9SckbJnQaGhyphenhyphensEHiAU5AGwHFLtGJG-V10pVQrs5qg1X0EopFY0br8q3FOrRRSSto56ZDi3QiNGb8SKALreml8xSw1KTbq2IKP5Dxw5ohSwXIHE3pE7dtSU6ptmIYURD_WZkadB/s1600/IMG_0509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rachel also comes to us from Missoula...</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39nsMHBIKjiSa5lR_LCjJxHg3gKzm4AzQ5-5lQxkVJXOLrsebvbPCCASNNzJ9t8cmwZfDrAyFJU8CsKsjzR8hc8XDtozzOTkgOLaUwFY8kjdS5zgNV0uJS2ku8u0qLNlh9cTTBYkgJnYN/s1600/IMG_0532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39nsMHBIKjiSa5lR_LCjJxHg3gKzm4AzQ5-5lQxkVJXOLrsebvbPCCASNNzJ9t8cmwZfDrAyFJU8CsKsjzR8hc8XDtozzOTkgOLaUwFY8kjdS5zgNV0uJS2ku8u0qLNlh9cTTBYkgJnYN/s320/IMG_0532.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The students sing a variety of songs from all genres of musical theatre...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, we changed things up a little bit.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking feedback from the students from the past two years, we opted not to have any guest artists during the first week and instead focused on a more in-depth orientation to the theater world, getting to know one another, vocal and acting warm-ups, and how to present oneself (to other people and for auditions).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The “introduction” exercises proved very beneficial for the students, as they became aware of how they present themselves, learning whether they had any physical habits (tics, swaying), if they seemed pleasant or nervous, if they articulated and could be understood, and if they projected their voice appropriately.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learning one’s idiosyncrasies is important not only in making a positive first impression, but also during the audition process.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greg also had the students choose a song that was inspiring to them and had the students pair up and work on inspiring one another.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then started with our core classes, led by Dane Madsen (acting), Traci Traasdahl (dance) and Troy Bashor (music).</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>It was a gorgeous, sunny Montana day as this year's students and their parents arrived at the Missoula Children's Theatre building on East Broadway. As with any new experience, there was some nervous laughter and some anxiety, but within a few minutes the students were chatting and laughing and getting to know one another. We celebrated the kick off to our third year with a </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">BBQ on the MCT patio, grateful for the grilling skills and yummy treats courtesy of our #1 meal planner, John Arvish. With students from the Northeast, Midwest and Europe, we are excited to see what the summer brings with this wonderful diversity of talent.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is with great pleasure that we welcome Kels, Giuliana, Kable, Jewel, Shelbi, Emma, Brenna, Rylee, Kelsey, Lexi, Kasi, Rachel, Sarah, Tori, Caleb, Stormy, Micaela, Josh, Laura and Chance! WELCOME CLASS OF 2011!!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students Stormy, Rachel (fresh off her performance as Maria Von Flytrap in MCT's production of <i>The Frog Prince</i>) and Rylee. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our core instructors are all returning this year, and you will hear more about them in upcoming posts. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dane Madsen</b> (acting), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Traci Traasdahl</b> (dance) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Troy Bashor</b> (music) have returned to head up the main portion of our course instruction. We are joined this year by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Michelle Payler</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Andy Pokel</b>, who are our dorm counselors but are also instructing in dance and music, respectively. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nancy Caron</b> has returned as a voice teacher. She and Andy will be providing individual voice lessons to the students each week. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anne Bashor </b>has returned as our accompanist. Our home staff of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greg Boris</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Michelle Nigh-Mogstad</b> has been busy getting everything ready for this summer. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John Arvish</b> (aforementioned purveyor of great food and good swimming holes) will head up our meals and some of our weekend entertainment. And <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.maureenroyphotography.com/">Maureen Roy</a></b> (that’s me) will be heading up photography and oversight of this lovely blog.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Greg's son, Graham. Rhymes with ham (wonder why I said that?). He was fresh off his performance as a Flytrap in MCT's production of <i>The Frog Prince</i>. His mother informs me that he used this watermelon rind to go fishing in the bathtub after the BBQ. We know this skill will serve him well when he enters the Next Step Prep Class of 2021 :)</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This summer we will welcome the talents of some fantastic guest artists as well. We are excited to welcome back <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Andy and Alet Taylor</b>, instructors during our inaugural year of Next Step Prep (2009). Both Andy and Alet are instructors at the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. Andy is a highly skilled comedic actor and his focus with the Next Step Prep students will be on acting and comedy. Andy played Leo Bloom in the National Tour of <i>The Producers</i> and performed on Broadway in <i>Titanic</i> and <i>Moon Over Buffalo</i> (with Carol Burnett). Alet is an accomplished performer and dance instructor at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her focus will be on musical theater dance styles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mezzo-Soprano <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://users.dickinson.edu/~helding/">Lynn Helding</a></b> (Guest Instructor 2010) will be returning to us this year. She is an Associate Professor of Voice and Performance Studies at Dickinson College (Pennsylvania), a recitalist specializing in recital and chamber music of our time, a trained vocologist and singing voice specialist, and an active presenter on current topics in vocal pedagogy (for us lay folks, vocal pedagogy is the study of the art and science of voice instruction). Lynn was fantastic last year and led the students through several exercises to help them focus on specific vocal challenges (if you recall last year, this included having students squash their face with their hands while singing “tawkey tawkey tawkey”, breathing through a straw, or standing with their entire body flat against a wall). The students jumped right in and were amazed at the difference in their performances after making recommended adjustments! We’re eager to see what Lynn brings to the classroom this year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.georgiastitt.com/index.html">Georgia Stitt</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> joins us this year. Georgia is a composer and a lyricist. Her musicals currently in development include: <i>Big Red Sun</i> (NAMT Festival winner in 2010, Harold Arlen Award in 2005 and and written with playwright John Jiler); <strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hello! My Baby</span></i></strong><b><i> </i></b>(a "new-fashioned musical" written with Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner using the great American songbook); <i>The Water</i> (winner of the 2008 ANMT Search for New Voices in American Musical Theatre and written with collaborators Jeff Hylton and Tim Werenko); <i>Sing Me a Happy Song</i><strong> </strong>(a musical revue); and <i>Mosaic</i><strong> </strong>(commissioned for Off-Broadway in 2010 and written with Cheri Steinkellner). Georgia is married to composer Jason Robert Brown (Guest Instructor 2009, 2010). She will be working with the students to understand the different tiers of expectations within music rehearsals. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The dynamic duo of <b>Alex Gemignani and Erin Ortman</b> returns for the third year and we are delighted to have such wonderful artists make this multi-year commitment to Next Step prep. Alex has appeared on Broadway in <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, <i>South Pacific</i>, <i>Passion</i>, <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i>, and portrayed Jean Valean in the 2006 Broadway revival of <i>Les Miserables</i>. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Alex also performed in the NY Philharmonic's Gala honoring Sondheim's 80th birthday, singing "Something's Coming" from <i>West Side Story</i>. His focus with the students will be acting through song. Erin has been a private acting instructor and is currently a faculty member of the Voice and Music Program at the prestigious CAP21 (Collaborative Arts Project) Musical Theatre Conservatory in New York City. Erin is also the in-house producer for the numerous CAP21 shows. She will work with the students on acting techniques.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Linda Murphy </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">returns this year as a guest dance instructor. Linda is an adjunct professor of dance at The University of Montana. She earned a BFA in dance from Southern Methodist University, and has studied and performed in New York City and Los Angeles. She also teaches tap at On Center Performing Arts and Ballet Arts Academy in Missoula, and continues attend major tap festivals around the world. She will be teaching tap to the students over the course of three weeks. Linda has wonderful energy and we are excited to have her return to Next Step Prep. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will round out the summer with guest instructor <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.collegeauditioncoach.com/Mary_Anna_Dennard-A_College_Audition_Coach/Meet_Mary_Anna.html">Mary Anna Dennard</a>, </b>a nationally recognized college audition coach and author of <i>I Got In – The Ultimate College Audition Guide for Acting and Musical Theatre</i>. Mary Anna will focus on preparing the Next Step Students for college auditions.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PHEW…we’ll end this post here. Look this week for photos from our first week of instruction some other staff bios, and hey…while you’re at it…<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/MCTs-Next-Step-Prep/42328838794?ref=ts">FRIEND US ON FACEBOOK</a>!!! You’ll be glad you did!</span><o:p></o:p></span>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-7145744694645124602010-08-10T21:52:00.003-06:002011-07-07T18:56:58.652-06:00A Couple More Clips from our Final PerformanceHere are clips from our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjnF-eW13CI">OPENING ACT</a><br />
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Two <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM4NLGbrnF8">CLOWN ROUTINES</a><br />
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And some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe4ixuUOp-4">DANCE NUMBERS</a><br />
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Check them out!!! More clips will be posted throughout the month of August, so keep checking back. And it's not too early to start thinking about applying for the 2011 summer session of Next Step Prep. Due to the economic situation in our country, tuition is reduced again for next summer. If you have any questions, contact Greg Boris or Michelle Nigh-Mogstad at (406) 728-1911.Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-86460901009468747222010-08-07T12:51:00.005-06:002010-08-07T14:58:50.944-06:00Peanut Butter and Jelly SandwichLast night's final performance of Next Step Prep was so fun and inspiring. The students worked incredibly hard all summer and it showed for the final 90 minutes. On Friday, there were tears of sadness for leaving and tears of joy for celebrating the new friendships (and professional contacts) made.<br /><br />I wanted to share this little sketch with you. Entitled "Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich", this is an original work developed by Dane Madssen (our acting teacher), Sarah Pace, Ana Dratz, Annie Caron, and Eric Wills. They worked on this during the "tableau" exercises facilitated by Bill Bowers. One of those days, they had to create a scene with only one word on a 4x6" index card for inspiration. Their word...peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They had 10 minutes to come up with an idea, how it would be implemented, and sound effects (if any) that would be added.<br /><br />This is the final result. I hope you agree it was quite hilarious....<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeryZsKCW8I"><br />You Tube: MCT's Next Step Prep Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich</a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-30509506627634895032010-08-06T08:03:00.006-06:002010-08-10T23:03:08.673-06:00Random Little Tidbit Images from Week Four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihloxIW_54IaLigMcNQxOD5XE6_KlTPSsw0ydKFV5VsJKYmytUS9u68jKy5nTqYH7efhyphenhyphent9pjDn03V4Rqc7k4g6KLdHo2EM7VrjfkQ3cNaZUFfiDhm3NUT9qzib5Hgs-eHOW-qNGFLrQsZ/s1600/IMG_8508.jpg"><br /></a>Just some fun shots from around the theater this week...things the students see or use every day (and leave laying around for me when I'm schlepping my camera around)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihloxIW_54IaLigMcNQxOD5XE6_KlTPSsw0ydKFV5VsJKYmytUS9u68jKy5nTqYH7efhyphenhyphent9pjDn03V4Rqc7k4g6KLdHo2EM7VrjfkQ3cNaZUFfiDhm3NUT9qzib5Hgs-eHOW-qNGFLrQsZ/s1600/IMG_8508.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv08dZae4w6vJhgFYIXqy_OudgTVyqSrBtfTi2w03lkqkG7Juu6_LOFZDlhwFbeYEKwHmVZvkr1RtuKIjD7fZ1Jo3-fx04dbq53X87FHNsH3cp9jjBVxAfdYCiSow456kVFV91AcQLBCQr/s320/IMG_8786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502298157965957538" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-50732422335418023372010-08-05T08:54:00.024-06:002010-08-11T15:27:02.642-06:00Seth Rudetsky "Deconstructing Broadway" Benefit Performance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwZz-e2UVkwkW-AGusDs5uvMF4kOpNpbgeeb_NtPy7L6Iz7ZLntY4n8BBfSAd2E4HBVbmRj8vTUkQ7bPLgx_coN-whMh-UejelYeUUBUyPhus8DKs0bhty-mt2Z8f-tb6PJlsmKXLv0A/s1600/IMG_0587.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwZz-e2UVkwkW-AGusDs5uvMF4kOpNpbgeeb_NtPy7L6Iz7ZLntY4n8BBfSAd2E4HBVbmRj8vTUkQ7bPLgx_coN-whMh-UejelYeUUBUyPhus8DKs0bhty-mt2Z8f-tb6PJlsmKXLv0A/s320/IMG_0587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502296708288280098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqNfyvQqE8xC_iDPBNn7t7_Zgkqu27dF2Hh3N4Jm29_0VMzUYVdCn1SYU90tzkDEXRJUS-QxtniQ0KRaB9mWnofOpUkCGhP0FBw_BRIEvw3zKpTKENQqUXtCebIy-yXySizUkcmqKZ2bq/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><br /></a>Seth Rudetsky performed his "Deconstructing Broadway" show at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, July 23rd. It was a sellout crowd to benefit the Next Step Prep scholarship fund. We can't thank Seth enough for his generosity in performing his show and donating the proceeds. We'll be able to fund a couple students next year due to this wonderful gift!<br /><br />The Next Step Prep students opened for his show, singing four songs for the enthusiastic crowd. Prior to the start of the show, the students ushered, manned the concession and t-shirt sales, greeted patrons, and prepped the lighting for the show.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiRBqiLWFXZ5lqCvygotOfGcwHEIdH7X-LRU6u_DT-pjiENst8kVFaxk6fwyoPpmkiIJ0JzvbECdETk2jHFjKB7XmZR90xZKLx-UcoiczBHXt0mQdLjPKmF0JxDl8TcM4rlIArzM1dPgT/s1600/IMG_9844.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiRBqiLWFXZ5lqCvygotOfGcwHEIdH7X-LRU6u_DT-pjiENst8kVFaxk6fwyoPpmkiIJ0JzvbECdETk2jHFjKB7XmZR90xZKLx-UcoiczBHXt0mQdLjPKmF0JxDl8TcM4rlIArzM1dPgT/s320/IMG_9844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502296704359299394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ1cfu-42KCxKKVFLIaOMFkZmEOi-ctjt35SGQTSHq0M2aTD-2Gf6L2ZinkkTe7ZYuMo9lkJs2NZLJzDI3zfepQCKmHyDVObwR6ZJyhZVot3qv5_wuLYOg4gFZrKZRuhgXwneNeLKq7K3/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_239.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ1cfu-42KCxKKVFLIaOMFkZmEOi-ctjt35SGQTSHq0M2aTD-2Gf6L2ZinkkTe7ZYuMo9lkJs2NZLJzDI3zfepQCKmHyDVObwR6ZJyhZVot3qv5_wuLYOg4gFZrKZRuhgXwneNeLKq7K3/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502294805381799442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm49PETllQHv5YEoR3aj_ATeidrbqWyJMPHs3IjHcMtih3a5xgUOIA1o_Akx-PtthHeDd-j9pOzApz1akdbaaQ8SGNXgGOGBJtEIJG78VNMJUMN-beithhs7EMGUEsCvKejGAquOMOIXd/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm49PETllQHv5YEoR3aj_ATeidrbqWyJMPHs3IjHcMtih3a5xgUOIA1o_Akx-PtthHeDd-j9pOzApz1akdbaaQ8SGNXgGOGBJtEIJG78VNMJUMN-beithhs7EMGUEsCvKejGAquOMOIXd/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502294803482215490" border="0" /></a><br />That's Kitty, Arielle's mom and frequent face at MCT. She's been the rehearsal secretary for a number of shows this year...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyulQzrg8gwNO_MqFd71akKmI09ZFbvuRx8xCgETT3YTEFlNNx-zmY52vorBSNMCodtbZDiezHk4PjVdsFjG7oZ_Pc3VIvZS7vofYPm_h-9nsrXWWFsrIyYjph-KsdmVjjJAwPyQLXWI58/s1600/IMG_9847.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyulQzrg8gwNO_MqFd71akKmI09ZFbvuRx8xCgETT3YTEFlNNx-zmY52vorBSNMCodtbZDiezHk4PjVdsFjG7oZ_Pc3VIvZS7vofYPm_h-9nsrXWWFsrIyYjph-KsdmVjjJAwPyQLXWI58/s320/IMG_9847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502296700115866178" border="0" /></a>Rylee greets Jake (incidentally, Arielle's brother) as he enters the theater. The last time I saw Jake he was a rowdy pirate in this season's production of "Peter Pan" at MCT. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99Od9f2WK7lG4VK3X3ALObzmT8oP_SHAX0TUiSPyAPs2Q7O8uUN107eU3s00lmCxnvyREn3aYi9Puny7Wd_LcWY-U1J6bwhqbPNwQ5ZmyDMDwndbFNkfS2Gh6y8lSJhSDMIKAEcKc3zSN/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502294812872722914" border="0" /></a><br />The front desk manager, facilities coordinator and go-to-person extraordinaire, Diana Woods (left) and her beautiful daughter, Jen... Diana is just an amazing person at the theater, one of those people who has her finger on the pulse of the whole building. We are so lucky to have her here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMn_LKSvaaz5sCDxPRD8Bn8eX-pPUrpq9cRlNNYZhPTqPk9nLBCPGVXJgwK0ntnsq2yh7D-KApao_1dHAAHVdA1Il8OiDG4hJmw_RiQpIdjxyrhInmm0B0k6ADPv9byiHu42-jlkPSynz/s1600/IMG_0673.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMn_LKSvaaz5sCDxPRD8Bn8eX-pPUrpq9cRlNNYZhPTqPk9nLBCPGVXJgwK0ntnsq2yh7D-KApao_1dHAAHVdA1Il8OiDG4hJmw_RiQpIdjxyrhInmm0B0k6ADPv9byiHu42-jlkPSynz/s320/IMG_0673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264735028034050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The students opened the show, helped by our awesome accompanists Lizzie Hatfield and Anne Bashor, and Troy Bashor on drums...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqNfyvQqE8xC_iDPBNn7t7_Zgkqu27dF2Hh3N4Jm29_0VMzUYVdCn1SYU90tzkDEXRJUS-QxtniQ0KRaB9mWnofOpUkCGhP0FBw_BRIEvw3zKpTKENQqUXtCebIy-yXySizUkcmqKZ2bq/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqNfyvQqE8xC_iDPBNn7t7_Zgkqu27dF2Hh3N4Jm29_0VMzUYVdCn1SYU90tzkDEXRJUS-QxtniQ0KRaB9mWnofOpUkCGhP0FBw_BRIEvw3zKpTKENQqUXtCebIy-yXySizUkcmqKZ2bq/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502297096077181858" border="0" /></a>Singing "A Little More Homework"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioAP-3AcvWqW591SWhoU2shZuoCm_GefHfmH6aefdOsoLAChqq3PeGIfFV13ZoVMDxCyHlH9O3ghMMFm-TdTlUOC7ebCJ5FnVqzqRIjqTIL1SLA1Xgtyvx8XPA4PMhnPS8vZVF7bgEzHW/s1600/IMG_9917.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioAP-3AcvWqW591SWhoU2shZuoCm_GefHfmH6aefdOsoLAChqq3PeGIfFV13ZoVMDxCyHlH9O3ghMMFm-TdTlUOC7ebCJ5FnVqzqRIjqTIL1SLA1Xgtyvx8XPA4PMhnPS8vZVF7bgEzHW/s320/IMG_9917.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502296356151240146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBFjCk-b9j7LHk9IdKjmbu9FQPviISpZYP8gu3d4eeAycdnS_lomjeAG8d0TvOC5KSd84Ey7iueZVyZHC6xP7t8eVmvtgj1qWirEs96p1IGPMM1evL-rn8TPmNhtoHIu0l6A1OZ0ODQdL/s1600/IMG_9918.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBFjCk-b9j7LHk9IdKjmbu9FQPviISpZYP8gu3d4eeAycdnS_lomjeAG8d0TvOC5KSd84Ey7iueZVyZHC6xP7t8eVmvtgj1qWirEs96p1IGPMM1evL-rn8TPmNhtoHIu0l6A1OZ0ODQdL/s320/IMG_9918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295948188287730" border="0" /></a>"You'll Never Walk Alone" from "Carousel" featuring Sierra on lead vocals...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTfJ6VSVyd6Z8CXqLq-KSKYfoGqCO2ZDXIjYLWzmRZhnBHMDv4Dp_VLqLLD8Vf1u7A4o1xL1xiLsCoWRr0gw6y8ePvCrHOd5dFVLrWsswhJmEX3120UpiBWwoxEPUBPmYQeUxySF2x_ml/s1600/IMG_9933.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTfJ6VSVyd6Z8CXqLq-KSKYfoGqCO2ZDXIjYLWzmRZhnBHMDv4Dp_VLqLLD8Vf1u7A4o1xL1xiLsCoWRr0gw6y8ePvCrHOd5dFVLrWsswhJmEX3120UpiBWwoxEPUBPmYQeUxySF2x_ml/s320/IMG_9933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295941387963250" border="0" /></a>"Brand New You" by Jason Robert Brown from the musical "13". Nicky addresses the crowd first, thanking them for their support. He is a returning student from Missoula, MT.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMuoNIHiYXAtCrdbdcQENSOmchGvrQQaluojJ_iAJkQ3Z9UxJr21asRr7MQD7o8EIQysosYd2o0R8VAAuf6WrYcnC9G9hVcHhAJPqV07gvPiQorUyNfhVEUmQfKf4WaCm8dJMGd6brGyu/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_247.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMuoNIHiYXAtCrdbdcQENSOmchGvrQQaluojJ_iAJkQ3Z9UxJr21asRr7MQD7o8EIQysosYd2o0R8VAAuf6WrYcnC9G9hVcHhAJPqV07gvPiQorUyNfhVEUmQfKf4WaCm8dJMGd6brGyu/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502294377310307250" border="0" /></a><br />Skye has the first solo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zKfqtQbL-vaYyr15XQrKVa3b1F9FJ-rb15TOHZslZb_Hm4vfUtnM03-8fqLAMZVc2Qz6-OA9ruCzbUwXiUHnrdGwoRjWCbKwepm8fYNbp2xhQENP6FHWgL_jLptGmoAmo3nFJCBW3FK-/s1600/IMG_9951.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zKfqtQbL-vaYyr15XQrKVa3b1F9FJ-rb15TOHZslZb_Hm4vfUtnM03-8fqLAMZVc2Qz6-OA9ruCzbUwXiUHnrdGwoRjWCbKwepm8fYNbp2xhQENP6FHWgL_jLptGmoAmo3nFJCBW3FK-/s320/IMG_9951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295936445126898" border="0" /></a>Michael's solo...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfqk5F_bTYjW2-ODs6GO9WvpZk81Lxtlxl-6zwz1fK3LsR9nb9IxRUqCAZVF6u-qNaeqxhDoSebxdlUlQRW9tJ14Zee0ggOO_Ni4v2bkC3ns4HmR6uDzbQFw3ai74MQzkuLgnymlylZiE/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_248.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfqk5F_bTYjW2-ODs6GO9WvpZk81Lxtlxl-6zwz1fK3LsR9nb9IxRUqCAZVF6u-qNaeqxhDoSebxdlUlQRW9tJ14Zee0ggOO_Ni4v2bkC3ns4HmR6uDzbQFw3ai74MQzkuLgnymlylZiE/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293973059163330" border="0" /></a>Annie sings her solo...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx-dY4BEy9tbCAV5xz9km7v7OCtR2nB4V3QvugfZ6ecJ5vzIPz0JI6xkQjXUNykKUramp5OLd94awy0lEMHK1r_EOsGGkzyFahgJRRTcs7qLD8vSDZ4_fo77NtCYcvtbmmdVry2JR2TYB/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_250.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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It's the unofficial anthem of Next Step Prep.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji07VraSlvd_lwHj8Ey0DAWakH6i8zFrfzOpLtOzmAys7ZyTqv96-SX7nd3vq1FV0ZO9j_bGHg_98eum5FnL9fGuFx8pAPK3IZQ3b8b8c9N9p8oOd8aKoZHmNL1JctFfGD3WcyMoZ7xBoL/s1600/IMG_9975.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji07VraSlvd_lwHj8Ey0DAWakH6i8zFrfzOpLtOzmAys7ZyTqv96-SX7nd3vq1FV0ZO9j_bGHg_98eum5FnL9fGuFx8pAPK3IZQ3b8b8c9N9p8oOd8aKoZHmNL1JctFfGD3WcyMoZ7xBoL/s320/IMG_9975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295925989346210" border="0" /></a>A little beat boxing by Nicky...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yWrU1F2mr3RL1LUXC514aylK8fF8GHT6qBvz2egVmAEMqL4XGkzhhkV9fTDL1ZhkHZ3nqBrqqnnP8cT4ioqklV-q1yoE3NYDtZ4ECY_WJp6rCnhqtBwSem76m8p31vMurCcw1SkS8eaI/s1600/IMG_9990.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yWrU1F2mr3RL1LUXC514aylK8fF8GHT6qBvz2egVmAEMqL4XGkzhhkV9fTDL1ZhkHZ3nqBrqqnnP8cT4ioqklV-q1yoE3NYDtZ4ECY_WJp6rCnhqtBwSem76m8p31vMurCcw1SkS8eaI/s320/IMG_9990.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295551216831906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh3YPzxPQFnjP7fNcX2ncrSZtuXa2MDVDNROQJ8_QWAuGM_yyMDII1ujOd4mug6gb3D7pa4-DS1LM7pZr3yigtIG-yghjDXOGNhxktURwZ8ii5Ah9fIN7yIGeMWi1Gj9bT26zUmt_1ZWr/s1600/IMG_9995.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh3YPzxPQFnjP7fNcX2ncrSZtuXa2MDVDNROQJ8_QWAuGM_yyMDII1ujOd4mug6gb3D7pa4-DS1LM7pZr3yigtIG-yghjDXOGNhxktURwZ8ii5Ah9fIN7yIGeMWi1Gj9bT26zUmt_1ZWr/s320/IMG_9995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502295544669232450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Zr-NwzGWzgvBdWhK1beNh3GTZ4S90qVFy2vi-8RikZz9ylCgR9rq8bAhfb8GlhrK3R2xg6R93swL-jGgrxKg7bhHzmLAJdcc6NpkWtedz3zEjUlWr7Zmo7Qz8quzHa911GpA8Gc4wc8U/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_252.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Zr-NwzGWzgvBdWhK1beNh3GTZ4S90qVFy2vi-8RikZz9ylCgR9rq8bAhfb8GlhrK3R2xg6R93swL-jGgrxKg7bhHzmLAJdcc6NpkWtedz3zEjUlWr7Zmo7Qz8quzHa911GpA8Gc4wc8U/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293943625778738" border="0" /></a><br />And now...Welcome Seth Rudetsky!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4XmhtbdAHao8nCmQjSM-iwOxSrVJpokzzcJO1oTxXxYoY6MPEz_mksrGo66qXbYrtTqWrGyugayOTInLlJ7uBthiLTOM9K5vrdbiVW5TkLpqeMDEQ4h_-cji0B5gxcte9AA4LOTA3jRa/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_259.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4XmhtbdAHao8nCmQjSM-iwOxSrVJpokzzcJO1oTxXxYoY6MPEz_mksrGo66qXbYrtTqWrGyugayOTInLlJ7uBthiLTOM9K5vrdbiVW5TkLpqeMDEQ4h_-cji0B5gxcte9AA4LOTA3jRa/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293053840565138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQR2sj-tTv4xpEBLPMJA0R1FbHsekjqNcGrWfrdMdfI1SUkz8VGqQJE4sHk5-_xNiFsliaqeoy-6a0QUNtjxsYXWWhO55Q4lJVbBcAVqJ_fN1QgAlPIjt8pCNnwgmEpnJKHVqv4stfrf5/s1600/IMG_0029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQR2sj-tTv4xpEBLPMJA0R1FbHsekjqNcGrWfrdMdfI1SUkz8VGqQJE4sHk5-_xNiFsliaqeoy-6a0QUNtjxsYXWWhO55Q4lJVbBcAVqJ_fN1QgAlPIjt8pCNnwgmEpnJKHVqv4stfrf5/s320/IMG_0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502297092831419426" border="0" /></a>If you haven't seen Seth's show and have the opportunity to see him...RUN, don't walk! It is hilarious! He is a fantastic entertainer and really engages with the crowd. His deconstructions are really funny and he will keep you laughing the entire time. I love watching him sing along with the music. He has such great facial expressions!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6iBaZieEzKyWp6AlT9truiSq7ReVNIVzzqfmDDzq9RrYozfnVMTEfdw22hDZZzWtnl-rOCoQygcxUbZ_hGXXXycqfHf8aGhSHY-KwRCHvjMgjABJjR6cvg-2DuGU7GeO6y-oj_-G0yAD/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_260.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6iBaZieEzKyWp6AlT9truiSq7ReVNIVzzqfmDDzq9RrYozfnVMTEfdw22hDZZzWtnl-rOCoQygcxUbZ_hGXXXycqfHf8aGhSHY-KwRCHvjMgjABJjR6cvg-2DuGU7GeO6y-oj_-G0yAD/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293049833063138" border="0" /></a>Praising a vibrato...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv104fB8WDvVfNQasBDwvW64XIJCFSCyMJ-91U448w3hWNix_BgWXmnI8G1OmWocfEJmKt13yxCb9-M9zKdit67ZR-b5mJ-dAXpv41t7sy3ix39MinETgQdNPw3Yds4Kh6dh2BsEa3jYRJ/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_261.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv104fB8WDvVfNQasBDwvW64XIJCFSCyMJ-91U448w3hWNix_BgWXmnI8G1OmWocfEJmKt13yxCb9-M9zKdit67ZR-b5mJ-dAXpv41t7sy3ix39MinETgQdNPw3Yds4Kh6dh2BsEa3jYRJ/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293047354737810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqNiYMUtoyM84VTv21t5UC8_lLlOYUCzxlDWZGbukoh6Fq8tUOvHmFC2fagaxKehDKik41jIuEFNYQQunxO906uqrxj1VwMGKj8Ed0ql1jEMQiHrjYvlPqSQJW8D6zduXsFj2Vau6OJ-l/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqNiYMUtoyM84VTv21t5UC8_lLlOYUCzxlDWZGbukoh6Fq8tUOvHmFC2fagaxKehDKik41jIuEFNYQQunxO906uqrxj1VwMGKj8Ed0ql1jEMQiHrjYvlPqSQJW8D6zduXsFj2Vau6OJ-l/s320/IMG_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502297074272968114" border="0" /></a>Sharing a headshot of himself at the age of 12.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatlMhKFsMMW5ElTQYWFh4EKEkRMpKrtkKlmRGwKydwyNvtS7NQdZtNHYK1XzJpNMdNahXgdveIETqcf6k-JH6ovx3680m_xBMaxBJA3gWPXOXqNjUN3kqREqCUuS7PQWKJneQeIx6mHN/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_262.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatlMhKFsMMW5ElTQYWFh4EKEkRMpKrtkKlmRGwKydwyNvtS7NQdZtNHYK1XzJpNMdNahXgdveIETqcf6k-JH6ovx3680m_xBMaxBJA3gWPXOXqNjUN3kqREqCUuS7PQWKJneQeIx6mHN/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502293038247552562" border="0" /></a>Demonstrating his displeasure of the use of a "head" voice...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzmDRItcVQNE6GSybsUjv5HYadHkYbC9R0rx2f7tlv6tRPjLPKt8XaxX5XOfZZmf8Ayf2LTdN_Qc2srcbdN2EQmAzt2VE-idzBaj_ud3NF5x6uCslAAtDxLa2815gpN6uZT0joSurxgTi/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_263.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzmDRItcVQNE6GSybsUjv5HYadHkYbC9R0rx2f7tlv6tRPjLPKt8XaxX5XOfZZmf8Ayf2LTdN_Qc2srcbdN2EQmAzt2VE-idzBaj_ud3NF5x6uCslAAtDxLa2815gpN6uZT0joSurxgTi/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502292474876532674" border="0" /></a>And his delight at the belting chest voice...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzgd-QWEaLRX9imJq124NT99sJClpokKHJ3ZV9xXh2zBCjcPcOenxSfTKfCaJjZ9Km4s-4OhQUPtEMI4c9JZy_oOV8WXqDHjhDGuCoKG-Qke_ZCskccuof4MiKMA8o8wuvBxT3Z8gBrr/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_264.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxzgd-QWEaLRX9imJq124NT99sJClpokKHJ3ZV9xXh2zBCjcPcOenxSfTKfCaJjZ9Km4s-4OhQUPtEMI4c9JZy_oOV8WXqDHjhDGuCoKG-Qke_ZCskccuof4MiKMA8o8wuvBxT3Z8gBrr/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502292471361137698" border="0" /></a>Sharing the oft-missed scene from 'The Sound of Music" where Friedrich is killed by the rest of the family for singing flat...I could barely take this picture I was laughing so hard in the booth!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OS51bghPSOOSD01fdN7b-wJ_iWnYpuhQVQE0-PkkdSOFNM5HIhcHdcLmQ6wvBDKW57kPtBhALqcXeTwpLEBglQRb8MpFmy1f_lK72VdpZgGobgCmVnYP0504b6v_lCdNE5xzW7DVy_f7/s1600/IMG_0282.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OS51bghPSOOSD01fdN7b-wJ_iWnYpuhQVQE0-PkkdSOFNM5HIhcHdcLmQ6wvBDKW57kPtBhALqcXeTwpLEBglQRb8MpFmy1f_lK72VdpZgGobgCmVnYP0504b6v_lCdNE5xzW7DVy_f7/s320/IMG_0282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502297070187019330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRlZHSUeZy9rHu5t7o-LsQiSHyDnNxROwkCUITShpZdUdrj2k44PHtuacpzQ6wSPtZddWmOP3KfTmc_Bom16BuC7xI3ywFlLgM9KFpv3QCxKNsXyfVTtBhtzNtY0KPY9QvzNsT9bVRBz3/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_265.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRlZHSUeZy9rHu5t7o-LsQiSHyDnNxROwkCUITShpZdUdrj2k44PHtuacpzQ6wSPtZddWmOP3KfTmc_Bom16BuC7xI3ywFlLgM9KFpv3QCxKNsXyfVTtBhtzNtY0KPY9QvzNsT9bVRBz3/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502292461792380626" border="0" /></a><br />A little audience participation...here this gentleman is quizzed on an audio recording to determine if he can tell the difference between a belt (chest voice) and a head voice. He passed. Sorta.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgRq4dXpvsu60bjiX7ynktoSWB9zhmk7rUubdNgLrAuOoIyRXD67yIT-enbxg-kOR-e8Qywc7OXA0p060VErfvfiftsrsfn10N1MoajZFkVxgHTIKgZV7ZaGYWRVest88sCQz6CsM7P4y/s1600/IMG_0551.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgRq4dXpvsu60bjiX7ynktoSWB9zhmk7rUubdNgLrAuOoIyRXD67yIT-enbxg-kOR-e8Qywc7OXA0p060VErfvfiftsrsfn10N1MoajZFkVxgHTIKgZV7ZaGYWRVest88sCQz6CsM7P4y/s320/IMG_0551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502296713737394258" border="0" /></a>Seth sings Barbara Streisand...BRAVA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWl1DVzBXqZ_L164JcS3l1KiWasvzbrq5ghefmKA1YGKaqPZr8ZrDt2hkNwoqWMqxEEePLhWuvQGbHuKY3XjigUdjExZSZXMNRM8pSC5G4HCzD6s_HtOa_oG9Wa2yCSPnsX85mY0x2vsg/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_266.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWl1DVzBXqZ_L164JcS3l1KiWasvzbrq5ghefmKA1YGKaqPZr8ZrDt2hkNwoqWMqxEEePLhWuvQGbHuKY3XjigUdjExZSZXMNRM8pSC5G4HCzD6s_HtOa_oG9Wa2yCSPnsX85mY0x2vsg/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502292457491143538" border="0" /></a>Saying goodnight to the crowd...Seth...you were A-MAHZING!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa0lpg0PMjq_ui9ZdxkPTRyvJAIhPe_S4BcGOnSiCgHavf1jN_f7MRzRTK2LMzOM3yeqtbDOUtJnwAdycHNaEhdCqnb4Uc7rGkDm8Hyiheai2LUXCjKVnaCKYqpvEGlfJKpalBdua8owb/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_267.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa0lpg0PMjq_ui9ZdxkPTRyvJAIhPe_S4BcGOnSiCgHavf1jN_f7MRzRTK2LMzOM3yeqtbDOUtJnwAdycHNaEhdCqnb4Uc7rGkDm8Hyiheai2LUXCjKVnaCKYqpvEGlfJKpalBdua8owb/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502292455367044498" border="0" /></a><br />After the show was over, Seth stayed for well over an hour to talk to patrons, give autographs, sign shirts, and take one final photo with the students. He is such a good sport and we can't wait to have him back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAj-BuDRcXMPfHhB-sa_eK956xfbZ6YR44r3mE_Cap2ZncYshmwT8cKcT6hVDvl0jrI9Nhh5eK8vhzSh7cF6Esb1KItOifpQR4dIvuhr471zBoxb40KovgE4kZY0-egBhB-obYcPMy-Ms/s1600/IMG_0664.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAj-BuDRcXMPfHhB-sa_eK956xfbZ6YR44r3mE_Cap2ZncYshmwT8cKcT6hVDvl0jrI9Nhh5eK8vhzSh7cF6Esb1KItOifpQR4dIvuhr471zBoxb40KovgE4kZY0-egBhB-obYcPMy-Ms/s320/IMG_0664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264740806281090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkL5ZtfEovXozxP0GrW3XjvQo3t0wo_wl47OkM8-rlGcIX8LzknOCCOsPbp9jxybgtuT_BYYPlI_r4RPdAsUZKVi2JZ5e-9XkTimlQRPQF6TjFEm6pVWB6aY3ZeVeRSKf49FzcShF93D/s1600/IMG_0682.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkL5ZtfEovXozxP0GrW3XjvQo3t0wo_wl47OkM8-rlGcIX8LzknOCCOsPbp9jxybgtuT_BYYPlI_r4RPdAsUZKVi2JZ5e-9XkTimlQRPQF6TjFEm6pVWB6aY3ZeVeRSKf49FzcShF93D/s320/IMG_0682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264733381687106" border="0" /></a><br />Lizzie Hatfield (one of our accompianists), her husband, Caanen, and Seth pose for a shot....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuwyD6qLIsJR6Wc4dbsA2ZhASHznISZBMz_QJO_WF_pMuBSt8iYw6VOhdPZFhcaq_66o2bG4JQN0VmtruOCcMm0IAQyNseoRpODwwQUuj4im5eAgdYrbYwBMlM4UbuxgGm4b7NbmM8Bkz/s1600/IMG_0708.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuwyD6qLIsJR6Wc4dbsA2ZhASHznISZBMz_QJO_WF_pMuBSt8iYw6VOhdPZFhcaq_66o2bG4JQN0VmtruOCcMm0IAQyNseoRpODwwQUuj4im5eAgdYrbYwBMlM4UbuxgGm4b7NbmM8Bkz/s320/IMG_0708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264723416382514" border="0" /></a>Greg takes a photo opportunity...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97NPjjhxO3Se4E8A2LfyB09RPR4LNwEVQIdRLwpnr8b0uUtNZiMLCHaLVawiK1Ce5ZzvjreIQWokdk89OyMjDJ_SkU_FNfYVoh1cC8Ng9pIaI6mYA9thZAsKIKDTtm0-pvIe_2_AyRG2K/s1600/IMG_0711.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97NPjjhxO3Se4E8A2LfyB09RPR4LNwEVQIdRLwpnr8b0uUtNZiMLCHaLVawiK1Ce5ZzvjreIQWokdk89OyMjDJ_SkU_FNfYVoh1cC8Ng9pIaI6mYA9thZAsKIKDTtm0-pvIe_2_AyRG2K/s320/IMG_0711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264018255921490" border="0" /></a>Jim and Nancy Caron with Seth...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXjZO16GqChsV3WCC-7x6Qj-0lnhaplHwPe38jCBVR8637Mjh4lfLRfao8uvSV12mCGkEtlaBu9MvtXRhIV8sY9FvDDB_6nfmFVUY7-WEJlaNpGWt0pYYOz1SH0O6hBTMbB__8-C7HIPU/s1600/IMG_0714.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXjZO16GqChsV3WCC-7x6Qj-0lnhaplHwPe38jCBVR8637Mjh4lfLRfao8uvSV12mCGkEtlaBu9MvtXRhIV8sY9FvDDB_6nfmFVUY7-WEJlaNpGWt0pYYOz1SH0O6hBTMbB__8-C7HIPU/s320/IMG_0714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264014327382450" border="0" /></a>Maddy, Eric and Michael humor me for a photo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjz58QA627pX60uI889rpk54ZJu8aAzg16BPxlRo0VXKT1j_uCdSfYUmtHq76UkJYp53vfYW-A2DDJybLnxRTsaWAWEBDNTuxkiFI9kfyeSo_uWl11Kw9_J8uaGxAWsaV9bFAeiwhgjV6/s1600/IMG_0738.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjz58QA627pX60uI889rpk54ZJu8aAzg16BPxlRo0VXKT1j_uCdSfYUmtHq76UkJYp53vfYW-A2DDJybLnxRTsaWAWEBDNTuxkiFI9kfyeSo_uWl11Kw9_J8uaGxAWsaV9bFAeiwhgjV6/s320/IMG_0738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504263992328889666" border="0" /></a><br />Seth receives a Next Step Prep shirt to wear with pride :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGODALlcZ_wcVzm7fsN8Ui70EKFJrorXUOaQBoj6gzliJxrtqCviiCvP_sC_bqA6NrVxDxxl2vZ7DbYX1vN7-hMk3ICBaR3mwrZZcSyITvj_R92geU8atFw_cDO5J2obQHaL_5_u6-FaT/s1600/IMG_0730.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGODALlcZ_wcVzm7fsN8Ui70EKFJrorXUOaQBoj6gzliJxrtqCviiCvP_sC_bqA6NrVxDxxl2vZ7DbYX1vN7-hMk3ICBaR3mwrZZcSyITvj_R92geU8atFw_cDO5J2obQHaL_5_u6-FaT/s320/IMG_0730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264000044394994" border="0" /></a><br />Theatrical moment with Mr. Broadway himself! Thanks, Seth! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuH2NDbTh476YR_S3dFuWsybMhXExLl-W0wm3KGCpJG9DPPNkyCaLjguVQIhok-QcCdEbTERdwDcYNJtEXbtPfYXxprn05acmLKVQSxrKJFpeKhRfXVnBUza5ReUyBpgnNWCkl4lLqzVAy/s1600/IMG_0725.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuH2NDbTh476YR_S3dFuWsybMhXExLl-W0wm3KGCpJG9DPPNkyCaLjguVQIhok-QcCdEbTERdwDcYNJtEXbtPfYXxprn05acmLKVQSxrKJFpeKhRfXVnBUza5ReUyBpgnNWCkl4lLqzVAy/s320/IMG_0725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504264005312850194" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-88448599841646139122010-08-05T06:18:00.002-06:002010-08-05T06:21:44.736-06:00FINAL SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE TONIGHTWe would like to extend an invitation to anyone/everyone in the Missoula area to come see the final showcase for Next Step Prep tonight. The students and staff have really worked hard this summer, and they'll be putting into play all the things they learned over the past six weeks. There will be singing, dancing, acting, ensembles, solos, and....a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? You'll just have to be there to see it...<br /><br />The show starts at 7 pm. House opens at 6:30 pm. Best of all...it's FREE! <br /><br />Please come to support this wonderful program. The journey we took over the course of the summer has been quite an adventure and we really would like to share it with you.Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-57054316869428690032010-08-04T00:02:00.026-06:002010-08-10T21:46:08.493-06:00Guest Instructor - Seth Rudetsky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFOlyXXzSJazshQ_je2pa4AWqN8kGtWIjELzVpKy3rSrOQQIdYSoXiqXLtMosqgDzBLaO2BfvK-dawf4f43V2b5kJUK-bSl5dWeL9UY80mq0AH32dTuZqsuuQWtAhJnxMm1WW9m5KIeFA/s1600/IMG_8877.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFOlyXXzSJazshQ_je2pa4AWqN8kGtWIjELzVpKy3rSrOQQIdYSoXiqXLtMosqgDzBLaO2BfvK-dawf4f43V2b5kJUK-bSl5dWeL9UY80mq0AH32dTuZqsuuQWtAhJnxMm1WW9m5KIeFA/s320/IMG_8877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291909111915778" border="0" /></a>Seth Rudetsky, Broadway commentator, radio host, and amazing musician joined us for a Master class with the students the night before his "Deconstructing Broadway" performance in Missoula. You can hear Seth on the Broadway Channel (77) on Sirius radio if you get a chance, or check out his website <a href="http://www.sethrudetsky.com/">HERE</a>. If you tune in, however, please be very prepared...you will laugh your socks off. I have spent a few mornings pouring over his video blog where he deconstructs (a.k.a. he questions, muses, praises the performances) musical performances. It's much fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17Z6Qa5T9Rf4wbKCVDsL-WxL4w66Hu7jWX-fUqmNHLE0vMa1YJjvB0eFd04gDMpSKqmLM3YhV3omdpOr2DE7ZNNF-B3EH9oW5ANlvaFUKhrCaw4OxOnbhLm3GQ19-ZJZx0hIOGqysSOfW/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_218.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17Z6Qa5T9Rf4wbKCVDsL-WxL4w66Hu7jWX-fUqmNHLE0vMa1YJjvB0eFd04gDMpSKqmLM3YhV3omdpOr2DE7ZNNF-B3EH9oW5ANlvaFUKhrCaw4OxOnbhLm3GQ19-ZJZx0hIOGqysSOfW/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502287852582682642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAkg5FASDAvgYEfsvFvhSDuyTfb6oK8T4Yk-BVTTqBu5h2N5LQtYFUZu0xmOYpgG9e-5ILgSpveTka_QYcNswi0ubcsX-hfd6c8f8FcQnN1u-7mEPIezocTYDqIUO9-ko7Hz30Y1shlzf/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_225.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAkg5FASDAvgYEfsvFvhSDuyTfb6oK8T4Yk-BVTTqBu5h2N5LQtYFUZu0xmOYpgG9e-5ILgSpveTka_QYcNswi0ubcsX-hfd6c8f8FcQnN1u-7mEPIezocTYDqIUO9-ko7Hz30Y1shlzf/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286724807286594" border="0" /></a>Often in a master class, the guest instructor works with a select group of students. In Seth's class, every student got to work with him, and they were so appreciative. What was especially nice to see was the way in which Seth interacted with the students. We have students from all vocal ability and performance levels, but Seth treated them all equally, relaying info in his rapid-fire comments, and at times questioning or cajoling them about the pieces they chose to perform and/or the manner in which they performed them. It was very educational and informative with multiple laughs through in as the night progressed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iH9ywgS9Kof3Pxoy1H0hYhApOJ9Fg-dx-WpoaLYQTD7HNe9T9fIekujylKPPm_iVDib3acXa6DUq3mFxZb8P0Eym4-DEaBoevDZPPVUs6OGjwESINlVlI78__hAI9wDk9MIhaFFS9wvk/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iH9ywgS9Kof3Pxoy1H0hYhApOJ9Fg-dx-WpoaLYQTD7HNe9T9fIekujylKPPm_iVDib3acXa6DUq3mFxZb8P0Eym4-DEaBoevDZPPVUs6OGjwESINlVlI78__hAI9wDk9MIhaFFS9wvk/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286375936073042" border="0" /></a><br />Here, Seth praises Skye's voice, but points out that when she sings she has a tendency to roll her shoulders in and needs to stand up straighter. She definitely incorporated this advice in the last two weeks (I could see it, Skye!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxzABwqJYijK1VZqNsOpXmnJ9-sYCNdAE6cLnxRJyf-G4tBcgf5MyJ4aXV1-zfHeTzWMxlvDQvTnHKKxv4USOS8z3YLZmCUAQqRWbGdxL3jJac9izhW4gbCBUf2QiBa8fSNS-PRCwMC2g/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_216.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxzABwqJYijK1VZqNsOpXmnJ9-sYCNdAE6cLnxRJyf-G4tBcgf5MyJ4aXV1-zfHeTzWMxlvDQvTnHKKxv4USOS8z3YLZmCUAQqRWbGdxL3jJac9izhW4gbCBUf2QiBa8fSNS-PRCwMC2g/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502287866876260386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBBQ36RWey_Hi7Zqe3rO3Uq-pqVQ6m5bA4IAJam3YwS_bzL90lr4bbjgcPdanxQG5fZQSDRFq_IjdtQ24BFonA0s0zeXEo7tS7Onn0o9nF-Lu5tmLPAM855KKVNo6ZjRHrmFtFd_xNSG/s1600/IMG_8899.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBBQ36RWey_Hi7Zqe3rO3Uq-pqVQ6m5bA4IAJam3YwS_bzL90lr4bbjgcPdanxQG5fZQSDRFq_IjdtQ24BFonA0s0zeXEo7tS7Onn0o9nF-Lu5tmLPAM855KKVNo6ZjRHrmFtFd_xNSG/s320/IMG_8899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291772550208722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBnBdjk7hFfg_ih7OHdrH1rGfwSjRTJdAsntW_LQkADKXqk-IcQ_1CZIqRpNSmAQHY9DbqtMQ8rhtfi7qJO9_QqgaMvhsWb3EPo78sZjKcBgJRowYVC7Ugj6EIhOZfUNp1a5ESR8zcr5z/s1600/IMG_8900.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBnBdjk7hFfg_ih7OHdrH1rGfwSjRTJdAsntW_LQkADKXqk-IcQ_1CZIqRpNSmAQHY9DbqtMQ8rhtfi7qJO9_QqgaMvhsWb3EPo78sZjKcBgJRowYVC7Ugj6EIhOZfUNp1a5ESR8zcr5z/s320/IMG_8900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291761515006626" border="0" /></a>Riley's performance critique centered around emulating the character, who in this song has pretty much lost her marbles and is trying to explain her perspective.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4Ze3LBwcSh9C4X48omoN6aLzoDJgJvchIQoDfDvw1wIBCwmd2rBr2dx1dAKh6Hjg-mNetuLlEtzvrEkWWbEEOtOT_YoCTl7ahwPkIqCA3x8fG7KewGC4joCf9was7n6aiTz02QDRUSdG/s1600/IMG_8907.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4Ze3LBwcSh9C4X48omoN6aLzoDJgJvchIQoDfDvw1wIBCwmd2rBr2dx1dAKh6Hjg-mNetuLlEtzvrEkWWbEEOtOT_YoCTl7ahwPkIqCA3x8fG7KewGC4joCf9was7n6aiTz02QDRUSdG/s320/IMG_8907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291753812860034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05zsZ5bcVQxEg82bjo6EQ49LQ2-VxhmJYMSADi4j2x9IQbOegvlot_Zpl7o36ZvfYsk6yZEEiRm4yBNHhnJA1VhyphenhyphenyvBa4b_D3L_-gI_6ZAfVQUNj_suc34SjawExwI1_u4TbacYFElek2/s1600/IMG_8911.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05zsZ5bcVQxEg82bjo6EQ49LQ2-VxhmJYMSADi4j2x9IQbOegvlot_Zpl7o36ZvfYsk6yZEEiRm4yBNHhnJA1VhyphenhyphenyvBa4b_D3L_-gI_6ZAfVQUNj_suc34SjawExwI1_u4TbacYFElek2/s320/IMG_8911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291748925258178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKk9Re1PzV4RfAY-RXMrMdwy0qB6XlwLLGaE17awhw0rBvBPG5NG_3Z1Xsw5EVc2ZKdzd5WJMzR63Hb09cbkP63p_LZAPYYUseLVjNj677RrMzSdLB0rrPrb9tsoH_IM162Mp5xw6mWRw/s1600/IMG_8915.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKk9Re1PzV4RfAY-RXMrMdwy0qB6XlwLLGaE17awhw0rBvBPG5NG_3Z1Xsw5EVc2ZKdzd5WJMzR63Hb09cbkP63p_LZAPYYUseLVjNj677RrMzSdLB0rrPrb9tsoH_IM162Mp5xw6mWRw/s320/IMG_8915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291743934693202" border="0" /></a>Seth is an amazing musician. He received his education at Oberlin College and has played for multiple Broadway shows. His ability to manipulate a keyboard, change keys at whim, and improvise is IMPRESSIVE. All the students were really stunned when Seth would say, "I think you need to sing this two steps lower" and then immediately transpose it as he began accompanying them. Wow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNzl1H7LrLR_KQVliG4I1R7etZdRno9Hm1qIKbY_-CCyZFPiX25D_EowCSdPGMvs8rYqer9y5Nu2asly7f1oSNewMrokveRMK7faShjGOdrF50hyhfJL5EmymR-QZ6L8DpEFg-jCbBYJW/s1600/IMG_8926.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNzl1H7LrLR_KQVliG4I1R7etZdRno9Hm1qIKbY_-CCyZFPiX25D_EowCSdPGMvs8rYqer9y5Nu2asly7f1oSNewMrokveRMK7faShjGOdrF50hyhfJL5EmymR-QZ6L8DpEFg-jCbBYJW/s320/IMG_8926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291474967737890" border="0" /></a>Jadi was up next, singing, "Not for the Life of Me" from "Thoroughly Modern Millie". Seth talked about using a "belt" voice (a.k.a. chest voice, as opposed to "head" voice), which is a current trend in musical theater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlr3plPVX6LtDsSlnTs9ry4sFX35gNSayOCbjtdkQ1m1T-e8g8jQ9-DHkA9P7lk23AicB9kW47Xn2nkWOqq-PJNbHv_YIEULjYmvWDZ4Gq85-5bnYeQxYfZ3zwGESYGpuP7jVRnBhjaRaz/s1600/IMG_8932.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGBGng0HG-HzutFyguQgbbWApnB0i5IkLPZR5326Dcc5n6LFAF3dMwjLR-J3HaWkybyjJE2OWUBlTP58Iw-L0IXpAXAkIbTsVQ5BwfCMAOGRS-f0NGwzY34dL9DYuVjp_Vw20Rsdt8vFb/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_219.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGBGng0HG-HzutFyguQgbbWApnB0i5IkLPZR5326Dcc5n6LFAF3dMwjLR-J3HaWkybyjJE2OWUBlTP58Iw-L0IXpAXAkIbTsVQ5BwfCMAOGRS-f0NGwzY34dL9DYuVjp_Vw20Rsdt8vFb/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502287848419533586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8pQe_oXfX9tw9NFxU5EW6uC7VpGaodHqkM_tuG3vaF6QMdsCfBxA9gJo8y4-9gNKBYDwMrtBQvtwhPGBDF2RWNKqyp9YxKbg5VMQHfybsSMx7WZ6pDua7_cJYJ6bWMPi2C3SPOLLwQZU/s1600/IMG_8934.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8pQe_oXfX9tw9NFxU5EW6uC7VpGaodHqkM_tuG3vaF6QMdsCfBxA9gJo8y4-9gNKBYDwMrtBQvtwhPGBDF2RWNKqyp9YxKbg5VMQHfybsSMx7WZ6pDua7_cJYJ6bWMPi2C3SPOLLwQZU/s320/IMG_8934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291464786683826" border="0" /></a>Seth coached her on movement, saying that movement while singing is fine, but it has to be directed and expressive without being forced.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AwilRwGPyx5dO_Eh9z5CoG8MhhDHeYAqSTH9rSsoVIjCMa1ub_H3MnfAt6FwtPvR-mbAUrCblfLhCURW8dwkmHpT15mb7GGq_apmBnxRUxe6Ob3Htt4G4KQzFMu5AyW1jsv-fH-_2TnY/s1600/IMG_8951.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AwilRwGPyx5dO_Eh9z5CoG8MhhDHeYAqSTH9rSsoVIjCMa1ub_H3MnfAt6FwtPvR-mbAUrCblfLhCURW8dwkmHpT15mb7GGq_apmBnxRUxe6Ob3Htt4G4KQzFMu5AyW1jsv-fH-_2TnY/s320/IMG_8951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291460993973794" border="0" /></a>Michael receives some individual pointers...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLTys4Xgwc-bIopLPnFZyFWyp9n5vKs-tP-9jC-2SDhrgKYyqHasgwwlEDQ6hAiT0aAbjPdolobNrmCET1sXP00UNksLkXYHMtS60DFSL9YsMmX7fIUJJBxvhgx6tREkClC8D8XsP2lzG/s1600/IMG_8965.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLTys4Xgwc-bIopLPnFZyFWyp9n5vKs-tP-9jC-2SDhrgKYyqHasgwwlEDQ6hAiT0aAbjPdolobNrmCET1sXP00UNksLkXYHMtS60DFSL9YsMmX7fIUJJBxvhgx6tREkClC8D8XsP2lzG/s320/IMG_8965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502291453169436338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAyL9bTM8sDELojiGVBZEriMjezHKrcN_ePoxa-XuWHBXv9Q4TfQAHvcbyEVurFhlizhK1viIyJM7vX2lLvr4vkiJ2dlmddqvTHEPPKe-jFPUn36U2MeGvQZKEBy3N0TnqTj6DSmhyphenhyphenDWs/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_413.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAyL9bTM8sDELojiGVBZEriMjezHKrcN_ePoxa-XuWHBXv9Q4TfQAHvcbyEVurFhlizhK1viIyJM7vX2lLvr4vkiJ2dlmddqvTHEPPKe-jFPUn36U2MeGvQZKEBy3N0TnqTj6DSmhyphenhyphenDWs/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284190754408418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5wNQ4DInS5pdCTrzDz8wJYA-1hFLYDvlcKMHGxQBWf0ZsWIu2cJvt62gHkD1aYCWdrXZ6-EYP7EYGrqSGPo2SQwvWj2K26RTHSNhi-mzmUvIVWzHH5_5aTpGEGt9EQyzROKNCHW0N3tJ/s1600/IMG_8975.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5wNQ4DInS5pdCTrzDz8wJYA-1hFLYDvlcKMHGxQBWf0ZsWIu2cJvt62gHkD1aYCWdrXZ6-EYP7EYGrqSGPo2SQwvWj2K26RTHSNhi-mzmUvIVWzHH5_5aTpGEGt9EQyzROKNCHW0N3tJ/s320/IMG_8975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290844315030210" border="0" /></a>Seth helps Blake center on where in the audience he should sing. A lot of the students struggled with where to put their faces when performing their songs. Many of them centered on the first row of the balcony. Seth (as well as several other guest artists) encouraged them to lower their faces and sing, perhaps, to someone around the 15th row. Seth points out Blake's new imaginary friend in the audience and direct him to sing to that person.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTV9BdYrSZf3-nSYfLFMaKr6-rlUySFobO9I6Mp8Ritn_pvdRxrQ5viCB4d7WHEg-kOFBMKItFRNxg7ORXpS9jh48-Hl1ineYbSbDxktyFwaoTvpb3tS9hc7kqetgxyBJ7jc512A8sE4T/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_222.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTV9BdYrSZf3-nSYfLFMaKr6-rlUySFobO9I6Mp8Ritn_pvdRxrQ5viCB4d7WHEg-kOFBMKItFRNxg7ORXpS9jh48-Hl1ineYbSbDxktyFwaoTvpb3tS9hc7kqetgxyBJ7jc512A8sE4T/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286737028142978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tIG6anvGJqvpArfghkaEusnMM-v5WDqMjqAuwj-Ex9BgPNQiL0fWMHYSA0jCmJ11z0aQAayiEhGOkXU8oyWF1tTHxVRTN7CBwSrrNYMrN-ybuIMCeHhroIGb7myvQC-7lgC9C_gyExv-/s1600/IMG_9000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tIG6anvGJqvpArfghkaEusnMM-v5WDqMjqAuwj-Ex9BgPNQiL0fWMHYSA0jCmJ11z0aQAayiEhGOkXU8oyWF1tTHxVRTN7CBwSrrNYMrN-ybuIMCeHhroIGb7myvQC-7lgC9C_gyExv-/s320/IMG_9000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290835798555298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFCyycHjNro5d_RGt8OVdsB-w7JAyeB-IxR1xIk9WrXTUrhn9DeMYjggJhODZDt6OL3pqWT3HKbsOO4yQbYcIVfku8wjNHE_FvsMG1IFk9JXF2f0M5fpDR3fwHaNLuKsYncQZuCgtiw30/s1600/IMG_9002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFCyycHjNro5d_RGt8OVdsB-w7JAyeB-IxR1xIk9WrXTUrhn9DeMYjggJhODZDt6OL3pqWT3HKbsOO4yQbYcIVfku8wjNHE_FvsMG1IFk9JXF2f0M5fpDR3fwHaNLuKsYncQZuCgtiw30/s320/IMG_9002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290828697747266" border="0" /></a>It's great to watch Seth play each student's music while watching them for clues to adjust the music accordingly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2yOlib74umpeELK8G8WSCAUbMI08D5k2HjESTKsdNVSGAETUpbXDqXRJVculhQQoo0tLs7q0EzSdh5J1CLvhJgW6Fs-rnmWc6j7xUamLXkUA5Rjxi3tNzl_sSyjcQkuzAMhAkzN2ylh8/s1600/IMG_9005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2yOlib74umpeELK8G8WSCAUbMI08D5k2HjESTKsdNVSGAETUpbXDqXRJVculhQQoo0tLs7q0EzSdh5J1CLvhJgW6Fs-rnmWc6j7xUamLXkUA5Rjxi3tNzl_sSyjcQkuzAMhAkzN2ylh8/s320/IMG_9005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290827614994546" border="0" /></a>Jim and Nancy Caron were in the audience tonight. Nancy teaches vocal performance at Next Step Prep, and Jim is the founder of this whole program. They are such encouraging people. At one point I could see them both independently mouthing the lyrics to one of the student's songs. They didn't even realize they were doing it. Talk about birds of a feather?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB7EBMnwfsO8EgjEw8JI67n_s6ZDpADTbNCFLQWNMGhMBuaRS-Yv5P-PohQgSPGht9jwyrkeK0iEBey1z_yxx2wmLvqGF8foNFaq24yrr0E9VeYuakyBl-ISYnISEMW518O3oZApgDG1G/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB7EBMnwfsO8EgjEw8JI67n_s6ZDpADTbNCFLQWNMGhMBuaRS-Yv5P-PohQgSPGht9jwyrkeK0iEBey1z_yxx2wmLvqGF8foNFaq24yrr0E9VeYuakyBl-ISYnISEMW518O3oZApgDG1G/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502287876931121826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY_AJEdnOm2eZqPDW2dN7YM4nvm0P5IJ-75jDmi1aVxrqMIzoeCm4T7hoDJuopWgiuhlQPXI7mpumSE54UHOWw1y5YmYPwx3LYrYuLSAUZuKD5zWB0M1xv5PwgzqZBifL4lIQLa6X4t1h/s1600/IMG_9020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY_AJEdnOm2eZqPDW2dN7YM4nvm0P5IJ-75jDmi1aVxrqMIzoeCm4T7hoDJuopWgiuhlQPXI7mpumSE54UHOWw1y5YmYPwx3LYrYuLSAUZuKD5zWB0M1xv5PwgzqZBifL4lIQLa6X4t1h/s320/IMG_9020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290819959998770" border="0" /></a>Sarai sings next and gets a little laugh from Seth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAdybZ-I-pI9aJeuBxFpNPJHHk0DZEBISq6Ve8fRsxrGz2_gSZvlxfNLDcEsfZ9h2PVXixTklfoKJ5rCO-8ZJTdRyYJGEHUc-vXbYq5SuCsIJm3fcjbMNvePnlT_ONbnpr3LJzuwfLw9s/s1600/IMG_9021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAdybZ-I-pI9aJeuBxFpNPJHHk0DZEBISq6Ve8fRsxrGz2_gSZvlxfNLDcEsfZ9h2PVXixTklfoKJ5rCO-8ZJTdRyYJGEHUc-vXbYq5SuCsIJm3fcjbMNvePnlT_ONbnpr3LJzuwfLw9s/s320/IMG_9021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502290478581592866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVIWVZ9N4khQEcEY5B1m_Hq5EAB8L5qEMkJA_yCwou9d1Bc6kZViK8lnxIAqIwUQZLLHvACnSw5knh2k4xub_ams6lxKBGkglCEGgLLXXhwSfov-DBFFVnA_sO3NOgnfgYq-oXI6VvzLa/s1600/IMG_9030.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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They often take notes to later discuss with their teachers and voice instructors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7jtHbbU2uW_OE7MMHBQwKdapZ2hniKiV_xRsABCR8CWrQyHyIEtZiLXwbb3ret3nJXCqhJnGTiszuojLfud2GB8J2XGFuphgdmPbZ0D5ungAjmn7iwRgSG6CfpFRvETgZUf8146UNHJv/s1600/IMG_9136.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7jtHbbU2uW_OE7MMHBQwKdapZ2hniKiV_xRsABCR8CWrQyHyIEtZiLXwbb3ret3nJXCqhJnGTiszuojLfud2GB8J2XGFuphgdmPbZ0D5ungAjmn7iwRgSG6CfpFRvETgZUf8146UNHJv/s320/IMG_9136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289712067454642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT102WqcolJTK66SpxZHqIgR6fI3TiByNuigjf7ezP0l6O_9WVoWYE_6EM4mrTASJM5-jVCo2ODAxpvVh3LbcIG0h75cSghYuXvPTvXKguzVj0HZ5l2bAqAV47BFZTfg_o0FZVzBSI0oCV/s1600/IMG_9297.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT102WqcolJTK66SpxZHqIgR6fI3TiByNuigjf7ezP0l6O_9WVoWYE_6EM4mrTASJM5-jVCo2ODAxpvVh3LbcIG0h75cSghYuXvPTvXKguzVj0HZ5l2bAqAV47BFZTfg_o0FZVzBSI0oCV/s320/IMG_9297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288280009520594" border="0" /></a>Cooper is up next, after a quick musical consult with Seth...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f4mDYqGJveeCX11IgD9ablkPjN-2kXkT_T8kc5iZtVEuTooypfpVkQVAceHKKjhqVMo51VL14uQa5-0loYj-CFK0h3WtWtUwlr1FCnlcprqqSR-h7m8R54tfWkvDvan6bWfWfgV4EZXW/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_226.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f4mDYqGJveeCX11IgD9ablkPjN-2kXkT_T8kc5iZtVEuTooypfpVkQVAceHKKjhqVMo51VL14uQa5-0loYj-CFK0h3WtWtUwlr1FCnlcprqqSR-h7m8R54tfWkvDvan6bWfWfgV4EZXW/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286721132461842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iqwnSvGJigsmOBG12HBKBipZwPHG1d7e78MHN56Dt0WXndkuNoCwKK8axdyatLF_CJp_WcxcatHf3-9aEgSs8jTQB20lVbTTYpue8uBP8inRv7Qrxb4rkZBmb7yE53yIr4mheM4l72OS/s1600/IMG_9138.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iqwnSvGJigsmOBG12HBKBipZwPHG1d7e78MHN56Dt0WXndkuNoCwKK8axdyatLF_CJp_WcxcatHf3-9aEgSs8jTQB20lVbTTYpue8uBP8inRv7Qrxb4rkZBmb7yE53yIr4mheM4l72OS/s320/IMG_9138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289707943667602" border="0" /></a>Elinor singing, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker". Elinor had an impressive night, I must say. Not only did she make it through her performance nerves, but Seth changed key on her THREE TIMES and she didn't miss a beat. She kept right up with him. Way to go!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx-uG2LoEEramoWEsDoyy89BvXdMnGkHrk63m2QMsyc45BO0q_Kp6x_gT_HzyKisM15CpMP4PgjqfrndO8VJV8Y8QBH0cnuMOP40GonCRMUL4we8Sx6SuYZ28wOI-D76i5drPI57_Ot6V/s1600/Slideshow_262.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx-uG2LoEEramoWEsDoyy89BvXdMnGkHrk63m2QMsyc45BO0q_Kp6x_gT_HzyKisM15CpMP4PgjqfrndO8VJV8Y8QBH0cnuMOP40GonCRMUL4we8Sx6SuYZ28wOI-D76i5drPI57_Ot6V/s320/Slideshow_262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283639958184898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBX5T1BeF9JappdGpowTD2q5L9iPSfXvyW7jU0AXxXSGmS4VNKO_ukKNlSNy-9HLM0i3un7srOlii2Lij3RQ8nuydQM4G88xKhMDHj2K2_pLQ5VP_1pcCpsPZbdwkSdRgUijdSRZzHHuI/s1600/IMG_9169.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBX5T1BeF9JappdGpowTD2q5L9iPSfXvyW7jU0AXxXSGmS4VNKO_ukKNlSNy-9HLM0i3un7srOlii2Lij3RQ8nuydQM4G88xKhMDHj2K2_pLQ5VP_1pcCpsPZbdwkSdRgUijdSRZzHHuI/s320/IMG_9169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289083944280466" border="0" /></a>Maddy was up next...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj481DjFhxVXtKQc1nSub0VDXzgJVMeOft4hxIs_iIJD57nKQ8UgRgm-Hk4baKV81wMs42udFtafdWSxK_l55JtwyF0z5V_mfGuayxES4ZwpdebF0dPxLXhWCyW2T7jv_Bge5l5BLKzy-2/s1600/IMG_9189.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj481DjFhxVXtKQc1nSub0VDXzgJVMeOft4hxIs_iIJD57nKQ8UgRgm-Hk4baKV81wMs42udFtafdWSxK_l55JtwyF0z5V_mfGuayxES4ZwpdebF0dPxLXhWCyW2T7jv_Bge5l5BLKzy-2/s320/IMG_9189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289079200388738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTjfDXo0AHgsVUVtmUMa4kiZgIZtWq370JE1W-iDtaT-pISxMDe-IAbOmGa4YQeb-7heKKc4qMiM4TBFh3Q09g-Z56zyx1-kEA9KpCwkHj3MORylweNat4RmETLJdjicB-1HBmK0pypEP/s1600/IMG_9205.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTjfDXo0AHgsVUVtmUMa4kiZgIZtWq370JE1W-iDtaT-pISxMDe-IAbOmGa4YQeb-7heKKc4qMiM4TBFh3Q09g-Z56zyx1-kEA9KpCwkHj3MORylweNat4RmETLJdjicB-1HBmK0pypEP/s320/IMG_9205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289067629971650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KIJ4SWG69N9gdDHjIz1RDloUJVSRky7X9dhSH2cnKH3KajoTmLCvgJ3xhtRahoikIWyELyM7Z0e3-aqHRe6O8GwI881TY1j59KLIvO-cq6egX4gPI9L5etsnNwbsSV9jBfsED56xydlI/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_229.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KIJ4SWG69N9gdDHjIz1RDloUJVSRky7X9dhSH2cnKH3KajoTmLCvgJ3xhtRahoikIWyELyM7Z0e3-aqHRe6O8GwI881TY1j59KLIvO-cq6egX4gPI9L5etsnNwbsSV9jBfsED56xydlI/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286373621174674" border="0" /></a>Micaela was up next, singing "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and guess what...tonight was her SIXTEENTH birthday. How cool is THAT?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmWXhVK3xxp7S_8D3xzQn9vvr4rMng4gHBoVI9EUpFCnFrA5bImt4xk9Yg6ptYYOXWckQSSGLW6Zo1X9mdc_Np12uu8W8Y89lznN3osUkjzgCC9yK5rW81233tZDGGDu-99f4ualQM5ND/s1600/IMG_9214.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmWXhVK3xxp7S_8D3xzQn9vvr4rMng4gHBoVI9EUpFCnFrA5bImt4xk9Yg6ptYYOXWckQSSGLW6Zo1X9mdc_Np12uu8W8Y89lznN3osUkjzgCC9yK5rW81233tZDGGDu-99f4ualQM5ND/s320/IMG_9214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289064850274402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHpxFy0j7wsRlsjh0fH7ysaCr4xSaAYoK5UvcNGKxOdSGdbdG15febbCeU6zr1mv-ofjkgwdAaXPRV7Zxhc7Zhm6vzfqefK_xKv7RJuprQEiC5u8Iq2gGtn9KGa0EoLvpiQY6G_BTzdGq/s1600/IMG_9215.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHpxFy0j7wsRlsjh0fH7ysaCr4xSaAYoK5UvcNGKxOdSGdbdG15febbCeU6zr1mv-ofjkgwdAaXPRV7Zxhc7Zhm6vzfqefK_xKv7RJuprQEiC5u8Iq2gGtn9KGa0EoLvpiQY6G_BTzdGq/s320/IMG_9215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502289061292766754" border="0" /></a>Jacque was up next singing, "But Not For Me".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLhtckGJ0qWCjW5Zw4FTTga7ge_FNELWs77-59n9PatEz75cb5mIalrl8xkRtbdYg2W85VpppW-WS2gYY3HAlSWGVcPF6Pf2GhYYrPNXhK-7UfZutLIqFzsgxsWLqAUiYcR-4egzemMaT/s1600/IMG_9226.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLhtckGJ0qWCjW5Zw4FTTga7ge_FNELWs77-59n9PatEz75cb5mIalrl8xkRtbdYg2W85VpppW-WS2gYY3HAlSWGVcPF6Pf2GhYYrPNXhK-7UfZutLIqFzsgxsWLqAUiYcR-4egzemMaT/s320/IMG_9226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288694114902370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqro0MdGpgBiDTg4QEyCiq6YE73ESmgpsRO1DWqLO6lKu_ZA1hEIZUgOmjlvrDiQR68RxtjPqkhHyNzMMpE18lxGCLo28CLCG2q6R6gnbRZ_WgDVKZKBT8qaiI7e2L53Zeo6uPXVhivPLS/s1600/IMG_9231.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9fdx2Sq6EaEhaK5QHu0ypaIgf7LnQtzaNv3Vwh5FtmVYJAJRfgTlSKTLOQPmcJ16z6maDc07vwHsnrd3iTOK7w2zJGQdLWrh_i9euWp7zA2OIQdzSMu91H1G7h6jCHKOkBL1ZlePcc4F/s320/IMG_9254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288671791415170" border="0" /></a>Nicky sings next...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rQQRLCYoa-u5hsAZuBUEeXfzzuWIr-nENxdYDdKRczGCbxz_RgQ4-UfrN6rvEE6Mr-TwdxMxl2z3Y5aIvKx2rWVzy7qbD_x3_lutW8eEusTZUTnssI6WblClWH8EZv7c8W7WAJboHw0g/s1600/IMG_9282.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rQQRLCYoa-u5hsAZuBUEeXfzzuWIr-nENxdYDdKRczGCbxz_RgQ4-UfrN6rvEE6Mr-TwdxMxl2z3Y5aIvKx2rWVzy7qbD_x3_lutW8eEusTZUTnssI6WblClWH8EZv7c8W7WAJboHw0g/s320/IMG_9282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288286992522706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ObVtD-tfCsNwBUnQnegNuvmyzgTX4rdLSrMnMNU8Qal6FAd_F7Kh_GDdHwVMayu-dowScjaxWwXhvuq2B49dAU-R076hdKl-120h9gA14rHZlfvEzdftI1b0R_UzHRm9VFgTrF3xcU9x/s1600/IMG_9284.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGssK1dFFTOX_xkszWmaFGSW9gHNa65UeHqF18Gzsjx-nWHJJ_AnURJNYl9-vhPBcpd2bk_SUyPJbQeYtgbOg3LKeMnvQGqIgAbUKjXvBZvUeTo1nen5f_2DTGVE1xKbojS_XrnBdg_-Oz/s320/IMG_9380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288276315759522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmDSjezEYneq_DMg8ou8jIJio6d1TPAXfvnxMfVI6enKOKRizXMQUW9zDc095B880A72bB_bvjtddOpqujfdfgGh5KRkRQD4rKSLm1nexPAbieU9OJMHr5e0dS_bAddBLOjcCC-pzPUJ8/s1600/IMG_9397.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmDSjezEYneq_DMg8ou8jIJio6d1TPAXfvnxMfVI6enKOKRizXMQUW9zDc095B880A72bB_bvjtddOpqujfdfgGh5KRkRQD4rKSLm1nexPAbieU9OJMHr5e0dS_bAddBLOjcCC-pzPUJ8/s320/IMG_9397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502288269831608466" border="0" /></a>Em sings next...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlSlSCsHVspgEfXOjc6vuCKkkvDJCZujtFlUSAsnn-hK59VXy2xbDe8YDzXfB3MtgYSsyuVSywY6guL0VPMB-QRkM918b1ZVkADbUTXXKSjbj-iVGiUUbrEHn5gOQRIrVgm4IAbeb2ryo/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_231.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3_AFhxzJnyPKkbZ5hZQeFER4wAimKBv9Amn8xGQCoDKsydsPLBjuzXQAWTCdHrsLVhX2FWE9xbEy8CGvwnld7HrsSj8THqm4DT48HlXZt6sXGSE2eFLcSAWRbRSIoRyfgsnSucn_ySup/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_233.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3_AFhxzJnyPKkbZ5hZQeFER4wAimKBv9Amn8xGQCoDKsydsPLBjuzXQAWTCdHrsLVhX2FWE9xbEy8CGvwnld7HrsSj8THqm4DT48HlXZt6sXGSE2eFLcSAWRbRSIoRyfgsnSucn_ySup/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286353004506834" border="0" /></a>Ana sings, "I'm Not Afraid" from "Songs for a New World" (written by Jason Robert Brown)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2IDL544qJnZD230umbKo6hw0n5JpvLLIEVtbwsS97Ed_5XdlGisjYI6uuiyarzTTAiK9mo9vBTR-p5suAfy8OCh3BXLY0CjxltYxg90Djx85v5oaq0DgknwFxC1LLmuVyQK6NDnL0Iim/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2IDL544qJnZD230umbKo6hw0n5JpvLLIEVtbwsS97Ed_5XdlGisjYI6uuiyarzTTAiK9mo9vBTR-p5suAfy8OCh3BXLY0CjxltYxg90Djx85v5oaq0DgknwFxC1LLmuVyQK6NDnL0Iim/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286348799919538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TS9Xq34sfz800p2BOTDP0slxboPvHUs_3b7G17wIbMaak0E0APPC4dIiqdYoB4jDmOzI-8nRvG0wueh1wgHk1-YQu7XTukTfXxKwJD1qdRY_d8edjKUtvRbjDLliOGlTBFKH-gbBNs5/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_347.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TS9Xq34sfz800p2BOTDP0slxboPvHUs_3b7G17wIbMaak0E0APPC4dIiqdYoB4jDmOzI-8nRvG0wueh1wgHk1-YQu7XTukTfXxKwJD1qdRY_d8edjKUtvRbjDLliOGlTBFKH-gbBNs5/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284877652301538" border="0" /></a>Annie was up next...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSELy1-jI_EJorN8tU7PhsvgWU6jmWdebj1cGWKzhq9tncnMNd1q-dCy9DmWNfjSVPcU-OOc1hId6J4N8P4pLR1IAneboywl5CFHtjpuhboMWDSYhwDmSPixOXnrGKfp5Gb7pr-GGQu9P/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_235.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSELy1-jI_EJorN8tU7PhsvgWU6jmWdebj1cGWKzhq9tncnMNd1q-dCy9DmWNfjSVPcU-OOc1hId6J4N8P4pLR1IAneboywl5CFHtjpuhboMWDSYhwDmSPixOXnrGKfp5Gb7pr-GGQu9P/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284893663851810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U2dYwLIMefbGUF6MCQSBaO1xDoMLbglNehepGvpFE6zODhtwB2mHxpZ2W4-_xnTFypDDE-O8ViwZH319zK6ZJ9oq5al6XLPFSDCNz_UYvZrD4BWOS4Ds-VP0TlMg7H1ZSfIP7Lq0Q4y9/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_353.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U2dYwLIMefbGUF6MCQSBaO1xDoMLbglNehepGvpFE6zODhtwB2mHxpZ2W4-_xnTFypDDE-O8ViwZH319zK6ZJ9oq5al6XLPFSDCNz_UYvZrD4BWOS4Ds-VP0TlMg7H1ZSfIP7Lq0Q4y9/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284872273015362" border="0" /></a>Sarah sings a John Legend song...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJl7G_AkjVKBvN5EL08dF5DLa0XLe8uH47mN0eoCVQ82-4dGeMYkfbahufo2bSyOTI8oxq-5D5ZeGyVgb7tsQU44WOBL509Uc568N_IzH9PdXaBCGVqQ4yjELWbNBMxB8hzlXZJurb8Wv/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_236.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJl7G_AkjVKBvN5EL08dF5DLa0XLe8uH47mN0eoCVQ82-4dGeMYkfbahufo2bSyOTI8oxq-5D5ZeGyVgb7tsQU44WOBL509Uc568N_IzH9PdXaBCGVqQ4yjELWbNBMxB8hzlXZJurb8Wv/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284889804635858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3i0Ic3U-1oBenP0TJKfLv20te8fASua4LIXUM7hmAcexOA-2tJvVegd-erCN0GIfZpHlDQQSgSJFbJZy4Tae-_uH1k6HclSw7hr1wwLLmZVJO5_-ABEf3yHyQFDHy0NL3BEu_7j_u9Jk/s1600/Slideshow_273.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3i0Ic3U-1oBenP0TJKfLv20te8fASua4LIXUM7hmAcexOA-2tJvVegd-erCN0GIfZpHlDQQSgSJFbJZy4Tae-_uH1k6HclSw7hr1wwLLmZVJO5_-ABEf3yHyQFDHy0NL3BEu_7j_u9Jk/s320/Slideshow_273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283628277365090" border="0" /></a>Sierra sings "Many a New Day" from "Oklahoma!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU2fK1uD5y_aRtVkGurcxcgEXxIYYJyZsf3l2BmHdO4XwuWXWE6LDwgX8YiFT_sbPJ8zp_fCfSVE9zrrlhfcV56ztvhp5Ej3vcUtyfFerGeRXxpFM9ikLZTBfYcIvlo39EiWWuTzxi8zg/s1600/NSP+Slideshow_238.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU2fK1uD5y_aRtVkGurcxcgEXxIYYJyZsf3l2BmHdO4XwuWXWE6LDwgX8YiFT_sbPJ8zp_fCfSVE9zrrlhfcV56ztvhp5Ej3vcUtyfFerGeRXxpFM9ikLZTBfYcIvlo39EiWWuTzxi8zg/s320/NSP+Slideshow_238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284178978050018" border="0" /></a>Mikaila sings, "Good Morning Baltimore" from "Hairspray"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAimG2OE59pi2X09goZXgau_YvBHM24dr1lG4jccz1kdo7zbPhRT6lGRdNmpsDHvXfzube5Xh3rkIlfW-hNR5uvKPO7JQl-DKcwpvVibrzrw3u6IhZwURJQiLeYu-CfB8hUg-f1fl-mI1P/s1600/Slideshow_258.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAimG2OE59pi2X09goZXgau_YvBHM24dr1lG4jccz1kdo7zbPhRT6lGRdNmpsDHvXfzube5Xh3rkIlfW-hNR5uvKPO7JQl-DKcwpvVibrzrw3u6IhZwURJQiLeYu-CfB8hUg-f1fl-mI1P/s320/Slideshow_258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502284172188863618" border="0" /></a>Eric sings "I Want to Be a Producer" from "The Producers"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrTkZuI94e9Q8zvFhcoz0xTzt6e6TUMObR_95E7x8IWzm_s9yFmEIRsNXUmEMOq-T60AYutrKBrWqu0lu-_wGNSCu-mHjfNFOxA5_p4CncdypnkKeeHMvTp2jtrk6luW0dwj2UeQUgiar/s1600/Slideshow_271.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrTkZuI94e9Q8zvFhcoz0xTzt6e6TUMObR_95E7x8IWzm_s9yFmEIRsNXUmEMOq-T60AYutrKBrWqu0lu-_wGNSCu-mHjfNFOxA5_p4CncdypnkKeeHMvTp2jtrk6luW0dwj2UeQUgiar/s320/Slideshow_271.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283637700492146" border="0" /></a>Nyna sings "Feed the Birds" from "Mary Poppins"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne1fBv7K1tl7uoUP9-cwgoHbTNkqm35ioQGTE0Rt-6ueup5uRQPlKJzlgAzXil_oeGFpW3tTWW4URpdhvgIYwH6VhqfIuMWJ-WCFUJ-7cOpd-vh4y4sY81KZYzWhw3K5rLIdLximNiLRg/s1600/Slideshow_492.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne1fBv7K1tl7uoUP9-cwgoHbTNkqm35ioQGTE0Rt-6ueup5uRQPlKJzlgAzXil_oeGFpW3tTWW4URpdhvgIYwH6VhqfIuMWJ-WCFUJ-7cOpd-vh4y4sY81KZYzWhw3K5rLIdLximNiLRg/s320/Slideshow_492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502283615324583890" border="0" /></a>Seth, we cannot thank you enough for coming to Missoula to teach our students. As I've said in previous blog posts, we are appreciative that you and the other guest instructors choose to come to Next Step out of their busy schedules. We also appreciate your performance (new blog post to come on that) Friday night as a benefit for the scholarship fund. What a generous gift to us. You are an extraordinary teacher and our students benefited so much from your time with us. We enjoyed having you and hope you come back again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtI34t3pmSUtVc6ynJclxMQK74_dL-2zeUB3DecSudIbc6RCimAyToIm4kwLtFKMippA0FajuhpMO2wsiV1N6kOcwV4A_BHlBWdT7r3sxAgDK2AoMU4nwoIemqvDoqwkk8MF1PqwUDZ_j-/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_220.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtI34t3pmSUtVc6ynJclxMQK74_dL-2zeUB3DecSudIbc6RCimAyToIm4kwLtFKMippA0FajuhpMO2wsiV1N6kOcwV4A_BHlBWdT7r3sxAgDK2AoMU4nwoIemqvDoqwkk8MF1PqwUDZ_j-/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502286741266489602" border="0" /></a>Oh....and BRAVA!!!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-72009407776371768472010-08-03T22:39:00.013-06:002010-08-05T11:11:20.602-06:00More music with Troy Bashor and Nancy Caron<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE3gHI07WlQhU0vCBqxlR3B_aIWrPlJkpS8UyML254UNbP-xVAplrBZ4YZouMgbCXqXGsNQ6MLxE5FvMxZdeCBqLj_kSytXq-Q95O_1EBns00w0cLnurRHvmiVvANTk4ZL7MyFZ6CKanH/s1600/IMG_8595.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE3gHI07WlQhU0vCBqxlR3B_aIWrPlJkpS8UyML254UNbP-xVAplrBZ4YZouMgbCXqXGsNQ6MLxE5FvMxZdeCBqLj_kSytXq-Q95O_1EBns00w0cLnurRHvmiVvANTk4ZL7MyFZ6CKanH/s320/IMG_8595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501421166068927474" border="0" /></a>I popped back in to music class a couple times during week four to see what they were up to. Troy, who has been teaching a lot of music theory, was assisting students in transposing music into different keys and just talking with students about their concerns when I was visiting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGotALlPs3cuU2nSmPbKoN0dZJxMMiUnonDVNg-VWanGkZ88XrVmvM0NyhwRQ3AokY6Yst_Mm5hZpRN0emzM6F0x9UOMW9BYDyKdhUO_BwUjxmakfm3WSmzJzdSksBCuo16x5ghhPMlQmZ/s1600/IMG_8600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGotALlPs3cuU2nSmPbKoN0dZJxMMiUnonDVNg-VWanGkZ88XrVmvM0NyhwRQ3AokY6Yst_Mm5hZpRN0emzM6F0x9UOMW9BYDyKdhUO_BwUjxmakfm3WSmzJzdSksBCuo16x5ghhPMlQmZ/s320/IMG_8600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501421161356511458" border="0" /></a>Lizzie, one of our fantastic accompanists, was trying her hand at guitar that day while the students were busy at work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW37X6kLeduvPraYDEXJhWI60PFqG5RXpfOn8gonFRebV1ueEeYj_gf6PhvnrBSbV6dNC_q1JcGIAI3z4jGotoLzZ3Cdglu96bLy-Zqw0bLK7-NfH_GfyM_ylmj94PV_OwCoIS8kNqvqO/s1600/IMG_8607.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW37X6kLeduvPraYDEXJhWI60PFqG5RXpfOn8gonFRebV1ueEeYj_gf6PhvnrBSbV6dNC_q1JcGIAI3z4jGotoLzZ3Cdglu96bLy-Zqw0bLK7-NfH_GfyM_ylmj94PV_OwCoIS8kNqvqO/s320/IMG_8607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501421158633969474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-BtjAUxhnqDJZUydbV2SuPKaj0o9f8oVV6xRmcRoYo15wOz4dyOKBzjeGgeAjHMa2421tJ5G_K4AUI0SAnQzjX-cw7u_RMiPDl0ggsn13j9TAZFINsQFoSRmWQ7jq_BRuMnkpRVNtdkY/s1600/IMG_8610.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-BtjAUxhnqDJZUydbV2SuPKaj0o9f8oVV6xRmcRoYo15wOz4dyOKBzjeGgeAjHMa2421tJ5G_K4AUI0SAnQzjX-cw7u_RMiPDl0ggsn13j9TAZFINsQFoSRmWQ7jq_BRuMnkpRVNtdkY/s320/IMG_8610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501421150075538770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qhhD6G0FvovK1DgNn8VNsXV18BX4BjDk11EB0UArAdiMDXCFN50pamldmk7xZ23nJm0cqOO-Q4yzATccmY872vYxmTN15C06BSnwn8xpULq837ydN12UwVIwifAaOR75DmNW9oviBac/s1600/IMG_8611.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qhhD6G0FvovK1DgNn8VNsXV18BX4BjDk11EB0UArAdiMDXCFN50pamldmk7xZ23nJm0cqOO-Q4yzATccmY872vYxmTN15C06BSnwn8xpULq837ydN12UwVIwifAaOR75DmNW9oviBac/s320/IMG_8611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420819644591266" border="0" /></a>Skye reviews her work with Troy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq2uU-ymkVhZpbiZ_FIbN5RFZXPo7hErCrQv6qxBnAW4lBkbeOGH8ug5zlg7ogSldzda3oPMeSBBZzgDhPDhGIiQ4jSQ5B1CVq_vYGxuqoVodT007xTddFB18y4h6yqw3Q-U9xyLhWRlg/s1600/IMG_8620.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq2uU-ymkVhZpbiZ_FIbN5RFZXPo7hErCrQv6qxBnAW4lBkbeOGH8ug5zlg7ogSldzda3oPMeSBBZzgDhPDhGIiQ4jSQ5B1CVq_vYGxuqoVodT007xTddFB18y4h6yqw3Q-U9xyLhWRlg/s320/IMG_8620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420814430200162" border="0" /></a>Ana checks her music with Lizzie to see if it translates correctly (translates? I'm not sure that's the right word, but you get my drift...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ4PlkUl4Gh9hg9t5WORAV9RxUzf-3sAvhS3asXyx0EeT7CwYhYwvGo8Z6VUEkicnN8ZuD4RHO61JHgxGNB70sqQl769qokgHQT0Gl4ErBpg4FJqOF-1wPnEXXx7KFJ-8yoIhTTACALiK/s1600/IMG_8622.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ4PlkUl4Gh9hg9t5WORAV9RxUzf-3sAvhS3asXyx0EeT7CwYhYwvGo8Z6VUEkicnN8ZuD4RHO61JHgxGNB70sqQl769qokgHQT0Gl4ErBpg4FJqOF-1wPnEXXx7KFJ-8yoIhTTACALiK/s320/IMG_8622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420806131336082" border="0" /></a><br />Annie checks in, too...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK-Top-I5eRe1FPKyChz1qIWQlFfuj6eU793ezGUBFJoXrtVgAyt9UtIn28uF5GcwJKEGy7yPjoAsXvaYts2WCLec2TwDL2Ju3UtuuGd2t3CVTvgB_cNe5u75J4pRwn7w2iCOLrCftDyS/s1600/IMG_8626.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK-Top-I5eRe1FPKyChz1qIWQlFfuj6eU793ezGUBFJoXrtVgAyt9UtIn28uF5GcwJKEGy7yPjoAsXvaYts2WCLec2TwDL2Ju3UtuuGd2t3CVTvgB_cNe5u75J4pRwn7w2iCOLrCftDyS/s320/IMG_8626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420797363532322" border="0" /></a><br />Later in the week, I popped into Nancy's vocal performance class and it was a case of right-place-right time for me. Nancy had been working with the students on a personal assessment of where they were at regarding their fears and anxieties about vocal performance. She was working with them to understand their reactions and expectations of themselves and where any possible performance anxiety might crop up. I caught the tail end of that conversation, but it was really interesting.<br /><br />Then, it was time for a little fun. This little "game" involved vocal performance, musical knowledge, and, well, frankly, a little bit o' horseplay. Here's how it works. The first person sings about anything they want...any music lyric or topic they could think of. Couldn't think of a lyric already written? They were encouraged to make up their own. For example...."Raindrops keep falling on my head" (yes, I'm dating myself...thank you Burt Bacharach)...could morph into "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens"... you get the picture? Now you can get your friends and family together and play this weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwYCPVfBoLrAgxq5EX4Qv5iq-GYXVppNFykv2MjgDTboIPbvtDX5NN04hiWgqyRcltBuk71KKE8UIkI_Bm2nNBOxjEQWZDKv1Wja8-2btBbC5aI5TSC0Y231Ua6Mq8a3dswLFJv_tVj7z/s1600/IMG_8787.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwYCPVfBoLrAgxq5EX4Qv5iq-GYXVppNFykv2MjgDTboIPbvtDX5NN04hiWgqyRcltBuk71KKE8UIkI_Bm2nNBOxjEQWZDKv1Wja8-2btBbC5aI5TSC0Y231Ua6Mq8a3dswLFJv_tVj7z/s320/IMG_8787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420793153281762" border="0" /></a><br />Then, after a few bars, when another student got triggered with a new song in their head, they were to shove the first student out of the way (nothing like a good theatrical shove in musical theater, really!) and take center stage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFi5DZZKF6Z63SQL8xy3EqRz5CnQW53LaAcU-LckERC1WjVQwrLfEzo2aTWAynoVHFo5bQzRuuMG1IoiA_Y8A7e98w-P1-EAPQKUC-5Pp88DUAVhmAaH0ZAS-O5BCVGvVjVj_4xj8m2e-/s1600/IMG_8789.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFi5DZZKF6Z63SQL8xy3EqRz5CnQW53LaAcU-LckERC1WjVQwrLfEzo2aTWAynoVHFo5bQzRuuMG1IoiA_Y8A7e98w-P1-EAPQKUC-5Pp88DUAVhmAaH0ZAS-O5BCVGvVjVj_4xj8m2e-/s320/IMG_8789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420344229660674" border="0" /></a><br />So let's see how this works...Rylee starts off...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0Qe6sSOZTEkQD2R9NhB6KTY3RSJOQBaEXJMt6hIpyfpSaZ4_T1fO8ll7dp4DEPnQ5ZlDAxPf9BwpKWgPrHeXg3HboGysbpaap9ZDUtuEqnqDxLtSZIiVRgnVyHWwmwgAKo2HAUGBcbrC/s1600/IMG_8792.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0Qe6sSOZTEkQD2R9NhB6KTY3RSJOQBaEXJMt6hIpyfpSaZ4_T1fO8ll7dp4DEPnQ5ZlDAxPf9BwpKWgPrHeXg3HboGysbpaap9ZDUtuEqnqDxLtSZIiVRgnVyHWwmwgAKo2HAUGBcbrC/s320/IMG_8792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420331954677698" border="0" /></a><br />Within four bars, Michael jumps in...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrxf3C858cbBzFChWri3NNg9vU8Xng20ghqxPm-uGu7XyjkhtWH6jOYK604CWB9CHQi5fylk_gWSHwGV8JNgdfnukqM3Zhk5z4-5qmKbah7gOC94UQMyTKl5sFe9kTh9R3Y50S7czN4lS/s1600/IMG_8797.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrxf3C858cbBzFChWri3NNg9vU8Xng20ghqxPm-uGu7XyjkhtWH6jOYK604CWB9CHQi5fylk_gWSHwGV8JNgdfnukqM3Zhk5z4-5qmKbah7gOC94UQMyTKl5sFe9kTh9R3Y50S7czN4lS/s320/IMG_8797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420327264167506" border="0" /></a>Another four bars and Cooper hops up...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq9yAiqXnPzifR6I-nZEX6vJLqv7z5aPpQ8HwoJ8HGu7qLbAO2ORtHLSZO2ijQIMCYmlWgXJlos5Jr4xrgGQlWR93u-m6SylPjz6soxIR3YJmSj-9SzbXDm-FlBS8yNbMD1HGZflWn5Wu/s1600/IMG_8802.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq9yAiqXnPzifR6I-nZEX6vJLqv7z5aPpQ8HwoJ8HGu7qLbAO2ORtHLSZO2ijQIMCYmlWgXJlos5Jr4xrgGQlWR93u-m6SylPjz6soxIR3YJmSj-9SzbXDm-FlBS8yNbMD1HGZflWn5Wu/s320/IMG_8802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420321626450274" border="0" /></a>Elinor gives Cooper the shove and belts one out...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR6giLzrtNXNJxWVf2OKYrHcK2Losqha8KW8DiY56MuzHxMuyBXlR-jwfZn-4NBXCR3Clihmj8e2FfAid4z-4yC81GLT1niZC6F7CoV_J5VgrZik0GbxYW5EWvn-O9l6boyjGnGf2Fhlw/s1600/IMG_8810.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR6giLzrtNXNJxWVf2OKYrHcK2Losqha8KW8DiY56MuzHxMuyBXlR-jwfZn-4NBXCR3Clihmj8e2FfAid4z-4yC81GLT1niZC6F7CoV_J5VgrZik0GbxYW5EWvn-O9l6boyjGnGf2Fhlw/s320/IMG_8810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501420313220607186" border="0" /></a>Maddy with the handoff...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNqFFfnmNgq7noiWVkxNJaiAUAjOJGCYPGXn8O8oiB3i4UHgoCdBzCiGBWoNwjHOsSbEPNVA_Owls2C5Rb7ArVzJTqxDbfRlTBDVihw1yXtMJFaUJAs1IyfdWcacx1eU8SyO8G2m3T_9j/s1600/IMG_8814.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNqFFfnmNgq7noiWVkxNJaiAUAjOJGCYPGXn8O8oiB3i4UHgoCdBzCiGBWoNwjHOsSbEPNVA_Owls2C5Rb7ArVzJTqxDbfRlTBDVihw1yXtMJFaUJAs1IyfdWcacx1eU8SyO8G2m3T_9j/s320/IMG_8814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501419847874137570" border="0" /></a>And back around to Cooper. Pop quiz...can you identify which student MAY have an idea for a new song in this photo? I'll give you three guesses...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCXFtKSZPCh6YmQq7g09VD7CZhB3z3VXXI8RHuXyIAHCxHVNCCALZB5QhB9WuE3MSXkGn0BehlRi603Clg3I_vnyCBOmAKuuUy-y1J030tOhtChuA5C_y3Zea0iObY3FguRMpBTiAyGE7/s1600/IMG_8834.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCXFtKSZPCh6YmQq7g09VD7CZhB3z3VXXI8RHuXyIAHCxHVNCCALZB5QhB9WuE3MSXkGn0BehlRi603Clg3I_vnyCBOmAKuuUy-y1J030tOhtChuA5C_y3Zea0iObY3FguRMpBTiAyGE7/s320/IMG_8834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501419839754694018" border="0" /></a>Nyna takes a stab at it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOfPQMlBGcJnCk4ja4XmLNV3d3jAyEDkJ5obOc95KdgxcFvI_MB_yFaQ_7j9PgpMFgCxMJaS31D0liFSarqfvf2TstNeadWVWqqacsYhw20-XMPdsT25s_J4jmXwNs_TV9xW-OCC1nBjG/s1600/IMG_8837.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOfPQMlBGcJnCk4ja4XmLNV3d3jAyEDkJ5obOc95KdgxcFvI_MB_yFaQ_7j9PgpMFgCxMJaS31D0liFSarqfvf2TstNeadWVWqqacsYhw20-XMPdsT25s_J4jmXwNs_TV9xW-OCC1nBjG/s320/IMG_8837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501419832882123122" border="0" /></a>Riley...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY1qwyWgcdXQhkc0A-W-CycA-HfpXbNu6LXN7OKOHf72KUkbGbGmBMElt893Lj8-kL03m6i1xC32vaPPApdbHbdDVoph4mDeARtMFxSo70dE1wB-pTclPLr8bOpx8qB0f-4LHUnVRMYNR/s1600/IMG_8839.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY1qwyWgcdXQhkc0A-W-CycA-HfpXbNu6LXN7OKOHf72KUkbGbGmBMElt893Lj8-kL03m6i1xC32vaPPApdbHbdDVoph4mDeARtMFxSo70dE1wB-pTclPLr8bOpx8qB0f-4LHUnVRMYNR/s320/IMG_8839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501419826941412034" border="0" /></a>Nicky...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAiV6Rmt547xlVF1gFYlWRH8bmXJ9h0Y-VwIwR8lTAfiVESnJ3OlJrwBM2a3vI47MZkJmps-zm3KaCTcBLQmFVYrcBywO9GLL8iCVoCPOTV74tBrgOlCB5c5M5U1Qb5DmPi-7grIHcwg0/s1600/IMG_8840.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAiV6Rmt547xlVF1gFYlWRH8bmXJ9h0Y-VwIwR8lTAfiVESnJ3OlJrwBM2a3vI47MZkJmps-zm3KaCTcBLQmFVYrcBywO9GLL8iCVoCPOTV74tBrgOlCB5c5M5U1Qb5DmPi-7grIHcwg0/s320/IMG_8840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410761743726210" border="0" /></a>Em...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAUM_Ct7PXgqAtPSOOrBTHUOUwvsoCxl96-z1nerCCU3I3XONNC8oHCxdpJnemPeEpZYP_ct7RkziomLqs3BcveneiYhyphenhyphenVTIdfVr9wu-j8twitkyclbNZ5_YuwMAOZDh1iAZ09h6D8wUr/s1600/IMG_8841.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAUM_Ct7PXgqAtPSOOrBTHUOUwvsoCxl96-z1nerCCU3I3XONNC8oHCxdpJnemPeEpZYP_ct7RkziomLqs3BcveneiYhyphenhyphenVTIdfVr9wu-j8twitkyclbNZ5_YuwMAOZDh1iAZ09h6D8wUr/s320/IMG_8841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410743349063842" border="0" /></a>Caleigh...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYpm7uCrAQN4NCJ3rIy91n2RvkmoSWng_ui1Um8E0CGJiF4hJ7zajf3H3bLwQuksiKWFm0dQhiDxsXCUwqsMuCAJS-JiprHv7cugVNLfXlyr-0B_6htWD0jBmDTsWxhbJit2CI3jpXnG_/s1600/IMG_8870.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYpm7uCrAQN4NCJ3rIy91n2RvkmoSWng_ui1Um8E0CGJiF4hJ7zajf3H3bLwQuksiKWFm0dQhiDxsXCUwqsMuCAJS-JiprHv7cugVNLfXlyr-0B_6htWD0jBmDTsWxhbJit2CI3jpXnG_/s320/IMG_8870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410287132826898" border="0" /></a>Watch out Caleigh, here comes Micaela...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmap59lisrl5kwWMnHg0ZJw4LD_zyz0yJfYXf3KhX9L9RE_WkLnBkIODlB1wT8Gc_LoBgnk_x9uQKUC5Iqfml85GVyWxELBzeDPZTzNn3MLT1fIddkF7gUupQU0Pb-U0vA2qVkS_G_IkTV/s1600/IMG_8849.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmap59lisrl5kwWMnHg0ZJw4LD_zyz0yJfYXf3KhX9L9RE_WkLnBkIODlB1wT8Gc_LoBgnk_x9uQKUC5Iqfml85GVyWxELBzeDPZTzNn3MLT1fIddkF7gUupQU0Pb-U0vA2qVkS_G_IkTV/s320/IMG_8849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410734881183874" border="0" /></a>Nicky on the move again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5ECezKfVm2_pCvOJxcvaUVYxCnj590QUK6keXkdSDdeTWnZOYZl2j44gC1fhrr6pcI1ZmsecMUWGjHxWD2rp4wlSZDj5ArZuHC7P2wFWg9reEdaoI0l5L1zxFJs-GjhOR546bPyy9-QO/s1600/IMG_8856.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5ECezKfVm2_pCvOJxcvaUVYxCnj590QUK6keXkdSDdeTWnZOYZl2j44gC1fhrr6pcI1ZmsecMUWGjHxWD2rp4wlSZDj5ArZuHC7P2wFWg9reEdaoI0l5L1zxFJs-GjhOR546bPyy9-QO/s320/IMG_8856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410319761668770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico1v7RXxsZwfrwPdwVcpfXlj1ZwFxWHludd22q5G9fagHH8qffjE2tBO-2vvGhtVrudRWmOXnlBpQAM5mC5uj6ciUaYVij3Hr9zlYHZKAJXAlmDJAqtB3eVuhC9waIbTL8SUaigaJL4xZ/s1600/IMG_8857.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico1v7RXxsZwfrwPdwVcpfXlj1ZwFxWHludd22q5G9fagHH8qffjE2tBO-2vvGhtVrudRWmOXnlBpQAM5mC5uj6ciUaYVij3Hr9zlYHZKAJXAlmDJAqtB3eVuhC9waIbTL8SUaigaJL4xZ/s320/IMG_8857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410304005967634" border="0" /></a>Nicky takes the fall and Jacque picks up the baton...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9s_Of1hbAhaxAZ4j0FocyGKnK3R5JJUm0DVomT5NO6R5DU9ipAKvzsJmVpdnwAW3_ewDqm0rEN7Xn_aA_BTHclEIcC_3b1_gor4HwO0EY1qAzMq3dODcEBNn872YL9O19ZCTee-59u4s/s1600/IMG_8859.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9s_Of1hbAhaxAZ4j0FocyGKnK3R5JJUm0DVomT5NO6R5DU9ipAKvzsJmVpdnwAW3_ewDqm0rEN7Xn_aA_BTHclEIcC_3b1_gor4HwO0EY1qAzMq3dODcEBNn872YL9O19ZCTee-59u4s/s320/IMG_8859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410301901143442" border="0" /></a>This game was played with two teams, but team one (sitting) got so excited about the game they jumped out of their seats while team two was playing...mayhem ensued...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYzAPnNa38dHZ3lSY5l3xf_y2cfE5b6SAMCTvISarP2A6fg0c63MJpXE99F1ftim_B4_NwAT8VI5FQgBD2y38ls-V6jibZqEPyh1w6jekzGMbP1g0pTLoaDdryW-pnG1DrTHN2lRw6mC2/s1600/IMG_8868.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYzAPnNa38dHZ3lSY5l3xf_y2cfE5b6SAMCTvISarP2A6fg0c63MJpXE99F1ftim_B4_NwAT8VI5FQgBD2y38ls-V6jibZqEPyh1w6jekzGMbP1g0pTLoaDdryW-pnG1DrTHN2lRw6mC2/s320/IMG_8868.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501410293479593874" border="0" /></a>And such is the life in music class! We like to have a little work and a little play up there on the third floor (which now has air conditioning...woo hoo!!!), but everything has a purpose. This exercise not only tested the students' ability to pull lyrics out of their memory (or make them up), but also to work as a team and support one another. It was very cool to watch.<br /><br />Thanks, Nancy and Troy. You guys rock (and roll!).Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-32173885433482994062010-08-03T22:33:00.012-06:002010-08-05T10:42:16.444-06:00Guest Instructor - Linda Murphy - Tap Dance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrODfw16A_8hNGu5GYMyHk7fnz0-LIVwNsSn-uHVdVD__Fat-GpXS2uXYX_yURRDPe2TZgIwJhi17VTv_U6aS1wyx2UWWTP5zPOplFQcVMfxMO9x1j9yzNlmN_-s-WExsa2ixvd7gVCp1/s1600/IMG_8153.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QGbJLXqadc0yhKegJeNNMBJgzh-Gg4bJ4LipPTxM4Lf-9iB336gBQskBRa7yXu1pkzehLp0e8ao8FP0-4ctQYSS3P1LYL6WmdnBC71PCRUCjAUOpwguW0jdJHd-38fejXk9uJXtr-ge2/s1600/IMG_8190.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QGbJLXqadc0yhKegJeNNMBJgzh-Gg4bJ4LipPTxM4Lf-9iB336gBQskBRa7yXu1pkzehLp0e8ao8FP0-4ctQYSS3P1LYL6WmdnBC71PCRUCjAUOpwguW0jdJHd-38fejXk9uJXtr-ge2/s320/IMG_8190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409484126763154" border="0" /></a>Admittedly, I am not a dancer (actually, "admittedly" I am not a singer or an actor either and I faithfully use my camera as a get-out-of-audition-free card...) BUT I am fascinated by tap dancing. No offense to the other dance genres out there; it's just that nothing gets my toes a tappin' like a good ol' tap class. I think I've watched "White Nights" a hundred times just to see Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov go toe-to-toe, as it were.<br /><br />So...when I found out Linda Murphy was teaching tap during Week Four I was on it, and WHAT a treat it was indeed. Linda is a fantastic teacher and her enjoyment of dance was apparent while she led this class over a two-day period. Incidentally, she's now the third Murphy I've met in the two years of Next Step Prep (we met Michael earlier this summer when he taught acting for film, and Matthew was here last summer teaching ballet...and I hear through both Matt and Linda that the last of the Murphy clan is QUITE a tap dancer, so we'll just have to work on her next!). Listening to Linda talk about her kids and their artistic careers just warms my heart, and it shows how much parents believing and supporting their child's dreams MATTERS. It really does. So thanks, Linda, for our little chat after class that one day. It was a great reminder to me as a mom and I hope the students felt it, too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrODfw16A_8hNGu5GYMyHk7fnz0-LIVwNsSn-uHVdVD__Fat-GpXS2uXYX_yURRDPe2TZgIwJhi17VTv_U6aS1wyx2UWWTP5zPOplFQcVMfxMO9x1j9yzNlmN_-s-WExsa2ixvd7gVCp1/s1600/IMG_8153.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrODfw16A_8hNGu5GYMyHk7fnz0-LIVwNsSn-uHVdVD__Fat-GpXS2uXYX_yURRDPe2TZgIwJhi17VTv_U6aS1wyx2UWWTP5zPOplFQcVMfxMO9x1j9yzNlmN_-s-WExsa2ixvd7gVCp1/s320/IMG_8153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409686268192626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF-tSGTI7QTSwnFzmx8TfqSj_Ww6t-aOm124bk7T-_rGx9u3Dn8WDfsG3Q3_NFXOofEZ7RvcMMgXvmv8JGlPb66PG7Y3pdID2ZbAro16Vb8Wavkw_Tsim8-c3p-DpiuzCaU9h1Duy_z-m/s1600/IMG_8156.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF-tSGTI7QTSwnFzmx8TfqSj_Ww6t-aOm124bk7T-_rGx9u3Dn8WDfsG3Q3_NFXOofEZ7RvcMMgXvmv8JGlPb66PG7Y3pdID2ZbAro16Vb8Wavkw_Tsim8-c3p-DpiuzCaU9h1Duy_z-m/s320/IMG_8156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409678167978402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj4om8qAnHMcLAOkhCxulBTdinq0MN4-HPE-_y0iaDCQLcC1qruNfppl2CeQJ7XY8tOu-1uXZit8k5-S1LHTXeeSRED8W3qH2q449Tn6QLz-Ax2jJElB0qIROBN226cEVAH7T1CbX0ABd/s1600/IMG_8167.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj4om8qAnHMcLAOkhCxulBTdinq0MN4-HPE-_y0iaDCQLcC1qruNfppl2CeQJ7XY8tOu-1uXZit8k5-S1LHTXeeSRED8W3qH2q449Tn6QLz-Ax2jJElB0qIROBN226cEVAH7T1CbX0ABd/s320/IMG_8167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409501511775074" border="0" /></a>Linda taught the students a routine for "You Can't Stop the Beat" from "Hairspray" (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rlp1zrBl4g">here's some similar choreography by the 2002 Broadway cast performing on the Today show</a>). What a fun, energetic number. Since she only had two days to work on it she kept the choreography simple and really pushed the students to make these moves precise. Some of the students had never tapped before, so the mechanics of tap were taught and coached. We had a few tap-converts after the class was over, for sure!<br /><br />We couldn't have a blog post without a footwear comment, so here...I like Riley's socks...there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecKI9qrM6rQxAWkYsUHjdTc1Hk53Pow6f9nk81s4dJqzHULiWouY0l8zoDzvFAYL4H_IDFlphLhsSWHVz8KzrdrHKmaX3bpBGYqpBsxXQWijGWVTYi-bwlx72yYeaoZ4axt8sHY4qge1c/s1600/IMG_8174.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecKI9qrM6rQxAWkYsUHjdTc1Hk53Pow6f9nk81s4dJqzHULiWouY0l8zoDzvFAYL4H_IDFlphLhsSWHVz8KzrdrHKmaX3bpBGYqpBsxXQWijGWVTYi-bwlx72yYeaoZ4axt8sHY4qge1c/s320/IMG_8174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409495908294146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipT4UnfGx9bQxuX8lW9Xsg1Wa8yyG_kQlvz62WEs821BEX4HrMHzDxbUcRsJzqVKSD8bEGRFVSakD58gh_MlQRsLi4ylGu09I9BxceqsghmmxFDXPmKrFKhlEVNT2FKcMEvWwkwprGlOTz/s1600/IMG_8189.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipT4UnfGx9bQxuX8lW9Xsg1Wa8yyG_kQlvz62WEs821BEX4HrMHzDxbUcRsJzqVKSD8bEGRFVSakD58gh_MlQRsLi4ylGu09I9BxceqsghmmxFDXPmKrFKhlEVNT2FKcMEvWwkwprGlOTz/s320/IMG_8189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409489924908706" border="0" /></a>Coaching on the precision of the move...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdjv3PJu8daVdlz7ry-rE73x7as8aEBKzabVS12QFOpKTRlHfRwqnMKyxNsitpWMVwn30fS8yylaYByrJucQwljlR70ADFQHy9FW3msrg0ccvNzGKW7B74bQ5Jo3oRkvnPyesa0meH8zt/s1600/IMG_8199.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdjv3PJu8daVdlz7ry-rE73x7as8aEBKzabVS12QFOpKTRlHfRwqnMKyxNsitpWMVwn30fS8yylaYByrJucQwljlR70ADFQHy9FW3msrg0ccvNzGKW7B74bQ5Jo3oRkvnPyesa0meH8zt/s320/IMG_8199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409480536572818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lhpkpK9z_qZnN1OY0nd0vKtrB5iOM6fj0o5gF5IU7_MAIfJ90QMLb3NIffsK0TKaJ3u8rxFMNKH-2Ls5EJg836Rf5bmN7v98DC0mXQAb1wnFxG3ePRLIfPdlyeV4r726C2od-T_o_gkx/s1600/IMG_8204.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU1FdnOU4hHxT_uv9zliy_vGoO1KpyeB961x3vLuS3wRnyHeJUhSs2rAD5rcImWvXNcGy_wjYca3DVPTR7Dl8JTyrocyt04yvwGnYHJ8rKuZ1OX9CFsdnu_cGiSA8fqTIYgAOe7FiB0zR/s320/IMG_8228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409189574626514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8MFDaKLy9sFxWvVjVkYLjrZchB1VfTx9F4IT2z_cJbGVxZCznAVv49YQmRWxURaVhNPof32-cyoWaR5hprsTtv8yi_S3EoVgE_8IHyhHIx0Cu_eSQy3bVhw_mgJNd06LYqaXZnzSEILO/s1600/IMG_8230.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8MFDaKLy9sFxWvVjVkYLjrZchB1VfTx9F4IT2z_cJbGVxZCznAVv49YQmRWxURaVhNPof32-cyoWaR5hprsTtv8yi_S3EoVgE_8IHyhHIx0Cu_eSQy3bVhw_mgJNd06LYqaXZnzSEILO/s320/IMG_8230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501409175179244274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdIH3V8V5B-ZP4iM9bzDQPe9G1CcFKlMcFUsowtd8wdltsfdgERABj_9hNXMhhXzOB3WqykHZb8NhtgWC63hwNNqu1IF8P0I7VxKgF8w87iaq44fKxP1HAttJlf906qDPPk8ecdC0twF8/s1600/IMG_8242.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdIH3V8V5B-ZP4iM9bzDQPe9G1CcFKlMcFUsowtd8wdltsfdgERABj_9hNXMhhXzOB3WqykHZb8NhtgWC63hwNNqu1IF8P0I7VxKgF8w87iaq44fKxP1HAttJlf906qDPPk8ecdC0twF8/s320/IMG_8242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408868594904002" border="0" /></a>One of the nice things about Next Step is that we have all levels of performers, from beginning to advanced. This is especially true for our dancers. It's pretty cool to watch the more advanced dancers help the beginners out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JobdG_CZSM5ha16OnX4-fc8cYx-kFGMMXFghWv3pbHffNL-C__78P_b4bCaQNIcWbF_Hi2lR1OnkKeMHDOqCYgHfr410uq9lUzMQMJ2t5UuDBkImtrBe9Frq3P-_5Q11bZV1wpCrMbmr/s1600/IMG_8253.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JobdG_CZSM5ha16OnX4-fc8cYx-kFGMMXFghWv3pbHffNL-C__78P_b4bCaQNIcWbF_Hi2lR1OnkKeMHDOqCYgHfr410uq9lUzMQMJ2t5UuDBkImtrBe9Frq3P-_5Q11bZV1wpCrMbmr/s320/IMG_8253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408856531905602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn4Ef8KkqQbPXoVMX87IxDYOUb1VtzLbv5fR64UT3IifGnXsdmJCdWHClQgmQdGBJRCPIWbOt9NVleAgJTsaTXZ7rVaGNNM7SWOcqj5avwqxG9_aym7BlOQtuhYvRz9mkHzuNu0D3AzEH/s1600/IMG_8258.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn4Ef8KkqQbPXoVMX87IxDYOUb1VtzLbv5fR64UT3IifGnXsdmJCdWHClQgmQdGBJRCPIWbOt9NVleAgJTsaTXZ7rVaGNNM7SWOcqj5avwqxG9_aym7BlOQtuhYvRz9mkHzuNu0D3AzEH/s320/IMG_8258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408855477249970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u-8eK15qXWN1ei6IsgRtMo-nFN-Z2iH2CF2Yu0qD2rEX3yTsC1A2sN0Tx8oNXK-pZr_llEiJIuDpn0yFY2W7DAh0HlPb8KrGhjKO46fGMYpEGwk8-lLjFTJU1DEphIs6I5zRb9hTxVEr/s1600/IMG_8259.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u-8eK15qXWN1ei6IsgRtMo-nFN-Z2iH2CF2Yu0qD2rEX3yTsC1A2sN0Tx8oNXK-pZr_llEiJIuDpn0yFY2W7DAh0HlPb8KrGhjKO46fGMYpEGwk8-lLjFTJU1DEphIs6I5zRb9hTxVEr/s320/IMG_8259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408847772553746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5g2ZwDS6Rco63PDa2xQvhUlhG23KHfBktdKsBfV2_Cj9ejh2TJV6eQ6KX7YbcQ3IiFKPNtf7IrIw4fqLmp8a0RFG6EdntaEEwh3Ciw8EwsXXNGjPzcmpmXJwZwhtHUq3SgzSmPzmPxLm/s1600/IMG_8273.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5g2ZwDS6Rco63PDa2xQvhUlhG23KHfBktdKsBfV2_Cj9ejh2TJV6eQ6KX7YbcQ3IiFKPNtf7IrIw4fqLmp8a0RFG6EdntaEEwh3Ciw8EwsXXNGjPzcmpmXJwZwhtHUq3SgzSmPzmPxLm/s320/IMG_8273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408502061133250" border="0" /></a><br />I've also discovered that tap is kinda hard to photograph, so I have to go into the "it's not blurry, it's ART" realm here :) But I do like this image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoaM3HFUMdaQI_Fd3Dz9FKdkYYmaFensgdJio3Lgvf9zbrutj8N71RSTzdnGPvyTyUhs453F_xuLzwNtOX2XWzLgU314Otte1kuvN53YeH9mwcveHEm5Ld61DHBJNCYUnVpKFMJGhb1pu/s1600/IMG_8327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoaM3HFUMdaQI_Fd3Dz9FKdkYYmaFensgdJio3Lgvf9zbrutj8N71RSTzdnGPvyTyUhs453F_xuLzwNtOX2XWzLgU314Otte1kuvN53YeH9mwcveHEm5Ld61DHBJNCYUnVpKFMJGhb1pu/s320/IMG_8327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501408483931476034" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately we didn't get a photo with our teacher after class, but we are no less appreciative of what she did for the students. It was a great time and the students learned a LOT!<br /><br />If you're around for the final showcase performance on August 5th, a few of the students will be performing this choreography and it looks GREAT...<br /><br />AND, if you're in Missoula this fall, Linda will be teaching at <a href="http://www.oncenter.biz">On Center Performing Arts</a>, so definitely think about taking a class with her. You'll be glad you did!<br /><br /> Thank you, Linda!!!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-39500135284139378332010-07-27T13:11:00.036-06:002010-08-05T08:39:55.193-06:00Guest Instructor - Bill Bowers - Mime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPgUjGDg7Lx2PSLO4TGit0fU7_nkotZWzWOFTwtNEWLL_C845bAsOh2cxQMwm9FHMB1rrsaAL73IQpGk167W3oK_Wu1pmi58zahP1cw72dgO-xGFEPq5ukZm0E1tBShslmFyjMVK6yGNg/s1600/IMG_7782.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPgUjGDg7Lx2PSLO4TGit0fU7_nkotZWzWOFTwtNEWLL_C845bAsOh2cxQMwm9FHMB1rrsaAL73IQpGk167W3oK_Wu1pmi58zahP1cw72dgO-xGFEPq5ukZm0E1tBShslmFyjMVK6yGNg/s320/IMG_7782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407324861487730" border="0" /></a>Bill Bowers re-joined Next Step Prep for a second year of guest instruction, and we are so lucky to have him back. He spent three days with us and we loved every minute. Bill is a Montana native, world-famous mime (he studied with Marcel Marceau...how cool is THAT!?!), and just all around fantastic person. He also has impressive credentials and travels all over the world, not only performing, but also directing and teaching in arts education and enrichment programs. Spend some time on his website (click <a href="http://www.bill-bowers.com/">HERE</a>) and you'll see just what a treasure he is to our program.<br /><br />(An apology to Bill...his blog post didn't make it on here from last year, so when this year's summer program is over I'll be doing a little retrospective from 2009 and include those images because they are fantastic. There were a couple other posts missing as well so stay tuned).<br /><br />Bill is one of those people who makes people feel better just being in his presence. What a wonderful perspective on love of life, love of people, and love of his craft. Sometimes the lessons the students learn in class are not spoken, and Bill's interaction with the students is a prime example of this. The students came alive in his class and the amount of laughter shared STILL makes my stomach hurt. This was a fun couple days to photograph, I assure you. Even the quiet moments were packed with photo opportunities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamp3qh0A8661rVCKdSQwEMWEbBb2u6c3O5TSmozbWEiqm9aUDc01_g6DAa4PrTXuYUcu-YHQf8p6zEcBlZcZgvOgAZv749kgLjmNi4v5PHZ4NJYHuA_CLwpIwrnyYY7mebF60pxc6AS7V/s1600/IMG_7812.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamp3qh0A8661rVCKdSQwEMWEbBb2u6c3O5TSmozbWEiqm9aUDc01_g6DAa4PrTXuYUcu-YHQf8p6zEcBlZcZgvOgAZv749kgLjmNi4v5PHZ4NJYHuA_CLwpIwrnyYY7mebF60pxc6AS7V/s320/IMG_7812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407012921918578" border="0" /></a><br />But first, the shoes...the students really liked them. Bill really liked them. He's had them for years. He wished he'd bought several pairs when he found them. They are pretty cool, I'll admit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34P9FfaqhqLQQP34qy2fGFW5txpTELPtSPZCCANWK7ttUhE81fXG_WfWlkzqjNJcyEhRnYNzshXWyv8eP0h6HBwPr-cjuxe8MZxzEjT30vwg_mTCwQ8oiQUp7YpdRZqm7dRNBY6RIrYIQ/s1600/IMG_8057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34P9FfaqhqLQQP34qy2fGFW5txpTELPtSPZCCANWK7ttUhE81fXG_WfWlkzqjNJcyEhRnYNzshXWyv8eP0h6HBwPr-cjuxe8MZxzEjT30vwg_mTCwQ8oiQUp7YpdRZqm7dRNBY6RIrYIQ/s320/IMG_8057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405465083647778" border="0" /></a>Bill started off the first day with an exercise where the students moved at random around the room, filling the entire space. They were then directed to walk together in random pairs, then in trios, then small groups, until finally the whole group formed a big circle. Let class begin...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZlC-1yELOtgzHpbd43nsq5hhhBZ3RpuQzPfUIsvJE_LvmpmWdbt2MKwFN8-SSe_fwqQJXGODNPDLU5o6PYjZmf2kZ3c2b9ObIqTABB-dfZaAkzQEmGCeJHhKmjWLBZI77sJ4_321E0np/s1600/IMG_7729.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZlC-1yELOtgzHpbd43nsq5hhhBZ3RpuQzPfUIsvJE_LvmpmWdbt2MKwFN8-SSe_fwqQJXGODNPDLU5o6PYjZmf2kZ3c2b9ObIqTABB-dfZaAkzQEmGCeJHhKmjWLBZI77sJ4_321E0np/s320/IMG_7729.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407869860885186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx99zlVM8YLNkavjpmKrw39jde6pYen_kRo3wOvZBXY8585bTVKkZPW08oQQJDm6fnlVlnrX6U7Mht_WAYnRi7f6R7k8f8PpJm9U1ee3cI9NqlQp9F8uPCeRFPhMYBrOaog7pQHlF9MW-d/s1600/IMG_7736.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx99zlVM8YLNkavjpmKrw39jde6pYen_kRo3wOvZBXY8585bTVKkZPW08oQQJDm6fnlVlnrX6U7Mht_WAYnRi7f6R7k8f8PpJm9U1ee3cI9NqlQp9F8uPCeRFPhMYBrOaog7pQHlF9MW-d/s320/IMG_7736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407868296160706" border="0" /></a>Creating shapes...this is an "O"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssv1lgFaNpXFACn2hGrjiHiH3BmKIyD5bW_kMUZILBqvowMSjZ8IMkvRplLAgrQ0I8SihGlMIprLu6pmMxBVPFNropQWopbb5i9xUXrwnIM3vjLF7smMzwMWbqUg_gja_FEeY9w_ZKyXB/s1600/IMG_7746.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssv1lgFaNpXFACn2hGrjiHiH3BmKIyD5bW_kMUZILBqvowMSjZ8IMkvRplLAgrQ0I8SihGlMIprLu6pmMxBVPFNropQWopbb5i9xUXrwnIM3vjLF7smMzwMWbqUg_gja_FEeY9w_ZKyXB/s320/IMG_7746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407620902341906" border="0" /></a>Rectangle...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd93e05G9UZ2UIxMY3sZD98JFyL6RJ42oGS0jmmdZADZES8abAl6EF32n4sifcuMo9soa0GG-3MoP7c3XqkmeHJBmVt8N2Kfp23673gGnFwsIZ0y2PO3uCYP7F9qpPT1-sL3Zr1oZhjMG/s1600/IMG_7752.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd93e05G9UZ2UIxMY3sZD98JFyL6RJ42oGS0jmmdZADZES8abAl6EF32n4sifcuMo9soa0GG-3MoP7c3XqkmeHJBmVt8N2Kfp23673gGnFwsIZ0y2PO3uCYP7F9qpPT1-sL3Zr1oZhjMG/s320/IMG_7752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407618470336370" border="0" /></a>The letter "G"...we had some lower case letters, too...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvcsYcU3nGBlpHpT18jfSpm1ZMneU5ZfP1aimsDDLhGJAiEa7UnzWg1L6ZAJti2_YLNcvhsiZ8_xCAFeO56CU3aarojgLVj6tmr9wFIYOkAZS3Tp8KLuAESevaVwNwNbFVMwjCbBIWWPo/s1600/IMG_7756.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvcsYcU3nGBlpHpT18jfSpm1ZMneU5ZfP1aimsDDLhGJAiEa7UnzWg1L6ZAJti2_YLNcvhsiZ8_xCAFeO56CU3aarojgLVj6tmr9wFIYOkAZS3Tp8KLuAESevaVwNwNbFVMwjCbBIWWPo/s320/IMG_7756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407615459639106" border="0" /></a>Small circles...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDewFui538QHlCzXq3GtjG4sdzYfdZVKqCefaaJ-zF_IWC7T3DjEIOLJfMBm5C7l8NeJ8Md_lGJWZSobqdA9vzUwr-gJU3RuLbVCKVJAQd1aI0Th1JzxMAkgAB2ma2umlykKTPrmzbNxDG/s1600/IMG_7745.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDewFui538QHlCzXq3GtjG4sdzYfdZVKqCefaaJ-zF_IWC7T3DjEIOLJfMBm5C7l8NeJ8Md_lGJWZSobqdA9vzUwr-gJU3RuLbVCKVJAQd1aI0Th1JzxMAkgAB2ma2umlykKTPrmzbNxDG/s320/IMG_7745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407636509143842" border="0" /></a>The big group...it's always really fun when all the students are in class together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIUu1DfnEAnFwHJZ0R8i0nnP4ujYpOC42rfITDFssw5oWbg2dHkyMR7nkzUrs2C0TR3VC7KrYdWwJ5qUE2QIed7rm0s204Bp6CRPIPs6loxsJEJxINz1FXAMqu-p7tsgzutaMv6rx34Hq/s1600/IMG_7763.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIUu1DfnEAnFwHJZ0R8i0nnP4ujYpOC42rfITDFssw5oWbg2dHkyMR7nkzUrs2C0TR3VC7KrYdWwJ5qUE2QIed7rm0s204Bp6CRPIPs6loxsJEJxINz1FXAMqu-p7tsgzutaMv6rx34Hq/s320/IMG_7763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407609976182290" border="0" /></a>In building off Erin Ortman's class the previous week, Bill helped the students stay present in their bodies, being aware of their balance, their alignment, and their subtle movements. They then played a really, really fun game where they made "scenes" (they had to make airplanes, submarines, elephants, JELL-O....jello???, the "Spirit of 76", and finally, that all-time favorite, "High School Musical"...<br /><br />Airplane...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvvK8PF0Npsk0lFUTFdt_4PafJax2MGGGgq3_DY3c3udfUG7KPjLTwXDtu8X5QNPAJOliuA5fQmTOO6lKS5NT5pJxtenSEgmC4HOF6x0oBVo-dsHHWnUp38XT0QY-87xwNU9xYoSwGyq-/s1600/IMG_7778.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvvK8PF0Npsk0lFUTFdt_4PafJax2MGGGgq3_DY3c3udfUG7KPjLTwXDtu8X5QNPAJOliuA5fQmTOO6lKS5NT5pJxtenSEgmC4HOF6x0oBVo-dsHHWnUp38XT0QY-87xwNU9xYoSwGyq-/s320/IMG_7778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407328912064322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOkptMaPRc465Gjo6NzDhbqcKUgetcKFMBWrxWgg0r9zgXXzqvLwuzV6VMClGmjZq90XNuITNOMfa4NKcx3FF2u01fSa_mdhQv05aJiA6Ipqwg9fz5pIwDYLPxJe1uqOE5ZrBFOg-62QB/s1600/IMG_8363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOkptMaPRc465Gjo6NzDhbqcKUgetcKFMBWrxWgg0r9zgXXzqvLwuzV6VMClGmjZq90XNuITNOMfa4NKcx3FF2u01fSa_mdhQv05aJiA6Ipqwg9fz5pIwDYLPxJe1uqOE5ZrBFOg-62QB/s320/IMG_8363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501403014214809874" border="0" /></a>Spirit of 76...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu04MqKZq27alLweMc25NFOSjs0Dj0lUEgERl33QAKaodStEZsklXGvNdpVAgCSHBXqG7zy1bIar_mPkFWnSOH1e7Oxl18ekIksIEZL8z4KBBH2zi29MnvHfMzbUsP1jE7xPgbMfaZ_NQK/s1600/IMG_7790.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu04MqKZq27alLweMc25NFOSjs0Dj0lUEgERl33QAKaodStEZsklXGvNdpVAgCSHBXqG7zy1bIar_mPkFWnSOH1e7Oxl18ekIksIEZL8z4KBBH2zi29MnvHfMzbUsP1jE7xPgbMfaZ_NQK/s320/IMG_7790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407319803303426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDShBY7DXaMexN5FAljkXR1CyF7L0qi1BcLqaIlGI7JnSypZGU0TEudVskL-7c7b3DmYPsfLjwSuRtkgMqTDSLAO3bvS_ynqLdo49GT9_Jmt5q-lNnrDaaLv1NFo2eFcu6qkpF1kEhw5w/s1600/IMG_7796.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDShBY7DXaMexN5FAljkXR1CyF7L0qi1BcLqaIlGI7JnSypZGU0TEudVskL-7c7b3DmYPsfLjwSuRtkgMqTDSLAO3bvS_ynqLdo49GT9_Jmt5q-lNnrDaaLv1NFo2eFcu6qkpF1kEhw5w/s320/IMG_7796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407307588604082" border="0" /></a>Submarine...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nwYA3JmQLX8P33GpHsA2D0OltGkfg1fMIbGLN5pDgVs6qvaN7gLgCT9LE-6TNNH-6NLNtkJazv3zQD4UB22mmyZlcHCRUQLIIWwIjnck-0nlEmnWZPLaK1eh1lfk6cZTahhWzAKAmLGn/s1600/IMG_8373.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nwYA3JmQLX8P33GpHsA2D0OltGkfg1fMIbGLN5pDgVs6qvaN7gLgCT9LE-6TNNH-6NLNtkJazv3zQD4UB22mmyZlcHCRUQLIIWwIjnck-0nlEmnWZPLaK1eh1lfk6cZTahhWzAKAmLGn/s320/IMG_8373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501402167783257730" border="0" /></a>Charlies Angels... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK21a8Kcmrn96SmCfZi3UORsiEeDl8vVx1zGWMiSxSHBpcBOAWALmrPl1SZprQzEwkVKkk4YSR7PQXgMttFdpR_s2M1y935uIGarIbMzdZZJbKBJgr_zoXLZ8Cy1lfEH5fPbpMTwG9Z_Z/s1600/IMG_8369.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdlIpN52vtyBdNJQ55k9QpTOdnqDehsaZo4kCGMtbMR-UXM0z2GnUKDuKPOKNQmCg8xik3PneBj5bEFF_yMUIPamVRGoIZX0idgsbarz6nTHMGrM9Fm1HrlR232e52XOUhC-GW19X8cbc/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501903728100098050" border="0" /></a>Bill gives feedback on the students' work. I just have to share that Ana has the best laugh. I think I've mentioned before that she's one of our returning students, coming all the way from Hong Kong for her second summer in Missoula. She'll be entering her senior year at the Hong Kong International School this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp1cng8GamkTfRK1ZeerRnl1qOHR-KkV5odNoZv7aKX31Jh6Rb0_O6mWLZrEGiOkdLSPD4pfbtQ4KMcSdWE1443PG3JNNNzdLRd_81LM4AbhOFxywEZy9zxZj-O4Kh5xaLZZq-sMD7FuJ/s1600/IMG_7793.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp1cng8GamkTfRK1ZeerRnl1qOHR-KkV5odNoZv7aKX31Jh6Rb0_O6mWLZrEGiOkdLSPD4pfbtQ4KMcSdWE1443PG3JNNNzdLRd_81LM4AbhOFxywEZy9zxZj-O4Kh5xaLZZq-sMD7FuJ/s320/IMG_7793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407318578674674" border="0" /></a>Another great warm up involved the students standing in a large circle. On the count of three, they had to look at someone else in the circle chosen at random. If two students looked at each other at the same time, they were out. We try to encourage the students to take what they've learned and apply it in "real world" settings...I'm thinking this exercise might be extrapolated, for instance, into one's audition tape for "Survivor"??? Or not.<br /><br />The circle started off big...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV3N4A8q6PH88rg085lCJqnMWXNhx1XRgjvFjuRco4I-0KkCKxA2koYc-nMG0X8Z8zM_DI6SBPFxm7zqzM-TEu-220ZH7Zq5pTQAKJ8pCG1npO4i4D9b7StxTZ18_MONajR4RZ4PyMRN1/s1600/IMG_8353.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV3N4A8q6PH88rg085lCJqnMWXNhx1XRgjvFjuRco4I-0KkCKxA2koYc-nMG0X8Z8zM_DI6SBPFxm7zqzM-TEu-220ZH7Zq5pTQAKJ8pCG1npO4i4D9b7StxTZ18_MONajR4RZ4PyMRN1/s320/IMG_8353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501403035164899218" border="0" /></a>Then dwindled...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZJkd8RU9xUPk2ZfftR8SiC9q4F_s5QFZ-r7GH1SNLRdQiiWMZ_I248wp1LeQoDJftZqMr-CLdYdDJawfvwqD2n22UwPUXTIpMsQJ_mlAS5_OlC1M67hSIly15-uywKLoe9XA6JFb49AA/s1600/IMG_8356.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZJkd8RU9xUPk2ZfftR8SiC9q4F_s5QFZ-r7GH1SNLRdQiiWMZ_I248wp1LeQoDJftZqMr-CLdYdDJawfvwqD2n22UwPUXTIpMsQJ_mlAS5_OlC1M67hSIly15-uywKLoe9XA6JFb49AA/s320/IMG_8356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501403024112968194" border="0" /></a>...and dwindled... (editorial note...this photo shows that at Next Step Prep we have no height restrictions...hahaha....sorry, I couldn't resist...and I can say that because ol' shorty there is my daughter...my apologies for passing along the shallow end of the genetic gene pool, Maddy...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh1sRkSr9zLpXcL4VlYlq9AgNtLpmfI0tTi45HnbBJircPNCAxb_9CQnlsiMnzKKwWqtJ5PJ6YA4s3v8qSigpKcmrnFEGwX_XfcicAAFA0VUpZbiISoc9DtduX0S0ei8WvNewxOq_XO45/s1600/IMG_8358.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh1sRkSr9zLpXcL4VlYlq9AgNtLpmfI0tTi45HnbBJircPNCAxb_9CQnlsiMnzKKwWqtJ5PJ6YA4s3v8qSigpKcmrnFEGwX_XfcicAAFA0VUpZbiISoc9DtduX0S0ei8WvNewxOq_XO45/s320/IMG_8358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501403022870654706" border="0" /></a>and finally...victory, sweet victory....sorry, Sierra...we don't have a million dollars for you, though. But maybe Greg can commandeer some of those Next Step Prep cookies as a consolation prize (as long as you share with your photographer friend).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss0O4X-oSfkff4nQWq5lYh_l5yMrtY-c1uAhjabW8btHxaBABzyu4mnZ9vPdscBWJ8bMLpUAzEjzikHEzGOD5n7y7fHAvIiyny1K76Tp3gVFivqI3Ac1MDA9joBXZw4EdiCJDfHo6jHIj/s1600/IMG_8360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss0O4X-oSfkff4nQWq5lYh_l5yMrtY-c1uAhjabW8btHxaBABzyu4mnZ9vPdscBWJ8bMLpUAzEjzikHEzGOD5n7y7fHAvIiyny1K76Tp3gVFivqI3Ac1MDA9joBXZw4EdiCJDfHo6jHIj/s320/IMG_8360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501403017380814690" border="0" /></a><br />Next the students worked on "filling space" in a scene. One students started off with one position, then the next student added to the picture, and so on and so on. Dane jumps into this one and helps complete the look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRJEWulDchOismmBcKj5nHsuuL1_6s15_njisCxt66sGOc79HbmHN0UWEA1y-HfF1e8HoINGV5AW1ku1rHlYKT3rGG7qQwmJmXO-TbBqUsZyGwQevzdjtPORkmui7wgspgpoOGSSfPAo/s1600/IMG_8692.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRJEWulDchOismmBcKj5nHsuuL1_6s15_njisCxt66sGOc79HbmHN0UWEA1y-HfF1e8HoINGV5AW1ku1rHlYKT3rGG7qQwmJmXO-TbBqUsZyGwQevzdjtPORkmui7wgspgpoOGSSfPAo/s320/IMG_8692.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395071172157346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61f4wDFU9vs73As1jVEtfXbnxVoQso483-WmjwsN2W9AIHHJhF2WAnoAvfR0Qra3hD3dR9SrGBQ-AYWpzbH9dFof3wrZ4hmRXrBiX9wasbzib97-ejhxG5nwPrx1FxsEi8cHWQtwdMw0/s1600/IMG_8698.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61f4wDFU9vs73As1jVEtfXbnxVoQso483-WmjwsN2W9AIHHJhF2WAnoAvfR0Qra3hD3dR9SrGBQ-AYWpzbH9dFof3wrZ4hmRXrBiX9wasbzib97-ejhxG5nwPrx1FxsEi8cHWQtwdMw0/s320/IMG_8698.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395065107746354" border="0" /></a><br />Once they worked through how to fill a scene, the students then had to create "tableaus", where one idea or thought was expressed. The goal was to make it as clear as possible what the idea was, using iconic images that are widely recognized in our culture. This was an interesting lesson to watch, learning that mime techniques focus on the use of icons as a way to tell their story.<br /><br />The students were given five minutes to prep their tableaus... Blake...it's not nice to go "neener-neener" to Mikaila (haha)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI4mCdtr-VZ_Zh6z84gzEe_OPk4gL0rteHgsOa-xrlnxiKaE4soQvOtLtZiMJtgr3jodsAg9Qga_meuoyRl2y1CIZ-5Qtm09hFWNedv9tYNJUH00X88mlHh8V1xZG5djPqIVqcPu4PULz/s1600/IMG_7920.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI4mCdtr-VZ_Zh6z84gzEe_OPk4gL0rteHgsOa-xrlnxiKaE4soQvOtLtZiMJtgr3jodsAg9Qga_meuoyRl2y1CIZ-5Qtm09hFWNedv9tYNJUH00X88mlHh8V1xZG5djPqIVqcPu4PULz/s320/IMG_7920.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406660101309906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLCBxQdRaa2MTMQglPbW9jC5Xyz4VrFtPW89TfxgG8TWmWA9o1Ge_TJIclRE0KnMrJKFWSIeE_Af2mI-gH8g3v3O9JRJ4RnDGM7s4WZ5tmtyxLSqhYZAb7WTr7MYY_DraIV9Vgc60FqB4/s1600/IMG_7979.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLCBxQdRaa2MTMQglPbW9jC5Xyz4VrFtPW89TfxgG8TWmWA9o1Ge_TJIclRE0KnMrJKFWSIeE_Af2mI-gH8g3v3O9JRJ4RnDGM7s4WZ5tmtyxLSqhYZAb7WTr7MYY_DraIV9Vgc60FqB4/s320/IMG_7979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405859443545666" border="0" /></a><br />I'll let you try to guess (answers at the end, if I can remember them all..this 40-something brain sometimes doesn't fire on all cylinders...if I can't remember I'll ask the students to remind me!):<br /><br />Tableau #1:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamp3qh0A8661rVCKdSQwEMWEbBb2u6c3O5TSmozbWEiqm9aUDc01_g6DAa4PrTXuYUcu-YHQf8p6zEcBlZcZgvOgAZv749kgLjmNi4v5PHZ4NJYHuA_CLwpIwrnyYY7mebF60pxc6AS7V/s1600/IMG_7812.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZkGf-BxFOhgCLbra72uebPbjZNQEZD-zS8aEnOkU60NOvjVtXWQK2jgJICnSI5gj81KX0Ce7QpgfJ0u0e4GnVreKtOBDAcaGYm6pFfCT8f9kQa0RMv-zVKRSB6Bi8FIH931YpfcDKGXc/s1600/IMG_7875.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZkGf-BxFOhgCLbra72uebPbjZNQEZD-zS8aEnOkU60NOvjVtXWQK2jgJICnSI5gj81KX0Ce7QpgfJ0u0e4GnVreKtOBDAcaGYm6pFfCT8f9kQa0RMv-zVKRSB6Bi8FIH931YpfcDKGXc/s320/IMG_7875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407007371300130" border="0" /></a>Tableau #2:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqr4VpQyJ5u8N5NA_s_zUTMDIGvwfj7YJRumAs4lqt9g6lDWAckzaAbN5vV7fgw_sOwurPWFiKwkZ4THPN2wtcKMYD3lhp8_1oqpKs3BjrAgI4jFDq-i-sJT0fH_blcXgX6iuWJwhOq2s/s1600/IMG_7879.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqr4VpQyJ5u8N5NA_s_zUTMDIGvwfj7YJRumAs4lqt9g6lDWAckzaAbN5vV7fgw_sOwurPWFiKwkZ4THPN2wtcKMYD3lhp8_1oqpKs3BjrAgI4jFDq-i-sJT0fH_blcXgX6iuWJwhOq2s/s320/IMG_7879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501407003495891522" border="0" /></a>Tableau #3:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3baUVI-Y_J8XnyAyiiQdmsqEDhvDMdkSNbXkIvRtjioSEXZ9yjwrUOcSKEtmUkcFGz0HQKxQbaDD6OE0nRAJLS_IFAO5Hqkn8Qs7vWCMIlJPLDyrrxEpzGBthJ7FaAFcCjQ7_1-22OHE1/s1600/IMG_7890.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3baUVI-Y_J8XnyAyiiQdmsqEDhvDMdkSNbXkIvRtjioSEXZ9yjwrUOcSKEtmUkcFGz0HQKxQbaDD6OE0nRAJLS_IFAO5Hqkn8Qs7vWCMIlJPLDyrrxEpzGBthJ7FaAFcCjQ7_1-22OHE1/s320/IMG_7890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406991159054962" border="0" /></a>Tableau #4:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SWgSviRri5Apni5I9YsTkBoeeV8VQ8wNt89i-W6R0pCAYyscu0_-Y6H9K7dxdTE2uvds6y5tIO7OAcxPLi4yhj9yojUGjy_mKJ_1SmqIqRgF5CioMGYEC2KZb6LwdUfY-f7J9H7KIcp_/s1600/IMG_7908.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQIJsEAzYYE7DKkkHxfKpgzT8zLeRCqj2MMNcF37yGpJtX3h5Kn-TPBFJeMyKLSECN__0iZ0susdUrqUHepOqS8EAEc-CQFj1Cg5rp6b5Vha0W2ST5iZODlJrXr-JFqGswQVRl36-UjlW/s1600/IMG_7909.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQIJsEAzYYE7DKkkHxfKpgzT8zLeRCqj2MMNcF37yGpJtX3h5Kn-TPBFJeMyKLSECN__0iZ0susdUrqUHepOqS8EAEc-CQFj1Cg5rp6b5Vha0W2ST5iZODlJrXr-JFqGswQVRl36-UjlW/s320/IMG_7909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406667591817890" border="0" /></a>Tableau #5:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPJoB3zS3wZQRY9J0mxGE-DCvnTligFgQlk-6EUrtnn2gUGicuckEpp9F0RAPfnlwEJo7XNw65lHqCoI1x04-yti0cGT0kpAwIvk2_6_9F9Hbxy6z8dRt9q4vytvrt9VQbPJxy9TAOoLx/s1600/IMG_7924.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPJoB3zS3wZQRY9J0mxGE-DCvnTligFgQlk-6EUrtnn2gUGicuckEpp9F0RAPfnlwEJo7XNw65lHqCoI1x04-yti0cGT0kpAwIvk2_6_9F9Hbxy6z8dRt9q4vytvrt9VQbPJxy9TAOoLx/s320/IMG_7924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406655570959378" border="0" /></a>Tableau #6:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxfvAImZozKtLGzhrsT1pKfHWkwryfRWncsZHqPt-x_RTOcrj7AZKsyZD3LCPHKD7IRU6o_IhlEr8lum-QDBbZCUrdZjtBRppqNTXTkSPzjTqt3MYy8uaSBPfV-GjcaR9Ddu2ddyRWI3j/s1600/IMG_7930.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxfvAImZozKtLGzhrsT1pKfHWkwryfRWncsZHqPt-x_RTOcrj7AZKsyZD3LCPHKD7IRU6o_IhlEr8lum-QDBbZCUrdZjtBRppqNTXTkSPzjTqt3MYy8uaSBPfV-GjcaR9Ddu2ddyRWI3j/s320/IMG_7930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406649704971314" border="0" /></a>Tableau #7:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkW84cXxJdLZQQiu3PhTaHRmoRKPzS0Y06Po_l2Qmv7TfLRtMjnq3ZGiRp6L9Z-qVFyMS09fB-86ilkMjSV7_A67mbNG857-ejuF8kClrj-8nwL6Ure4CdYyGl4kzlq_xSfDcsxY_d8o00/s1600/IMG_7933.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihITrtJGatnbRmi6IWFJis3XBFAmydvK7xtVo2X_ONAsBk6xfK7YUnCuEUmxQJsM99VLDFqXNhNDrL5dwR_PoxqqASix_hBzHBphkiquIz9HZGIvMuUSytcdz6b40crdpv3Kn6GlsceUXk/s1600/IMG_7944.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihITrtJGatnbRmi6IWFJis3XBFAmydvK7xtVo2X_ONAsBk6xfK7YUnCuEUmxQJsM99VLDFqXNhNDrL5dwR_PoxqqASix_hBzHBphkiquIz9HZGIvMuUSytcdz6b40crdpv3Kn6GlsceUXk/s320/IMG_7944.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406226867102002" border="0" /></a><br />Tableau #8:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNtl_Yj_Iw04_Tjdq4jJ09ajNzjS2TsWXr_zOPTSDtiTSzcOd6yE3QPs9TLfYAgPP_m-9geBPNc5LosxVIF8M-B_cbjON8AkJuEh_zbsuSoc18uub5ss7pPQGZjc0QLcrla8XmSDUYafp/s1600/IMG_8000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNtl_Yj_Iw04_Tjdq4jJ09ajNzjS2TsWXr_zOPTSDtiTSzcOd6yE3QPs9TLfYAgPP_m-9geBPNc5LosxVIF8M-B_cbjON8AkJuEh_zbsuSoc18uub5ss7pPQGZjc0QLcrla8XmSDUYafp/s320/IMG_8000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405845179464434" border="0" /></a>I'll give you a closer look at that one...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQNvUrEeBtdpVXfaA39umZJnSlk5St3lCLXpjNxPfFbRVe4mlR_EEcGsMzI5jTJ8ggV9QN8yGKXxmO00lvHF4bPJWggn3sW6An24JRe2t3s61q_tvd9ujVeNbHLCJ3T5ITNVlb6XG0LSc/s1600/IMG_8010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQNvUrEeBtdpVXfaA39umZJnSlk5St3lCLXpjNxPfFbRVe4mlR_EEcGsMzI5jTJ8ggV9QN8yGKXxmO00lvHF4bPJWggn3sW6An24JRe2t3s61q_tvd9ujVeNbHLCJ3T5ITNVlb6XG0LSc/s320/IMG_8010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405480399542466" border="0" /></a><br />Tableau #9:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifq2QzU_p_wlvw3s2AkzGP084seXLl0I41FTPmlcL0bexciv4DBaw0MsZJeNeNL34nQ1aiFJ9K1mn49tOov0cHjpBbAlHaWjQDendCilKbzbrrKDob7cdsdeKw-VLFMGQfIL0ZOwnjSiB/s1600/IMG_7962.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifq2QzU_p_wlvw3s2AkzGP084seXLl0I41FTPmlcL0bexciv4DBaw0MsZJeNeNL34nQ1aiFJ9K1mn49tOov0cHjpBbAlHaWjQDendCilKbzbrrKDob7cdsdeKw-VLFMGQfIL0ZOwnjSiB/s320/IMG_7962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406209867361922" border="0" /></a><br />Tableau #10:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjTdGjb_cI74TFAczR-rcbTi9c1aJ1E3IWXEXipafWKn6tAGTvbRjahGzsVkZvdYZhNXbL6RmLZlPMj9w41dyWGigsbzdWv___JvbgUzhbGb_jiQUal6bJxoW3bJQ0WBBK58rjeeIu_u1/s1600/IMG_8024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjTdGjb_cI74TFAczR-rcbTi9c1aJ1E3IWXEXipafWKn6tAGTvbRjahGzsVkZvdYZhNXbL6RmLZlPMj9w41dyWGigsbzdWv___JvbgUzhbGb_jiQUal6bJxoW3bJQ0WBBK58rjeeIu_u1/s320/IMG_8024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405473830435634" border="0" /></a>Check your answers at the end and see how you did!<br /><br />After each tableau, Bill worked with the students, giving feedback and eliciting ideas from the group on how the tableau could be made stronger. The students identified the iconic images used and brainstormed about what substitutes might work better.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFa_-HKfhZ9r12nKOznwWuh1ilUY6f4iGx5KA8UIwS485USPoDBtXvytv38C63zJa282fK48coMIeQOK2-YUBj6Hq3SL-IJvOQgYItO6HPH_8ADYWU-6rvMuBzyrm5a6I64Yb1fPYO1PQ/s1600/IMG_8423.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFa_-HKfhZ9r12nKOznwWuh1ilUY6f4iGx5KA8UIwS485USPoDBtXvytv38C63zJa282fK48coMIeQOK2-YUBj6Hq3SL-IJvOQgYItO6HPH_8ADYWU-6rvMuBzyrm5a6I64Yb1fPYO1PQ/s320/IMG_8423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400887508993122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXIILKjMxpxN299Hf4kQrhDEhYrdgRHwYmGYg8hYLfypCp_uf12f6EnHJxpIfw3fCXNx67VcdlD2NMxP9IhnHBzMN_8lG2JoT6cfs3Pxas0E1smUCUBPqqGcgwUKwVVOt8vod3rs4Ko_g/s1600/IMG_7957.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXIILKjMxpxN299Hf4kQrhDEhYrdgRHwYmGYg8hYLfypCp_uf12f6EnHJxpIfw3fCXNx67VcdlD2NMxP9IhnHBzMN_8lG2JoT6cfs3Pxas0E1smUCUBPqqGcgwUKwVVOt8vod3rs4Ko_g/s320/IMG_7957.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501406217887528882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnJ-qfUbMtzU0vu3b_mhZPuxLrGO7koxkr1rQpLSZRCdzbwcyXwMiNjTjUG5StpHIQIpfQkUpPRG1EgjHQX4ZIAq7P6ilcWX-6wMXQSJDlUFUvUK-_cFKQnz8AcJ6s_uPUvWyszKXUN18/s1600/IMG_8007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnJ-qfUbMtzU0vu3b_mhZPuxLrGO7koxkr1rQpLSZRCdzbwcyXwMiNjTjUG5StpHIQIpfQkUpPRG1EgjHQX4ZIAq7P6ilcWX-6wMXQSJDlUFUvUK-_cFKQnz8AcJ6s_uPUvWyszKXUN18/s320/IMG_8007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405834122832722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gLEcxNuS006ad2xWR6pTkXwIdDJfJZVY4-O27LQwgQvIhXqJSm6-dPFBR2my1GXZqfPK_LXeRynzmoLYDBiMbQS3aHE9VZajGXHQqiiXMG_Om3JcubOHwCNmIfS3qR9-uwFAQxJ-8awd/s1600/IMG_8433.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gLEcxNuS006ad2xWR6pTkXwIdDJfJZVY4-O27LQwgQvIhXqJSm6-dPFBR2my1GXZqfPK_LXeRynzmoLYDBiMbQS3aHE9VZajGXHQqiiXMG_Om3JcubOHwCNmIfS3qR9-uwFAQxJ-8awd/s320/IMG_8433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400870725094562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-vPMbZLThdVMFLMZ3iqeWaRz3m0YRsMXsY1lsjEzpgc9-hUGv-swh_FBimfzWBk_CcTqIGFiVhw1hQIiiwsdREaxEmZPT_SNtq91jwDPbJv-Gd4rDNpfnp2_OY2NjvVhEsrldkWBDZ4/s1600/IMG_8497.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-vPMbZLThdVMFLMZ3iqeWaRz3m0YRsMXsY1lsjEzpgc9-hUGv-swh_FBimfzWBk_CcTqIGFiVhw1hQIiiwsdREaxEmZPT_SNtq91jwDPbJv-Gd4rDNpfnp2_OY2NjvVhEsrldkWBDZ4/s320/IMG_8497.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399686370505858" border="0" /></a><br />The next class assignments built on this previous task. In this one, Bill let the students use their own knowledge of history and their creativity to create three historical events. The students split into groups and got to work. This is Part Two of your pop quiz....<br /><br />Tableau #11:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorjovaytWE3BhnncBUKuP5IH_LrKj4dQwnU0eTZhgowZQ6Tqvlb_A5dhUW9-ZPi5v2jNwxk6IASSOMxE2OAF-tche_ST8_xJFJ4vdZA0ZjVHwSKOeNYwbyqBtg-p22DIGoORYI_2DUNY1/s1600/IMG_8408.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorjovaytWE3BhnncBUKuP5IH_LrKj4dQwnU0eTZhgowZQ6Tqvlb_A5dhUW9-ZPi5v2jNwxk6IASSOMxE2OAF-tche_ST8_xJFJ4vdZA0ZjVHwSKOeNYwbyqBtg-p22DIGoORYI_2DUNY1/s320/IMG_8408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401439280535650" border="0" /></a>Tableau #12:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcZ2aTKXb5YjKXu0srmm08b7MBwwzpFBt5ljm7Hf9UcSxiRNxxJG6GsdjK7M6LkcJSN6MMrptVq0stu0y7CakyBDU_nWG1JDHmtxoGnQtIpa9-ElIA5zVys16B1jvllvjLNIdJyRdb4xC/s1600/IMG_8409.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcZ2aTKXb5YjKXu0srmm08b7MBwwzpFBt5ljm7Hf9UcSxiRNxxJG6GsdjK7M6LkcJSN6MMrptVq0stu0y7CakyBDU_nWG1JDHmtxoGnQtIpa9-ElIA5zVys16B1jvllvjLNIdJyRdb4xC/s320/IMG_8409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401434652928210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQNvUrEeBtdpVXfaA39umZJnSlk5St3lCLXpjNxPfFbRVe4mlR_EEcGsMzI5jTJ8ggV9QN8yGKXxmO00lvHF4bPJWggn3sW6An24JRe2t3s61q_tvd9ujVeNbHLCJ3T5ITNVlb6XG0LSc/s1600/IMG_8010.jpg"><br /></a>Tableau #13 (this one's a tricky one):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lULUuVQUE4jYGGXR38KVYltw_FwyoM_Ka_0G8tAynsja5ykmqv6erYvJHf0Bf6OWo6MZ09N3yh441m-ukvU6XNPzChbAfk-DRj-ah45Heu9rT0bL4Ugn6zKMyZfdvk3A2SXUe8ApF-KK/s1600/IMG_8410.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lULUuVQUE4jYGGXR38KVYltw_FwyoM_Ka_0G8tAynsja5ykmqv6erYvJHf0Bf6OWo6MZ09N3yh441m-ukvU6XNPzChbAfk-DRj-ah45Heu9rT0bL4Ugn6zKMyZfdvk3A2SXUe8ApF-KK/s320/IMG_8410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401428536637842" border="0" /></a>Tableau #14:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSojCnDe-Y7hAkEusPNaHzA3eTDX6FB_pAkDFGhrTYzPnofQ0P2E5sPxMONLwcu2LsQh1-jUCTFJ3L2QP_kOor09GiJLORRBbkS_pbNk0tH1uw63SH6GTlo6qZTcKHLoYsSbij5fwdOo-N/s1600/IMG_8414.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSojCnDe-Y7hAkEusPNaHzA3eTDX6FB_pAkDFGhrTYzPnofQ0P2E5sPxMONLwcu2LsQh1-jUCTFJ3L2QP_kOor09GiJLORRBbkS_pbNk0tH1uw63SH6GTlo6qZTcKHLoYsSbij5fwdOo-N/s320/IMG_8414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401424016104658" border="0" /></a><br />Tableau #15:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDgp91POCXwpaVxFXYKN4wKVi2CmzGHrj0i9lCWo5hJBNVE5J-u_LByQDwS119mmdxVfZeUWz6_vpSTDrF6l0NwG3MFPTXqlaFLZRNEC_6Jr5LQN_a1eVi9WeEJ0gtCjDccuRAA-VVKkA/s1600/IMG_8418.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDgp91POCXwpaVxFXYKN4wKVi2CmzGHrj0i9lCWo5hJBNVE5J-u_LByQDwS119mmdxVfZeUWz6_vpSTDrF6l0NwG3MFPTXqlaFLZRNEC_6Jr5LQN_a1eVi9WeEJ0gtCjDccuRAA-VVKkA/s320/IMG_8418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401418785024226" border="0" /></a><br />Tableau #16:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUWDaTAnXoKJwtKpntpji-qnjCni1hiUz8NZ5A0TwTkZuv-XIVtTcixlyPWn_ouZgONePZ59UdfwiZmSKIkGNtPRNlgGgYutMMv7CCxHgCKfh_JtREu1hYo5VCzOwxfCDJ3fKtZhBt6R/s1600/IMG_8422.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUWDaTAnXoKJwtKpntpji-qnjCni1hiUz8NZ5A0TwTkZuv-XIVtTcixlyPWn_ouZgONePZ59UdfwiZmSKIkGNtPRNlgGgYutMMv7CCxHgCKfh_JtREu1hYo5VCzOwxfCDJ3fKtZhBt6R/s320/IMG_8422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400892825739410" border="0" /></a>Tableau #17:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGspg6hTJkp9wrlIAl9gfiyQkV0_0X5uCS51ZS_olKe4_igDQ-W8N5OKNtNi9dPawUSsrAPRotam20NOZo2yhZbd0I9CDHGzxd68iWAjFtTUVxTVKtePH5WjfQxz225OdIOhHYfUJCvpQ/s1600/IMG_8426.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGspg6hTJkp9wrlIAl9gfiyQkV0_0X5uCS51ZS_olKe4_igDQ-W8N5OKNtNi9dPawUSsrAPRotam20NOZo2yhZbd0I9CDHGzxd68iWAjFtTUVxTVKtePH5WjfQxz225OdIOhHYfUJCvpQ/s320/IMG_8426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400883119452098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34P9FfaqhqLQQP34qy2fGFW5txpTELPtSPZCCANWK7ttUhE81fXG_WfWlkzqjNJcyEhRnYNzshXWyv8eP0h6HBwPr-cjuxe8MZxzEjT30vwg_mTCwQ8oiQUp7YpdRZqm7dRNBY6RIrYIQ/s1600/IMG_8057.jpg"><br /></a>Tableau #18:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2C1bWC3kjJDDKzAD_QDD3dEpeNZ8lh5rub7pxAQb6Wu78XP47nTFP-1FB3fRMu0wLKrs7yQ62PN7Z4WOX5FkQlx0E0R08SOJHp2Atz9AORcBUWUI93cGKKmoiOzor9FlgvFFNrB7-_Kb/s1600/IMG_8429.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2C1bWC3kjJDDKzAD_QDD3dEpeNZ8lh5rub7pxAQb6Wu78XP47nTFP-1FB3fRMu0wLKrs7yQ62PN7Z4WOX5FkQlx0E0R08SOJHp2Atz9AORcBUWUI93cGKKmoiOzor9FlgvFFNrB7-_Kb/s320/IMG_8429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400877920926322" border="0" /></a>Tableau #19:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurwjsrVjtnTrnNerdef8h0aVVVEErStGBF4FVY_9LTJrwKPcGjBy1CGmyMvZ-P-1g-W6Vr3ZTblaAnspn6Dv3zR0Aq5uPrb5epZ3JHR5I-Q0UV-cr2MdlGD8zitDkZqBgzJklWPfIZU3X/s1600/IMG_8439.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurwjsrVjtnTrnNerdef8h0aVVVEErStGBF4FVY_9LTJrwKPcGjBy1CGmyMvZ-P-1g-W6Vr3ZTblaAnspn6Dv3zR0Aq5uPrb5epZ3JHR5I-Q0UV-cr2MdlGD8zitDkZqBgzJklWPfIZU3X/s320/IMG_8439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400361363228450" border="0" /></a><br />Off to another movement exercise. Bill talked about how each movement needs to show energy. He suggested that every time a limb moves it should look like jolts of energy were moving it. Here the students do an exercise shopping for "specks" in a speck-grocery-store (where else?). They need to find a speck, bring our attention to it, give it size, weight, shape, texture, interact with it, and then move on...some specks, you will see, were quite heavy or stubborn to come off their respective shelves... (this exercise, incidentally, might come in handy for MCT's auditions of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Next this fall...I'm just sayin'....)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2_3-LDWgt7m-AU53Paz6Tw3Go8HnntmkW5p8FCRmJ7HQE1EvjfP_aPlnmiNpCluqBCBISYlrPXfDNmywPwk_S__e7oVGLb_NB6lu3j8MF9MIbPnfSID93WBrVe1CxtAqnC1W7VSTk7c/s1600/IMG_8552.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2_3-LDWgt7m-AU53Paz6Tw3Go8HnntmkW5p8FCRmJ7HQE1EvjfP_aPlnmiNpCluqBCBISYlrPXfDNmywPwk_S__e7oVGLb_NB6lu3j8MF9MIbPnfSID93WBrVe1CxtAqnC1W7VSTk7c/s320/IMG_8552.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399156476456802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nhCsiUdE4Ib2otDNBHhgUNeqbyl0Qw4qFtWFe-3IOXx0zZUL9EyjWA3YTphmO-2cNgkk6zDDmvwK_dI3Cap0kcsi6AXuxmR-iLPKBvXgndNOFE9yEVZs-zelNfds51a2nY1gLfLxrsQ/s1600/IMG_8553.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uGjpFEyyONTbjmTDJswBLBxYFUrKESD9c34R_bmDzFIkdEdCvsJvFyTkeoycM3bGXwUOEbsCkF3Xnfnid4B4JL2v_RYE7hxneXyeq2sG7W4jTjs24IYrwaJXuVi3dD9WJagSwnLvgGs/s320/IMG_8565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501398454008486290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcucnfDV0ekoVX2bMgryFl24KJmUWLiTj2DytdMUkTuQbqttCpojTAZYPbxxOO0e0DkKxErCd785XI3NmCHU7SwtfPfWwqR2WQ3S-RY4yLZ8mjgkqhLnXOzR9FyeRKXfRm5ZiU0V3vdEo/s1600/IMG_8566.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcucnfDV0ekoVX2bMgryFl24KJmUWLiTj2DytdMUkTuQbqttCpojTAZYPbxxOO0e0DkKxErCd785XI3NmCHU7SwtfPfWwqR2WQ3S-RY4yLZ8mjgkqhLnXOzR9FyeRKXfRm5ZiU0V3vdEo/s320/IMG_8566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501398448024832306" border="0" /></a><br />Bill walked around during this exercise, calling out suggestions...he is an incredibly encouraging teacher (as are all the instructors at Next Step)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzGSao-tFGHn55pRAccTz6Od74mvCVq-Ltsl5PTuwFmFw2gGVkp5ijTqD2sd5Gk3ZW2ZuEifSl5rhxtlRMOm3LnFfboR05CvJlke1o6d8RlwrZvPULlifZ6RILaRhXZYWDvA6XhEVirA/s1600/IMG_8567.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzGSao-tFGHn55pRAccTz6Od74mvCVq-Ltsl5PTuwFmFw2gGVkp5ijTqD2sd5Gk3ZW2ZuEifSl5rhxtlRMOm3LnFfboR05CvJlke1o6d8RlwrZvPULlifZ6RILaRhXZYWDvA6XhEVirA/s320/IMG_8567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501398437053594466" border="0" /></a><br />Now...sometimes those specks get a little stubborn, making it hard to get to them..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg_wTMEZ45N-96kAKEL5ubJhVxf9IhDk58teGQVEu9NWNOE0OiUMd1nckTF8ORwdXXn-hnCu97ECGZ88UElUVhERRTYXO6NFqzt5qpon3CQVSMwqSc5ugKbaboIvRteiMMKeiRRZeUoA/s1600/IMG_8576.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg_wTMEZ45N-96kAKEL5ubJhVxf9IhDk58teGQVEu9NWNOE0OiUMd1nckTF8ORwdXXn-hnCu97ECGZ88UElUVhERRTYXO6NFqzt5qpon3CQVSMwqSc5ugKbaboIvRteiMMKeiRRZeUoA/s320/IMG_8576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395968742674626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7SRxJcQee1kyUQnXqpzc39WHHgpAs06Fj6GMeaUGcmUHt6IvvdpNPei_uoJ0rabIO3X1nrFEfl-nJbqCUtQ1-tCrtnWPpNhSkCa3ZLszV88y0VDevj7WWOfyI-NIPMj7pwHvAzPLCpQ/s1600/IMG_8571.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7SRxJcQee1kyUQnXqpzc39WHHgpAs06Fj6GMeaUGcmUHt6IvvdpNPei_uoJ0rabIO3X1nrFEfl-nJbqCUtQ1-tCrtnWPpNhSkCa3ZLszV88y0VDevj7WWOfyI-NIPMj7pwHvAzPLCpQ/s320/IMG_8571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395973001842722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTvtBcZ_KQhHdiX4Kr-h8_cRPJosM4RWpx89JmOnDS7HD3FbxdJoozwzKldiXTFJhj2VjYChoF_RRgHuLPUVTe-AK7ZMjqJRCSuWEVc5u0d247oJLy8tQV5a68ceu0jq0OYYvtakz-c0/s1600/IMG_8580.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTvtBcZ_KQhHdiX4Kr-h8_cRPJosM4RWpx89JmOnDS7HD3FbxdJoozwzKldiXTFJhj2VjYChoF_RRgHuLPUVTe-AK7ZMjqJRCSuWEVc5u0d247oJLy8tQV5a68ceu0jq0OYYvtakz-c0/s320/IMG_8580.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395960628417522" border="0" /></a>And sometimes those specks can get downright onery (we are in Montana...and onery is sometimes expected)...so when they get picked up they release their energy, carrying the pickee on a wild ride...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y_9Rp1_SDb2e990A_x8Gt4diifYKLCUNl1VRIpkmbBCWKIEXZEK-Sfx1UlVlEGHnotDIuwc97Z1OlUgwBUxBSO7poFMZWeNHKaCfAGKUKlNPbJ3Qy694yeFQrs6Tc6xHjqjaWQwdyCY/s1600/IMG_8582.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Especially because the only sounds in the room were the squeaking of shoes on the floor, or the "whoosh" of a passing whirlwind student. No words were needed.<br /><br />Using a technique called "Eiffeling", the students work on balance and shifting of weight in all directions...they start in a straight standing position, feet flat on the floor, eyes straight ahead...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRN_aH_p4UNYoBY_0dNtRWJcoywzF1XmqQfmI8jj-gZYbUz1DsDSasyqKxaQlHa7rBEiNHyNbMGs3lESao7Y7aGZ9NAfOUdqaJ1u912WGjTM-iWPYbhI2497QUgZ2-78gjcRa6GcWKTo/s1600/IMG_8441.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRN_aH_p4UNYoBY_0dNtRWJcoywzF1XmqQfmI8jj-gZYbUz1DsDSasyqKxaQlHa7rBEiNHyNbMGs3lESao7Y7aGZ9NAfOUdqaJ1u912WGjTM-iWPYbhI2497QUgZ2-78gjcRa6GcWKTo/s320/IMG_8441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400356966574834" border="0" /></a>The start to lean. Bill...maybe this exercise should be called "Pisa-ing"...but I guess Marcel Marceau was from France, so Eiffel makes more sense :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKADDpgfehJpxprIz0zo7vEaSd39tmHuFlgsOGsTYMEP3MHfY-c0kFB4MM4AJh6pgYdEbpcTmbzXGdAWpr24nRwZo-a5KbDVj7LGZSV5LFvkCKKhbwNR-Fa2J5S4eVxPwJqXGUG19uJ3B/s1600/IMG_8044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKADDpgfehJpxprIz0zo7vEaSd39tmHuFlgsOGsTYMEP3MHfY-c0kFB4MM4AJh6pgYdEbpcTmbzXGdAWpr24nRwZo-a5KbDVj7LGZSV5LFvkCKKhbwNR-Fa2J5S4eVxPwJqXGUG19uJ3B/s320/IMG_8044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405470154786018" border="0" /></a>Using the Eiffeling technique, the students then learn how to walk, mime-style..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOscqFQrO7ENgu7f7sfmengtydxqm7KOiWK9TGDFRB2oPSLBAsK58mWL_wfwrKyTYLC1LLJls_1Q2Rhmqkca3PBJYY8iT2iDmcHT84NonrnID8oU1XvQYrewB2J0aePhgvlK11OMgfPrM3/s1600/IMG_8060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOscqFQrO7ENgu7f7sfmengtydxqm7KOiWK9TGDFRB2oPSLBAsK58mWL_wfwrKyTYLC1LLJls_1Q2Rhmqkca3PBJYY8iT2iDmcHT84NonrnID8oU1XvQYrewB2J0aePhgvlK11OMgfPrM3/s320/IMG_8060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405455952349538" border="0" /></a><br />Now, having camera in my hand, I didn't try the mime walk, but I assure you, it is NOT as easy as it looks. Bill made it a point to let the students know that he practices these techniques EVERY DAY...proof positive that hard work, determination, and preparation pay off when opportunity comes their way.<br /><br />"Walking" like a mime involves the subtle shift of weight, the brush of the foot away from the body, and the trick of making it all look fluid...Bill demonstrates...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrU_ARjABdLFZ_FS8kBg3sZQW77MOQXRGzxtQoNyELjRIp1GMmaiYBB-xKiehe-2HkYC1SRYligyymk2OId2DZxHFVA-tpEGo-XIf9Jv4pNvImED7OgX_RlQ1ky7UKTdmwMN8b-Uu9uHQ/s1600/IMG_8461.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrU_ARjABdLFZ_FS8kBg3sZQW77MOQXRGzxtQoNyELjRIp1GMmaiYBB-xKiehe-2HkYC1SRYligyymk2OId2DZxHFVA-tpEGo-XIf9Jv4pNvImED7OgX_RlQ1ky7UKTdmwMN8b-Uu9uHQ/s320/IMG_8461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400344107613186" border="0" /></a>Then works with the students...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj4x893PyAgZcIYriyo0mGWLu-iw9zjJDfjxJkArkiDLZheys3AgrrB-XIrO8tuL_I17kJ-p2qzUPHZL-EUXA6AbpOHumVknzBjCvV4BvU0qsOtPhjOzmmMQUqJtA95qNAnpKo7hNPro/s1600/IMG_8471.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj4x893PyAgZcIYriyo0mGWLu-iw9zjJDfjxJkArkiDLZheys3AgrrB-XIrO8tuL_I17kJ-p2qzUPHZL-EUXA6AbpOHumVknzBjCvV4BvU0qsOtPhjOzmmMQUqJtA95qNAnpKo7hNPro/s320/IMG_8471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501400339502910242" border="0" /></a>Bill also taught the students the subtleties of using tiny little movements to make their mime work more realistic. Here he shows how tiny exercises with fingers and hands can be done to build strength and make a performance more expressive...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJLsgpi4-d-ZlYj4WhbYFgvf2HLO6HXyLxx-ub55HaZWxKZGM0c0O1620y_QTRHT80KfINSqMd-x621CRx47UcL_GCHXYgn0MduI9qlxmhv-Lo3LVqch8pHAFXRXJZ0k4dEKp1SF4TXU/s1600/IMG_8503.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJLsgpi4-d-ZlYj4WhbYFgvf2HLO6HXyLxx-ub55HaZWxKZGM0c0O1620y_QTRHT80KfINSqMd-x621CRx47UcL_GCHXYgn0MduI9qlxmhv-Lo3LVqch8pHAFXRXJZ0k4dEKp1SF4TXU/s320/IMG_8503.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399681340889122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPfFxTeWxSw66RICB7x42AHknmebwa0SyNxsxK5_FHtjM-3X_JZPNvdCxydVZEwCcKoMkPJvzXpOz1otFqcrXQKmSufmW_JfzZ9akc44WLZVl4LUgN16XYnwt089d8hyphenhyphenaVNw6Uacd9_Q/s1600/IMG_8494.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPfFxTeWxSw66RICB7x42AHknmebwa0SyNxsxK5_FHtjM-3X_JZPNvdCxydVZEwCcKoMkPJvzXpOz1otFqcrXQKmSufmW_JfzZ9akc44WLZVl4LUgN16XYnwt089d8hyphenhyphenaVNw6Uacd9_Q/s320/IMG_8494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399690653951698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM6PuQwnTvoODuofcSl5BTVmaGn9od6TY61gFdmPga3aJycqLZSRHWjZKaQHM7KtPAbvDjb72xlPJdzWkYtGV_R7XpXX36T3O6rGxSAhKMcqaJj-pz3A12RrY0wWhuv79b9qZX13MqqI/s1600/IMG_8516.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM6PuQwnTvoODuofcSl5BTVmaGn9od6TY61gFdmPga3aJycqLZSRHWjZKaQHM7KtPAbvDjb72xlPJdzWkYtGV_R7XpXX36T3O6rGxSAhKMcqaJj-pz3A12RrY0wWhuv79b9qZX13MqqI/s320/IMG_8516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399671412679010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaujIMdPH9UjBDC8JLmxJHxq9Vj2iCV_SMXbz1AhT3VPWiAVdUixcpNeenxSV3KL1PLkUqLOPysGe7uQ7qzk5fvMlMnxyLTwnS6jQbO1apCuF5u31U7neDiqlYUZ9HOjTS1rALIuOb94/s1600/IMG_8534.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaujIMdPH9UjBDC8JLmxJHxq9Vj2iCV_SMXbz1AhT3VPWiAVdUixcpNeenxSV3KL1PLkUqLOPysGe7uQ7qzk5fvMlMnxyLTwnS6jQbO1apCuF5u31U7neDiqlYUZ9HOjTS1rALIuOb94/s320/IMG_8534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399160827837890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb_CiF_HjFzVhdqGiLzCqaJWyTvPPocBcnJGb2pR3cOi_9h273G-jdmTVyBso4bfyiMld7mV7mklx0Q0e9AqUwa5IUnStDmMVEmBABswA8ECoImBZOCsgeUocVUqksgfb8f2uNVBVigo/s1600/IMG_8518.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb_CiF_HjFzVhdqGiLzCqaJWyTvPPocBcnJGb2pR3cOi_9h273G-jdmTVyBso4bfyiMld7mV7mklx0Q0e9AqUwa5IUnStDmMVEmBABswA8ECoImBZOCsgeUocVUqksgfb8f2uNVBVigo/s320/IMG_8518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399164591233714" border="0" /></a>The students learned how to "move" things, such as imaginary strings and ropes. This was an interesting exercise. While the students were working individually, they as a group began moving a universal string around the circle, as their movements became more synchronized. They didn't even know they were doing it until Bill pointed it out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65R2B0ahY9hj-mxA1sr5h1fktaEThg6njai_gD0x4suXsuXtsj3qmrTNyI2maemkUyQdtTjq9YhgylnXyzfx_SoAkWFD68XbOfJV3gvfZanvaaL31QM7xMk86A3Eja4IhKQ-ZDI0uFrw/s1600/IMG_8761.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65R2B0ahY9hj-mxA1sr5h1fktaEThg6njai_gD0x4suXsuXtsj3qmrTNyI2maemkUyQdtTjq9YhgylnXyzfx_SoAkWFD68XbOfJV3gvfZanvaaL31QM7xMk86A3Eja4IhKQ-ZDI0uFrw/s320/IMG_8761.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501393526262688786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZhyn-7rK9T6NRUxS28DU41yvi8DjzHnEtPT0NrufcM23r-1s1YfQiathyphenhyphenfF1cqSnFt_24vZ9_7ggxM0_qb-KZHB5ufwTEHn-HWqF4LVCYNqdVyb9YVRYGtklso-de7O0He2tSFCRnz0/s1600/IMG_8773.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZhyn-7rK9T6NRUxS28DU41yvi8DjzHnEtPT0NrufcM23r-1s1YfQiathyphenhyphenfF1cqSnFt_24vZ9_7ggxM0_qb-KZHB5ufwTEHn-HWqF4LVCYNqdVyb9YVRYGtklso-de7O0He2tSFCRnz0/s320/IMG_8773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501393511721873602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01NFpQa3WwTRm_HTY42wnmuuUWIEAtpQveEBp3qYxYD_oR8eVgPXzDC8KRLOU7NM41K9irxc_n5ThfCH8fCI5CX3fcjL1mY-IJN6PJT0XMZ1SX5sHCfGAJXfA81owatSXBw5e2gd_NB8/s1600/IMG_8758.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01NFpQa3WwTRm_HTY42wnmuuUWIEAtpQveEBp3qYxYD_oR8eVgPXzDC8KRLOU7NM41K9irxc_n5ThfCH8fCI5CX3fcjL1mY-IJN6PJT0XMZ1SX5sHCfGAJXfA81owatSXBw5e2gd_NB8/s320/IMG_8758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501393533255598162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In this exercise, the students built a "machine", complete with sound effects, starting with one person and adding people as "parts". This was HILARIOUS. As the machine worked, Bill called out suggestions for how to change the mood of the machine by changing the sound (for example...this is a machine in love...this is a German machine...this is an old, tired machine...you get the picture...the students were INCREDIBLY creative during this)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2UAV30WU50p8r6Qdoxl-O85za0AYLUzA8xgeRfGVefabcYf-lQTZf_lvqtE8UKn3biJjvJQDfjmD9RsVEcDHHdkD5QU07Npw2IRqkQSABsHczK0QwP5hlMOUQSqYNfPNPvg4-GTL02E/s1600/IMG_8743.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2UAV30WU50p8r6Qdoxl-O85za0AYLUzA8xgeRfGVefabcYf-lQTZf_lvqtE8UKn3biJjvJQDfjmD9RsVEcDHHdkD5QU07Npw2IRqkQSABsHczK0QwP5hlMOUQSqYNfPNPvg4-GTL02E/s320/IMG_8743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395058979000274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWb87u0Jz2O9YtazRFAaWpTiNcLXy7BpxH5EGySOEm1rbxHXxvGKi9LIn0O4dH8Ga4CpoWLNSOHLtZOpjGNB5xiy_A0z5f4qRRPzSWXoC_gpI_FmCR5aG88uzsVHl_O7y4KUzgmLSdl4/s1600/IMG_8754.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWb87u0Jz2O9YtazRFAaWpTiNcLXy7BpxH5EGySOEm1rbxHXxvGKi9LIn0O4dH8Ga4CpoWLNSOHLtZOpjGNB5xiy_A0z5f4qRRPzSWXoC_gpI_FmCR5aG88uzsVHl_O7y4KUzgmLSdl4/s320/IMG_8754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501393538722518466" border="0" /></a><br />Each day Bill gave the students a little mime performance. Here is a scene from his show, "Under a Montana Moon".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAK_JxIVRFpoLnz9fkcF-rhIABAFAgpfBKWIGMlaCOWi4YZlwAjV1uD7n4tgMmqkp8NltSMuzqw01mXUjbDjaNIGoSIB0MhHM-6QvISBkLPynjg05W4s5k5o3_jgZir3SdBhuOO0zM0Mg/s1600/IMG_8074.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAK_JxIVRFpoLnz9fkcF-rhIABAFAgpfBKWIGMlaCOWi4YZlwAjV1uD7n4tgMmqkp8NltSMuzqw01mXUjbDjaNIGoSIB0MhHM-6QvISBkLPynjg05W4s5k5o3_jgZir3SdBhuOO0zM0Mg/s320/IMG_8074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405112963329810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGElsXM3wPqrvvBL2gqW2KytTJp0nBG3sxiTOd57K6c1uBY80lNJA3CSq7RXjtGVrmRPtLQvIY1TXO7h7ZjsBbu-xgOZeQPNMv34qaNIOhVzBOxxo8efU-ZHpbkclUrA3aGkAM3A177qur/s1600/IMG_8091.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGElsXM3wPqrvvBL2gqW2KytTJp0nBG3sxiTOd57K6c1uBY80lNJA3CSq7RXjtGVrmRPtLQvIY1TXO7h7ZjsBbu-xgOZeQPNMv34qaNIOhVzBOxxo8efU-ZHpbkclUrA3aGkAM3A177qur/s320/IMG_8091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405110097950498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6tlwNwykTxtrsb9bJFYRC75feYF6rLqU-VHXG3s72rnB0oEqxYOE5-JsjUI26p2JUtWcCNMpGqSV46uo9ik-dF-Lof0F5MnOXBea4fbJqwK2J8PlgMNBd39cv0Gyp6tq-uuCUQKaalUI/s1600/IMG_8093.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6tlwNwykTxtrsb9bJFYRC75feYF6rLqU-VHXG3s72rnB0oEqxYOE5-JsjUI26p2JUtWcCNMpGqSV46uo9ik-dF-Lof0F5MnOXBea4fbJqwK2J8PlgMNBd39cv0Gyp6tq-uuCUQKaalUI/s320/IMG_8093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405098771973618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruAuyNZCzaxbz2zHZ7XS2m_HHfQ76KWvWYP3Hn9qm00SFkZ8cvAERq_yco8ZaHAC-Vafay2NaJ2rA7qqrOfrdEUSVooCEntV6k35g9KNM8WK6yKGXi01dMjLgCnnxHLj0Ek3_r_sAfgh6/s1600/IMG_8109.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruAuyNZCzaxbz2zHZ7XS2m_HHfQ76KWvWYP3Hn9qm00SFkZ8cvAERq_yco8ZaHAC-Vafay2NaJ2rA7qqrOfrdEUSVooCEntV6k35g9KNM8WK6yKGXi01dMjLgCnnxHLj0Ek3_r_sAfgh6/s320/IMG_8109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405094456690962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc9FZKp7cGonmDeuCSBFBGgVNGl9r71sHOzXA7EnMHf8ZT8o1gwbtj_-uJe9wGJLDt9rqPWVsNXoBPKAW4FEytDZVYT7TTv4Ztrya8p2djKu-r2sXZQMTTJznX59_kf1-m8YWowwraYl2/s1600/IMG_8111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc9FZKp7cGonmDeuCSBFBGgVNGl9r71sHOzXA7EnMHf8ZT8o1gwbtj_-uJe9wGJLDt9rqPWVsNXoBPKAW4FEytDZVYT7TTv4Ztrya8p2djKu-r2sXZQMTTJznX59_kf1-m8YWowwraYl2/s320/IMG_8111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501405091126647282" border="0" /></a>Now, let me share something that is true not only for Bill, but also for ALL the guest instructors here at Next Step Prep. During breaks and at the end of class, Bill just hung out and visited with the students. These were times for students to get a picture with him, or to ask questions, or to just get to know him. But Bill is not an exception. ALL the instructors at Next Step take the time to really invest and give information to our students. They are genuinely interested in being here and imparting their knowledge as well as their collective wisdom. Yes, they are instructors, but seriously...our instructors have so many choices about where they can go and what they can do, and they choose to come to us. The summer program is not pretentious at all. It's honest, it's real, and it's professional in a relaxed environment. Our instructors wear shorts and t-shirts (you might have noticed this, but if you haven't take a look at the other blog posts). It is a comfortable environment to learn and grow. How fantastic is that? As an adult in mid-life looking back, I think some of these students will look back on this program and think "WOW...I got to work with Bill Bowers" the same way Bill Bowers shared, "WOW...I got to work with Marcel Marceau". Think about it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMiQGy1IHGpOq7AJbHknc2nctn0UqL-cJ7nlUpDM_2Yoi4ZZjrl1cLHlIkmGGqKdxQ4ZZDn93khxxEztzD2DFA4sLtcRgaa1hrCp-1AEP1izFefaldJk2NpjE8d501Sv7itV33ZdnyII/s1600/IMG_8486.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMiQGy1IHGpOq7AJbHknc2nctn0UqL-cJ7nlUpDM_2Yoi4ZZjrl1cLHlIkmGGqKdxQ4ZZDn93khxxEztzD2DFA4sLtcRgaa1hrCp-1AEP1izFefaldJk2NpjE8d501Sv7itV33ZdnyII/s320/IMG_8486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501399693399078322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2BASJ4KX9Ok6yYMC-R7iuYgC209lAKVGcmlA7_4mAytEQggU860pFDqC6au1VJFfRMhWAJ2VVENJ0relD41Vfjan6AYu4y_ULPx2IAItlDgaz2WBlnUpXu49e-5Xlg4IK4LfmXEaoeV8/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_208.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2BASJ4KX9Ok6yYMC-R7iuYgC209lAKVGcmlA7_4mAytEQggU860pFDqC6au1VJFfRMhWAJ2VVENJ0relD41Vfjan6AYu4y_ULPx2IAItlDgaz2WBlnUpXu49e-5Xlg4IK4LfmXEaoeV8/s320/Next+Step+Slideshow_208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501923415814025218" border="0" /></a>And now for the pop-quiz answers:<br />Tableau #1: wedding<br />Tableau #2: parade<br />Tableau #3: surgery<br />Tableau #4: Thanksgiving dinner<br />Tableau #5: luau<br />Tableau #6: zoo<br />Tableau #7: I have to ask the students and get back to you on this one...<br />Tableau #8: dentist (LOVE Nicky's dental assistant pose in this one...go back and look)<br />Tableau #9: courtroom<br />Tableau #10: heaven<br />Tableau #11: Crucifixion of Jesus<br />Tableau #12: Assassination of Lincoln<br />Tableau #13: extinction of the dinosaurs<br />Tableau #14: Iwo Jima<br />Tableau #15: Boston Tea Party<br />Tableau #16: Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River<br />Tableau #17: Um....I can't remember this one...stay tuned<br />Tableau #18: King Tut/pyramids<br />Tableau #19: Tiananmen Square<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnwOX767kbWHNAoquf1gymwgwrY2dFc6wMjeqsxPCiFbQXscf20SNhOBKi__poyLeEBshfZ2idAvIA4L3zGyczkHWDbdtziSiHDAojrK7EriaQ781Mza1-_cqupYj8aP9MZa0ch4FmnY/s1600/IMG_8772.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnwOX767kbWHNAoquf1gymwgwrY2dFc6wMjeqsxPCiFbQXscf20SNhOBKi__poyLeEBshfZ2idAvIA4L3zGyczkHWDbdtziSiHDAojrK7EriaQ781Mza1-_cqupYj8aP9MZa0ch4FmnY/s320/IMG_8772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501393519229444786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2BASJ4KX9Ok6yYMC-R7iuYgC209lAKVGcmlA7_4mAytEQggU860pFDqC6au1VJFfRMhWAJ2VVENJ0relD41Vfjan6AYu4y_ULPx2IAItlDgaz2WBlnUpXu49e-5Xlg4IK4LfmXEaoeV8/s1600/Next+Step+Slideshow_208.jpg"><br /></a>Bill, we can't thank you enough for a wonderful three days together, and we can't wait to have you back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZhyn-7rK9T6NRUxS28DU41yvi8DjzHnEtPT0NrufcM23r-1s1YfQiathyphenhyphenfF1cqSnFt_24vZ9_7ggxM0_qb-KZHB5ufwTEHn-HWqF4LVCYNqdVyb9YVRYGtklso-de7O0He2tSFCRnz0/s1600/IMG_8773.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJyVAnZMIpY-F17-92T06fGLyKgvItNV7eUmATWGONh6NdGqLn0TGTAmZp86igVBlKQJ4Q0v2BZmuZD9HoFxnTi9kdHmQCl_kBko1FgNlf9ioiRuwgi-49WJ2m9GKYpHC5SjVnwBiVuU/s1600/IMG_8637.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJyVAnZMIpY-F17-92T06fGLyKgvItNV7eUmATWGONh6NdGqLn0TGTAmZp86igVBlKQJ4Q0v2BZmuZD9HoFxnTi9kdHmQCl_kBko1FgNlf9ioiRuwgi-49WJ2m9GKYpHC5SjVnwBiVuU/s320/IMG_8637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395079836742946" border="0" /></a>Obligatory mime pose :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WY4u3JOstuXMvtbV3lST3O7KgciUrHhNju_1e3M2eRV_G637K_2cOoy0nlaL5FLokrOqxxYQ4IvxYrnSfkf4V3vy6m2gHaxikOrjJo7vSPs761gFoibtNu1LN-nUDQoBS9qKsa3DFjs/s1600/IMG_8643.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WY4u3JOstuXMvtbV3lST3O7KgciUrHhNju_1e3M2eRV_G637K_2cOoy0nlaL5FLokrOqxxYQ4IvxYrnSfkf4V3vy6m2gHaxikOrjJo7vSPs761gFoibtNu1LN-nUDQoBS9qKsa3DFjs/s320/IMG_8643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501395074933323250" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-14530409248380124422010-07-27T13:00:00.005-06:002010-07-27T13:11:04.126-06:00A note from the "where are they now?" files...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVk7HzaXhVwLEb-a71NnXMEgEEaUrh5Lg7WDj0VCSsUivSsZXqT_fJYOC2b2iBvN5vjsWxQ3nP3M70ZnPPOFECvOoVhcbN3AK7lWYUf3NwZ_vaqB6NWb_0Ycok-g6N_N1nj6Cs18RzVE/s1600/Jayme+Birdsall+Headshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVk7HzaXhVwLEb-a71NnXMEgEEaUrh5Lg7WDj0VCSsUivSsZXqT_fJYOC2b2iBvN5vjsWxQ3nP3M70ZnPPOFECvOoVhcbN3AK7lWYUf3NwZ_vaqB6NWb_0Ycok-g6N_N1nj6Cs18RzVE/s320/Jayme+Birdsall+Headshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498663687648356002" border="0" /></a>Jayme Birdsall attended Next Step Prep last year as part of our inaugural class. She is a talented performer with a beautiful voice. At the time Tonja King was teaching our music classes and she challenged the students to create an original composition on the piano to play for their peers. Some of the students performed their pieces at the final performance last year. Jayme has been working on her composition since last year and just recorded it. It is impressive. You can listen to the song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSQZKMuJssM">here</a>. Jayme attends Sequim High School in Sequim, WA. Thanks so much for sharing the news with us, Jayme...BRAVA!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-18363754593231203762010-07-26T15:38:00.011-06:002010-07-27T13:10:38.871-06:00Week Three Wrap Up - Q&A with Alex and Erin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqveCynQlb0is3Q4ydaa0O_5Y0iJMo2i2nPgCUzmjuuHKTEl9uwqDoeTNG3u_wTtu2s1T8HDDJDNFqCiano6fsn-KnA2YyArXG5PNPSrKVjmxnQ6rgVz4hRKaAwJirlUhdS_9if0-BOQ/s1600/IMG_7309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqveCynQlb0is3Q4ydaa0O_5Y0iJMo2i2nPgCUzmjuuHKTEl9uwqDoeTNG3u_wTtu2s1T8HDDJDNFqCiano6fsn-KnA2YyArXG5PNPSrKVjmxnQ6rgVz4hRKaAwJirlUhdS_9if0-BOQ/s320/IMG_7309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498342393165925522" border="0" /></a>Week Three wrapped up with a question-and-answer session with Alex and Erin. The students were free to ask anything they wanted. A lot of the questions centered on choosing their post-secondary education. Both Alex and Erin said their best suggestion was to research schools and training programs extensively and to choose the program that was the best fit for THEM. Erin summed it up by saying as long as the program they chose meant something specific to them and they could clearly articulate why they chose a particular program, they would be fine. They discussed the merits of attending a college or university versus a conservatory.<br /><br />Dane jumped in and made the point that much of their postsecondary education would depend on how much they embraced and even created the experience for themselves. Alex made some excellent points on how to balance sports and performing arts, which often have competing schedules. Other topics of conversation included what kind of wages a working actor makes in New York City, how to find auditions, and how to keep one's spirits up throughout the process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gIWFw1qKO-n97UOK2SUuv9znrAv6rL8NjOTe7pHf8Vp4DDqloqOBJUHU4lNCkwdYHjWrfsgoqcx9Jz3qpwb1W7fAjrBOOQLE5zPmukpeXLCWABzzbUsO215_D6Oy-TWTJLtWGFeg-Qo/s1600/IMG_7409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gIWFw1qKO-n97UOK2SUuv9znrAv6rL8NjOTe7pHf8Vp4DDqloqOBJUHU4lNCkwdYHjWrfsgoqcx9Jz3qpwb1W7fAjrBOOQLE5zPmukpeXLCWABzzbUsO215_D6Oy-TWTJLtWGFeg-Qo/s320/IMG_7409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341380654072690" border="0" /></a>Eric took good notes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34MjtRaiehOuncGBEsK1RKgeOnJCje3wFRc-1aWMXu6oMJLhUf-aDpCa6U6elGR1DEPAfO36bPrGOljIHwVocJJ8WwzunWZvxF0scXQNbcju7mGEowKvVsuBtDK-VjQWqS_YencNo_1o/s1600/IMG_7310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34MjtRaiehOuncGBEsK1RKgeOnJCje3wFRc-1aWMXu6oMJLhUf-aDpCa6U6elGR1DEPAfO36bPrGOljIHwVocJJ8WwzunWZvxF0scXQNbcju7mGEowKvVsuBtDK-VjQWqS_YencNo_1o/s320/IMG_7310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498342385934820898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZlgm0kzbpeE5vKZ010K08XinRwbUZCv1K_s19j_6HBPUYnQJxG4smhnBaMfVo1uqjc36T9DRqmm9gdzlvHYVkEkLB5iAWuZFwMiGX72corsSVuaCWIfd6H9zGn48pgeHBWm6TTSx9KQ/s1600/IMG_7317.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZlgm0kzbpeE5vKZ010K08XinRwbUZCv1K_s19j_6HBPUYnQJxG4smhnBaMfVo1uqjc36T9DRqmm9gdzlvHYVkEkLB5iAWuZFwMiGX72corsSVuaCWIfd6H9zGn48pgeHBWm6TTSx9KQ/s320/IMG_7317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498461342567671490" border="0" /></a>Alex and Erin have been married a couple years now, and I just love watching them interact both as professionals and as a couple. They really are a dynamic duo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKenYdYART3TOE382E2bMKA-RDj20ByF4PYY0kAoUuTiLMSADf1DXh8nSP63Ymei2isk8e00BOH3uri5iJI836uyEhs99UibV2dnGeyCXJOtVFVEbCbSCvS3yk-z-VdO8YrbZPcRI8RTw/s1600/IMG_7316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKenYdYART3TOE382E2bMKA-RDj20ByF4PYY0kAoUuTiLMSADf1DXh8nSP63Ymei2isk8e00BOH3uri5iJI836uyEhs99UibV2dnGeyCXJOtVFVEbCbSCvS3yk-z-VdO8YrbZPcRI8RTw/s320/IMG_7316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498342377832139570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt86_d7QSN0DgUPsfh3KqhcdxJh4THR5vEmUGkjeb7YHF3GwDTKytDcTwG_ZHMnudOcsIE1luhQALunJ23biBen5F2DmNwd2tNrBfvkalB_o-XvML1w5011ycnlzZw5WM191Nopi-8pAI/s1600/IMG_7320.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutnGIrjkXRiIc0jBIpv5_CRQUHpTGl4PLH3Rut6ICl3-Xij_okQ8LyQ6h8M4DsLPKlq1C_rITBAYqmX0batSEy4v8gfp3nVpg2vmNMMBzscwCsZWnT8lAkk14-AVOFBpNWqNcHs762LI/s320/IMG_7332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341906722375922" border="0" /></a>After the discussion, Alex and Erin got a rousing standing ovation by the students. They really are an exceptional couple and they work so well together. We were so blessed to have them this week. Thanks so much, you two!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHia0tR-Th57LLSY87HhdCCIBNEBjYjsnE9BqaGzyYhPO0JPFi1BdD3i59cGl3u3u2FRnzItAe3VZHzsyGe-ZPLL2oMoF0-nMTyKj309B1IHw6LkubTQR0XgVTw3zK2TUkipbe9pdqk8w/s1600/IMG_7405.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHia0tR-Th57LLSY87HhdCCIBNEBjYjsnE9BqaGzyYhPO0JPFi1BdD3i59cGl3u3u2FRnzItAe3VZHzsyGe-ZPLL2oMoF0-nMTyKj309B1IHw6LkubTQR0XgVTw3zK2TUkipbe9pdqk8w/s320/IMG_7405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498341382797734194" border="0" /></a>See you next year, we hope!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gIWFw1qKO-n97UOK2SUuv9znrAv6rL8NjOTe7pHf8Vp4DDqloqOBJUHU4lNCkwdYHjWrfsgoqcx9Jz3qpwb1W7fAjrBOOQLE5zPmukpeXLCWABzzbUsO215_D6Oy-TWTJLtWGFeg-Qo/s1600/IMG_7409.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iibh8ukoZAvrdl6s0LDT_9qq79sU1gp2wI8JL_T3Ubf4vHUD5bU0WpRw9-knooBZDFLfyQKZI_nDCyMx2IbaSjk9s36-3HtFeifgad0O17ZNLYYIEqjBZWmTmZflXeJaFdPozi3kYGA/s1600/IMG_6319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iibh8ukoZAvrdl6s0LDT_9qq79sU1gp2wI8JL_T3Ubf4vHUD5bU0WpRw9-knooBZDFLfyQKZI_nDCyMx2IbaSjk9s36-3HtFeifgad0O17ZNLYYIEqjBZWmTmZflXeJaFdPozi3kYGA/s320/IMG_6319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977129216900322" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-50803182021131854262010-07-25T16:21:00.016-06:002010-07-27T13:10:13.485-06:00A special, surprise tap performance by Chris Rutledge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAijDjzC8hHS11-DNFgZX4YqC79g4304HJUFBCk1D-cfYzNUrkLSPaKIhgjY8djPg9NrjTNROTY_GCXH9CXlCbPByRm_vp_0qqDGrVHW7pNY7QqbMY8wD8-VjQrEgdY19KX56gxpkJeMA/s1600/IMG_5631.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAijDjzC8hHS11-DNFgZX4YqC79g4304HJUFBCk1D-cfYzNUrkLSPaKIhgjY8djPg9NrjTNROTY_GCXH9CXlCbPByRm_vp_0qqDGrVHW7pNY7QqbMY8wD8-VjQrEgdY19KX56gxpkJeMA/s320/IMG_5631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497975648880192034" border="0" /></a>The students got a special treat during Week Three each night after Christi's class. Chris Rutledge is a tap dancer who creates paintings using paint and, wait for it...HIS TAP SHOES! Unfortunately we couldn't create a painting on the MCT stage, but he demonstrated his technique for the students. Read his bio <a href="http://www.molodi.net/Chris_Rutledge.html">here</a>. He also talked a lot about performing arts as a vocation and putting one's soul into one's work. Like all the teachers at Next Step, Chris had tremendous passion for what he does, and he shared that passion both through his words and his performance. I don't even need to insert commentary into this blog post. The photos speak for themselves.<br /><br />And, I've just been informed that he'll be on staff at On Center Dance beginning this September! 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It was a great surprise!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-53579778049558056562010-07-25T16:19:00.017-06:002010-07-26T22:36:50.166-06:00Week Three Fun ImagesJust some fun images of odds and ends (and students) in the classrooms...parents...please take note...the students DO pick up after themselves at Next Step.... :)<br /><br />Remember...I am obsessed with the students' footwear. I'm really not sure why. 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In high school he traveled around Montana with All-State Choir, Washington State with the ACDA Northwest Honor Choir, and 7 countries in Europe with the Montana Youth Choir. He graduated with a degree in Music Education from the University of Montana and currently teaches in the Frenchtown School District, just west of Missoula. He has been the music director at MCT and the Performing Arts Camp (PAC), and plays drums-set and percussion for many productions. In the summers, Troy has taught and counseled at the Flathead Music Camp and the University of Montana Band Camp. He's also a percussionist with the Glacier Orchestra and the Missoula Symphony.<br /><br />Phew...and in his spare time, I hear he sleeps a little...<br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dnnvi6WnrgZK9SQDspwyqtSFYA2EZE9ZwycVXsJXSjh3KjDCfkFw0vfFAdO2MWlyoBesmkgcnePOfTQuER-2_5vrPzjW9Y-ZuClcsG9vFyG6yLZfepYbvxrGIOA6YWRm92p2QPttTEU/s1600/IMG_5884.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dnnvi6WnrgZK9SQDspwyqtSFYA2EZE9ZwycVXsJXSjh3KjDCfkFw0vfFAdO2MWlyoBesmkgcnePOfTQuER-2_5vrPzjW9Y-ZuClcsG9vFyG6yLZfepYbvxrGIOA6YWRm92p2QPttTEU/s320/IMG_5884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977806831438226" border="0" /></a>Troy know his stuff. He has a great rapport with the students and they really enjoy working with him. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-wMkFNoljqmueGYQLUoxpRzD_9FYTgZPDD8aouThPJxeGXR-6EER7Xw0WIXNterb4NCCUQKOvYXfNqv54_lUjav3ESa5zSj_ZAgP8hyphenhyphenSpYfpfElrXRVBw1GpHHNqvX_vAB3J5_s2ihU/s1600/IMG_5894.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-wMkFNoljqmueGYQLUoxpRzD_9FYTgZPDD8aouThPJxeGXR-6EER7Xw0WIXNterb4NCCUQKOvYXfNqv54_lUjav3ESa5zSj_ZAgP8hyphenhyphenSpYfpfElrXRVBw1GpHHNqvX_vAB3J5_s2ihU/s320/IMG_5894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977797228619858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy8dMov598iQmJh9EtXxR5f3fw8W2yg14yeinaUFCQqjLvMu0q8awTtQbZvcU9KwSFIUopy5Uz65Pn3mGdCm_3etehZfa_kLmO9Ev4v-xkfI-kxhrUc981U9A6jNrkWELF3Z1fx6s_ME/s1600/IMG_5914.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy8dMov598iQmJh9EtXxR5f3fw8W2yg14yeinaUFCQqjLvMu0q8awTtQbZvcU9KwSFIUopy5Uz65Pn3mGdCm_3etehZfa_kLmO9Ev4v-xkfI-kxhrUc981U9A6jNrkWELF3Z1fx6s_ME/s320/IMG_5914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977622766404738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zht7WYrqi1gE_vdW2QunfQc5JzdbqHu6z3hKmohFVdwP7obi-YWJJH7Tu4_kGbHXL_vsX_7x4KfRw3pSKgg6cFDOGqOIDXAB5WCtxvvqZUg9UthLL7JbA-VbJxdzhbYLw5NSbEH96Ls/s1600/IMG_5916.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zht7WYrqi1gE_vdW2QunfQc5JzdbqHu6z3hKmohFVdwP7obi-YWJJH7Tu4_kGbHXL_vsX_7x4KfRw3pSKgg6cFDOGqOIDXAB5WCtxvvqZUg9UthLL7JbA-VbJxdzhbYLw5NSbEH96Ls/s320/IMG_5916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977615890989010" border="0" /></a>This is one of those times I wish I had audio for the blog...they sounded great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytTFa8rot8zkAyuXuv28OVANJCMsWPnNXaiyeVLM15XD5PFN87vS92xQUV2IA1ukKzR7aYBumf_8NTPwk6HfL2JVffAFa9fjG4705MJUFj2KYn2glZ9KPiDfrIwoNBMXfLW25ZyNa5Pc/s1600/IMG_5927.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytTFa8rot8zkAyuXuv28OVANJCMsWPnNXaiyeVLM15XD5PFN87vS92xQUV2IA1ukKzR7aYBumf_8NTPwk6HfL2JVffAFa9fjG4705MJUFj2KYn2glZ9KPiDfrIwoNBMXfLW25ZyNa5Pc/s320/IMG_5927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977611339445682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1dqZLi3b4pkTGtJUOsL5HFhIQ9ACgHv7s0XRZegYoVyjh6zGNq0mph4b6cs9DAPE1NTTQnlXkxxkfXCDnNHrfwWm4MJel4AIsOXPsSF8Mz3-p-7J1hxuMnK0i99JiDCJJ-XA_AMgzkY/s1600/IMG_5939.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1dqZLi3b4pkTGtJUOsL5HFhIQ9ACgHv7s0XRZegYoVyjh6zGNq0mph4b6cs9DAPE1NTTQnlXkxxkfXCDnNHrfwWm4MJel4AIsOXPsSF8Mz3-p-7J1hxuMnK0i99JiDCJJ-XA_AMgzkY/s320/IMG_5939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977603221364498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI4g2qrWGHI9fwDDoz50BFGUq6asLaK3qa8Z90bqJwRDAfWRkw4zWvmE5doksnzSer7F6dTFBW3zQmOr2A1AF24WIk0zfexxClvms4bVjEU6iETq1kYgidT9LrQvQ5NhIk1-g4EbTxzs/s1600/IMG_5946.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI4g2qrWGHI9fwDDoz50BFGUq6asLaK3qa8Z90bqJwRDAfWRkw4zWvmE5doksnzSer7F6dTFBW3zQmOr2A1AF24WIk0zfexxClvms4bVjEU6iETq1kYgidT9LrQvQ5NhIk1-g4EbTxzs/s320/IMG_5946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497977599214821554" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for being a part of Next Step Prep, Troy. You have so much to offer the students and we appreciate all your time and dedication!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-9246903307451236542010-07-25T16:18:00.010-06:002010-07-26T22:16:08.001-06:00Guest Instructor - TJ Charlson - Stage Combat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGL3_heJwGELdw1KhlwJ0TpgP78d_vTGg7WY0D-miCU0kA9nLfEsqaAwmIpp2lYfn9hb2pfQA_FHLNvojfhyphenhyphenFXGj6kD5Ir7n9QA2gUpdlLEV9IfJXQ-0ryG13eeLnlQY407k_pMtjMXm0/s1600/IMG_5731.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGL3_heJwGELdw1KhlwJ0TpgP78d_vTGg7WY0D-miCU0kA9nLfEsqaAwmIpp2lYfn9hb2pfQA_FHLNvojfhyphenhyphenFXGj6kD5Ir7n9QA2gUpdlLEV9IfJXQ-0ryG13eeLnlQY407k_pMtjMXm0/s320/IMG_5731.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498000956350507138" border="0" /></a>Next Step Prep is so lucky to have the amazing cast of guest instructors who come from all over the county to teach the students. But what you might not know is the level of talent under the roof at MCT. TJ Charlson is one of those people. He is a Production Coordinator at MCT and coordinates MCT's two week performing arts camp (PAC) held on the shores of Flathead Lake every August. TJ took some time out of his schedule to teach stage combat to the students.<br /><br />I missed this session last year, but delighted in seeing all the students practicing their techniques afterward. There were a few times I thought they were actually slapping each other, but they were just really good at their sound effects!<br /><br />Here TJ demonstrates to the students how to throw a realistic punch. Rylee volunteered to be the first victim.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifheaOkcgJRW7xE5Ofr2d59qYwUI5dmpHNgu5TRSlhPs87xbTRlwU-gemze5B4zr_dPL6btcMktQ5wryhRkL1byg7w0qrC18KM8MYR96XSSXBk8nw7yp0xXOBlrFTklpDLV98ZO3f6PyM/s1600/IMG_5747.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifheaOkcgJRW7xE5Ofr2d59qYwUI5dmpHNgu5TRSlhPs87xbTRlwU-gemze5B4zr_dPL6btcMktQ5wryhRkL1byg7w0qrC18KM8MYR96XSSXBk8nw7yp0xXOBlrFTklpDLV98ZO3f6PyM/s320/IMG_5747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498000951662816738" border="0" /></a>To be realistic, the actors have to make it look like contact occurred, while timing their sound effects (in this case one hand hitting the other hand)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPBPw_BIMvOycxH06SuYf5-V9kj5z6HFclo2u92_F-AlVKyf8hNvDUcCtaD2Cc08Xn574VZMDDTfKI_aUfSrq_TkzuN8fSUjx9txh43eLFdZHILGAdGpiZVx6bUm1ZkRGX3uwVAxN5kw/s1600/IMG_5753.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPBPw_BIMvOycxH06SuYf5-V9kj5z6HFclo2u92_F-AlVKyf8hNvDUcCtaD2Cc08Xn574VZMDDTfKI_aUfSrq_TkzuN8fSUjx9txh43eLFdZHILGAdGpiZVx6bUm1ZkRGX3uwVAxN5kw/s320/IMG_5753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498000942117086466" border="0" /></a>Elinor packs a mean punch. Great reaction Sarai!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLaJmjKwZg2UqFg6ydzJuLFVS25_P_PvE48-OBdn_Ko-znewrv-4z7xQ2itySutLzXixgvPO5sKWoGmgljwgSc3mV3XSgRBm_dJ0PuNV_BOErpYdXHkaXguv6yCeRSIrX61MkSkLyxNU/s1600/IMG_5766.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLaJmjKwZg2UqFg6ydzJuLFVS25_P_PvE48-OBdn_Ko-znewrv-4z7xQ2itySutLzXixgvPO5sKWoGmgljwgSc3mV3XSgRBm_dJ0PuNV_BOErpYdXHkaXguv6yCeRSIrX61MkSkLyxNU/s320/IMG_5766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498000933859187858" border="0" /></a>Next up...the jab. I wish you could see the facial expressions Rylee was making. They were hilarious!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtocj62-LhVzbKL6YQXhBmiPUvMVs8OW52Uom-ncfN92kxWloEt6BROA9EhnZOmgy1we5WvJg_2tkd7yWoK3JbuZczH1s85aTdjB4ZY0MRGqmGu4giDmzPrBDiVXd5dk0hZQRc1re858/s1600/IMG_5773.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtocj62-LhVzbKL6YQXhBmiPUvMVs8OW52Uom-ncfN92kxWloEt6BROA9EhnZOmgy1we5WvJg_2tkd7yWoK3JbuZczH1s85aTdjB4ZY0MRGqmGu4giDmzPrBDiVXd5dk0hZQRc1re858/s320/IMG_5773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498000928849915138" border="0" /></a>Nothing says "Good Morning!" like a sucker punch to the stomach...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPS53AoYR4dVb5M77Ih0wS4tWIhwgJCOsFGcfEtThpaQAmRe0HnoqCb7lE6PnBTn-SaHFBjpfizfMyJJK2W33D4h7ZDpNOR-ZWvX7767oVbrsTttPifFv_Fyk09dkvyl-QkgL79GvVm0/s1600/IMG_5775.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPS53AoYR4dVb5M77Ih0wS4tWIhwgJCOsFGcfEtThpaQAmRe0HnoqCb7lE6PnBTn-SaHFBjpfizfMyJJK2W33D4h7ZDpNOR-ZWvX7767oVbrsTttPifFv_Fyk09dkvyl-QkgL79GvVm0/s320/IMG_5775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999144932277746" border="0" /></a>Now everyone join in... Skye and Nyna practice sparring...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjKJFZQhCftXs_TygVLobAPQuXAYHWHldFMU66JETX6VG3nQz18OBWCprm9mzv8PAAoybKLuJ0hQnTyJhaOMwzwnScvzyUsrg5ktzQ3H5S42R-rBlGcb6VvbTp4p4qMCe6J6dxlIyFDw/s1600/IMG_5793.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjKJFZQhCftXs_TygVLobAPQuXAYHWHldFMU66JETX6VG3nQz18OBWCprm9mzv8PAAoybKLuJ0hQnTyJhaOMwzwnScvzyUsrg5ktzQ3H5S42R-rBlGcb6VvbTp4p4qMCe6J6dxlIyFDw/s320/IMG_5793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999136900099106" border="0" /></a>Maddy wallops Cooper...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPe0AhywMAQYMGZ81llYJZyW_qQB7N3SlzHELQoZr4hjNizUVeyciKAjh5O790GdTdQ5QjE0MW8MmGV0S9KtQYfxeSMlPHsT1YxdPsx1Mir1Jc6OjFKdy7JHfHvpBGqy0nVTONfhUCp8/s1600/IMG_5798.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPe0AhywMAQYMGZ81llYJZyW_qQB7N3SlzHELQoZr4hjNizUVeyciKAjh5O790GdTdQ5QjE0MW8MmGV0S9KtQYfxeSMlPHsT1YxdPsx1Mir1Jc6OjFKdy7JHfHvpBGqy0nVTONfhUCp8/s320/IMG_5798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999129953975106" border="0" /></a>TJ demonstrates for Mandie and Micaela...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84yuckgU7URlxLR7UUEAJY4z3igogb_XUUYlCWrQNRqXUkVfOBxvDC7LUGjXp5SNMBMGutFs4aOTxBOBT9_BTzHlgfuzk2Rd1bckQ-_yL0YDwQxd9jblVZ8gQ_AGHsjMtNAqzWCDXUso/s1600/IMG_5815.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84yuckgU7URlxLR7UUEAJY4z3igogb_XUUYlCWrQNRqXUkVfOBxvDC7LUGjXp5SNMBMGutFs4aOTxBOBT9_BTzHlgfuzk2Rd1bckQ-_yL0YDwQxd9jblVZ8gQ_AGHsjMtNAqzWCDXUso/s320/IMG_5815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999125066213154" border="0" /></a>Then they try it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5zBFT17-vbSXqlkdEkMQf1x3JIPBPhOo-eXXjAyTg0IlncaJNhlVExFDQ7yF7oeZ6m7Kz9k9vyeRoHmL9XEO-3zoEOyNkKDAzUeRwlU3t3aLbTNGIBatjw4Oj2vskTzWpTLI6mttmAM/s1600/IMG_5816.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5zBFT17-vbSXqlkdEkMQf1x3JIPBPhOo-eXXjAyTg0IlncaJNhlVExFDQ7yF7oeZ6m7Kz9k9vyeRoHmL9XEO-3zoEOyNkKDAzUeRwlU3t3aLbTNGIBatjw4Oj2vskTzWpTLI6mttmAM/s320/IMG_5816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999118712050978" border="0" /></a>Micaela...don't close your eyes..she hasn't hit you yet! Ha ha!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi30GRAYTR31DS5KTE2GAw8n0nK1BwUYFWCmB0wSWlv8DH0IYV4GtjbZB8gkG3RzxdiFLYmT-C0rzIEsW0xU3bMdD7TBEnlYvJ0rH6hcj76blRh1mdGcp-d5Ce7FPyC5wXZ9K5myGmt8/s1600/IMG_5817.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi30GRAYTR31DS5KTE2GAw8n0nK1BwUYFWCmB0wSWlv8DH0IYV4GtjbZB8gkG3RzxdiFLYmT-C0rzIEsW0xU3bMdD7TBEnlYvJ0rH6hcj76blRh1mdGcp-d5Ce7FPyC5wXZ9K5myGmt8/s320/IMG_5817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497997535253172834" border="0" /></a>TJ admitted he was inspired early on by the World Wrestling Federation. I think I remember seeing this move...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxPf2AWb1r6fvNNPfMVm-n-GVjiolX7sSVcVQS1Z7zOndwHzgadmq0Yvd-xELnkkI4fG0KPUqTfHZKzUfeK8yCAHV4Yeforb_GVeB0rXwe2s8ka4FBMc-eCAHth0CHdPrYYOSBb7eLBo/s1600/IMG_5819.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxPf2AWb1r6fvNNPfMVm-n-GVjiolX7sSVcVQS1Z7zOndwHzgadmq0Yvd-xELnkkI4fG0KPUqTfHZKzUfeK8yCAHV4Yeforb_GVeB0rXwe2s8ka4FBMc-eCAHth0CHdPrYYOSBb7eLBo/s320/IMG_5819.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497997526796031234" border="0" /></a> TJ pointed out that our normal reactions (such as closing our eyes) can't happen in stage combat due to safety concerns. He emphasized that EVERY move in a stage fight need to be carefully rehearsed and need to be the same every time. He emphasized that communication and eye contact were essential between stage partners, and couldn't emphasize safety enough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YgRBb5ofbVgj3dDxpEnhe8faoBGd-W2ZT6hCtf75sSP1OuuphTySNFTUBfxsnPuNB-ytXRQFvmhMN5kUNQ8hCCWpmqyaSPSMdH_2pG9rRskbhzswoTFiCylrveS8u1T8gBJSkQOdiPs/s1600/IMG_5827.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YgRBb5ofbVgj3dDxpEnhe8faoBGd-W2ZT6hCtf75sSP1OuuphTySNFTUBfxsnPuNB-ytXRQFvmhMN5kUNQ8hCCWpmqyaSPSMdH_2pG9rRskbhzswoTFiCylrveS8u1T8gBJSkQOdiPs/s320/IMG_5827.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497997518518179250" border="0" /></a> Now practicing kicks. Maddy gives it a try...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9urkQoNK8W_Xpuv6z0_1QcWyLsOigukcatCF4R24ExcBRLUIHFRGCUJ6RmPRR7pNX36c9f8xWHEyErHX9kEsL_hAHwBthKyXsQXm7XSPVv6ws-MEi3I9FPabUFnWQ6uuCkopKffB3lo/s1600/IMG_5830.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9urkQoNK8W_Xpuv6z0_1QcWyLsOigukcatCF4R24ExcBRLUIHFRGCUJ6RmPRR7pNX36c9f8xWHEyErHX9kEsL_hAHwBthKyXsQXm7XSPVv6ws-MEi3I9FPabUFnWQ6uuCkopKffB3lo/s320/IMG_5830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497997513753191378" border="0" /></a>...and TJ makes it look very realistic...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWYlC0JSsLP06Js5nU6UJdvHViUGjrZtdVrIH84OXuC10Nyl6EBJyBS6k7uVWDcsM9dEqT_NZhBbsrM6YvuTMf3vyBg5afp1knDdOuhhxdN8J27XVWk8wsgt06XoggDn6ITp6nfzgFcc/s1600/IMG_5838.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWYlC0JSsLP06Js5nU6UJdvHViUGjrZtdVrIH84OXuC10Nyl6EBJyBS6k7uVWDcsM9dEqT_NZhBbsrM6YvuTMf3vyBg5afp1knDdOuhhxdN8J27XVWk8wsgt06XoggDn6ITp6nfzgFcc/s320/IMG_5838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497997508266134354" border="0" /></a><br />The students really enjoyed learning how to fight on stage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74kOVssuk8RVXllvIYR7R8CVD9Pid7Pa7rIdgzQfLvYtQH4eaqzM1cn9qkeFzava__XNMMyANQUheIRQXO7rrlHoQBtnFlKwkY5-383Hp4XBLfJTmpdYsHfMCGEx1djCUf6xFFXIrR_o/s1600/IMG_5840.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74kOVssuk8RVXllvIYR7R8CVD9Pid7Pa7rIdgzQfLvYtQH4eaqzM1cn9qkeFzava__XNMMyANQUheIRQXO7rrlHoQBtnFlKwkY5-383Hp4XBLfJTmpdYsHfMCGEx1djCUf6xFFXIrR_o/s320/IMG_5840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497996023155558610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAaKGLUiuHRmHclme5xyop4OdvyZbcDyMh0oIPLKx3OCDZpJL5fGia7tTlck-4x0Uq57qtbi5m9YcLdsyrKOUpUG5fbK7XDmDjXmKqkTNcBOQK7V8TYfLKRFk8cuUUGH96y-1PPEtIoQ/s1600/IMG_5841.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAaKGLUiuHRmHclme5xyop4OdvyZbcDyMh0oIPLKx3OCDZpJL5fGia7tTlck-4x0Uq57qtbi5m9YcLdsyrKOUpUG5fbK7XDmDjXmKqkTNcBOQK7V8TYfLKRFk8cuUUGH96y-1PPEtIoQ/s320/IMG_5841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497996010824663666" border="0" /></a>TJ demonstrates the old Three Stooges standby..."head slam into the table"...when he demonstrated with Rylee, is was so realistic Rylee thought he had really hurt him...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6RvNsFoRVn6Pcy3JfEzNaaLEsIAMxnhbkQWzUCYlnSfgbXCFkbpTg0KF5RuRRRp-2d3eUnJnJ3n4nnkJehtyTF2FkwKiAyAR3YVCmQnaSTEm_NfyoSGqTMzu533AIfaquNp7okeNfyQ/s1600/IMG_5849.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6RvNsFoRVn6Pcy3JfEzNaaLEsIAMxnhbkQWzUCYlnSfgbXCFkbpTg0KF5RuRRRp-2d3eUnJnJ3n4nnkJehtyTF2FkwKiAyAR3YVCmQnaSTEm_NfyoSGqTMzu533AIfaquNp7okeNfyQ/s320/IMG_5849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497996010416309010" border="0" /></a>How to fall when "thrown" across a room...TJ showed the students how to roll properly and instructed them on safety so they could avoid getting hurt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQnU5noUoto0UTNiQgYXonSfA_u6PvmhhVZ6SdQacS8XuSlzNIlvDA_OQinM94mU4SlUZy1Uvtb5y5pf5NBil9MTwOSwhDdpagfz6Bc6P16_hkNMAVpkWfpXc2DBRZ-poTcLFYFjjPXY/s1600/IMG_5863.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQnU5noUoto0UTNiQgYXonSfA_u6PvmhhVZ6SdQacS8XuSlzNIlvDA_OQinM94mU4SlUZy1Uvtb5y5pf5NBil9MTwOSwhDdpagfz6Bc6P16_hkNMAVpkWfpXc2DBRZ-poTcLFYFjjPXY/s320/IMG_5863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497996001745452642" border="0" /></a>Thanks for taking the time again this year to teach stage combat, TJ. The students learned a lot, laughed a lot, and slapped themselves silly afterward. What a great day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6JJ_oYa7YVciOY0zULKTlBcMWP2oytQlna2BaLxdRvRmnj0Rom7MR81cCq1BavrVsSdb-NNyhn7-RTOCA0SBXR6bFONeSeJieYcQ5Z1rmtKxSdn4fu9JH2d67evg6Qa3dqTp2f_aan4/s1600/IMG_5870.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6JJ_oYa7YVciOY0zULKTlBcMWP2oytQlna2BaLxdRvRmnj0Rom7MR81cCq1BavrVsSdb-NNyhn7-RTOCA0SBXR6bFONeSeJieYcQ5Z1rmtKxSdn4fu9JH2d67evg6Qa3dqTp2f_aan4/s320/IMG_5870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497995996314635474" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-30777468033416767662010-07-25T15:05:00.066-06:002010-07-26T21:50:22.963-06:00Guest Instructor - Christi Fiara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VCgb8dp8EW2uHwI7tcSQdYi8HFO-ncaBoSe_6imRMcNfTkYeK6jdvi9J0nm7Poz9Q75Bu03dfwAW3nXiJPmK5hUJmM3ta5DjVAafNzRfYDCfbR_N_0-s4QmBZ9UhR0aDfM-4568dNo/s1600/IMG_5212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VCgb8dp8EW2uHwI7tcSQdYi8HFO-ncaBoSe_6imRMcNfTkYeK6jdvi9J0nm7Poz9Q75Bu03dfwAW3nXiJPmK5hUJmM3ta5DjVAafNzRfYDCfbR_N_0-s4QmBZ9UhR0aDfM-4568dNo/s320/IMG_5212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297485285480226" border="0" /></a>Chrisi Fiara came to Missoula by way of Las Vegas to teach students acrobatic and trapeze techniques. She is a wonderful teacher, soft-spoken and graceful in her actions, her speech, and her coaching. What a wonderful addition to the Next Step Prep curriculum! She was also guest instructing at <a href="http://www.oncenter.biz">On Center Dance</a>, where many of our students train during the school year. Christi taught over two nights during Week Three.<br /><br />P.S. This blog post is dedicated to Skye's mother, who has patiently awaited trapeze photos for the past two weeks. :) Thanks for your patience!<br /><br />Here is the challenge for the night...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ42slFDOP-6_8w6fi7FjjH6XoNJzz43y6HUWEIL8I_0D_u-7E7qnWUJlBBWLz1gBq-0epQGhvhDkGc8U4RLwg3U6-jvQ_LhHKlOqj5oneUv6FvFzUt4-HUyY1Jd0rcxRApMRVWJ1tAo/s1600/IMG_5162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ42slFDOP-6_8w6fi7FjjH6XoNJzz43y6HUWEIL8I_0D_u-7E7qnWUJlBBWLz1gBq-0epQGhvhDkGc8U4RLwg3U6-jvQ_LhHKlOqj5oneUv6FvFzUt4-HUyY1Jd0rcxRApMRVWJ1tAo/s320/IMG_5162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297474585371682" border="0" /></a>And here's how it got there...thanks for getting it all set up, Greg and John (John came down the ladder afterward but he was so quick I missed him!)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDQkHpW3VQeMZxdv8Hvg5ZO-Cn9v3M1pc0rwbTFjFZXba4il2-iqGjcwvuNRJRViBhEd_GH1iEwCOKMo5AlO5kn9O-XpbnZ7DVX5zWi-xzqfBBCzWgsL72Dm2aNI6GscMIswm1G6_4Ys/s1600/IMG_5165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDQkHpW3VQeMZxdv8Hvg5ZO-Cn9v3M1pc0rwbTFjFZXba4il2-iqGjcwvuNRJRViBhEd_GH1iEwCOKMo5AlO5kn9O-XpbnZ7DVX5zWi-xzqfBBCzWgsL72Dm2aNI6GscMIswm1G6_4Ys/s320/IMG_5165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297469747839042" border="0" /></a>Before anything happens, a stretching session (or a groaning session, depending on who you ask)...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpTueuxBEPTPolgGETfxGTVNsfeeLiSR6UaQNTWW7TAGg43VnzsFK5M3aytRPdxJhI61AKjdR45u3SUEtTZPcKkCoXFl_NIQ-8VUkx5qico9KNccOPiXw90lboQ38h_VUyyYBvXjlkTQ/s1600/IMG_5169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpTueuxBEPTPolgGETfxGTVNsfeeLiSR6UaQNTWW7TAGg43VnzsFK5M3aytRPdxJhI61AKjdR45u3SUEtTZPcKkCoXFl_NIQ-8VUkx5qico9KNccOPiXw90lboQ38h_VUyyYBvXjlkTQ/s320/IMG_5169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297457371683634" border="0" /></a>Practicing splits...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOZOgt5xXx7z_p087IQI6LImtlw94IDUt_4YkbaRKn47ZJ8Y9n_76LPxIWzw3T_3zXyV-vvcXCBTsVIoXhzEsbpT5jG-F4sY-7U2-gsZI68q-3cjXvGoxcV2sJ4cLSow4A8d4thuyhXc/s1600/IMG_5171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOZOgt5xXx7z_p087IQI6LImtlw94IDUt_4YkbaRKn47ZJ8Y9n_76LPxIWzw3T_3zXyV-vvcXCBTsVIoXhzEsbpT5jG-F4sY-7U2-gsZI68q-3cjXvGoxcV2sJ4cLSow4A8d4thuyhXc/s320/IMG_5171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297449302144450" border="0" /></a>Christi demonstrated various ways to do a back bend, depending on each individual's flexibility level...this is the basic back bend...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b4l6I4nna13-YzNY1nLfW6e7T4H6zxTUoKM-LIgqPf7AxFv3RusSEWgHcRkQFRGt48aSgWsXhdg6_SbmO2DI7DaXxd0sdIPW_60rAgkgvh3qg6uYZR8jsTTLpWCup5tLQU6F5KWZb8c/s1600/IMG_5175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b4l6I4nna13-YzNY1nLfW6e7T4H6zxTUoKM-LIgqPf7AxFv3RusSEWgHcRkQFRGt48aSgWsXhdg6_SbmO2DI7DaXxd0sdIPW_60rAgkgvh3qg6uYZR8jsTTLpWCup5tLQU6F5KWZb8c/s320/IMG_5175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297035346019602" border="0" /></a>Or the more advance version...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1ToQPoOOY_5hsdhKPEhZ0tqZhXzh9TviKYR3VJeDlFY59H8VOMWEW4fQ5lOEwjyALyU4NGiACJ-GXRhTkoboSxe_qS1DdWDWh1LvhjwkDhyphenhyphenmaK7aue4Lka2UNoOB7o4VdpwRCSTdTSc/s1600/IMG_5177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1ToQPoOOY_5hsdhKPEhZ0tqZhXzh9TviKYR3VJeDlFY59H8VOMWEW4fQ5lOEwjyALyU4NGiACJ-GXRhTkoboSxe_qS1DdWDWh1LvhjwkDhyphenhyphenmaK7aue4Lka2UNoOB7o4VdpwRCSTdTSc/s320/IMG_5177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297019531904642" border="0" /></a>So, to review...beginner...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGDtu2JM4Ixm-Dg0-PLA9l5aWYLPGCrbADWH0gOqpFTdY0URsr0y8bEAMfxck9LyCK44AbtiImSje22kNwN_D7h_sXEPsZ88wuhf0rAppgPY0lMI0h04SjW_9LcAgkIdNEWAuAVEQ8GY/s1600/IMG_5178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGDtu2JM4Ixm-Dg0-PLA9l5aWYLPGCrbADWH0gOqpFTdY0URsr0y8bEAMfxck9LyCK44AbtiImSje22kNwN_D7h_sXEPsZ88wuhf0rAppgPY0lMI0h04SjW_9LcAgkIdNEWAuAVEQ8GY/s320/IMG_5178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498297013402146818" border="0" /></a>Um....advanced? Not so much... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeugYbdgD9ge6N29FaKjiYUo4BycZdCA5g4X0irliVKyB0F7NfBLAMEYKZLxj5qUUZPjgE4rkegaEJjWyIImmYXci8GCgQcQNyb2-bwi8ELnbLrQ64fsfzbo0e-bmXYe6_TA7Oipw6klc/s1600/IMG_5179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeugYbdgD9ge6N29FaKjiYUo4BycZdCA5g4X0irliVKyB0F7NfBLAMEYKZLxj5qUUZPjgE4rkegaEJjWyIImmYXci8GCgQcQNyb2-bwi8ELnbLrQ64fsfzbo0e-bmXYe6_TA7Oipw6klc/s320/IMG_5179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296998471751202" border="0" /></a>No, she didn't kill them all. What would we do for three more weeks? Just a very relaxing super-stretch...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJthvZFQSZoJteBsMnQoYn5Vk4hupZ4AXtV1g81MVwbvUakkweM6Yj2vuUu20pjYqlTwcO83hnmo21ePzMFl2LvoEWpVN1zUi67f4dCmyuYMQjHoL_4KM6vniOvM5KycmyFBwaL73tSfM/s1600/IMG_5180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJthvZFQSZoJteBsMnQoYn5Vk4hupZ4AXtV1g81MVwbvUakkweM6Yj2vuUu20pjYqlTwcO83hnmo21ePzMFl2LvoEWpVN1zUi67f4dCmyuYMQjHoL_4KM6vniOvM5KycmyFBwaL73tSfM/s320/IMG_5180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296995915794578" border="0" /></a>And, of course, handstands, with and without wall (and friend) support...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgzP7jkGBCF36_SP34z_AWDDQvswlPE0RR2oLptOb2qyd0zZ8etpZLocb0n202HW2fUo72Nen0Jx2HtIR8HwMmGDNuVG-1ISOl2IZNSeS-GRj5qjkOflz2I6WErhihb0nx6y2xCeO5fM/s1600/IMG_5184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgzP7jkGBCF36_SP34z_AWDDQvswlPE0RR2oLptOb2qyd0zZ8etpZLocb0n202HW2fUo72Nen0Jx2HtIR8HwMmGDNuVG-1ISOl2IZNSeS-GRj5qjkOflz2I6WErhihb0nx6y2xCeO5fM/s320/IMG_5184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296557494058098" border="0" /></a>And shoulder stretches... (Logan and Sarah B...this one makes ME groan...you guys have amazing flexibility)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjtKGebTl9Rd5Fl9fpNEn1Sb4ojFBEyiR0xsqJsSIg9QtdESoNrOykhixfchA9moHy7Aq-4-rkNP1aNY2siYCUR3-inufzoZMOEfIOeufp2lk0qeaAan3L2qB7eAJSYIfIx-yBSv4VZ8/s1600/IMG_5208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjtKGebTl9Rd5Fl9fpNEn1Sb4ojFBEyiR0xsqJsSIg9QtdESoNrOykhixfchA9moHy7Aq-4-rkNP1aNY2siYCUR3-inufzoZMOEfIOeufp2lk0qeaAan3L2qB7eAJSYIfIx-yBSv4VZ8/s320/IMG_5208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296529860091554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Uunh7MuKHkdrEirjWMmmJIm0DHcLs2HE7M7vbcMdvV2V0zhVCULh3MkPX9Vc16CPkle6t1tYAUQtlgIQJ29Add8F1wdDg4DUAF6L45hElbun2TQy2u0J4L_WJUPytFvIEeGyYQlAvY/s1600/IMG_5211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Uunh7MuKHkdrEirjWMmmJIm0DHcLs2HE7M7vbcMdvV2V0zhVCULh3MkPX9Vc16CPkle6t1tYAUQtlgIQJ29Add8F1wdDg4DUAF6L45hElbun2TQy2u0J4L_WJUPytFvIEeGyYQlAvY/s320/IMG_5211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296523114815570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGkIkgZM_8_Udsd3Nz_Xd-hd69UYo9XVxzdvGPNrDmW6BADEVe_hVN_NI0R85QRIPL25XeJljSzFk_DniRrWR2LSLPtmuxoR9DAckLFhWMqR3JmlFFYjtfrK12K8zeBQLsUaxMNINTRk/s1600/IMG_5213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGkIkgZM_8_Udsd3Nz_Xd-hd69UYo9XVxzdvGPNrDmW6BADEVe_hVN_NI0R85QRIPL25XeJljSzFk_DniRrWR2LSLPtmuxoR9DAckLFhWMqR3JmlFFYjtfrK12K8zeBQLsUaxMNINTRk/s320/IMG_5213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296100547111426" border="0" /></a>Christi gives a rundown of what's going to happen the first night of coaching. The students broke into groups and worked on various stations for the night, including trapeze work, stretching, and various acrobatic techniques...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow7RIWJzJ3Nkbbs5eIGLz1gq6oahFE_iJ9qYl8h6ALsVKCdPftjrzTp96-IlKzJY1TwcCpFTRlfV3SspELUpW1MtvgwlMcgijcINPA5PDAXIXqYGgODqk6VWyxHVd1TOUnjQvaMdirLA/s1600/IMG_5226.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgow7RIWJzJ3Nkbbs5eIGLz1gq6oahFE_iJ9qYl8h6ALsVKCdPftjrzTp96-IlKzJY1TwcCpFTRlfV3SspELUpW1MtvgwlMcgijcINPA5PDAXIXqYGgODqk6VWyxHVd1TOUnjQvaMdirLA/s320/IMG_5226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296089671142658" border="0" /></a>This is a stretch called the pretzel. Um....I call it...WOW.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BJqUHX_7PGiQ9c6znR1L-Sj0loWnXkTAEAC1vHKN8pl0rha_fgSnQ_AZ4jhBeAPb_Rj-GLp2Lp1g_iiMz5SVStob89Aa4CGz4tbpfQDtF8TQStKZWYSZK_yoJkN8c2vWKnTzMHyTUaA/s1600/IMG_5227.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BJqUHX_7PGiQ9c6znR1L-Sj0loWnXkTAEAC1vHKN8pl0rha_fgSnQ_AZ4jhBeAPb_Rj-GLp2Lp1g_iiMz5SVStob89Aa4CGz4tbpfQDtF8TQStKZWYSZK_yoJkN8c2vWKnTzMHyTUaA/s320/IMG_5227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296080478289698" border="0" /></a>Jadi helps demonstrate one of the acrobatic poses. This one uses counterweight and balancing between partners...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TKW25-yNghyphenhyphenFcCoFUcu_W8LbuDgHXjmPbP99KxvrWXW0drKon2aB8nWPjWPSkkYCYS6qDWu0CAXuKvQjMNtrkE_xTreYbZVbZesBAmtZduwgis1YK6HI956NZTO-KKU2HywuJw8B8qc/s1600/IMG_5235.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TKW25-yNghyphenhyphenFcCoFUcu_W8LbuDgHXjmPbP99KxvrWXW0drKon2aB8nWPjWPSkkYCYS6qDWu0CAXuKvQjMNtrkE_xTreYbZVbZesBAmtZduwgis1YK6HI956NZTO-KKU2HywuJw8B8qc/s320/IMG_5235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296074157164242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLoadPO4nh7rRui-tVex8uBRunTw69gi0Kt4Kfl2l-d77Jca-cpXNIwIheGnO1KiB5Wb0JAmGg64KIJ15vxdNL9424n9jwCUl9G2VlRHgE4CPqwi_HZC9Fv_IhZ9ch8hHz3aF8lS0GxU/s1600/IMG_5242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLoadPO4nh7rRui-tVex8uBRunTw69gi0Kt4Kfl2l-d77Jca-cpXNIwIheGnO1KiB5Wb0JAmGg64KIJ15vxdNL9424n9jwCUl9G2VlRHgE4CPqwi_HZC9Fv_IhZ9ch8hHz3aF8lS0GxU/s320/IMG_5242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295547259138114" border="0" /></a>Christi demonstrated the various poses that could occur with these techniques. Did I mention she's INCREDIBLY flexible?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZNOQECZr6uq0vvKvCT-QFQDZPOyvl-OxrS1MXxun0rAxcFzNXOz8fg86jbbODNI_whOzYKegyLHwT5mERUy_9SlnywPN4lkaU_1PBklrOy0aM5-181qbIWk5FuZcUmKVS9GbjG5abfg/s1600/IMG_5259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZNOQECZr6uq0vvKvCT-QFQDZPOyvl-OxrS1MXxun0rAxcFzNXOz8fg86jbbODNI_whOzYKegyLHwT5mERUy_9SlnywPN4lkaU_1PBklrOy0aM5-181qbIWk5FuZcUmKVS9GbjG5abfg/s320/IMG_5259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295544864092834" border="0" /></a>Christi teaches Caleigh how to be the base person in this partner stunt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKjVxuD4rE0qRGExXgiCjDxuLdTJFFPJdTSSjZvjrz96m7vfMiwNbiPG8b2iHjyEinQNSvOD9ZBo9T3tTMil4ymaipqjBhF8_TWRhH6PVpzL7jVWXudQSs6EuOKGfMRxy6GBJABx3dN0/s1600/IMG_5270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKjVxuD4rE0qRGExXgiCjDxuLdTJFFPJdTSSjZvjrz96m7vfMiwNbiPG8b2iHjyEinQNSvOD9ZBo9T3tTMil4ymaipqjBhF8_TWRhH6PVpzL7jVWXudQSs6EuOKGfMRxy6GBJABx3dN0/s320/IMG_5270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295536994676210" border="0" /></a>And then the students started to practice...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTzKAokFrlWR4qKc7I1aO1zaJEp0aesxBXxI3OoZp9WCuZYLVSxhk0tE9YEe2gtj6fraFc2QTcsUnK_JwaKx4HGvbYRYHQZ9eaU0LcvfL9xPHLYKnIWAHHZ848XUoOZOBcU6CAkXWLYQ/s1600/IMG_5273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTzKAokFrlWR4qKc7I1aO1zaJEp0aesxBXxI3OoZp9WCuZYLVSxhk0tE9YEe2gtj6fraFc2QTcsUnK_JwaKx4HGvbYRYHQZ9eaU0LcvfL9xPHLYKnIWAHHZ848XUoOZOBcU6CAkXWLYQ/s320/IMG_5273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295526550726482" border="0" /></a><br />Zoom in on this photo...Tessa's facial expression is priceless. Tess is so fun to photograph. She just always has an expression of joy in everything she does. She'll be leaving us after this week due to family commitments, and we'll miss her...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3rHXxhlnwuh8HgcLHLlfDKwFssYlO_pB_U2D4PqpvTtw1tuaz9FvCMGTD_S79Qf4xnYmclfCh9651iR1nW5l_6FrjpedcsqxNcVfYsrGyge7XhxyOTAUH-SPAXabXs5AV6z53IBUw_4/s1600/IMG_5285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3rHXxhlnwuh8HgcLHLlfDKwFssYlO_pB_U2D4PqpvTtw1tuaz9FvCMGTD_S79Qf4xnYmclfCh9651iR1nW5l_6FrjpedcsqxNcVfYsrGyge7XhxyOTAUH-SPAXabXs5AV6z53IBUw_4/s320/IMG_5285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295518919200018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HXO5cSadCacXfEonjr4KgCzzF__XOmv0MWu6X2mVQI5bCzSee8osc4ju1_ZwGMzYAsPthMk3fO96_rpLjVrlNsM9Dp9-NxZUjehctCcEfAAQDGENV0eSCONsbsiuyhjxSLM52xyZtNM/s1600/IMG_5289.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HXO5cSadCacXfEonjr4KgCzzF__XOmv0MWu6X2mVQI5bCzSee8osc4ju1_ZwGMzYAsPthMk3fO96_rpLjVrlNsM9Dp9-NxZUjehctCcEfAAQDGENV0eSCONsbsiuyhjxSLM52xyZtNM/s320/IMG_5289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295136031638178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d3W_e-OylptTQkvfVLz9tCwSo0vlUQpNikNnlTFLC84JWHLNvxKQRqUEJAddieh_y9JHsVAp-pRz2W3A46ivwJ13d_FrmLZKn3cquNfry1KxRLWnZe2MgtSY4dhYvrqV8nu-euVT9D8/s1600/IMG_5320.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d3W_e-OylptTQkvfVLz9tCwSo0vlUQpNikNnlTFLC84JWHLNvxKQRqUEJAddieh_y9JHsVAp-pRz2W3A46ivwJ13d_FrmLZKn3cquNfry1KxRLWnZe2MgtSY4dhYvrqV8nu-euVT9D8/s320/IMG_5320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498294649899095266" border="0" /></a><br />Christi works with her first group on the trapeze. She shows them the various tools trapezeists (is that a word) use, the swivels and hooks that help hold them in mid-air. It's amazing how such a small little hook can support a tremendous amount of weight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDhAm5ORCFhW96tk7PwpqdURG-fRTFHBnwQlwu20IgdbzHZFvUBhHbrsJHBASQvjbWeJ4hHkX6qKrRvQp88V0lOn1x2rS_EACXu830GYz1VxH2z010z-_O8mCATANclwBv624OJaQQJs/s1600/IMG_5291.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDhAm5ORCFhW96tk7PwpqdURG-fRTFHBnwQlwu20IgdbzHZFvUBhHbrsJHBASQvjbWeJ4hHkX6qKrRvQp88V0lOn1x2rS_EACXu830GYz1VxH2z010z-_O8mCATANclwBv624OJaQQJs/s320/IMG_5291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295129126796258" border="0" /></a>A can of rosin. You might know this from violinists, who use rosin to help their bow stick to the strings. This spray-type is a kind of stick-um that helps the acrobat grip the trapeze.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rEr5_51CQzvuBXDw5GvSvDZKiCgsoYL_LQPQIVMxWR7RbF7nvo94DECWDmBPrq2YvfS5_5-cL5hK2Xt1hQWp4NMNNwPoc-uadPOdSGnPPZrVz_-JxUpD6vxxO71SOneCcDJZwxKEryU/s1600/IMG_5298.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rEr5_51CQzvuBXDw5GvSvDZKiCgsoYL_LQPQIVMxWR7RbF7nvo94DECWDmBPrq2YvfS5_5-cL5hK2Xt1hQWp4NMNNwPoc-uadPOdSGnPPZrVz_-JxUpD6vxxO71SOneCcDJZwxKEryU/s320/IMG_5298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295115710630754" border="0" /></a>Demonstration time...Christi jumps up to the bar with the greatest of ease (sorry, I had to say it)...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PWBRFxIiVzozhCF_DQhQbkI50B-WdQB_MZAhuO3wVHkpQUhLUam3W3LFx7Aj5ZNhGJat2GGm-kytmrK2lmX1cWFB12mxo3sn-T0ZWy81nJ_l8POJZSrRAnRnX3Od2_YyaWlK_bgXmJ0/s1600/IMG_5307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PWBRFxIiVzozhCF_DQhQbkI50B-WdQB_MZAhuO3wVHkpQUhLUam3W3LFx7Aj5ZNhGJat2GGm-kytmrK2lmX1cWFB12mxo3sn-T0ZWy81nJ_l8POJZSrRAnRnX3Od2_YyaWlK_bgXmJ0/s320/IMG_5307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295105186023410" border="0" /></a>It's only about six feet off the ground, but trust me, according to the students, it may as well be twenty, it feels so high once you're up there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0vjB9k0TSVRVpJ7fRN8kezOOdotXTmPm6IieMfn63yhCnpL4tbibCpn8IkFYF2JI24SY-HWhpM750KQ2TuKdzqDvY-6FdpIeJBmCRYE7qTytbjFdSXgwrUuYVqRZZAil6DkNmIdub20/s1600/IMG_5308.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0vjB9k0TSVRVpJ7fRN8kezOOdotXTmPm6IieMfn63yhCnpL4tbibCpn8IkFYF2JI24SY-HWhpM750KQ2TuKdzqDvY-6FdpIeJBmCRYE7qTytbjFdSXgwrUuYVqRZZAil6DkNmIdub20/s320/IMG_5308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498295096425020418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKL-N22cXYkdeMHDd9GubGHUIUM7rOlTI1C5jcE7N2t1lTtiP9Hh4BaSzPtxuEm92Uqol9k8mUpG6xBFXlwgAPoIdQECn-yfT7wiJ1UlV7z1ZUDDx_ieblWXVItWFkxvGqV4BYe5CYTg/s1600/IMG_5311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKL-N22cXYkdeMHDd9GubGHUIUM7rOlTI1C5jcE7N2t1lTtiP9Hh4BaSzPtxuEm92Uqol9k8mUpG6xBFXlwgAPoIdQECn-yfT7wiJ1UlV7z1ZUDDx_ieblWXVItWFkxvGqV4BYe5CYTg/s320/IMG_5311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498294669321970050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PZV6Xqs7289DrFBNVsfwZJ6DTodxmiFV1npo9LFEEn5MWgLoxPGI3wsRrpE-jRQT9MnptHskZAjnjClsOxvJ8ldkJhKU2OILcUt-nu5nJxRWuYr4rItUuNEleABsuM5tNkDsP76qbxY/s1600/IMG_5317.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PZV6Xqs7289DrFBNVsfwZJ6DTodxmiFV1npo9LFEEn5MWgLoxPGI3wsRrpE-jRQT9MnptHskZAjnjClsOxvJ8ldkJhKU2OILcUt-nu5nJxRWuYr4rItUuNEleABsuM5tNkDsP76qbxY/s320/IMG_5317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498294657364248642" border="0" /></a>Michael was first up. Christi taught him how to swing upside down while intermittently gripping the bar. All the students later reported "Man...that bar HURTS."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNri_-auZPrq0y8OcMZQX5eYIsZQvGLCLG1fBxoByi9vnWD446IvJAU0LbzNUkkx41K_9FCW1_kDH59xc2a0lRfTibR8ix_l-k0qN3loHdgcDJd2RGc_7g5y92ATghSEsIP7npw93PtLE/s1600/IMG_5325.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUkRfvhkkOiLk2sYL1U_uw6xiBl9Gm0q8kK6_Dvz4MuiNI7_pK-9PuXDQBZ-jip4qZN3mymcbjP2IX2DSV0L2on_asoL0iZZIdN_tIVgnChsvDwWUEKhj8kMM6e2zNMCL2s6_SnrffCY/s1600/IMG_5328.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUkRfvhkkOiLk2sYL1U_uw6xiBl9Gm0q8kK6_Dvz4MuiNI7_pK-9PuXDQBZ-jip4qZN3mymcbjP2IX2DSV0L2on_asoL0iZZIdN_tIVgnChsvDwWUEKhj8kMM6e2zNMCL2s6_SnrffCY/s320/IMG_5328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498294633645005090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNri_-auZPrq0y8OcMZQX5eYIsZQvGLCLG1fBxoByi9vnWD446IvJAU0LbzNUkkx41K_9FCW1_kDH59xc2a0lRfTibR8ix_l-k0qN3loHdgcDJd2RGc_7g5y92ATghSEsIP7npw93PtLE/s1600/IMG_5325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNri_-auZPrq0y8OcMZQX5eYIsZQvGLCLG1fBxoByi9vnWD446IvJAU0LbzNUkkx41K_9FCW1_kDH59xc2a0lRfTibR8ix_l-k0qN3loHdgcDJd2RGc_7g5y92ATghSEsIP7npw93PtLE/s320/IMG_5325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498294648291759378" border="0" /></a>Rylee was up next (he did get up on the bar...see the pictures later on)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyAik6xe3LBFRCi41WqCpp-3XSzUvyWgLXXnL5zJQPCiQz611odNpobsjI_75tt51MZyPein-hqsB42VVPO3Uw6ARmvXGSObxpvdZqVFwM7hLrbsCdMQJ7jEF9B29uIOlwrvf1ZeuyD8/s1600/IMG_5331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyAik6xe3LBFRCi41WqCpp-3XSzUvyWgLXXnL5zJQPCiQz611odNpobsjI_75tt51MZyPein-hqsB42VVPO3Uw6ARmvXGSObxpvdZqVFwM7hLrbsCdMQJ7jEF9B29uIOlwrvf1ZeuyD8/s320/IMG_5331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498293903156550002" border="0" /></a>Eric's smile is even more brilliant from six feet above...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIpSzxayyGCOC2aXG_WqIKHHHjkRk_gWLOxiqkvWBcFvq6PVoA46lWZ3xdjHcL-a8XzIWsZOip11URKAFZqCw1J-yyKdYh-iy9mILCwltJOD3JQwHTisvHVZgioV4JDOqbITHvugVoPo/s1600/IMG_5339.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIpSzxayyGCOC2aXG_WqIKHHHjkRk_gWLOxiqkvWBcFvq6PVoA46lWZ3xdjHcL-a8XzIWsZOip11URKAFZqCw1J-yyKdYh-iy9mILCwltJOD3JQwHTisvHVZgioV4JDOqbITHvugVoPo/s320/IMG_5339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498293894620387858" border="0" /></a>Learning to turn around...NOT as easy as it looks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm8HFWkkT7uAV_5k1x8-bW2SjJKNpfJBWftYtpoh4v_2J44Rd9eU3BhyC-6egXB_U9rtt0W-9fQcYlQsC1POhKkhcvYE-pBgEp-u5Zbw-KP9VRdiMVPZpY4m0-_zjsbYBfYH9VIQ1SCU/s1600/IMG_5343.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm8HFWkkT7uAV_5k1x8-bW2SjJKNpfJBWftYtpoh4v_2J44Rd9eU3BhyC-6egXB_U9rtt0W-9fQcYlQsC1POhKkhcvYE-pBgEp-u5Zbw-KP9VRdiMVPZpY4m0-_zjsbYBfYH9VIQ1SCU/s320/IMG_5343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498293885540078258" border="0" /></a>And now a word from a few of our stations, which were happening simultaneously...<br /><br />Nicky and Sarah P. work on a partner stunt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CJ7FN9LPe7BuMwHuPwiek1yvrR3w3fXyw8REBePtGFStWYrwW8pRCqIHs13XuEEgjKWLbTvMzkTMm6bo1QsWobOlVTD8dB0405ehTVp79_bIC7xn7-aDkhDve-VYhHk-Wh-feOgUXqo/s1600/IMG_5344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CJ7FN9LPe7BuMwHuPwiek1yvrR3w3fXyw8REBePtGFStWYrwW8pRCqIHs13XuEEgjKWLbTvMzkTMm6bo1QsWobOlVTD8dB0405ehTVp79_bIC7xn7-aDkhDve-VYhHk-Wh-feOgUXqo/s320/IMG_5344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498293871177093282" border="0" /></a>Maddy and Elinor stretch...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHELyLiKzUwaFh5R3_Iyb7Qk3yoitkagquXmRya2tlMIz4M9VHs1esV-LUm07GC1rD7SCcnpRJuNJMPn7zTe0aYUXhqCgQPKDJiZwHH4Pe0Ctef7TXuKktHjJzMfEni3cIzwYemazPtw/s1600/IMG_5352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHELyLiKzUwaFh5R3_Iyb7Qk3yoitkagquXmRya2tlMIz4M9VHs1esV-LUm07GC1rD7SCcnpRJuNJMPn7zTe0aYUXhqCgQPKDJiZwHH4Pe0Ctef7TXuKktHjJzMfEni3cIzwYemazPtw/s320/IMG_5352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498293864866510962" border="0" /></a>As do Nyna and Skye...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqEaG3XBqNdNOMrbAr4RsaOaKcePA43p65xN4vrfdqEv0B7s3zBHOqa-nD6p9afpUL1HSIzNR7lUmiULkygxhi_J_h8u63bQMXWojOpho4-Ae8cjt8S8CKG9Xje8xgtoeUxtYgPceqKU/s1600/IMG_5354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqEaG3XBqNdNOMrbAr4RsaOaKcePA43p65xN4vrfdqEv0B7s3zBHOqa-nD6p9afpUL1HSIzNR7lUmiULkygxhi_J_h8u63bQMXWojOpho4-Ae8cjt8S8CKG9Xje8xgtoeUxtYgPceqKU/s320/IMG_5354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498291616497996082" border="0" /></a><br />Wait a MINUTE...no one told me there was a geek station... :) Never a dull moment with this group...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlTkd6gBoOyATIpqTyW9sxXpbWbGTTf38Opn2n2jxC93g2UxTyUkBOiR32nN2BiTMl-0HrpF2ECP7-ewWFuxGhS0Ujipmsj8xoFO838xHwYbTQ6QL7RJ9A4VoN_Uh72kTL21I4zbUi3k/s1600/IMG_5377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlTkd6gBoOyATIpqTyW9sxXpbWbGTTf38Opn2n2jxC93g2UxTyUkBOiR32nN2BiTMl-0HrpF2ECP7-ewWFuxGhS0Ujipmsj8xoFO838xHwYbTQ6QL7RJ9A4VoN_Uh72kTL21I4zbUi3k/s320/IMG_5377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498291588927820514" border="0" /></a>Riley takes to the bar...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Lz17sKiwkGSkxghTPbcFPkO08qLu9ZhY5mACiVSbBqBJBVhHBfHXKLLhJZUwj1XRdP7-Hx_wrxNZnFW5vDPTaqoJA8CAKzlWbvbQ-ahnyw2J3p_grGz_GDHfezNqm7Ck8cGz31Dkng/s1600/IMG_5357.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1Lz17sKiwkGSkxghTPbcFPkO08qLu9ZhY5mACiVSbBqBJBVhHBfHXKLLhJZUwj1XRdP7-Hx_wrxNZnFW5vDPTaqoJA8CAKzlWbvbQ-ahnyw2J3p_grGz_GDHfezNqm7Ck8cGz31Dkng/s320/IMG_5357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498291607803439554" border="0" /></a>Sarai defies gravity...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28Vml4tWsp1E9sUxT2e3JlHcvU2UCrOGqHYtsYGPOPjzsCX6L3FA_x0rUPngrhXMmWDm9977n7opjPyApd3yVGDyAy9qcRAuc8GAnwoymUpG6YW4ktURvqT7f-L8MgDfu6WFsRSbLMt0/s1600/IMG_5374.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28Vml4tWsp1E9sUxT2e3JlHcvU2UCrOGqHYtsYGPOPjzsCX6L3FA_x0rUPngrhXMmWDm9977n7opjPyApd3yVGDyAy9qcRAuc8GAnwoymUpG6YW4ktURvqT7f-L8MgDfu6WFsRSbLMt0/s320/IMG_5374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498291603245687922" border="0" /></a>Michael, my thoughts EXACTLY...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qJUCjgXWrzUvSF0Sdt_1no4xNP-NUR9-JZCw_CqHyZIOc5RH9uvsnlbz6ea-yf0HUrElx0fpxp3otpCtwyHm37BAJOa5HCSUBCIO-_HpupQyRmL1FUNdQUdPTHqj2GOSM3ZjeIg-fPU/s1600/IMG_5386.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qJUCjgXWrzUvSF0Sdt_1no4xNP-NUR9-JZCw_CqHyZIOc5RH9uvsnlbz6ea-yf0HUrElx0fpxp3otpCtwyHm37BAJOa5HCSUBCIO-_HpupQyRmL1FUNdQUdPTHqj2GOSM3ZjeIg-fPU/s320/IMG_5386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498291579633292018" border="0" /></a>Sarai gets up on the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OhF1BfRlNNKKX5vPw1Op6N8Ky4o4rTJpw1tYA4EtukRuagdSA3Pp-BBf0bbPQ2f2w6OIZVOsftOmVzXxGsf1jeC7lPRWi3OyQiZmemk2xYc9z2p6VKnYBRz86sJ8BL-rx3RXKJSxD9Y/s1600/IMG_5393.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OhF1BfRlNNKKX5vPw1Op6N8Ky4o4rTJpw1tYA4EtukRuagdSA3Pp-BBf0bbPQ2f2w6OIZVOsftOmVzXxGsf1jeC7lPRWi3OyQiZmemk2xYc9z2p6VKnYBRz86sJ8BL-rx3RXKJSxD9Y/s320/IMG_5393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290784246810770" border="0" /></a><br />Maddy practices a developee (sorry, can't spell it correctly on the blog without a French language keyboard...my apologies to the French)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jnpL89JC5XG4l9sSTu7JOLmYCyQZPtcU3znIzkCiHqfgtf95pmtoCN_fvHHuQKZ7yroeyJokmxS6yECP9714VET7qHlxkvsRpT5HtHrpjgfZ7fTf1J2ItSa_dKg76NQ8BJf3SKX6vZA/s1600/IMG_5397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jnpL89JC5XG4l9sSTu7JOLmYCyQZPtcU3znIzkCiHqfgtf95pmtoCN_fvHHuQKZ7yroeyJokmxS6yECP9714VET7qHlxkvsRpT5HtHrpjgfZ7fTf1J2ItSa_dKg76NQ8BJf3SKX6vZA/s320/IMG_5397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290777444218690" border="0" /></a>Sarah B. on the trapeze...she will also be leaving us after this week, which makes us doubly sad...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3fuyO8U_0KZkOOElfWoFsp88f34ErTPOoO-6d059ilfO8dA7NCWFaYCh1ysLQ6Ck9apmOV3r6uefOR0-hg-5xm7pWerSxt9iD0G9r0BUVgxLle-98cfV5h0o7ZVgRVlG_hXB1j3Cx8s/s1600/IMG_5411.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3fuyO8U_0KZkOOElfWoFsp88f34ErTPOoO-6d059ilfO8dA7NCWFaYCh1ysLQ6Ck9apmOV3r6uefOR0-hg-5xm7pWerSxt9iD0G9r0BUVgxLle-98cfV5h0o7ZVgRVlG_hXB1j3Cx8s/s320/IMG_5411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290754007224290" border="0" /></a>Elinor celebrating a successful stunt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHviq2gD0AT4rVw5iGnQf5U8rxTi_GwvpACPsun2QsTSY84zZOqGySucm2u8EPo4L1-ceA-OjqwerheSBOELTLG7PYg3RL1gpyEUL_LcQOXwM99k4UhgJF5Pz64Yn3RoJLfewS0A3HOw/s1600/IMG_5425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHviq2gD0AT4rVw5iGnQf5U8rxTi_GwvpACPsun2QsTSY84zZOqGySucm2u8EPo4L1-ceA-OjqwerheSBOELTLG7PYg3RL1gpyEUL_LcQOXwM99k4UhgJF5Pz64Yn3RoJLfewS0A3HOw/s320/IMG_5425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290331034410098" border="0" /></a>Jacque striking a pose...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaWBSBuZjF6v0BxEaDW50aeUtmA1ho4BlU36ANQcgBKYcCUGOnh5LOTTeo8AiRJtAyinGQGqRJ1LHC6vxIBtSZd6cIIrf4lOo395P_l-z2ysbYUjFuw75qtcqUke5n2bmpO1IGaOLP_k/s1600/IMG_5427.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaWBSBuZjF6v0BxEaDW50aeUtmA1ho4BlU36ANQcgBKYcCUGOnh5LOTTeo8AiRJtAyinGQGqRJ1LHC6vxIBtSZd6cIIrf4lOo395P_l-z2ysbYUjFuw75qtcqUke5n2bmpO1IGaOLP_k/s320/IMG_5427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290321128509074" border="0" /></a>Logan is up for the challenge...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZCcYCv4ySuYfHRKQieDqtWBMWCCvvnwXtUyYzOmPKdoe9TZuzhwdlvZ1W_vooeznzMfTBqvMZ6jbr3WeojkqWXIeoSEmmoXFGkP1X2ysRu0l3eONSJCO0aa2pmLlyoe6m1KgLivshcU/s1600/IMG_5432.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZCcYCv4ySuYfHRKQieDqtWBMWCCvvnwXtUyYzOmPKdoe9TZuzhwdlvZ1W_vooeznzMfTBqvMZ6jbr3WeojkqWXIeoSEmmoXFGkP1X2ysRu0l3eONSJCO0aa2pmLlyoe6m1KgLivshcU/s320/IMG_5432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290309690998146" border="0" /></a>And striking a pose as well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AKsy1BUg-kWIvCxXEMVmBGttMEFNkZ1Z9fA2XgsmlS8qicSJHw2jgRmCO8_lwS9dPCV5YxmulqOPdKPty5tcQRUkJa8SEv2qqOw3QET9Pfqz9ih_5SMEchSFHT2_5nTqPGWnC298rTw/s1600/IMG_5439.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AKsy1BUg-kWIvCxXEMVmBGttMEFNkZ1Z9fA2XgsmlS8qicSJHw2jgRmCO8_lwS9dPCV5YxmulqOPdKPty5tcQRUkJa8SEv2qqOw3QET9Pfqz9ih_5SMEchSFHT2_5nTqPGWnC298rTw/s320/IMG_5439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290300990780674" border="0" /></a>Christi gives pointers to Jadi about gripping the bar in-between swings...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHY_fKVmiXgPY8nedec_AqN93AJwm7r_E16qRHkiN885fltdA8gqHPGws5GvjAJL5LxblFbEZN7DYsZy6kJWfIHKCSV0n7hn_vITt-3mWtCTzedAbz3NAgOaUT6AmU_8xoOrCUr-vbxQ/s1600/IMG_5448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHY_fKVmiXgPY8nedec_AqN93AJwm7r_E16qRHkiN885fltdA8gqHPGws5GvjAJL5LxblFbEZN7DYsZy6kJWfIHKCSV0n7hn_vITt-3mWtCTzedAbz3NAgOaUT6AmU_8xoOrCUr-vbxQ/s320/IMG_5448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289827803677074" border="0" /></a><br />Jadi is another person who always exudes enthusiasm and energy. She will be leaving us after this week, which makes us triply sad...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSYCMP8wvkhGurjHPNXcOvY_yAWL4y_xZRGRqMhNaLLZ2sMSCjGCfmeKkLd7gNku6cBglADB38w4VTBPXxIhWGL197ILHYTe5-b5YPdLW6w1M0VAsS4kiVmPWJhlhhj0qOQWUbyxoIGQ/s1600/IMG_5457.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSYCMP8wvkhGurjHPNXcOvY_yAWL4y_xZRGRqMhNaLLZ2sMSCjGCfmeKkLd7gNku6cBglADB38w4VTBPXxIhWGL197ILHYTe5-b5YPdLW6w1M0VAsS4kiVmPWJhlhhj0qOQWUbyxoIGQ/s320/IMG_5457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289806029251058" border="0" /></a>Eric shows that STRETCHING IS FUN FUN FUN...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHPItoMmRu_MfXM7ZNiGgcmFwjLcQmO8sYYqKiU-WcDTz52QD4jb14b3ck1980evlz5L9biBBx72_oz_-HxtZWqapJf539PGORURd20pt6RdR1-m8GFwLGhPkyi8sc3HtqT_4C-3J7w0/s1600/IMG_5458.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHPItoMmRu_MfXM7ZNiGgcmFwjLcQmO8sYYqKiU-WcDTz52QD4jb14b3ck1980evlz5L9biBBx72_oz_-HxtZWqapJf539PGORURd20pt6RdR1-m8GFwLGhPkyi8sc3HtqT_4C-3J7w0/s320/IMG_5458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289795980052562" border="0" /></a>Rylee stretches with Ana...at least I'm pretty sure that's Ana...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEYubxDCdVOjQHc9AR117GieDT8G3sAXZ_8P3kaYSGZuTUJRlIPIdG0bqkCG52tN778wLNSnZOmY2v9wwyVmWDsZUM1XPyN3Q7TfMC2j24TjUxln3wWIcMuBs4cafUT_mzkCxNRbaQH8/s1600/IMG_5463.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEYubxDCdVOjQHc9AR117GieDT8G3sAXZ_8P3kaYSGZuTUJRlIPIdG0bqkCG52tN778wLNSnZOmY2v9wwyVmWDsZUM1XPyN3Q7TfMC2j24TjUxln3wWIcMuBs4cafUT_mzkCxNRbaQH8/s320/IMG_5463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289789186125714" border="0" /></a>Sarah P. on the trapeze...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMMd_ml98bnnQx1HuzUjUWkbtCK1NgZB10v8Wib4ka67hS0GDnYMI6tnEt_4qvxYuV1cCRkWL4lapD1IWMmGxmY7LCPB6Gtcd_aPM1S3bWAQsGXWf2g0p-4g38KaHvXNU2FgS4F0T6Q0/s1600/IMG_5468.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMMd_ml98bnnQx1HuzUjUWkbtCK1NgZB10v8Wib4ka67hS0GDnYMI6tnEt_4qvxYuV1cCRkWL4lapD1IWMmGxmY7LCPB6Gtcd_aPM1S3bWAQsGXWf2g0p-4g38KaHvXNU2FgS4F0T6Q0/s320/IMG_5468.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289325260964786" border="0" /></a>Nicky learning how to swing. I think all the students appreciated Christi holding their feet while learning this skill. There might have been a few flips, otherwise..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_NHwaKkFx8Sd4pFjCGEGpM7CPI0KfQkbdX-taSdD8TMY7QAm5AtsHRcIfMsc-ujEofy3ZzBJvHRdeHOS8EKjevOGPpJblMxtPryu2ILl-u7pwyFzuvT1hi5gb8v4kcpKYIxjnWvi1jo/s1600/IMG_5474.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_NHwaKkFx8Sd4pFjCGEGpM7CPI0KfQkbdX-taSdD8TMY7QAm5AtsHRcIfMsc-ujEofy3ZzBJvHRdeHOS8EKjevOGPpJblMxtPryu2ILl-u7pwyFzuvT1hi5gb8v4kcpKYIxjnWvi1jo/s320/IMG_5474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289317806054114" border="0" /></a>Superman pose?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9aJN_IW39Wx3Yjj3K5UXvMG0Rh1-HY7uOKPEWDv9wn_Su7ZoXkuCKMVJ_aLv_TuYj3qxJ-MrJIXgWeQ3nXxcijSjzub1wrhNqDaqgG7FAX-e7jPUz6xtjo1TlTdjcXKZVoiyJ74aiJ4/s1600/IMG_5479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9aJN_IW39Wx3Yjj3K5UXvMG0Rh1-HY7uOKPEWDv9wn_Su7ZoXkuCKMVJ_aLv_TuYj3qxJ-MrJIXgWeQ3nXxcijSjzub1wrhNqDaqgG7FAX-e7jPUz6xtjo1TlTdjcXKZVoiyJ74aiJ4/s320/IMG_5479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289298516367762" border="0" /></a>Um...kids...don't try this at home. If I had audio on the blog you could hear the collective *GASP* that happened when Christi demonstrated this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIVTWEUNt8jMzJlLXKUydPUDeP3-dJJ4Y2CG20rjOdl3rgJJptpxHwau2z1znKd4dkE6DQt4m0SFgMSpOELu9TD5HBmxeTG2NdlaACqSogyvFAxt68I-wxnoBF0hQp6wAlAouJscfxSc/s1600/IMG_5486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIVTWEUNt8jMzJlLXKUydPUDeP3-dJJ4Y2CG20rjOdl3rgJJptpxHwau2z1znKd4dkE6DQt4m0SFgMSpOELu9TD5HBmxeTG2NdlaACqSogyvFAxt68I-wxnoBF0hQp6wAlAouJscfxSc/s320/IMG_5486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288825794697810" border="0" /></a>Em poses for the crowd...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm0UQL1DI1AntIbvoI0R7sfvOvHqKVV5J-Bam2b0kujmpW1K8JceQzylAoSA8HmM5W1JM6MbOttX7iUO2liHrBvwPsG7CESvCvTo1ph007LXLm8TaB8fKQWae4ZSRPdw_ngkP6LR3RsE/s1600/IMG_5496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm0UQL1DI1AntIbvoI0R7sfvOvHqKVV5J-Bam2b0kujmpW1K8JceQzylAoSA8HmM5W1JM6MbOttX7iUO2liHrBvwPsG7CESvCvTo1ph007LXLm8TaB8fKQWae4ZSRPdw_ngkP6LR3RsE/s320/IMG_5496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288818155201746" border="0" /></a>Caleigh practices swinging...she's so tall that her fingers brushed the mat when she swung!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj279JKvAOzsZSkaobUf9wVtCBqZFqnbs23IhutaAk7gfyUN0DJqjjjZcin67PHCvMtZTj2xupKuQqd6TUnMml93dKtVJpHsAUmET1Mk5eiw2EvvDJsBQrg3-Ocja38vjr5LXbnZe_Nm_I/s1600/IMG_5500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj279JKvAOzsZSkaobUf9wVtCBqZFqnbs23IhutaAk7gfyUN0DJqjjjZcin67PHCvMtZTj2xupKuQqd6TUnMml93dKtVJpHsAUmET1Mk5eiw2EvvDJsBQrg3-Ocja38vjr5LXbnZe_Nm_I/s320/IMG_5500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288810655293554" border="0" /></a>Another successful attempt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-OwIZZxg3S-w6-xWK6MtDzqQMiXRxua4LNdd5pR9hKnjAaXja2CHe43kbd6miuUvl_qybkUGhIGzK_6HzVhqmWv88_RSghOfHgZZr4eVRJru3aGGEI66yEAwnqnNtRWGohSvY1Mh1Wk/s1600/IMG_5504.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-OwIZZxg3S-w6-xWK6MtDzqQMiXRxua4LNdd5pR9hKnjAaXja2CHe43kbd6miuUvl_qybkUGhIGzK_6HzVhqmWv88_RSghOfHgZZr4eVRJru3aGGEI66yEAwnqnNtRWGohSvY1Mh1Wk/s320/IMG_5504.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288799393802306" border="0" /></a>Elinor and Sierra pull off a stunt...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbOj2aDukOekC26xEfwHoJyd_UAVyM_TO01JS2Grr790XlX8TaBYNv3dNjikIn4TaT7dGd83TiEreGOTGefSKXEmVgTubgPkW4Rudw1P_At1wIwUusAhQwATmicit6-JA5xu4FkB1YwE/s1600/IMG_5506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbOj2aDukOekC26xEfwHoJyd_UAVyM_TO01JS2Grr790XlX8TaBYNv3dNjikIn4TaT7dGd83TiEreGOTGefSKXEmVgTubgPkW4Rudw1P_At1wIwUusAhQwATmicit6-JA5xu4FkB1YwE/s320/IMG_5506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288796576776786" border="0" /></a>Clayton on the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna6oU9qO0UXUJsqVvd0yHA-yVM8vTLTeGaO2pV52C1GyQ8YLwztR_9JgmJ1T2hG20Ht_14e2zqYscW2FGCHJEduqVZdYs9u0wNPZUZNCs5qHDRIz1N4LHMRirZNYTXsFM41vXvL0uZqI/s1600/IMG_5510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna6oU9qO0UXUJsqVvd0yHA-yVM8vTLTeGaO2pV52C1GyQ8YLwztR_9JgmJ1T2hG20Ht_14e2zqYscW2FGCHJEduqVZdYs9u0wNPZUZNCs5qHDRIz1N4LHMRirZNYTXsFM41vXvL0uZqI/s320/IMG_5510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288335167148866" border="0" /></a>Sarah P. pulls off the pretzel. YEOUCH. Good job, Sarah!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAHeDtKObejmvBtztcj5I9oRPf5EUaF2ITYQWhCoYU436r2frhbxioxjdklC_nLu6YTUuPlnujiceSr1jfhy4DkjDLGddNTzfQt9-e8UiENU2tcADBXfiSlxmdIe8tJoNDCYxO0onloc/s1600/IMG_5511.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAHeDtKObejmvBtztcj5I9oRPf5EUaF2ITYQWhCoYU436r2frhbxioxjdklC_nLu6YTUuPlnujiceSr1jfhy4DkjDLGddNTzfQt9-e8UiENU2tcADBXfiSlxmdIe8tJoNDCYxO0onloc/s320/IMG_5511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288330998139314" border="0" /></a>Mikaila makes it onto the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQxPq8eNcQlSOiTcIgNiva6u_0jumgwJ1IZIc3jXHrJ3acSY1Jqg5RTjAujamrJzI9rMacZ4ARwYrSfUfq-mBINX9Kr1YIBgkdn3pCknMZZjp5WHezAA7MOZlgRyTY0uqL_hI1bB2gHE/s1600/IMG_5516.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQxPq8eNcQlSOiTcIgNiva6u_0jumgwJ1IZIc3jXHrJ3acSY1Jqg5RTjAujamrJzI9rMacZ4ARwYrSfUfq-mBINX9Kr1YIBgkdn3pCknMZZjp5WHezAA7MOZlgRyTY0uqL_hI1bB2gHE/s320/IMG_5516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288324133157010" border="0" /></a>Mandie swinging...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IU2WoMr-tEMEcpbOJXQZ0yggeiWhpxe3CpVdb3c3ZXAfCKMVEURK1L1lrBKdHB_eHFRpSSjQB0C-_6MChNlWkamLLTGsitACOxn6N-0f17zURzh4boiViVxfulis7FMZf7a-Z0L7wDQ/s1600/IMG_5530.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IU2WoMr-tEMEcpbOJXQZ0yggeiWhpxe3CpVdb3c3ZXAfCKMVEURK1L1lrBKdHB_eHFRpSSjQB0C-_6MChNlWkamLLTGsitACOxn6N-0f17zURzh4boiViVxfulis7FMZf7a-Z0L7wDQ/s320/IMG_5530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288316315929042" border="0" /></a>Cooper stands super tall up there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOg7tEtpSSIlOGIxGWrBVT1qC9e6sHfBf_WGhPF7IQGpHg_-_0umlqKlijTaCThAGxUXomotfnknKLmU_247Ncv8xGApjJQ56bwNOhQ9RUc061BzH_kgOsSxoC_5BF3gn0dJsTnzuiWg/s1600/IMG_5536.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOg7tEtpSSIlOGIxGWrBVT1qC9e6sHfBf_WGhPF7IQGpHg_-_0umlqKlijTaCThAGxUXomotfnknKLmU_247Ncv8xGApjJQ56bwNOhQ9RUc061BzH_kgOsSxoC_5BF3gn0dJsTnzuiWg/s320/IMG_5536.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288309334628962" border="0" /></a>Cooper and Christi share a laugh after he jumps down...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML-G1cf6IxPcROdZX07VTFXc_M3dxF358lb11dO7h8hPlIK_xAK65prsyAH5O725EvxntYB3CfmjbKdBbcqCQEXebmSwJ7smxTCPqjM8MEMkbHSqPWAty5as_9stnUNPtUA_GwkwSDmg/s1600/IMG_5537.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML-G1cf6IxPcROdZX07VTFXc_M3dxF358lb11dO7h8hPlIK_xAK65prsyAH5O725EvxntYB3CfmjbKdBbcqCQEXebmSwJ7smxTCPqjM8MEMkbHSqPWAty5as_9stnUNPtUA_GwkwSDmg/s320/IMG_5537.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286738611656338" border="0" /></a>Tessa is a happy acrobat...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW479EEr05IONlOwvpkeL28u8T1cSctRnB5uZhyphenhyphenMQWqT-gzr8QTtqzy-weTDEcMGxdLOKyNt0hMpO4yGxTE9WKlWXNpMHpdlMqx5k-WNdwaKocbi_K2nO6xC_Bpnc6VXnCovQWVIiff0/s1600/IMG_5542.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW479EEr05IONlOwvpkeL28u8T1cSctRnB5uZhyphenhyphenMQWqT-gzr8QTtqzy-weTDEcMGxdLOKyNt0hMpO4yGxTE9WKlWXNpMHpdlMqx5k-WNdwaKocbi_K2nO6xC_Bpnc6VXnCovQWVIiff0/s320/IMG_5542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286729497200194" border="0" /></a>In between rotations, Christi talks to the students about her career and how she took her dance training into the acrobatic arts field. Pretty fascinating how we can extrapolate so many of the skills learned at Next Step Prep into a variety of careers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjXiOSH-lgAfPOj2zIKXyWh7aKjJcFvs02tcK5XpRKmCzdgEQnKNq4xRqZucnfvZzAkGL7AP8ljWgDgtehRV8JbvqxMoPgu3JcRKHoOMvqMf-YhW6RNQM5w-Q_aBWeUDUmnvuFdcg9Z0/s1600/IMG_5548.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjXiOSH-lgAfPOj2zIKXyWh7aKjJcFvs02tcK5XpRKmCzdgEQnKNq4xRqZucnfvZzAkGL7AP8ljWgDgtehRV8JbvqxMoPgu3JcRKHoOMvqMf-YhW6RNQM5w-Q_aBWeUDUmnvuFdcg9Z0/s320/IMG_5548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286715482538418" border="0" /></a>Ok...I had to put in ONE artistic shot...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q0gZxOQbMq0AmyPEED63RPYIzMWfBD3lNyx-0nCE5o1PpJDUzchA8Qj6XLzh6RNkyuPtfdHYNKZzde47ckfFHlTQeZ4EAXJGXKIYbh5WjYmdJT8qBhWSNd5jFE_TKJ9GUrBKUPo3Oi0/s1600/IMG_5550.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q0gZxOQbMq0AmyPEED63RPYIzMWfBD3lNyx-0nCE5o1PpJDUzchA8Qj6XLzh6RNkyuPtfdHYNKZzde47ckfFHlTQeZ4EAXJGXKIYbh5WjYmdJT8qBhWSNd5jFE_TKJ9GUrBKUPo3Oi0/s320/IMG_5550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286706207389874" border="0" /></a>Sarai ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tbdaN0RQwd8zJdhcb59SQnJn4sHvVBTxWR4r_9HoICjM2uZ1m_qCiXJGIMOk_WlAg7W9-ON-K_9hSw1K8ZMnp0kk5kFpK0RXfuHHwkxn4loe3cO2i612BpgMMyzJivczeJKgEu2kPrw/s1600/IMG_5554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tbdaN0RQwd8zJdhcb59SQnJn4sHvVBTxWR4r_9HoICjM2uZ1m_qCiXJGIMOk_WlAg7W9-ON-K_9hSw1K8ZMnp0kk5kFpK0RXfuHHwkxn4loe3cO2i612BpgMMyzJivczeJKgEu2kPrw/s320/IMG_5554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286135562298498" border="0" /></a>Maddy practicing swinging. Christi encouraged the students to arch their back as much as possible and try to look at the other side of the room...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofJiIINYYT41eE6lGDqLKGHhU6LPjTKLo5oYqV-hv_ati4XprV8X2qJc86Sc8QVLKLnBUAy_97E-YH8gbZo7FEm7j0bYr-rGYhDbtVk2ykrYe0EynakDQ6CUql9hdRCfSN7hoAWXCD5Q/s1600/IMG_5565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofJiIINYYT41eE6lGDqLKGHhU6LPjTKLo5oYqV-hv_ati4XprV8X2qJc86Sc8QVLKLnBUAy_97E-YH8gbZo7FEm7j0bYr-rGYhDbtVk2ykrYe0EynakDQ6CUql9hdRCfSN7hoAWXCD5Q/s320/IMG_5565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286110166908706" border="0" /></a>Maddy makes it up onto the bar...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMORn36Mb0AToq2mf9aUAjlK00lWYbfCkPczwRzUFUxwK15f2l-eLm8G9zroYtQifexPp2rcdhJNrObwRSiXSuqdReCW6u6mlGQxWgY9kksVafoGp-ENVkrrusvu5i2ST3sD7duLLSgWs/s1600/IMG_5568.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMORn36Mb0AToq2mf9aUAjlK00lWYbfCkPczwRzUFUxwK15f2l-eLm8G9zroYtQifexPp2rcdhJNrObwRSiXSuqdReCW6u6mlGQxWgY9kksVafoGp-ENVkrrusvu5i2ST3sD7duLLSgWs/s320/IMG_5568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286103660479490" border="0" /></a>This one is for Skye...and her mom :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBOb3OMBu7h42sYUmE2F7RXfa0LAsTbxRZRwk9h9Fag7C-nZeYkBcpHPuKSaj51iAI6dZSvo0qEi4PTmNYnpLmV3KRvC8NM9K9kRJU1QrM_3GHHWvB8Kj66fvgCSuxZsTXNwcrR9GFxA/s1600/IMG_5587.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBOb3OMBu7h42sYUmE2F7RXfa0LAsTbxRZRwk9h9Fag7C-nZeYkBcpHPuKSaj51iAI6dZSvo0qEi4PTmNYnpLmV3KRvC8NM9K9kRJU1QrM_3GHHWvB8Kj66fvgCSuxZsTXNwcrR9GFxA/s320/IMG_5587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285597088114034" border="0" /></a>Christi coaches Elinor...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAdKoy_i1aX_kpAooMkz9Kl439Uz4Ja5qA5CpZ3OxglK-nQx_at2mjlxyVTqW2ofyQ1N6CtEjhLx4vPWUy2gMg6NRRAhl_kAFZpyImcORnAhqi3wljdHW4gNKn5CBViBiddOZdb_H7c4/s1600/IMG_5603.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAdKoy_i1aX_kpAooMkz9Kl439Uz4Ja5qA5CpZ3OxglK-nQx_at2mjlxyVTqW2ofyQ1N6CtEjhLx4vPWUy2gMg6NRRAhl_kAFZpyImcORnAhqi3wljdHW4gNKn5CBViBiddOZdb_H7c4/s320/IMG_5603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285097633641298" border="0" /></a>The swing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05bWtji3QHPEBw3LBcJDyPnc0sUfzRoJy6-qOgC0h4gBH1C_tPCaZtJEy7Unu9ffKLERQ59VxgSxx4XjbnBPkUbqfeHvTqiDQWiSXn2jh_DWeQvx3k82fEoTBRvtOHvO9Bpq1-zOBjG0/s1600/IMG_5606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05bWtji3QHPEBw3LBcJDyPnc0sUfzRoJy6-qOgC0h4gBH1C_tPCaZtJEy7Unu9ffKLERQ59VxgSxx4XjbnBPkUbqfeHvTqiDQWiSXn2jh_DWeQvx3k82fEoTBRvtOHvO9Bpq1-zOBjG0/s320/IMG_5606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285088977614690" border="0" /></a><br />The stand! Hooray! You made it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga042Nt-jOkCRY0l8OLLuumb5jNRD4VaJsEqoUO-d-0boZ1djXIzkcix55RtShRAonSHqAeCQY84d7aE61_lEUVeUEga2au-I8aqmAI9ZME-93_Ly0cDeKvJdnrQbDCL17hEfXPWB4HJE/s1600/IMG_5598.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga042Nt-jOkCRY0l8OLLuumb5jNRD4VaJsEqoUO-d-0boZ1djXIzkcix55RtShRAonSHqAeCQY84d7aE61_lEUVeUEga2au-I8aqmAI9ZME-93_Ly0cDeKvJdnrQbDCL17hEfXPWB4HJE/s320/IMG_5598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285108667328626" border="0" /></a>Christi coaching Sierra...she has an amazing coaching style and is super-positive. It was so great listening to her suggestions and encouragement to the students. Way to go, Sierra!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfUnGRCDiEFl3OEFFcQOJvbO3NoY9-ASuXCICDmlVpoea9cb2fjLNvTWuiAJLRwL7CoxxJTCR1rE4mGFFCjJSnCXBXqAAfMOY4qPvR5IMXB2f_zgbncvnfCqnPRkyu8WDHfR4ERQyxNw/s1600/IMG_5610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfUnGRCDiEFl3OEFFcQOJvbO3NoY9-ASuXCICDmlVpoea9cb2fjLNvTWuiAJLRwL7CoxxJTCR1rE4mGFFCjJSnCXBXqAAfMOY4qPvR5IMXB2f_zgbncvnfCqnPRkyu8WDHfR4ERQyxNw/s320/IMG_5610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285076310200818" border="0" /></a>Nyna's turn...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9on49wXhj54UOqndcLC4oOkJo06NreLsq0cTp8gbJz7-Mh8xHixQqPi2xhGg5kqX_jk4P8F8LaOaHFWaplYLxC6RQX5bPh7xtx-tPJaMKzle3eJUtYLYw5vDZgEC-4VlOL7tRPGPmVTk/s1600/IMG_5620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9on49wXhj54UOqndcLC4oOkJo06NreLsq0cTp8gbJz7-Mh8xHixQqPi2xhGg5kqX_jk4P8F8LaOaHFWaplYLxC6RQX5bPh7xtx-tPJaMKzle3eJUtYLYw5vDZgEC-4VlOL7tRPGPmVTk/s320/IMG_5620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498285067647782786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLBNHZ8ah3urbjKhmqugwQELXpuM_XqJ1DIjqww-EY92PPW81z01PXm6kAvgOTf_sItFzyWLXsviLCHWzV8EHha7DeKwMkNWPW5ym43A2KDqsEqPc1R25JZTFaeDt0ZyIezg_9t_H3yM/s1600/IMG_5626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLBNHZ8ah3urbjKhmqugwQELXpuM_XqJ1DIjqww-EY92PPW81z01PXm6kAvgOTf_sItFzyWLXsviLCHWzV8EHha7DeKwMkNWPW5ym43A2KDqsEqPc1R25JZTFaeDt0ZyIezg_9t_H3yM/s320/IMG_5626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498284518773340834" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah B. with another developee...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KYwMqGX5hbsFRPJpGbbAktNLJ_ZwkG_uhyphenhypheni1bwiueRbZHhY0XPZJitKhULB4X0X_2h_4jE82qUdxJf7ylG_KgSmlO1wI3LNr5bYfDEA1QaQ2T_EipfnLILcqdW0d-0GRsS1O0FZfrb8/s1600/IMG_5623.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KYwMqGX5hbsFRPJpGbbAktNLJ_ZwkG_uhyphenhypheni1bwiueRbZHhY0XPZJitKhULB4X0X_2h_4jE82qUdxJf7ylG_KgSmlO1wI3LNr5bYfDEA1QaQ2T_EipfnLILcqdW0d-0GRsS1O0FZfrb8/s320/IMG_5623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498284525890141586" border="0" /></a>Now this would be one of those unconventional stretches...Ana is also amazingly flexible.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__SsKGFeYYYaUwdi2SyAZMk5raalxLSaq9sQdstEUFb29NYV0Ig42_LXnRWYDTxDRVk-tHdVp7f43I6ZakiSRRjo7Iw2Z3vhcs-ZsQhF9ZKR6b3kEnmRkdo2P4dl81IeExmvo384lr2E/s1600/IMG_6507.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__SsKGFeYYYaUwdi2SyAZMk5raalxLSaq9sQdstEUFb29NYV0Ig42_LXnRWYDTxDRVk-tHdVp7f43I6ZakiSRRjo7Iw2Z3vhcs-ZsQhF9ZKR6b3kEnmRkdo2P4dl81IeExmvo384lr2E/s320/IMG_6507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498284501931463682" border="0" /></a><br />What happens when two dancers stretch together...Jadi and Sarah P. WOW.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgMVY7QQK6GubiTGc1SN0oCRSl4zsd8XoGifhAyqkzFT7XDQ-UW8VWGz7NczGkrOrPeEXm5I5KKSp3WeeqEtqLylyok7cleMYvR9pIL2OfdVL65Kl9s2_EfI1nmnjSaGKf56zRgUzjVM/s1600/IMG_6521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgMVY7QQK6GubiTGc1SN0oCRSl4zsd8XoGifhAyqkzFT7XDQ-UW8VWGz7NczGkrOrPeEXm5I5KKSp3WeeqEtqLylyok7cleMYvR9pIL2OfdVL65Kl9s2_EfI1nmnjSaGKf56zRgUzjVM/s320/IMG_6521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283956540986418" border="0" /></a><br />Arielle stretches with Logan...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwJjCUaNyMLm6Y2j81f5L1tY-0hiEM3QzHGzAONmtp4FOxfF74Ai4rHBPaHqU6v2mzU9VQIqa2aO7hjxSsjmR-2KnLaytbaCbLPLpq2VMg7c3GbPiIiRHizwZEDuiozIenfamjrN3L7w/s1600/IMG_6535.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwJjCUaNyMLm6Y2j81f5L1tY-0hiEM3QzHGzAONmtp4FOxfF74Ai4rHBPaHqU6v2mzU9VQIqa2aO7hjxSsjmR-2KnLaytbaCbLPLpq2VMg7c3GbPiIiRHizwZEDuiozIenfamjrN3L7w/s320/IMG_6535.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283439813914994" border="0" /></a><br />Michael and Eric pair up again to stretch. I'd never seen vertical stretching before...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5EBh68UWfEnNC5XfKzDx5ikfX790KhHpheQJhSql_Od_kQ9YDpaQASEsXPNjUgsntPRhEBNHOXm4UeykYKjbMmMCj0g8GjrF-nZUOOvcnq7D7D-GXsHXRhImubJb2lKv959TuE17uTk/s1600/IMG_6523.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5EBh68UWfEnNC5XfKzDx5ikfX790KhHpheQJhSql_Od_kQ9YDpaQASEsXPNjUgsntPRhEBNHOXm4UeykYKjbMmMCj0g8GjrF-nZUOOvcnq7D7D-GXsHXRhImubJb2lKv959TuE17uTk/s320/IMG_6523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283939729255810" border="0" /></a>But apparently vertical is in :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Rbbx4IAqQBd_gH0nD5jbm80DxRKodp62sF2ATA2o2k5cs1KrnCQkZqjGdFhX-g8eHYtf5Tw2GcHiAWMotm4CEpdhSeqmfuiEkigv1l_yZ4i1L1VCyPBFYLYuUv57xmFq-O9NLXBNuOk/s1600/IMG_6531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Rbbx4IAqQBd_gH0nD5jbm80DxRKodp62sF2ATA2o2k5cs1KrnCQkZqjGdFhX-g8eHYtf5Tw2GcHiAWMotm4CEpdhSeqmfuiEkigv1l_yZ4i1L1VCyPBFYLYuUv57xmFq-O9NLXBNuOk/s320/IMG_6531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283447429807602" border="0" /></a><br />Nicky is the base for Sarah B.'s stretch...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSD5DUduYLcb23HKayoh3uc3Na07tfZhooBshcKJlsWFqQ3HX5uP7YJwNI8p1lvVIv8BZng5Nqy_1JD6BAsRL2qjVp65bcgn-9HLdBdcDSP0eY4yay3iJcgBXwEpoaNzKzb5hyL4ZB0w/s1600/IMG_6538.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSD5DUduYLcb23HKayoh3uc3Na07tfZhooBshcKJlsWFqQ3HX5uP7YJwNI8p1lvVIv8BZng5Nqy_1JD6BAsRL2qjVp65bcgn-9HLdBdcDSP0eY4yay3iJcgBXwEpoaNzKzb5hyL4ZB0w/s320/IMG_6538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283426186592754" border="0" /></a>And then Nicky's turn to stretch. I hear you, man...I hear you... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqTFVqqnrkj14zVal-mHFk1BR6jeXfUwyrMTvRLRUpIBmfmvwOys24JJIiHdKUYmTS68jp67ffzff6OjVntgl1euBnyRjaEejuTN202wsQiJzdi6lRcOgH7ABasiOlEvTt_VEGI8ggAg/s1600/IMG_6543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqTFVqqnrkj14zVal-mHFk1BR6jeXfUwyrMTvRLRUpIBmfmvwOys24JJIiHdKUYmTS68jp67ffzff6OjVntgl1euBnyRjaEejuTN202wsQiJzdi6lRcOgH7ABasiOlEvTt_VEGI8ggAg/s320/IMG_6543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283417517429346" border="0" /></a>This was the start of night two...after stretching, Christi casually asked for a few "volunteers". She had four people sit in chairs...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO8V-pxCriD2TqsKMgHnweGxiqE-Jk6_yUkIkIbAwEyehrpezr7x2t2SK2NdUNwwwALE6h1diuCYT95kAi7LhPsVWZ8dL49TMeEyvM38KhE-UW8CHcJBpKOcbUd0NUvRgg8737h9zbG4/s1600/IMG_6545.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO8V-pxCriD2TqsKMgHnweGxiqE-Jk6_yUkIkIbAwEyehrpezr7x2t2SK2NdUNwwwALE6h1diuCYT95kAi7LhPsVWZ8dL49TMeEyvM38KhE-UW8CHcJBpKOcbUd0NUvRgg8737h9zbG4/s320/IMG_6545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498283412958049058" border="0" /></a>Then lean back on each others thighs...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZGGwZ5eC3YTGK6JmPrlutW2ZDoYz0GfF7VBqWhFJt_lo4XkdbBIsgYBKuqYEd1VecpR_HEfC2alrAwqatskCMkEymSAWznyLEEpSJ5Ue7nnzL1PLeJZOmgAnxBiRyRClV9DH9WQJ1fo/s1600/IMG_6546.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZGGwZ5eC3YTGK6JmPrlutW2ZDoYz0GfF7VBqWhFJt_lo4XkdbBIsgYBKuqYEd1VecpR_HEfC2alrAwqatskCMkEymSAWznyLEEpSJ5Ue7nnzL1PLeJZOmgAnxBiRyRClV9DH9WQJ1fo/s320/IMG_6546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282906600890082" border="0" /></a>Then link arms...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeEL21vQ8YYVSa-wImSNnh8ZuFC9OnwJeDycTvoo64o7_dwXVoaO8KvJqDiz3-rIxgyvm-lYj32k-sgvss6mtue183phiHOh_l5qnHNgj7NR2CF9AKXt1GjgtXhf1sof1q1hjpaK247E/s1600/IMG_6549.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeEL21vQ8YYVSa-wImSNnh8ZuFC9OnwJeDycTvoo64o7_dwXVoaO8KvJqDiz3-rIxgyvm-lYj32k-sgvss6mtue183phiHOh_l5qnHNgj7NR2CF9AKXt1GjgtXhf1sof1q1hjpaK247E/s320/IMG_6549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282898435954866" border="0" /></a>Then, oh, hey...we're going to REMOVE THOSE CHAIRS...eeeeeek!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yckjrOhMM3pbi9gX9rcsLWoq0bTorYuVu7Qp51JIv39KyyAwH-Tjd-elad6kzsyx4rxRJ2dQZZClRilqvHdVVR3Hj4DfeITte2YQfZoZJXhvGJ6NKY5BmRinGEfgc7-Q3jrWj3ddNAg/s1600/IMG_6552.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yckjrOhMM3pbi9gX9rcsLWoq0bTorYuVu7Qp51JIv39KyyAwH-Tjd-elad6kzsyx4rxRJ2dQZZClRilqvHdVVR3Hj4DfeITte2YQfZoZJXhvGJ6NKY5BmRinGEfgc7-Q3jrWj3ddNAg/s320/IMG_6552.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282888519191154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LwUft7OYCbQKiIDv3EbTo_LRu80y_P_TL8Fn9pZFaYYYRY92KTTx2DALcjLpY54A0q5gIqwvKohhxvRu4pk6nmuqAGCB2NPemumMPuPviqMarTl4a0eYC8vTlhscmG83YowABShGUq0/s1600/IMG_6559.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LwUft7OYCbQKiIDv3EbTo_LRu80y_P_TL8Fn9pZFaYYYRY92KTTx2DALcjLpY54A0q5gIqwvKohhxvRu4pk6nmuqAGCB2NPemumMPuPviqMarTl4a0eYC8vTlhscmG83YowABShGUq0/s320/IMG_6559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282335455054226" border="0" /></a>And give us a little wave, just for fun...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT71ppEDFcCQA2vxSEQSENWPsdWnIIb3ddvXJQ5qHL-eHV4g7vSlP0hPKEe8-trf8FeZWIlkxiRsHIpN0b_fjwhg3R6XAu3cbXswbvXHJ0_tYkm7fxntJu4FlMGysYUoHNVh-CnZI3t_c/s1600/IMG_6554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT71ppEDFcCQA2vxSEQSENWPsdWnIIb3ddvXJQ5qHL-eHV4g7vSlP0hPKEe8-trf8FeZWIlkxiRsHIpN0b_fjwhg3R6XAu3cbXswbvXHJ0_tYkm7fxntJu4FlMGysYUoHNVh-CnZI3t_c/s320/IMG_6554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282870761327506" border="0" /></a>And, of course, being dramatic, let's throw in a little flair...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWknohu7262bRE5YpEi62QfM_2s9-pbo0UbpJ2jo1Z5JKtQ9V7GBV0weoSZ7F_KiP3NMHPo5ogYdsJBS8l1eUIUGqoVEUZa23yFJOsMWdtkTANkMK4w8ed1Wfs0rBj7pro94HMB6qVw5o/s1600/IMG_6561.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWknohu7262bRE5YpEi62QfM_2s9-pbo0UbpJ2jo1Z5JKtQ9V7GBV0weoSZ7F_KiP3NMHPo5ogYdsJBS8l1eUIUGqoVEUZa23yFJOsMWdtkTANkMK4w8ed1Wfs0rBj7pro94HMB6qVw5o/s320/IMG_6561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282324805058322" border="0" /></a><br />The use each others' strength to pull each other up...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xUI1YjGNdvOoVwz5arFAXI02KoOqtws49sYqDrVcQjZNDK8ZrkhxAMu8apzPldvWeZvwveQ4o6XFxvpDcn1eM_k08XXEok4wl7bHKNV4qjKf0uF_qHb3h8qWsTdKVFuPHmqHH00tD98/s1600/IMG_6556.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xUI1YjGNdvOoVwz5arFAXI02KoOqtws49sYqDrVcQjZNDK8ZrkhxAMu8apzPldvWeZvwveQ4o6XFxvpDcn1eM_k08XXEok4wl7bHKNV4qjKf0uF_qHb3h8qWsTdKVFuPHmqHH00tD98/s320/IMG_6556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282862671587490" border="0" /></a>Applause, applause, applause...nice job!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LwUft7OYCbQKiIDv3EbTo_LRu80y_P_TL8Fn9pZFaYYYRY92KTTx2DALcjLpY54A0q5gIqwvKohhxvRu4pk6nmuqAGCB2NPemumMPuPviqMarTl4a0eYC8vTlhscmG83YowABShGUq0/s1600/IMG_6559.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWknohu7262bRE5YpEi62QfM_2s9-pbo0UbpJ2jo1Z5JKtQ9V7GBV0weoSZ7F_KiP3NMHPo5ogYdsJBS8l1eUIUGqoVEUZa23yFJOsMWdtkTANkMK4w8ed1Wfs0rBj7pro94HMB6qVw5o/s1600/IMG_6561.jpg"><br /></a>Christi then demonstrated another acrobatic partner stunt and showed the students how to do the stunt and how to spot each other...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXvdjv_SCX5fQNGnDCIwrNONYzqf4igutWifjtgl8n1miDQBKGR91R7jDU8uZQMTgkXAuPi-ulpwkgDmddFeI_5omJYTL0cdlrrZg4AVKDTVv54E0_JDkXQ0hPfsxjRHwKBT3xHZVUUk/s1600/IMG_6566.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXvdjv_SCX5fQNGnDCIwrNONYzqf4igutWifjtgl8n1miDQBKGR91R7jDU8uZQMTgkXAuPi-ulpwkgDmddFeI_5omJYTL0cdlrrZg4AVKDTVv54E0_JDkXQ0hPfsxjRHwKBT3xHZVUUk/s320/IMG_6566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282317464679202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jyb-OtfVY0b7tt91uQOM-8RpczuwS-ezBS5uhiJtULzjT2k8EEERCe3t49iyvOKwDNraLkqV2sWvr04tL0kV4K4wntC14JUb1wwai5_AJBjIce5yrHEwzOGdCbnlGad53pHtWAZzDvA/s1600/IMG_6572.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jyb-OtfVY0b7tt91uQOM-8RpczuwS-ezBS5uhiJtULzjT2k8EEERCe3t49iyvOKwDNraLkqV2sWvr04tL0kV4K4wntC14JUb1wwai5_AJBjIce5yrHEwzOGdCbnlGad53pHtWAZzDvA/s320/IMG_6572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282304184106226" border="0" /></a>Then it was back to the trapeze. A little rosin spray to start off the night...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VmtSCvCrInV9cW3DIbvQ_SCyqJX3dUycty0jFWlhAB8UdUF7LCUIx_iIv1jZ1Z0etpe9FPD_wrf5J4aJf_eon3fwsdo5cs_2lgRqCJFy7lG91WfKzdS6mi55zHdCC7N1yZjZquehMkc/s1600/IMG_6574.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VmtSCvCrInV9cW3DIbvQ_SCyqJX3dUycty0jFWlhAB8UdUF7LCUIx_iIv1jZ1Z0etpe9FPD_wrf5J4aJf_eon3fwsdo5cs_2lgRqCJFy7lG91WfKzdS6mi55zHdCC7N1yZjZquehMkc/s320/IMG_6574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498282294800045298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXFRobhcMGPI7oKJuFHR00cD8Yt1qmdoLLxGZpIE1JMId9pvKQ8mrdWRnxn6CnGrIIULz3EfXvIAaQVKDhcdbpU9IXSMyz2zvwQwC5UeaXXaogjfxkTrnXtR3JVm59Jpx9atLwLg5LAg/s1600/IMG_6579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXFRobhcMGPI7oKJuFHR00cD8Yt1qmdoLLxGZpIE1JMId9pvKQ8mrdWRnxn6CnGrIIULz3EfXvIAaQVKDhcdbpU9IXSMyz2zvwQwC5UeaXXaogjfxkTrnXtR3JVm59Jpx9atLwLg5LAg/s320/IMG_6579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281775225200418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsM4K6zO4vAQKaIDRYuzaKATVwAUoFdXFpUDAEJN1DRxbz4sStKoMUzh8FcNn5-UXNug0DAneN4jg6nJr6PwNpSfQD_OWCbFSLG7xD8_aN7qAj3Vp0F0pTB5CBXbQIRDaIOZSKY4b-wg/s1600/IMG_6580.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsM4K6zO4vAQKaIDRYuzaKATVwAUoFdXFpUDAEJN1DRxbz4sStKoMUzh8FcNn5-UXNug0DAneN4jg6nJr6PwNpSfQD_OWCbFSLG7xD8_aN7qAj3Vp0F0pTB5CBXbQIRDaIOZSKY4b-wg/s320/IMG_6580.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281764499809282" border="0" /></a>Getting down from the bar is sometimes as much of a challenge as getting up there. Michael does both with ease...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmuEQ54268VL2TYAqIV0mQdlLQdyn324S-xs-Q648C0cuMFNkuAWNjaj5aeTEzfUeEeXEVYpUzpi-g1hRDUwJmzMVqYeDLkQTmjlqvohipr6lL4nj14AldjEodgJnW0uwRdpK6-Wy5qs/s1600/IMG_6594.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmuEQ54268VL2TYAqIV0mQdlLQdyn324S-xs-Q648C0cuMFNkuAWNjaj5aeTEzfUeEeXEVYpUzpi-g1hRDUwJmzMVqYeDLkQTmjlqvohipr6lL4nj14AldjEodgJnW0uwRdpK6-Wy5qs/s320/IMG_6594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281742322545906" border="0" /></a>Eric works on a pose Christi had demonstrated for the group. This stunt involves hanging pretty much on your hip bone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoQsq4i3SOqtbURR178gkTyX6s5ea_sbHaA-R4AbtFe-GqXmsfumDmIcl8Mj1Nd6MHTdCiuw2uHltUOnv2xRcFKAR6Oih0ntJV_HH1kS3Q6d8xZeNCeyoDplrsUrHhVr3Qi5TELH8Sgo/s1600/IMG_6604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoQsq4i3SOqtbURR178gkTyX6s5ea_sbHaA-R4AbtFe-GqXmsfumDmIcl8Mj1Nd6MHTdCiuw2uHltUOnv2xRcFKAR6Oih0ntJV_HH1kS3Q6d8xZeNCeyoDplrsUrHhVr3Qi5TELH8Sgo/s320/IMG_6604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281732083157714" border="0" /></a>A little pose during down time...these kids makes me laugh...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EJCXhg0pyKyrd_3ie_7ed_0FxLLn-PlCf8oBfbiYRIZYh0iRk1BUzfzMAUzsDyNoY4vKig5zrCqWiPv3WRY0Zh3rJa0NCW8Fm93oQl1Z7HmIVs5ui-ys2V0anbdDFGLtKYEiBLwU_IU/s1600/IMG_6611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EJCXhg0pyKyrd_3ie_7ed_0FxLLn-PlCf8oBfbiYRIZYh0iRk1BUzfzMAUzsDyNoY4vKig5zrCqWiPv3WRY0Zh3rJa0NCW8Fm93oQl1Z7HmIVs5ui-ys2V0anbdDFGLtKYEiBLwU_IU/s320/IMG_6611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281164909664818" border="0" /></a>Hi Sarah B... :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofFfku6U7i32aNMb5H3_eialHLEhxEnjZGhX0Ckqb9lAorQatpL4b2SfJgsXo74MhdKicaNnW2cyp0kEQz_0N0Q7iltqb4z11NDYpxueXIlMajlTSpDc7WW2GDVl6d9roG2H7ZH6HZPY/s1600/IMG_6615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofFfku6U7i32aNMb5H3_eialHLEhxEnjZGhX0Ckqb9lAorQatpL4b2SfJgsXo74MhdKicaNnW2cyp0kEQz_0N0Q7iltqb4z11NDYpxueXIlMajlTSpDc7WW2GDVl6d9roG2H7ZH6HZPY/s320/IMG_6615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281158675017938" border="0" /></a>Arielle looks so graceful up there. I'm so happy they didn't ask yours truly to try...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IkwFos_HwJFyJjb3eAtqFLSgNnrXlG_oaxsQi6Z0BGZJbWxsAoyNO1Yv-QOmXydlXKN-8CNPx0yLhBAuok4ASWf8jVsmvB1udp1Xb8YwhKRjRbXTWZV0APfFbwnXk2wPr6lkvgELss/s1600/IMG_6624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IkwFos_HwJFyJjb3eAtqFLSgNnrXlG_oaxsQi6Z0BGZJbWxsAoyNO1Yv-QOmXydlXKN-8CNPx0yLhBAuok4ASWf8jVsmvB1udp1Xb8YwhKRjRbXTWZV0APfFbwnXk2wPr6lkvgELss/s320/IMG_6624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281151852253842" border="0" /></a>Another group working on the group stunt. I think the biggest group they got was ten people. Pretty impressive...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiallgHvDqbkvm0SVzhpQS_M867Hf0WpJcwvzKuPn3KBZYopvK3qktVAXl3UWMrVvtwoHUXapz64YQ5VwL22MPpgR074h8FtzSlmpnLSc_2yyqN22DRIjDeQfMLJbAL8GhQhWawaPgJvs8/s1600/IMG_6630.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiallgHvDqbkvm0SVzhpQS_M867Hf0WpJcwvzKuPn3KBZYopvK3qktVAXl3UWMrVvtwoHUXapz64YQ5VwL22MPpgR074h8FtzSlmpnLSc_2yyqN22DRIjDeQfMLJbAL8GhQhWawaPgJvs8/s320/IMG_6630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281142573175170" border="0" /></a>Ana makes this look so easy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivueJko8D-k_0MIXVd-kUtKQQyndLtnLnkfWPxEPdYZhLycGH5Y5hhyphenhyphenxux-F50J_g1IPbOSVue5xKUD6rhDGlJHjuZ0sumJhBUM1a1jPCY3J06H7hWdcuKY578qDxgK0tHPMJV_E_FxU/s1600/IMG_6637.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivueJko8D-k_0MIXVd-kUtKQQyndLtnLnkfWPxEPdYZhLycGH5Y5hhyphenhyphenxux-F50J_g1IPbOSVue5xKUD6rhDGlJHjuZ0sumJhBUM1a1jPCY3J06H7hWdcuKY578qDxgK0tHPMJV_E_FxU/s320/IMG_6637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280620329615570" border="0" /></a>Even upside down...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxnbKisWcdsDIYJOUOCf1f_O8LYIDCC3DlkIyR8pXD2zM-53EjI8LSiNWhwHKFh1ptWSeepvft4voqZkwvmr4x6MtTiaPJGJMRpEGUlszEVfiEvOAmWOMgicwq0TC6UdEylnK53twM1E/s1600/IMG_6648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxnbKisWcdsDIYJOUOCf1f_O8LYIDCC3DlkIyR8pXD2zM-53EjI8LSiNWhwHKFh1ptWSeepvft4voqZkwvmr4x6MtTiaPJGJMRpEGUlszEVfiEvOAmWOMgicwq0TC6UdEylnK53twM1E/s320/IMG_6648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280616387210098" border="0" /></a>And a little flair as well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBBGNOSfRGDrlafRqm9H0FjxB1rNh6TLafDA-E1pRomwd03ODSb61WdQ9UsdpEbSHyV3T4RMK9geaZJKRxLTI00-KnWFrjQa1OfrZiSqUtibQA-n4WD6LIFuavWtmXr5pzwLFf7_ZuOg/s1600/IMG_6651.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBBGNOSfRGDrlafRqm9H0FjxB1rNh6TLafDA-E1pRomwd03ODSb61WdQ9UsdpEbSHyV3T4RMK9geaZJKRxLTI00-KnWFrjQa1OfrZiSqUtibQA-n4WD6LIFuavWtmXr5pzwLFf7_ZuOg/s320/IMG_6651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280604011619154" border="0" /></a>Rylee worked really hard on the trapeze. Christi is a great and patient teacher and she really pushes the students to go past their perceived boundaries and to try things outside their comfort zone. This isn't an easy task when you're six feet off the ground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrgJEPMLy4fejpukAHIznuFPutViITVv6OLirBTM7o0wiSotsa2gESKJrLgHwZiajYXOoQoBZG7-TopGlXl9xcC6r7slQnAYQpgwX0NTqh7ZUeNTiXtUzjXOG_QhygMZSnaIZG4lq0Ow/s1600/IMG_6667.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrgJEPMLy4fejpukAHIznuFPutViITVv6OLirBTM7o0wiSotsa2gESKJrLgHwZiajYXOoQoBZG7-TopGlXl9xcC6r7slQnAYQpgwX0NTqh7ZUeNTiXtUzjXOG_QhygMZSnaIZG4lq0Ow/s320/IMG_6667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280596210895906" border="0" /></a>Go Rylee!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SmHnV4N0HTOIrphBrKEn0hnCynW7-cPb-q5NVM1yXGBlbDIc35rubaNXxi2jw43yNiRHowHvdkVT5iecGboFBCGjkRd_uSbGPhWJoEzkrKApxROFV2loh_qltgvlt-sbfZsP82zDDJg/s1600/IMG_6675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SmHnV4N0HTOIrphBrKEn0hnCynW7-cPb-q5NVM1yXGBlbDIc35rubaNXxi2jw43yNiRHowHvdkVT5iecGboFBCGjkRd_uSbGPhWJoEzkrKApxROFV2loh_qltgvlt-sbfZsP82zDDJg/s320/IMG_6675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280592937139346" border="0" /></a>Logan was a natural at the trapeze...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6TREarOiZ-6Z-uGRYHw-sgOMxhxPNpBHfgBEwrwF9tgUOc1mVT844sLEZeLxifzi0mR21-OHKq4sxAe7t4sSHyiXdMBPwcBK4MLVNMYmTzSDO4LzwSoch9kg7RlRxHkXT6CZmjVPRrc/s1600/IMG_6679.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6TREarOiZ-6Z-uGRYHw-sgOMxhxPNpBHfgBEwrwF9tgUOc1mVT844sLEZeLxifzi0mR21-OHKq4sxAe7t4sSHyiXdMBPwcBK4MLVNMYmTzSDO4LzwSoch9kg7RlRxHkXT6CZmjVPRrc/s320/IMG_6679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280021690278162" border="0" /></a>Balancing on one's backside on a 1" bar is NOT easy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFrx2obcsNqlR-XJ4YQQj7uttJnaoRP-HGQ7WQBfeGcpf5wolKMnFGddrcPkmA_xUX26H365KHMR7DLraPVtRmUkKCyCeT5T8o47afK5wWSWm6U_WdsV__5otPVmZqoiGb4KywXWWmrw/s1600/IMG_6685.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFrx2obcsNqlR-XJ4YQQj7uttJnaoRP-HGQ7WQBfeGcpf5wolKMnFGddrcPkmA_xUX26H365KHMR7DLraPVtRmUkKCyCeT5T8o47afK5wWSWm6U_WdsV__5otPVmZqoiGb4KywXWWmrw/s320/IMG_6685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280011518292354" border="0" /></a>Logan flashes a smile for me. She is leaving after this week as well, which makes us quadruply sad. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KiGBoS4UMZM8pvdd7qgVnlAuHTMVOJXJu9xPZR1TXOuyAwj2vjT6KGBIgdaa2TQ_FskPaztXT7679es3sqSLJeH8m4qtOrt2y64MiuvVBO0peKB_683jxop6crPSrAWB4cxY7B1TxHM/s1600/IMG_6694.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KiGBoS4UMZM8pvdd7qgVnlAuHTMVOJXJu9xPZR1TXOuyAwj2vjT6KGBIgdaa2TQ_FskPaztXT7679es3sqSLJeH8m4qtOrt2y64MiuvVBO0peKB_683jxop6crPSrAWB4cxY7B1TxHM/s320/IMG_6694.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498280005429683010" border="0" /></a>What happens when you don't hold on to the bar. Thank goodness for crash mats. Nicky is such a good sport (which is why he won't mind me posting this photo). He got right back up and tried again..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMWO7Cf3JotDEIVwWNg-LctQN5I8sSfKQ9g06TnpUkXLY8C-rjxYoqm2HUPtHmYA7UC6j2F-WVLh8H1oTCLDBjEXKxWs628CxXPuOauNpI0mSOE446suxzYvKcARoSWLMtN5onZ1nEXw/s1600/IMG_6704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMWO7Cf3JotDEIVwWNg-LctQN5I8sSfKQ9g06TnpUkXLY8C-rjxYoqm2HUPtHmYA7UC6j2F-WVLh8H1oTCLDBjEXKxWs628CxXPuOauNpI0mSOE446suxzYvKcARoSWLMtN5onZ1nEXw/s320/IMG_6704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498279994590620866" border="0" /></a>Ta-dah!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQZIu1ZcwahAaCa0MI62K68FtHAh6nAhdnhEGci89DlyCYhJBvlAZH8QI2ov3W0IQZysJ3WPwQyiY7-i5bNzioW7X4OElJoDzxU9NLMwjXy97ciiXx4WS1BQ_LznewgnPuOsT1CqScWo/s1600/IMG_6716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQZIu1ZcwahAaCa0MI62K68FtHAh6nAhdnhEGci89DlyCYhJBvlAZH8QI2ov3W0IQZysJ3WPwQyiY7-i5bNzioW7X4OElJoDzxU9NLMwjXy97ciiXx4WS1BQ_LznewgnPuOsT1CqScWo/s320/IMG_6716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498279525667432002" border="0" /></a>Sarah B. up next...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsbRqCU8z69EBfF10KFy0xTyNjwsXYwjACTeOIcSMMRHa5WywlbGY9K4azjvvi7OP1nSvaE-ZEdauPW9XOTxxC61Hggm8em2Hgkb03kb7kYjNvWde5fQMPbhd49Fw2aqqqp3peOUHTvs/s1600/IMG_6724.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsbRqCU8z69EBfF10KFy0xTyNjwsXYwjACTeOIcSMMRHa5WywlbGY9K4azjvvi7OP1nSvaE-ZEdauPW9XOTxxC61Hggm8em2Hgkb03kb7kYjNvWde5fQMPbhd49Fw2aqqqp3peOUHTvs/s320/IMG_6724.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498279498042162882" border="0" /></a>Another natural...her dance training definitely helps!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZIqs3xgN821tOiKcXY2OXeUFpbPFBbPo2O2Q-5oO5XOqKDsB-9vrFHIE70HV8qAnXUzRSXIqeMYOQOLJviaaQf5br2BvPcp0IMOTUGQuL0dVs0ual8Wk_-NY_KLzMhIn0Ajx1MW-_WQ/s1600/IMG_6737.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZIqs3xgN821tOiKcXY2OXeUFpbPFBbPo2O2Q-5oO5XOqKDsB-9vrFHIE70HV8qAnXUzRSXIqeMYOQOLJviaaQf5br2BvPcp0IMOTUGQuL0dVs0ual8Wk_-NY_KLzMhIn0Ajx1MW-_WQ/s320/IMG_6737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278705493325026" border="0" /></a>Jacque works so hard and really listened to Christi's instruction...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCfMRvqvYiSPCaGRmOK07PCtwDOOQhTiaL4iZERY3Y-ygGvflCDcE4POhK2P_C7LfBrjqpHqY15Io3n1qkfGzBDt3QiIJh76V65a9vj_Z44_QH4uSi4vNHLxo6dUW5h6TUHLEwC9xX2o/s1600/IMG_6746.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCfMRvqvYiSPCaGRmOK07PCtwDOOQhTiaL4iZERY3Y-ygGvflCDcE4POhK2P_C7LfBrjqpHqY15Io3n1qkfGzBDt3QiIJh76V65a9vj_Z44_QH4uSi4vNHLxo6dUW5h6TUHLEwC9xX2o/s320/IMG_6746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278694113997170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UgUwfR2HgInYgtAOVrt9yYzLL12cbhTE774V5RDoBQoRr87hq_3rE4mBT-UbieX_yb-x6bUyNdoZj57lkJweF3A6SOaCZ4qmmYKFeApdWBQ2egQg4Ev_aj_4OMJrJYh7DaQQeAHVyV4/s1600/IMG_6755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UgUwfR2HgInYgtAOVrt9yYzLL12cbhTE774V5RDoBQoRr87hq_3rE4mBT-UbieX_yb-x6bUyNdoZj57lkJweF3A6SOaCZ4qmmYKFeApdWBQ2egQg4Ev_aj_4OMJrJYh7DaQQeAHVyV4/s320/IMG_6755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278687994058466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxDP6awlFRKRSFdv00qu1DRF5mDuANf40qwyy3h0inUXEFi6scdKJlCu47PrwEztj2H4MeP8BXcezg6HHagzzggBhULhTaQv53HXL0_HkK2fU71uTSEk0J6X1hWCVvs669wSrWijEZPA/s1600/IMG_6760.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxDP6awlFRKRSFdv00qu1DRF5mDuANf40qwyy3h0inUXEFi6scdKJlCu47PrwEztj2H4MeP8BXcezg6HHagzzggBhULhTaQv53HXL0_HkK2fU71uTSEk0J6X1hWCVvs669wSrWijEZPA/s320/IMG_6760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278666973985442" border="0" /></a>Another stretching session...really needed after all that trapeze work...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT8GiXt-dbp4J6z6K7Ek_z70l7R_heUu7ojj_JLKo4GGePz5KU2UF7PZaYLybAANoSwurnRttt7agshXdX_22YBgIn1WPBkJ0_A10P-28EmZD-JovN3frLHojN4-PO5ji9GXF3SQDpLw/s1600/IMG_6758.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT8GiXt-dbp4J6z6K7Ek_z70l7R_heUu7ojj_JLKo4GGePz5KU2UF7PZaYLybAANoSwurnRttt7agshXdX_22YBgIn1WPBkJ0_A10P-28EmZD-JovN3frLHojN4-PO5ji9GXF3SQDpLw/s320/IMG_6758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278678923332322" border="0" /></a>Jadi is another dancer who makes hanging upside down from a trapeze look incredibly easy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIptpkDN-JRaw58aLi-yjEZtMfkjFyoHsDPkxnCqecHJS4-aYW9c6hqckYALhOJNGvRdrQMF10itNEaqYbObsaEpdsZjyyDFJ6ew3loypR4Pv91nYWt80RQV-je6D4uZimGpwlTpKttE/s1600/IMG_6791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIptpkDN-JRaw58aLi-yjEZtMfkjFyoHsDPkxnCqecHJS4-aYW9c6hqckYALhOJNGvRdrQMF10itNEaqYbObsaEpdsZjyyDFJ6ew3loypR4Pv91nYWt80RQV-je6D4uZimGpwlTpKttE/s320/IMG_6791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278154935510786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4wCfnVDRPZt7-Kz7CCjnvIZV2E-vk_mHLpR1waUUrOPKhjdHHI4BfeH3GgIdSJcmTllU45IBpOeZGYMxsFExlItCfvKtBhEZaFTea2ZbDX3Wxg8UBd-V7WgoiKf-M5cw1r2M41NBEI0/s1600/IMG_6801.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4wCfnVDRPZt7-Kz7CCjnvIZV2E-vk_mHLpR1waUUrOPKhjdHHI4BfeH3GgIdSJcmTllU45IBpOeZGYMxsFExlItCfvKtBhEZaFTea2ZbDX3Wxg8UBd-V7WgoiKf-M5cw1r2M41NBEI0/s320/IMG_6801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498278126694336914" border="0" /></a>Sarah P. is another dancer that looks so graceful on the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN00288k3Yii-vaxxzSgADaGjCTXkIvV5LsWMVE9b25B4vPgExG1r2BM-TuPxpChea21cxEziS9rm6LjdybmSM8BTf8fHE0TyyyJblFxrPloesA5UvIVNVtgrYvQ896xwkes1cxnd3Wsg/s1600/IMG_6818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN00288k3Yii-vaxxzSgADaGjCTXkIvV5LsWMVE9b25B4vPgExG1r2BM-TuPxpChea21cxEziS9rm6LjdybmSM8BTf8fHE0TyyyJblFxrPloesA5UvIVNVtgrYvQ896xwkes1cxnd3Wsg/s320/IMG_6818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277577966539794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MJ2scq9TQr2r4pVExfuNXey4FblIM7Fx108DL4uB_vwJAlswaS_HBvRNOSNNzbd5PooyBdkMKCNfSovSdzlbKId38cTf2eKdKEtVOh3ALD1CR8sM8kq1wOgdqDEWNJ7YlYZUsP1WCtM/s1600/IMG_6821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MJ2scq9TQr2r4pVExfuNXey4FblIM7Fx108DL4uB_vwJAlswaS_HBvRNOSNNzbd5PooyBdkMKCNfSovSdzlbKId38cTf2eKdKEtVOh3ALD1CR8sM8kq1wOgdqDEWNJ7YlYZUsP1WCtM/s320/IMG_6821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277571131615986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkTedMFl1JOYc94I1zvxCiX6TFnqfh5rQo6m9NvGe5dEp3eL9162W-GwmtaohMFVnS-gYv3M9S2mX5kdAPEAq8KpxID_UF22eBbQb0gqmehiV0cmXRtFvGasXHLi4rrVKWDjRBYO75lM/s1600/IMG_6827.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkTedMFl1JOYc94I1zvxCiX6TFnqfh5rQo6m9NvGe5dEp3eL9162W-GwmtaohMFVnS-gYv3M9S2mX5kdAPEAq8KpxID_UF22eBbQb0gqmehiV0cmXRtFvGasXHLi4rrVKWDjRBYO75lM/s320/IMG_6827.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277561803969154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxlomgLb_Cnb_aDUN59pq5M32OtKfA1d1HS52rhssBI5juBrmZe22tvJI0nqFHw7YuWBvTe62XEac4Gg4R770-ueAY-xOR7SGbOcwWoUzDObKMugiMJrBasrhbDGbgO5COxcZlmbEG7M/s1600/IMG_6832.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxlomgLb_Cnb_aDUN59pq5M32OtKfA1d1HS52rhssBI5juBrmZe22tvJI0nqFHw7YuWBvTe62XEac4Gg4R770-ueAY-xOR7SGbOcwWoUzDObKMugiMJrBasrhbDGbgO5COxcZlmbEG7M/s320/IMG_6832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277538615200034" border="0" /></a>Christi had Sarai get into a "catcher" position, which is the position one uses in order to "catch" a partner when sailing through the air. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vo0UAG94qNxjlI6hqdPDfXo00_gbJkmIh3HdxBt7QQrsAcsE4A8Nu8udEKFreUsMsDI7viBzZz5JF-d81-mxho3gEXbEF3VlEFL2ndneLw9pOR9xXUrtYI2SaXa223B4dsyAOfRLviU/s1600/IMG_6836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vo0UAG94qNxjlI6hqdPDfXo00_gbJkmIh3HdxBt7QQrsAcsE4A8Nu8udEKFreUsMsDI7viBzZz5JF-d81-mxho3gEXbEF3VlEFL2ndneLw9pOR9xXUrtYI2SaXa223B4dsyAOfRLviU/s320/IMG_6836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277039758325010" border="0" /></a>Logan gets underneath and simulates being the catch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiCXZ5OhjVOPK7Lc4baRCwQdv9cTcIpIIzcUa4hrneDtQE_k9gZbd3o84LMBPzKOfaD53XW046p_mxhDGuZ6ej4vwUxPr70PABESokQuEJpiePA1_9UQoGkOLLMqZwVzGMhwbXlUSVoc/s1600/IMG_6839.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiCXZ5OhjVOPK7Lc4baRCwQdv9cTcIpIIzcUa4hrneDtQE_k9gZbd3o84LMBPzKOfaD53XW046p_mxhDGuZ6ej4vwUxPr70PABESokQuEJpiePA1_9UQoGkOLLMqZwVzGMhwbXlUSVoc/s320/IMG_6839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277028665711010" border="0" /></a>More partner stunts...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNoip41_zem6vluKvqKEsIyAFXStN8KHeS5QT1kSE-Z0IwCg4fGmEkyD0aaPvUl0N_Rmx6ir_CijqezvosoXORxxGi6nRwcXHfIGFhzcfKzf-tIIyL7ZaZiXZh5ShB8d2bTd5hZQXpyY/s1600/IMG_6851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNoip41_zem6vluKvqKEsIyAFXStN8KHeS5QT1kSE-Z0IwCg4fGmEkyD0aaPvUl0N_Rmx6ir_CijqezvosoXORxxGi6nRwcXHfIGFhzcfKzf-tIIyL7ZaZiXZh5ShB8d2bTd5hZQXpyY/s320/IMG_6851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277005717272098" border="0" /></a>Mandie takes to the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1JobQR5ZcfV8MNGxISIGz4UFeXRTJ605kY5nNOeuU1WXSJUIGSYLmRMMNUeIw57SxJTw4b-hpKfsnOn-VivHGhTYW8RknCj6UIboMn_RwkQidrP2ch72srm6tSUkz9Kr4IC2kvWvRE4/s1600/IMG_6865.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1JobQR5ZcfV8MNGxISIGz4UFeXRTJ605kY5nNOeuU1WXSJUIGSYLmRMMNUeIw57SxJTw4b-hpKfsnOn-VivHGhTYW8RknCj6UIboMn_RwkQidrP2ch72srm6tSUkz9Kr4IC2kvWvRE4/s320/IMG_6865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498276996286993650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRoGfWGEryT7rc-3bUbQfcBdaU-SV3H_0LSAeA7Exk6YtKfVxwqp_AToqNtkMEBn_syRTQJpLK2BlcCKyqQfAp-NpLiFYeVHoL1K4P6qkEbq-Su4ztkG6PF3AZr8PQ12c31uNPn7LNTg/s1600/IMG_6870.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRoGfWGEryT7rc-3bUbQfcBdaU-SV3H_0LSAeA7Exk6YtKfVxwqp_AToqNtkMEBn_syRTQJpLK2BlcCKyqQfAp-NpLiFYeVHoL1K4P6qkEbq-Su4ztkG6PF3AZr8PQ12c31uNPn7LNTg/s320/IMG_6870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498276423103559026" border="0" /></a>Em gives me a quick pose...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfT6x3dY_mnLJJSP7IKfSEQGQZRkLTs2R052y3x8FfQjDnZNrEHZMHk3ebE6dW-Q0wIqt9KdBHoqcwLxijCE3wk6MIcCqd5fDwwrU2xza82F00P8vjSuJRBuH58m05nDbAqTUT4rA3v0/s1600/IMG_6884.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfT6x3dY_mnLJJSP7IKfSEQGQZRkLTs2R052y3x8FfQjDnZNrEHZMHk3ebE6dW-Q0wIqt9KdBHoqcwLxijCE3wk6MIcCqd5fDwwrU2xza82F00P8vjSuJRBuH58m05nDbAqTUT4rA3v0/s320/IMG_6884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498276416087826146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJGhkyKdH6W0iH1897ka4Md3PXRgMBRwAb7U3Ef_abxM2ZSH8MbuTHEqF1JsA6u8oU4deWNh-KrJ5bZIpoZ6wLR98dVTkXkoOnDm-6Fs0Go2fb5Zt6IUhLQ7L3xbCerpwsKJ_GA0Lba8/s1600/IMG_6889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJGhkyKdH6W0iH1897ka4Md3PXRgMBRwAb7U3Ef_abxM2ZSH8MbuTHEqF1JsA6u8oU4deWNh-KrJ5bZIpoZ6wLR98dVTkXkoOnDm-6Fs0Go2fb5Zt6IUhLQ7L3xbCerpwsKJ_GA0Lba8/s320/IMG_6889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498276406736780354" border="0" /></a>Mikaila...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUl3107AabuH8oBVDEQQDft5uok7NlFeyIRQKRrqEF4NVOTUBqWRYdK_ibIYw_wceXEOVJWrGkodM920a1BMWoLoBlo0ZcJmHTUL3YOOzqlGoUgACQspfTDmmh2QVxYVibuOH4DvS81o/s1600/IMG_6906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUl3107AabuH8oBVDEQQDft5uok7NlFeyIRQKRrqEF4NVOTUBqWRYdK_ibIYw_wceXEOVJWrGkodM920a1BMWoLoBlo0ZcJmHTUL3YOOzqlGoUgACQspfTDmmh2QVxYVibuOH4DvS81o/s320/IMG_6906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498276401236784962" border="0" /></a>Caleigh hangs upside down. She has an amazing acrobatic ability. Christi had her to a spinning stunt in which she hung by just her legs and spun the ropes. It was really graceful and cool to watch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJThF5yBcXsVReK4VQGc5AFu3ipjLPfAtIDRt1YZPrns_hidHI9hDslEltCmhMU9ttGpqOaVpZ3U5UTXJyqUAMgSs405GIv6KEbAYjN6VQSJZB-uMHiFDbebvEWNjsSOtVTKJ1J4mndGw/s1600/IMG_6929.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJThF5yBcXsVReK4VQGc5AFu3ipjLPfAtIDRt1YZPrns_hidHI9hDslEltCmhMU9ttGpqOaVpZ3U5UTXJyqUAMgSs405GIv6KEbAYjN6VQSJZB-uMHiFDbebvEWNjsSOtVTKJ1J4mndGw/s320/IMG_6929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275720740364130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP-CEmF25Q7sfKdvLiczVEVkeH_h6CXN4mbZH_hHF79Uf_4aUBApPsNk036rYqCpt5E5rpBgTHEuwt4C_0Yj1BaF413v71nTIlN0Y7uOdGacneTxsao3r1asjAjwtFxvqds-B7aAzt1Y/s1600/IMG_6938.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP-CEmF25Q7sfKdvLiczVEVkeH_h6CXN4mbZH_hHF79Uf_4aUBApPsNk036rYqCpt5E5rpBgTHEuwt4C_0Yj1BaF413v71nTIlN0Y7uOdGacneTxsao3r1asjAjwtFxvqds-B7aAzt1Y/s320/IMG_6938.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275715018546418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFZTgZfvGaptiU18fWGSJzVM61KhPb7SWT4SLZri7HQ6Xo3wheEmAQQtQfwbhmnMC6LdR_D8Cvse0owv5koQOqmQHZD3v9S7_DyB6MC6dQD97y9ws_siJQ-bit-bYy8sxRGNO9CoZrZk/s1600/IMG_6946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFZTgZfvGaptiU18fWGSJzVM61KhPb7SWT4SLZri7HQ6Xo3wheEmAQQtQfwbhmnMC6LdR_D8Cvse0owv5koQOqmQHZD3v9S7_DyB6MC6dQD97y9ws_siJQ-bit-bYy8sxRGNO9CoZrZk/s320/IMG_6946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275705227198530" border="0" /></a>Go Clayton. This trapeze stuff is hard work...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JF5roypEIxkyzZeQf9QWzq1i4SDOJHqjrQ8abI37_jHq4K2dFb2jRJTpYXDrr4lrLUeT6Fkoyc5aAC8xAVddDoYmYK-jgzA6hypLXlZKvuV3zmy3jduJkXUVtC7Cy7LaHg8FxpmtOBw/s1600/IMG_6959.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JF5roypEIxkyzZeQf9QWzq1i4SDOJHqjrQ8abI37_jHq4K2dFb2jRJTpYXDrr4lrLUeT6Fkoyc5aAC8xAVddDoYmYK-jgzA6hypLXlZKvuV3zmy3jduJkXUVtC7Cy7LaHg8FxpmtOBw/s320/IMG_6959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275696982502210" border="0" /></a>These students are NOT exuberant...nope...not one bit...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs-YHZFLo5P7KC6CkBcI9rwmCd_heNNp67xAAIj9zW0BFHHIiZpgKtA-emYG9HD-IOxm_iAym8r1LzXrVXgi9j6yEnm6CUss0LwizRnQgA9SlKx8vXjmQNjk_Zr1NybKJedhEJe8N46Y/s1600/IMG_6963.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs-YHZFLo5P7KC6CkBcI9rwmCd_heNNp67xAAIj9zW0BFHHIiZpgKtA-emYG9HD-IOxm_iAym8r1LzXrVXgi9j6yEnm6CUss0LwizRnQgA9SlKx8vXjmQNjk_Zr1NybKJedhEJe8N46Y/s320/IMG_6963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275688604941970" border="0" /></a>I'm not sure why I like this photo...I just do...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyjj6Dx5sb5Xflrfcllo7uCfEuOMgSRWU23-_nBZKzaCja2zfG2ZCHU1mBCJkJH4_dVbt1RFf1EgLgOtlOa8DNPft6WmyaRmbNQMkwZbEis1xCcUQmriuPWM4SgirDXSs5aOxLODy-Og/s1600/IMG_6973.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyjj6Dx5sb5Xflrfcllo7uCfEuOMgSRWU23-_nBZKzaCja2zfG2ZCHU1mBCJkJH4_dVbt1RFf1EgLgOtlOa8DNPft6WmyaRmbNQMkwZbEis1xCcUQmriuPWM4SgirDXSs5aOxLODy-Og/s320/IMG_6973.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275129275578962" border="0" /></a>"Defying gravity" is a popular song with the students this year...this is defying gravity personified...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbSYMQuFxadgnWFMWSi1USTjvIR00cOkOpxvDBBqNeTbZdKDAEt1ZkwPv35-Z8sEcyE-osa1-hntLx70gpil2RJglUndBqMVimRgEsbnxKumR5kMf7t4ckUdXkHY8vQhUJPNAbDTZquU/s1600/IMG_6987.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbSYMQuFxadgnWFMWSi1USTjvIR00cOkOpxvDBBqNeTbZdKDAEt1ZkwPv35-Z8sEcyE-osa1-hntLx70gpil2RJglUndBqMVimRgEsbnxKumR5kMf7t4ckUdXkHY8vQhUJPNAbDTZquU/s320/IMG_6987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275123397487394" border="0" /></a>Go Elinor!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila7GZeFSO3bCBuzna5MRwtyBU8npeu0wvO1TIqmtksAoBaECu89VnV3c0o21G9q4ZnflXI8wyD2rzJw3HjlI4traNakTUsgQPXufjuvmDi_eN_GqJF6hj63_lo9lX3sRbE6gUoNTeywE/s1600/IMG_6997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila7GZeFSO3bCBuzna5MRwtyBU8npeu0wvO1TIqmtksAoBaECu89VnV3c0o21G9q4ZnflXI8wyD2rzJw3HjlI4traNakTUsgQPXufjuvmDi_eN_GqJF6hj63_lo9lX3sRbE6gUoNTeywE/s320/IMG_6997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275113761841282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH8qqFUbNC2hdkZIXSmJI-OGBYUOkG7dlbh5VubMYaOZo64BkwvCVUHCMefOHrym-qvo4zfdaALjOBMB6GNMwn1c9xDDPtY-w3IwJLRER4PmKvheiiAKs8z6tAPJ_msI4jrR1Sq1msns/s1600/IMG_7008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH8qqFUbNC2hdkZIXSmJI-OGBYUOkG7dlbh5VubMYaOZo64BkwvCVUHCMefOHrym-qvo4zfdaALjOBMB6GNMwn1c9xDDPtY-w3IwJLRER4PmKvheiiAKs8z6tAPJ_msI4jrR1Sq1msns/s320/IMG_7008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498275100025287266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUE2t1PTjUXl4JKpjy9fOzpwXobA9adNvqEScBgRqDRPYOkdB-v90UVuEfhCxh3ekziD59-b0AeLzhkrMzizfJDGI9H37u3UF9J5emfEFXUihGG7PGA6acwHOhjNL9Lv-u8-Uz3Qq8NM/s1600/IMG_7010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUE2t1PTjUXl4JKpjy9fOzpwXobA9adNvqEScBgRqDRPYOkdB-v90UVuEfhCxh3ekziD59-b0AeLzhkrMzizfJDGI9H37u3UF9J5emfEFXUihGG7PGA6acwHOhjNL9Lv-u8-Uz3Qq8NM/s320/IMG_7010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498274411765900338" border="0" /></a>Skye is amazingly athletic. She jumped up to that bar in no time flat...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vWUNwAB3qynazrinViO0KpAno2IuSLr03xeCFOPC2XkctMqKHAk8NAZvSEHE_NDfEFtM-0FhZXlgHr4vb07ZZy0WW1Yito5EmSHEfFJGzc3jc8ns87tjOpZKvBxYIDArU-H_2nL79JQ/s1600/IMG_7015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vWUNwAB3qynazrinViO0KpAno2IuSLr03xeCFOPC2XkctMqKHAk8NAZvSEHE_NDfEFtM-0FhZXlgHr4vb07ZZy0WW1Yito5EmSHEfFJGzc3jc8ns87tjOpZKvBxYIDArU-H_2nL79JQ/s320/IMG_7015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498274397783069506" border="0" /></a>Skye makes really beautiful lines with her body...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E-2xjd-AvYEED9MBBvct91V2bQSPbA0d4IjjZQ4w4v9LtIOqY55FX2Gp9WIxgkPzAdN2KmSGb1-16Ko-D72jo_mnymb66hCAOVdpisBO8uGX_pp8LCdU8R1yzbuQGM6wdz9KeL2hoMU/s1600/IMG_7019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E-2xjd-AvYEED9MBBvct91V2bQSPbA0d4IjjZQ4w4v9LtIOqY55FX2Gp9WIxgkPzAdN2KmSGb1-16Ko-D72jo_mnymb66hCAOVdpisBO8uGX_pp8LCdU8R1yzbuQGM6wdz9KeL2hoMU/s320/IMG_7019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498274388608639442" border="0" /></a>Maddy holds a pike position before she gets to the trapeze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWZZyRBRkYuMn7te-zF3LNCzRzeR6piR1dvu_q5pYoSznHyDWVB6g3lR2BaJR3kEBs0Qi4byabypo34ctNNUtMbYDz9v7Nnxd4SBHvVPSwt1f8K6hs6EWvfVyBwuzqvoNZMAlI9PcVv4/s1600/IMG_7026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWZZyRBRkYuMn7te-zF3LNCzRzeR6piR1dvu_q5pYoSznHyDWVB6g3lR2BaJR3kEBs0Qi4byabypo34ctNNUtMbYDz9v7Nnxd4SBHvVPSwt1f8K6hs6EWvfVyBwuzqvoNZMAlI9PcVv4/s320/IMG_7026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498274371295940434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI7EjPpzK844UtyCwjeKOEu1_B-7Wgu8SU0itEDZtTCtsc_Pj0QmBvuOuUz8C3RrZ9lKmlMj-Oq75HRRadhvmERVlX1mWMZVoDPcI2uKW_ooWHI5q78QMWNaIRGoxSEd4j-um6wKeR7E/s1600/IMG_7033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI7EjPpzK844UtyCwjeKOEu1_B-7Wgu8SU0itEDZtTCtsc_Pj0QmBvuOuUz8C3RrZ9lKmlMj-Oq75HRRadhvmERVlX1mWMZVoDPcI2uKW_ooWHI5q78QMWNaIRGoxSEd4j-um6wKeR7E/s320/IMG_7033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498273675410950178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS5wMkx274Ktb_oBGGSoqngzR8fPTMfT_WHu5zJujMbxBfnhGZNyAoTpxikVrrwWaZIyPgEKgOA0dv2vQEIQBCR174IIg-D-9tYWSJgADLfvWA-oBXkZfORfWYtdeHerzpHHcYgX2n0k/s1600/IMG_7039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS5wMkx274Ktb_oBGGSoqngzR8fPTMfT_WHu5zJujMbxBfnhGZNyAoTpxikVrrwWaZIyPgEKgOA0dv2vQEIQBCR174IIg-D-9tYWSJgADLfvWA-oBXkZfORfWYtdeHerzpHHcYgX2n0k/s320/IMG_7039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498273655193533682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcQuXscJwo6ghz1XyoTT4JQkVpmCvNP0Af9RiSzYJhlAjbU0SnYSmLN1W6NWC-xL3dgo3cqNPdlCuyigqd7B4fGhY67dhtCk425Et_wxKOf9UbIR-e4risgI5pZKnayyFAYaBn3L0g6c/s1600/IMG_7044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcQuXscJwo6ghz1XyoTT4JQkVpmCvNP0Af9RiSzYJhlAjbU0SnYSmLN1W6NWC-xL3dgo3cqNPdlCuyigqd7B4fGhY67dhtCk425Et_wxKOf9UbIR-e4risgI5pZKnayyFAYaBn3L0g6c/s320/IMG_7044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498273648557052002" border="0" /></a><br />Nyna has been so much fun to watch this year. She is a returner from last year and she has really incorporated the lessons she learned last year into this year's experience. I was talking to her one day and she said that she hadn't stopped talking about Next Step Prep since she left last August and couldn't wait to get back this year. That's some endorsement!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NnP2CvV0t-Xf0uJH8xH32IIraz-ltDsRACH8HYfjy89mxcMQccQ0BddLtq-LDhf97vq1fwOnjSBbNVxyfU_SyGbBRrcIlpxggW1d8Qpqy6Iv2Xk8icyjUjmLiFa0eUI1hEmoocJw3fE/s1600/IMG_7065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NnP2CvV0t-Xf0uJH8xH32IIraz-ltDsRACH8HYfjy89mxcMQccQ0BddLtq-LDhf97vq1fwOnjSBbNVxyfU_SyGbBRrcIlpxggW1d8Qpqy6Iv2Xk8icyjUjmLiFa0eUI1hEmoocJw3fE/s320/IMG_7065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498272997114443874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItAOsB0uOcjEioYprsmrerxplw9AmOHSrVdbIC6hvaq3XzfzuiAs1ceGVIb6P_OTRDw6mKp8Ag2XNcf_U3VSdSSUej5YFwMNkUN891kNmF68FLglkrpFi2dtVwzAMtJ9X3W5ncgt_VHU/s1600/IMG_7073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItAOsB0uOcjEioYprsmrerxplw9AmOHSrVdbIC6hvaq3XzfzuiAs1ceGVIb6P_OTRDw6mKp8Ag2XNcf_U3VSdSSUej5YFwMNkUN891kNmF68FLglkrpFi2dtVwzAMtJ9X3W5ncgt_VHU/s320/IMG_7073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498272982016496530" border="0" /></a>Christi--you were an awesome addition to our guest instructor staff. We so appreciated your help, your persistence, your encouragement, your calm demeanor and your warm, beautiful smile. The students just loved working with you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXUk6iLMV6OyQOAObpZVwo9pcdwaY97T2WW5Ken2OctwOU6FrQetbuXRtMKY9FuYfi4NLsuNTjNGSXZpPhfoUpUXMyYwAdRyq_0mwCbj0JxUqQjq-U-ofpvvFnsKaHVl8RQ74TpQ5Zh0/s1600/IMG_6496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXUk6iLMV6OyQOAObpZVwo9pcdwaY97T2WW5Ken2OctwOU6FrQetbuXRtMKY9FuYfi4NLsuNTjNGSXZpPhfoUpUXMyYwAdRyq_0mwCbj0JxUqQjq-U-ofpvvFnsKaHVl8RQ74TpQ5Zh0/s320/IMG_6496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498287547906614242" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-5355488012521669152010-07-25T15:04:00.033-06:002010-07-28T08:52:00.990-06:00Guest Instructor - Alex Gemignani<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40jsJHvk6QnSCz5btHcD2u6ZNSn2hzcnaHoXyxgj7LqkQfwRaJPoGv7O92OFuvwrH0pdJBnqpXlMPdv0BlDxqmF1NN-3IyU39Inr34LnvgHTMXf9-1ZATBrCWyke6Qytab2DnyuvjBmA/s1600/IMG_5950.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40jsJHvk6QnSCz5btHcD2u6ZNSn2hzcnaHoXyxgj7LqkQfwRaJPoGv7O92OFuvwrH0pdJBnqpXlMPdv0BlDxqmF1NN-3IyU39Inr34LnvgHTMXf9-1ZATBrCWyke6Qytab2DnyuvjBmA/s320/IMG_5950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498272191832906706" border="0" /></a>We welcome back Alex Gemignani for a second year at Next Step Prep and were thankful to the weather gods who FINALLY let him land in Missoula after getting delayed by thunderstorms in the mid-West.<br /><br />Alex worked with the students in the main auditorium. He introduced himself and shared a little bit of his background with the students (and I stole some of this from his online biography...gotta love the Internet). He attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating with a BFA in Musical Theater. His parents are famed musical director and conductor Paul Gemignani and mother actress Carolann Page. He plays a number of musical instruments, which have helped him land roles in plays on several occasions. He played Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" and Beadle Bamford in the revival of "Sweeney Todd". He even spent some time with the cast of "Avenue Q". AND, he has a great sense of humor, is incredibly down to earth, and the students really love him. He is married to our other guest artist for this week, Erin Ortman, and the two of them as a team had so much to offer the students.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECshqlpKrpueg6fwf1VHJZ7nMD9orKH30I1Hg1PBaCd4hIkmUU4KeOpYBYrHhOPaZSyUs8ys_lEH3LIxv6AraSbU3B6kRQDBqLI1Y9XMmGv8fbYXE97sFe1BHOps_aO3yw0c3DO97sm8/s1600/IMG_5963.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECshqlpKrpueg6fwf1VHJZ7nMD9orKH30I1Hg1PBaCd4hIkmUU4KeOpYBYrHhOPaZSyUs8ys_lEH3LIxv6AraSbU3B6kRQDBqLI1Y9XMmGv8fbYXE97sFe1BHOps_aO3yw0c3DO97sm8/s320/IMG_5963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271675652369762" border="0" /></a>The day started off with the entire group, reviewing one of the ensemble songs the group is singing. Alex helped the students really work through understanding the music, including where commas are placed (for breathing), why notes were written in a specific way, and the tempo. He stressed that in musical theater, songs needed to be interesting and needed to have a purpose because, well, in a play, "why else would you need to sing this?"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0H0z27dG1-QFVme8rqR_-azzR9-yGZqk8AK5vCZx_CeI-eF5AXV4SOSW7i34uN5Xr3h9YwItHu0sFHVMb8xWXaF2n9b3jJ85Msb1PNjRZkM_rhhUuV2ZLTlHBh4-Hlwt1uzHkmQvc3QM/s1600/IMG_5967.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0H0z27dG1-QFVme8rqR_-azzR9-yGZqk8AK5vCZx_CeI-eF5AXV4SOSW7i34uN5Xr3h9YwItHu0sFHVMb8xWXaF2n9b3jJ85Msb1PNjRZkM_rhhUuV2ZLTlHBh4-Hlwt1uzHkmQvc3QM/s320/IMG_5967.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271669729905218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWYwMtywWpJkj0M85i0jkARmcOizrENRgCs23jNAgrhMY_6cMjJ2g8dKKUt04rzEgWCM3_3DkWcMuoTdYxsOi8YDjaKObpDDBXnXDat8MI-NvyHH0ocA179Ps23nyGOGGKTaCOAVn1Vk/s1600/IMG_5970.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56SkSBh8fC4Oek57ix-XKBelmZEWG2kIfZuHCP2YLU4Z7FasjFshOzprKVGoDDNJ0GwLDS3B7nB1tH4jaJhla5wZOJKtwJ0zzU0PE9NlZ2lXBqxkllHffIDjHoLWnuBA8fUtPRw5mQ-Q/s320/IMG_6002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271648398160482" border="0" /></a>The students gave differing perspectives on the meaning behind the song, generating a lot of class discussion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fArSMke9gx4fYwViKALQiZPrRICfVNaKwttjsUP5ZUDkzeQ9X_uDDnK-x3UOSlDJ68ew0lq7lZdzdCPfpjh05LhMERl1pJJScTcaNQyDjt24mpUlH2HoGKQtjsr9DWHjricTK80XGG0/s1600/IMG_6005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fArSMke9gx4fYwViKALQiZPrRICfVNaKwttjsUP5ZUDkzeQ9X_uDDnK-x3UOSlDJ68ew0lq7lZdzdCPfpjh05LhMERl1pJJScTcaNQyDjt24mpUlH2HoGKQtjsr9DWHjricTK80XGG0/s320/IMG_6005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271165534313682" border="0" /></a>Next, it was time to warm-up and sing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMP4UVgm9gv_YHw7bp9r5ibpG_sj1ShuKJA-ByA6joOUHnNIr0RZUTXbEIW7jHf9TBiw0Yr4N01bZMxtUN4yOIjcd3fsdSBVDWBqtzCI8bJvsC8jytrY8JqpUJyDke0JWnR3BLCPDjrc/s1600/IMG_6012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMP4UVgm9gv_YHw7bp9r5ibpG_sj1ShuKJA-ByA6joOUHnNIr0RZUTXbEIW7jHf9TBiw0Yr4N01bZMxtUN4yOIjcd3fsdSBVDWBqtzCI8bJvsC8jytrY8JqpUJyDke0JWnR3BLCPDjrc/s320/IMG_6012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271160011936146" border="0" /></a>Warm ups include neck rubs...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7EPvra4_9i6iChyTdMzXLMm0ykrv7Aybbzp_MvPiChelTnCQ5R9-ZcMpJLqOH1Yh5tOh3uSBcLg1VRJ-M0fzfvmAJe2-hs2Th8VBzjeEqxykJi8BanpbQkYa6HQ7QhTqWFd2t87RrZk/s1600/IMG_6014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7EPvra4_9i6iChyTdMzXLMm0ykrv7Aybbzp_MvPiChelTnCQ5R9-ZcMpJLqOH1Yh5tOh3uSBcLg1VRJ-M0fzfvmAJe2-hs2Th8VBzjeEqxykJi8BanpbQkYa6HQ7QhTqWFd2t87RrZk/s320/IMG_6014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271151082330306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VANGd8IUfZK8mk6qb-XjzAPUcJFbB_gLS69yDmCjMUo6ot3nOrhGWeSkPy3IDYJuJK-dbfuuJFTi-pEovLbZHYMds0xkyIkASzhAIcXLEuPDp9MejHlD0QilY6KygX9OTysefGGCUdE/s1600/IMG_6019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VANGd8IUfZK8mk6qb-XjzAPUcJFbB_gLS69yDmCjMUo6ot3nOrhGWeSkPy3IDYJuJK-dbfuuJFTi-pEovLbZHYMds0xkyIkASzhAIcXLEuPDp9MejHlD0QilY6KygX9OTysefGGCUdE/s320/IMG_6019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271142544947602" border="0" /></a>Once warm ups were finished, each student performed for Alex for a coaching session. Nicky was up first. Here he consults with Anne about his music...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bpor5MxacGJ68-k3qVY8rxj9XkFerCHS8gdbOgL-XBSVnA2038raHepqWJuxuRWlAKgtbB1wIsdgDr1Pn2TmP_t1w3T5hOMW14aMU1-ppTG9O6D6yLEJTj2wTDWiXFrv3BO07CsM1uw/s1600/IMG_6032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bpor5MxacGJ68-k3qVY8rxj9XkFerCHS8gdbOgL-XBSVnA2038raHepqWJuxuRWlAKgtbB1wIsdgDr1Pn2TmP_t1w3T5hOMW14aMU1-ppTG9O6D6yLEJTj2wTDWiXFrv3BO07CsM1uw/s320/IMG_6032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498271132283026210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0vkC4NLR98OilzcQDhY4dAux2s3XiFaI4ZIBA6GZTS01t4GZuLRj38eQplZ9LCFETmMwrqa8T6Jz7x6Iw_Y-N7i9mdeFw2Q8Zs9GtbYqQgPSwbGFZoQhWUeumJOaM6WpdX19xxwKoSA/s1600/IMG_6048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0vkC4NLR98OilzcQDhY4dAux2s3XiFaI4ZIBA6GZTS01t4GZuLRj38eQplZ9LCFETmMwrqa8T6Jz7x6Iw_Y-N7i9mdeFw2Q8Zs9GtbYqQgPSwbGFZoQhWUeumJOaM6WpdX19xxwKoSA/s320/IMG_6048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498270622804540130" border="0" /></a>Alex gives some feedback, enlisting the group for suggestions as well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-rxPRzTjvQ4HJJ7GX84JLArA6_ywCB6gk3EyGb8_OLt64CnwlZ3yKs4P0x3s9443G3dYI-mKvRbAaxPvhGg-efK5mkFkucZnKVe-NEafb3JeKFyyUN4l8BRJCrn9_5ZuNFPJEhaKDmo/s1600/IMG_6051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-rxPRzTjvQ4HJJ7GX84JLArA6_ywCB6gk3EyGb8_OLt64CnwlZ3yKs4P0x3s9443G3dYI-mKvRbAaxPvhGg-efK5mkFkucZnKVe-NEafb3JeKFyyUN4l8BRJCrn9_5ZuNFPJEhaKDmo/s320/IMG_6051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498270612538595362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYV62dbV4J4mMNnssgrnNAVWpg8SmRJByWizJtkds3wy55WJTtIlhkmdrI7PTwTptIWvrJM9RYpBc2Jw7a49ctctpsgs4NccyoK1x3ajKp-s-k9xzuCSXKDN6agtQcrYPvh45unybAAA/s1600/IMG_6055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYV62dbV4J4mMNnssgrnNAVWpg8SmRJByWizJtkds3wy55WJTtIlhkmdrI7PTwTptIWvrJM9RYpBc2Jw7a49ctctpsgs4NccyoK1x3ajKp-s-k9xzuCSXKDN6agtQcrYPvh45unybAAA/s320/IMG_6055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498270601973189682" border="0" /></a>That looks a little intimidating, huh? Alex made the experience very educational and fun (even though some of the students DID have some major nerves). I am constantly impressed by the students' ability to get up there and just do it, though. Nike's got nothing on this group :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYX6B7nAWTxRZEyQs6oyXbgNzfOogVuq3KmsFKn-ErT8SmawxkrU_y5wQapktY_QT6rkRMDSLjboTgnKaVdNTNaxruuwPFslRQhq12BxPAz2f4Em_X0dCI-Do1qmoztRpr7grNHA-DyM/s1600/IMG_6060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYX6B7nAWTxRZEyQs6oyXbgNzfOogVuq3KmsFKn-ErT8SmawxkrU_y5wQapktY_QT6rkRMDSLjboTgnKaVdNTNaxruuwPFslRQhq12BxPAz2f4Em_X0dCI-Do1qmoztRpr7grNHA-DyM/s320/IMG_6060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498270594302494370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLhvPuEB5mprG65iUTXuWWUi36-SUBTyfXbPLGIPAc0D0TO0wHRwlWh_cTV455VYeGnyIc53ohdgtXarwRYcn8JpWTif-CV-1jwP8gnvY5ar0VzlqLyB6fPqEqgWD9jnLhypMBrC4eag/s1600/IMG_6061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLhvPuEB5mprG65iUTXuWWUi36-SUBTyfXbPLGIPAc0D0TO0wHRwlWh_cTV455VYeGnyIc53ohdgtXarwRYcn8JpWTif-CV-1jwP8gnvY5ar0VzlqLyB6fPqEqgWD9jnLhypMBrC4eag/s320/IMG_6061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267828152615474" border="0" /></a>Sarah P. was up next with a John Legend song...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Dq3vd7znIuhsbpPTLVFo6Z4W6zvtotg1EAqvp0rtZONStgwVqwXb1fpv_5Dfnrt588dmsd_EMYzIm0Gh65ig4HTMVmjx407ZOb2OJab4fIR3ebBqnFgRA5e6zGEj-o8gy73TDSCZ80/s1600/IMG_6076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Dq3vd7znIuhsbpPTLVFo6Z4W6zvtotg1EAqvp0rtZONStgwVqwXb1fpv_5Dfnrt588dmsd_EMYzIm0Gh65ig4HTMVmjx407ZOb2OJab4fIR3ebBqnFgRA5e6zGEj-o8gy73TDSCZ80/s320/IMG_6076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267798883432466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Na176j4XRuVPnV80-_-2jazX_Dtc1KZYS_hPzBvdeddTrJOnaw2dsLji9CAcjWvJS79oEdasb0nkoL5VJbW4QEkRjWRghTn8tEn9xHxbnrfvgBRaWIVjYXkjBNlTeIK7Rd9JIO80BM/s1600/IMG_6079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-Na176j4XRuVPnV80-_-2jazX_Dtc1KZYS_hPzBvdeddTrJOnaw2dsLji9CAcjWvJS79oEdasb0nkoL5VJbW4QEkRjWRghTn8tEn9xHxbnrfvgBRaWIVjYXkjBNlTeIK7Rd9JIO80BM/s320/IMG_6079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267785518074578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_djBP9k3nd98bT13Jpc-2mCkdMGN6MNtGgCLJtLirT7WgPfUwlxNLdQ-2T4pbHCm0dhYFnHkWOGSKpOwx-UMxhtV4VMn57aha_XBOeQEIpAjUNdjjDNXtfAaouWOOa1-e6LBFrB42EXk/s1600/IMG_6083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_djBP9k3nd98bT13Jpc-2mCkdMGN6MNtGgCLJtLirT7WgPfUwlxNLdQ-2T4pbHCm0dhYFnHkWOGSKpOwx-UMxhtV4VMn57aha_XBOeQEIpAjUNdjjDNXtfAaouWOOa1-e6LBFrB42EXk/s320/IMG_6083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267780893920802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSROQsZTwDBvznOsD5pI8kMrSwyvnowKvsvfDmFngSnNeDGBEq74jrF8SQbvR4ioPSjMUwP4Qs4w8xK-k7nDsdGTf1zhB1virjYtLqUVUsloQeljoQp9NHeTSFtfv1gagb-YlS9O2mY8/s1600/IMG_6085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSROQsZTwDBvznOsD5pI8kMrSwyvnowKvsvfDmFngSnNeDGBEq74jrF8SQbvR4ioPSjMUwP4Qs4w8xK-k7nDsdGTf1zhB1virjYtLqUVUsloQeljoQp9NHeTSFtfv1gagb-YlS9O2mY8/s320/IMG_6085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267366239171074" border="0" /></a>Maddy and Tessa relax during a little break...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiuUUDMPBBP_2OYhXSsFJwDNgZHnCg9TesRRr15moi6ATShXJsG3PU41plAPhwbuZBsdFSiNn5icH_HuAJ37rEWEux-4ieCXfzEif6TZA2ZQNSGQzf71E4_eo40RvUkk-ZZbjVcNqD0w/s1600/IMG_6087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiuUUDMPBBP_2OYhXSsFJwDNgZHnCg9TesRRr15moi6ATShXJsG3PU41plAPhwbuZBsdFSiNn5icH_HuAJ37rEWEux-4ieCXfzEif6TZA2ZQNSGQzf71E4_eo40RvUkk-ZZbjVcNqD0w/s320/IMG_6087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267356349836546" border="0" /></a>Em was up next singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj6_87RAz7ixERSJgntzEbOfBjITHwvrYCmxconh6QW07pJ3VvwLkRx7MhCXqtZoSUYp1KGyO3dJ-w5MOicFNX1_oa2vlhkN_S9Kd5mUxPv9UVVtrXQeN9rNgfbAWUaN2ANCPjpqfaYI/s1600/IMG_6108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj6_87RAz7ixERSJgntzEbOfBjITHwvrYCmxconh6QW07pJ3VvwLkRx7MhCXqtZoSUYp1KGyO3dJ-w5MOicFNX1_oa2vlhkN_S9Kd5mUxPv9UVVtrXQeN9rNgfbAWUaN2ANCPjpqfaYI/s320/IMG_6108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267335824220498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoX2YLh7BDkFkaVvxM3kYo5ZPAPTQj7xiv3FQs7EKV5AE41utIxJJA8Ypr2EBoDv8w-GRxqfTYJ6PsaDkiCWGntlS_3oFjBuw1Nv66H85gV4t6qMTAVFndmBXcWekxRmFIM7qTC75skI/s1600/IMG_6089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoX2YLh7BDkFkaVvxM3kYo5ZPAPTQj7xiv3FQs7EKV5AE41utIxJJA8Ypr2EBoDv8w-GRxqfTYJ6PsaDkiCWGntlS_3oFjBuw1Nv66H85gV4t6qMTAVFndmBXcWekxRmFIM7qTC75skI/s320/IMG_6089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267342547900242" border="0" /></a>Then Clayton was up, singing "My girlfriend, who lives in Canada" from Avenue Q.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_1uW17NTOO_Yx181cDh2WZkO0p3rsjBev7FtGiVqUVCoT-o0O2_7n_bQscUadoCX3fukrQJyc0KTVUFi8qNxStd8mNZRfVjqE07rnaI53aN04Yjgc2DJ0C92VbZrVdknIBfLbgl7iKk/s1600/IMG_6113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_1uW17NTOO_Yx181cDh2WZkO0p3rsjBev7FtGiVqUVCoT-o0O2_7n_bQscUadoCX3fukrQJyc0KTVUFi8qNxStd8mNZRfVjqE07rnaI53aN04Yjgc2DJ0C92VbZrVdknIBfLbgl7iKk/s320/IMG_6113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498267323970249442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaiMSdAqC0V7WHqDt8KdSEtJFAUMGu9boAdBOQJrhNUHw1363qsJEGlL8OmwO4ManG-dU0xqt9Gy0ex3d6eg1Pie72nZqvG0M4DxwknFEt429d-7rCbwDV20ddOcTa_kL4n_XytnE-YA/s1600/IMG_6114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaiMSdAqC0V7WHqDt8KdSEtJFAUMGu9boAdBOQJrhNUHw1363qsJEGlL8OmwO4ManG-dU0xqt9Gy0ex3d6eg1Pie72nZqvG0M4DxwknFEt429d-7rCbwDV20ddOcTa_kL4n_XytnE-YA/s320/IMG_6114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266928603587794" border="0" /></a>This was an interesting exercise for both Clayton and the entire group. Alex wanted Clayton to really focus on the words of the song instead of the gestures used in comedy, so he had Clayton sit in a chair and then sit on his hands...it was really amazing how the focus of the song shifted...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDiSs6_PFUlJL00x1t-Idoa_6VCdTiq2EUbD8LZAIiLOFsCxbG1jS9j90zg1sx-WHYjX4V9iuRizTG26bu898G3B0v1cvbHsgSuU2LWHuZ_2Zricj05J4yyrIy_UuB8mdCIjYKQmjH0o/s1600/IMG_6127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDiSs6_PFUlJL00x1t-Idoa_6VCdTiq2EUbD8LZAIiLOFsCxbG1jS9j90zg1sx-WHYjX4V9iuRizTG26bu898G3B0v1cvbHsgSuU2LWHuZ_2Zricj05J4yyrIy_UuB8mdCIjYKQmjH0o/s320/IMG_6127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266910508755218" border="0" /></a>Caleigh was up next, singing "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but Caleigh hails to us from India (yes, I said India). She is one of two International students we have at Next Step this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs65Tn-DBPBzRIsUCfCbhqAoHm99MijFwZacqS9iM_OHjVYFwiyU7LyitzSB537JmcO4WNVqTgHV3QWnyaVnqlLeRA4pqrcCkr9ntmkjQQNocNXHA04Xrw8tRoWWVP-EfMu5fxfwG9fPQ/s1600/IMG_6146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs65Tn-DBPBzRIsUCfCbhqAoHm99MijFwZacqS9iM_OHjVYFwiyU7LyitzSB537JmcO4WNVqTgHV3QWnyaVnqlLeRA4pqrcCkr9ntmkjQQNocNXHA04Xrw8tRoWWVP-EfMu5fxfwG9fPQ/s320/IMG_6146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266898420705602" border="0" /></a>Elinor was up next, singing "Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof. Now, if you remember my former blog post on Elinor, she got a bravery award from yours truly. Though she still struggles with nerves, especially when performing solo in front of the group, or in front of a guest instructor, she gets up there and does it. In the words of Seth Rudetsky, Eleanor...BRAVA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_0GYE1BKn-7azlxz1x2FNcb5K8lrnYEth1WrJ40asvlR0HwVTHLJzcpwftQ5DJRskv-b_t0hrrlaYcFDAwma8tPv0hKJeLzke54Zb-hzeLaogWCyLE5TzpeJ-eG6ETFougXzRZkaaZM/s1600/IMG_6150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_0GYE1BKn-7azlxz1x2FNcb5K8lrnYEth1WrJ40asvlR0HwVTHLJzcpwftQ5DJRskv-b_t0hrrlaYcFDAwma8tPv0hKJeLzke54Zb-hzeLaogWCyLE5TzpeJ-eG6ETFougXzRZkaaZM/s320/IMG_6150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266885808644850" border="0" /></a>To help combat her nerves, Alex had Elinor do a different exercise. This time he had her sit in a chair, but facing one of her peers whom she chose, and had her sing to her friend instead of to the group. Arielle helped her through this exercise and she really helped Elinor attack those negative thoughts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLR1a7SBtCeAC9gxQNPSO06WNSDPR0F08Zx0gKPbZhyotDHTsj3cXknywG6hkDtduJNWtliO4pAV1qllFyyX9aI4vNZPHf_ZkO9AO2T9r4hBnhbueo8R9h6bYPusl70rWdUaZA4AH2j8/s1600/IMG_6157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLR1a7SBtCeAC9gxQNPSO06WNSDPR0F08Zx0gKPbZhyotDHTsj3cXknywG6hkDtduJNWtliO4pAV1qllFyyX9aI4vNZPHf_ZkO9AO2T9r4hBnhbueo8R9h6bYPusl70rWdUaZA4AH2j8/s320/IMG_6157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266487101982786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI_1XW0wHC95rtupAlsoCWgBK78lCGgHHqavC3zq_-9OmChgMQblvQFo_ssmbnCeJ0tMPTFjBfry8d8s3Xh85lxU7erPdivpcTjS8a6nWGbpyyKg33n6mauBop-vodfmZ-lHXsquLUT4/s1600/IMG_6158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI_1XW0wHC95rtupAlsoCWgBK78lCGgHHqavC3zq_-9OmChgMQblvQFo_ssmbnCeJ0tMPTFjBfry8d8s3Xh85lxU7erPdivpcTjS8a6nWGbpyyKg33n6mauBop-vodfmZ-lHXsquLUT4/s320/IMG_6158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266480290513634" border="0" /></a>Ana was up next, receiving some feedback from Alex on her performance of "Defying Gravity"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFxkF9IFvWr6rgACtaakm1b4aiJbVLwn-nroh9AeCAeDJDTzPBwb6b1BgzLdGbiEjUPyJQ_GcVRrl4YPojCh7A1gQA0-SuJJJg_ePWbOFsGBQruxN4-T_KkiDdvdX2j9RXMMAEBWkiE/s1600/IMG_6170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFxkF9IFvWr6rgACtaakm1b4aiJbVLwn-nroh9AeCAeDJDTzPBwb6b1BgzLdGbiEjUPyJQ_GcVRrl4YPojCh7A1gQA0-SuJJJg_ePWbOFsGBQruxN4-T_KkiDdvdX2j9RXMMAEBWkiE/s320/IMG_6170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266472281476690" border="0" /></a>Jacque sang next, performing "Baby of Mine" from Dumbo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokfqBOureHdulGD8AqaZg1VmufZqQsTuPsIawU-R0kzBnUvV72fG-UwBLW7duVEj-CNH5BwKK5vfMtQEmB4d8_SEaShynzoKeJ2MYLHRrOBpK-Eq7-LKKImgCGmHLTOMFu4VPEGFpa9Q/s1600/IMG_6176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokfqBOureHdulGD8AqaZg1VmufZqQsTuPsIawU-R0kzBnUvV72fG-UwBLW7duVEj-CNH5BwKK5vfMtQEmB4d8_SEaShynzoKeJ2MYLHRrOBpK-Eq7-LKKImgCGmHLTOMFu4VPEGFpa9Q/s320/IMG_6176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266463996154498" border="0" /></a>Jacque also faced down her nerves during her performance, but Alex helped her through this by having her walk around the room with him and pretend that she was singing to only him. This was pretty cool to watch as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu-bA8kpOkj1UFR_meW51A65_-BOtQfbZYeLrSUB0UbrWAVtmahVBPd-KFEzbcNgbZijhAstB6FW_QFjLxMkJxA0mCbLwEhbWYzltiIywOJKzOUA-1E6tEiu1gH_6HfP1uBeroReUS6A/s1600/IMG_6179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu-bA8kpOkj1UFR_meW51A65_-BOtQfbZYeLrSUB0UbrWAVtmahVBPd-KFEzbcNgbZijhAstB6FW_QFjLxMkJxA0mCbLwEhbWYzltiIywOJKzOUA-1E6tEiu1gH_6HfP1uBeroReUS6A/s320/IMG_6179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266454793865506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUdzMjPpXwiAX6ZbAIgYBRW1DPNaGDjDJCjKUXdgJVU7sYd3UIcMw0eC5BLADX4KgOcTpwW1vvBBdxpK6NuxZUk2MbH1hGZkCLRQnrSVvf17m3ipqrG_vVYHa_iknKbaArlC3ffePtOA/s1600/IMG_6185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUdzMjPpXwiAX6ZbAIgYBRW1DPNaGDjDJCjKUXdgJVU7sYd3UIcMw0eC5BLADX4KgOcTpwW1vvBBdxpK6NuxZUk2MbH1hGZkCLRQnrSVvf17m3ipqrG_vVYHa_iknKbaArlC3ffePtOA/s320/IMG_6185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265937869661602" border="0" /></a>Michael was up next, performing "What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?" from Avenue Q.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4bdMCeveWF1jF2xRBG3BuSgcTPdJXk-x4_F382LVYdXIVw3JgDiBSuGBcKD8IcSbn0H5HlNWZA1T8riSqTLROr-5smYXd4cn5Zk8tKfRMK7QHdgh4WgCFKZOtWRnMw2FBeYOtiO9QaY/s1600/IMG_6191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4bdMCeveWF1jF2xRBG3BuSgcTPdJXk-x4_F382LVYdXIVw3JgDiBSuGBcKD8IcSbn0H5HlNWZA1T8riSqTLROr-5smYXd4cn5Zk8tKfRMK7QHdgh4WgCFKZOtWRnMw2FBeYOtiO9QaY/s320/IMG_6191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265924516639986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qSSu4CrXr804_YJ4g67baSIluUFUSbDHCmkK6W8qvnRPG5lioNeLrKEQVai2VBLbzm1-eSDrBGqDbqAvB1daejCjaCvLSsYtUD_gBqF8YygjUdZ01mWCdcbA49BykMO5msXz_L5fbjw/s1600/IMG_6200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qSSu4CrXr804_YJ4g67baSIluUFUSbDHCmkK6W8qvnRPG5lioNeLrKEQVai2VBLbzm1-eSDrBGqDbqAvB1daejCjaCvLSsYtUD_gBqF8YygjUdZ01mWCdcbA49BykMO5msXz_L5fbjw/s320/IMG_6200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265920498736194" border="0" /></a>Alex worked with Michael, encouraging him to think of the song as if he were finishing up college and wondering what exactly you DO do with a B.A. in English. I was laughing to myself, remembering my father asking my sister..."what are you gonna DO with a degree in History anyway?" There's more truth to this song than you realize, my friend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1EScDB6emOAmxpfoA_YkUXOtbfsfHLYS8cOlzU84CREl-fLsDlEtPszvVSbNXUSX0S0M1EcEAV4zMmUZNr3fp5hJeH78ZKwR2byMMCTl0Qguh58ayjgy50VI7OEvxG7ZW7Q6NQoTvM4/s1600/IMG_6205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1EScDB6emOAmxpfoA_YkUXOtbfsfHLYS8cOlzU84CREl-fLsDlEtPszvVSbNXUSX0S0M1EcEAV4zMmUZNr3fp5hJeH78ZKwR2byMMCTl0Qguh58ayjgy50VI7OEvxG7ZW7Q6NQoTvM4/s320/IMG_6205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265908958449266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN8Bfajdazlrx3vXLF1n3SkheF3B3jtdGRMnRBSQg1Qtqq8R56-cbVKj-QblE0I4Na29acbShmmX6WxfK3aJsQlfztD5cAKifIbKN_p3vvXlR34FGOQtdYLY__j4ieNa2QMkEj_9UOQk/s1600/IMG_6206.jpg"><br /></a>Maddy was up next, singing "Alone in the Universe" from Seussical...she checks in with Anne and shares a little laugh...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNGNbsDYKq6l3ewfrjxmZQkfclLfcuQS_AILMd3iBaZPOdmY1tDO2qWA_gvtBQpmNw6SPJ2hCdXiKYyVfe-mfvOL87u0cmT9tA2bdLoHYkIuZ1seC-Jm4NuNmPGG0-siw6fWuc80FP3Y/s1600/IMG_6212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNGNbsDYKq6l3ewfrjxmZQkfclLfcuQS_AILMd3iBaZPOdmY1tDO2qWA_gvtBQpmNw6SPJ2hCdXiKYyVfe-mfvOL87u0cmT9tA2bdLoHYkIuZ1seC-Jm4NuNmPGG0-siw6fWuc80FP3Y/s320/IMG_6212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265527518652738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj005ZpxDQFkqYcVdblMp10MNvR8DUZAqNUc7AWxnj4PgvF3yRXZDX0ZVwa1JHfLHfGyw3Z4pHE-BCmupUzR1JfchkcLqBSXkbgoZR_17n8OlpcIwXF3TFbgpZGog3mFobvP78ovQDQAF0/s1600/IMG_6220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj005ZpxDQFkqYcVdblMp10MNvR8DUZAqNUc7AWxnj4PgvF3yRXZDX0ZVwa1JHfLHfGyw3Z4pHE-BCmupUzR1JfchkcLqBSXkbgoZR_17n8OlpcIwXF3TFbgpZGog3mFobvP78ovQDQAF0/s320/IMG_6220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265517665321506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hVoi-mA7x1P9biGAJujsUT5v6wfYTox1QIshGK3rujCsIRDLGun7fxhIzSc8Rgk012UHFU73tADCYgmPQpcC0QLo_hHhl5P7FPIgymVFNt-X3SFW5sxycDFtaBGbtkcb2mMIAuRVP0g/s1600/IMG_6236.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hVoi-mA7x1P9biGAJujsUT5v6wfYTox1QIshGK3rujCsIRDLGun7fxhIzSc8Rgk012UHFU73tADCYgmPQpcC0QLo_hHhl5P7FPIgymVFNt-X3SFW5sxycDFtaBGbtkcb2mMIAuRVP0g/s320/IMG_6236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264546520548450" border="0" /></a>Alex uses this performance to give feedback to the group as a whole...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5c-Tco0gjuMByAm1EX4rbXakNZPVxXO_WDp3uTl4uyiL8xopgZNR3GhY3KEKR50hcxaiwSya_UOOhFgIVjXKhr9lNF7ClIGAoqmUtjtiGHgPY03lTKHCWZElESN-9VQ7RUe_X83QqEQ/s1600/IMG_6240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5c-Tco0gjuMByAm1EX4rbXakNZPVxXO_WDp3uTl4uyiL8xopgZNR3GhY3KEKR50hcxaiwSya_UOOhFgIVjXKhr9lNF7ClIGAoqmUtjtiGHgPY03lTKHCWZElESN-9VQ7RUe_X83QqEQ/s320/IMG_6240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264525335738002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8g2XMTIp2zdR59RPl80lBs7-Ys3NzTm9eJ0BBJ4aUDVdCOvNH0wWtP3dtzfEkFckliJc_PFtaEjxnHLBDnb_3JD8tplu4cIgY0hU8Sc_uRG9CHzKqIp0I3dxwO2PYmazAVxnDmzUq8Y/s1600/IMG_6246.jpg"><br /></a>Time was up for Day One, but during his next day of teaching, Alex had the students write down the lyrics to their songs and then write comments about the lyrics as if someone were speaking to them during the song. He encouraged the students to develop a storyline for their song, whether that be the storyline of the actual musical, or one they made up. He said it didn't really matter, as long as they worked on the emotion of the song.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkB1kwkDn8DoynT4I_AHPwpWx0HGd3n5ZQazGFC_qtg1_0qR6GZmqhNUmhoorA4_BnEuc4X3A-1GPZ9VQNdhAX8m3ccSnVOSN-xZqQboYCovuXSHaH_T1ey_c6J09pNmSDOP8Fb0K9yw/s1600/IMG_6247.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KA8f72CCA0GPMInvp7aJKET_e6nKqf_G5hAibca-HlWCCs_zuMnp0tHxzdTjD3HNUgqXLVcM27LsELf11UUVgfLl7MY53eeF1BudYg507MBmwyIicJRAAOshJsn9pXED10z1eaOJlWg/s1600/IMG_6378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KA8f72CCA0GPMInvp7aJKET_e6nKqf_G5hAibca-HlWCCs_zuMnp0tHxzdTjD3HNUgqXLVcM27LsELf11UUVgfLl7MY53eeF1BudYg507MBmwyIicJRAAOshJsn9pXED10z1eaOJlWg/s320/IMG_6378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262579952796594" border="0" /></a>Then when it came time to perform, the students had a partner who read the lines they had written, giving them the opportunity to "react" to their scene partner...<br /><br />Here's Nyna and her scene partner, Caleigh...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OQj-tPbxzHfzFLL_4S-STI-8IFXpXam-pGy8AWV90ImnMUfUP7xfsys3EH3-rQij4NyODm8PzbKtXpww6eAwVVb2yhFpKrKjtD8BIsTnVAyF7iLBgZx5UNbsFRGGYmXy11_hU6EwyMs/s1600/IMG_6338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OQj-tPbxzHfzFLL_4S-STI-8IFXpXam-pGy8AWV90ImnMUfUP7xfsys3EH3-rQij4NyODm8PzbKtXpww6eAwVVb2yhFpKrKjtD8BIsTnVAyF7iLBgZx5UNbsFRGGYmXy11_hU6EwyMs/s320/IMG_6338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264061299735522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycMcZU7IryZOF0jKy-QFhy7e8KtqnM0GXnX3xiFONfnlvpaux9NdYo6SkJxy6p9pv7AwrXOC1pf-LRhyphenhyphenQLdMcz06ArEFrVblvd8NudQM8tJqdwZCFrqyGgjGUkJ86uxttqkvLhOucDTI/s1600/IMG_6343.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycMcZU7IryZOF0jKy-QFhy7e8KtqnM0GXnX3xiFONfnlvpaux9NdYo6SkJxy6p9pv7AwrXOC1pf-LRhyphenhyphenQLdMcz06ArEFrVblvd8NudQM8tJqdwZCFrqyGgjGUkJ86uxttqkvLhOucDTI/s320/IMG_6343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264056947906722" border="0" /></a>This was a new exercise for many of the students, so Alex gave some suggestions for how to raise the stakes in their songs. He again reminded them that they needed to do this because they needed a reason to sing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWZbfBwi2zRTz-lFrDbr1GvXreb8CHka4TweITZjBxJnPqfcm5cn5QeNt_tkeOQOsIrcirWbDhB03V1uBCSdrh5IgYoGE7iq8x3r0TI-nNytaZHbHM6Pn2DNx5IqVumfXM7nSVoMZEBk/s1600/IMG_6346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWZbfBwi2zRTz-lFrDbr1GvXreb8CHka4TweITZjBxJnPqfcm5cn5QeNt_tkeOQOsIrcirWbDhB03V1uBCSdrh5IgYoGE7iq8x3r0TI-nNytaZHbHM6Pn2DNx5IqVumfXM7nSVoMZEBk/s320/IMG_6346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264045569189810" border="0" /></a>Alex is so awesome working with the students. He has a very gentle teaching style, encouraging the students to be introspective and come up with different ways to approach their performances...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_jwLCdK02y2eA6uuco3jcdUFZ0ilZFEatqPZbtGhYqYg6mBRoyIseI_LYe8WD3BbsPA8Q8cTHRNWGidgPHWNZVUVzrKeV1uDRI6X3zDjMO7vr0FvGElplb_jm_KXKKgpj66w9fOfFnQ/s1600/IMG_6350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_jwLCdK02y2eA6uuco3jcdUFZ0ilZFEatqPZbtGhYqYg6mBRoyIseI_LYe8WD3BbsPA8Q8cTHRNWGidgPHWNZVUVzrKeV1uDRI6X3zDjMO7vr0FvGElplb_jm_KXKKgpj66w9fOfFnQ/s320/IMG_6350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263604817716978" border="0" /></a>The students are really good at taking notes during these coaching sessions, giving them something to refer back to after the summer is over...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt8vLRZj4f5oFxz_81PBoYZUSVPUq3AwynJISRVwEADiciWKPHDjBW29zy2tK-tozKHgbyvz-5kLSLgJByqE-dsM2WtJzD01xsJRyY1TUK-0B51Jn5SnEGmihIUaKkDiqmOvSiG6rj1c/s1600/IMG_6329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt8vLRZj4f5oFxz_81PBoYZUSVPUq3AwynJISRVwEADiciWKPHDjBW29zy2tK-tozKHgbyvz-5kLSLgJByqE-dsM2WtJzD01xsJRyY1TUK-0B51Jn5SnEGmihIUaKkDiqmOvSiG6rj1c/s320/IMG_6329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264069936520482" border="0" /></a>Rylee was up next...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gq0QRDSi6Vj-qWus2Ip6eFa_DyoVfy_u4xwDZqCdsJjTa88BhXsnyZ_tL_v16AuEifhoNpxP-WqrbeG4A9F7fUBeShGZzBz6U79lK3QrQ8S33CMnZgZ2NvJZGcgm_5V2ZAmkjMmbpNw/s1600/IMG_6366.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gq0QRDSi6Vj-qWus2Ip6eFa_DyoVfy_u4xwDZqCdsJjTa88BhXsnyZ_tL_v16AuEifhoNpxP-WqrbeG4A9F7fUBeShGZzBz6U79lK3QrQ8S33CMnZgZ2NvJZGcgm_5V2ZAmkjMmbpNw/s320/IMG_6366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263038148929762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHMolFp9USDb_xESGx0tDwYJpfkPoTRSanPhxDciyK_wHFiMXgUueb1_x2A5YGkZ5QM7xsMvx-bBA3KYXUJcZkJUiHRqqpedL6BkWGgbQurozH6_tVAk8UQcjxCGPdVtRDKUyJe552Nk/s1600/IMG_6351.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueMLHAkAiIp7B_0YdiFZlswSssdAsRB_6nuJfY6pIcRDCTTZ5Y3NxXH43W5xIsOcBdhuNipvirOBqIkf67TppBu7yDwN9uNHunjSNZAOxccERlPJvAr8j9FG8GsotUZday-YQ-LEcXys/s1600/IMG_6356.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueMLHAkAiIp7B_0YdiFZlswSssdAsRB_6nuJfY6pIcRDCTTZ5Y3NxXH43W5xIsOcBdhuNipvirOBqIkf67TppBu7yDwN9uNHunjSNZAOxccERlPJvAr8j9FG8GsotUZday-YQ-LEcXys/s320/IMG_6356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263575894665170" border="0" /></a>Nicky helped read the dialogue while Rylee sang...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxBcMPr0l-lEL_a9ovCtulNNJQki_vrofl002imPMTIOZTOwxAAo3cFgVfRhSieRV6nCuzJclBPMBFERoNlFzg2jMkL0Iga2wkmpbDPu7rz8Sf9FESK88mUDN1Rg9E1XfovzJxKaCbfE/s1600/IMG_6368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxBcMPr0l-lEL_a9ovCtulNNJQki_vrofl002imPMTIOZTOwxAAo3cFgVfRhSieRV6nCuzJclBPMBFERoNlFzg2jMkL0Iga2wkmpbDPu7rz8Sf9FESK88mUDN1Rg9E1XfovzJxKaCbfE/s320/IMG_6368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263032816772338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryxEGIyoe1wpPYg8UIZUEKSdOL4g1Y9bWKymXp_INBospNO5HI4N5cz-zgkWFrWGuMPEBZJqPq5NzT9fr3Nc5tZPyHHH0o3HmJGLSNh1_ioKfUBOOQnCENfO9SbMLAzToJWrlwYFTyZc/s1600/IMG_6361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryxEGIyoe1wpPYg8UIZUEKSdOL4g1Y9bWKymXp_INBospNO5HI4N5cz-zgkWFrWGuMPEBZJqPq5NzT9fr3Nc5tZPyHHH0o3HmJGLSNh1_ioKfUBOOQnCENfO9SbMLAzToJWrlwYFTyZc/s320/IMG_6361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263564412657010" border="0" /></a>Class is a really relaxed atmosphere, but the students and instructors are incredibly serious about what they are doing at Next Step...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVWGYa_Wojd8ymWgTr_9gA_32Vic_oGIr4dEN4s5XpLMwUvRuCl9bEyzsnEP7I_eoDlmTZ4RJj1jqaWsCGk6B_CS4EpSSYGeVAWOEfRg9ZzeYtI-heDhX_0DUniSps9_kqzQpxR4CP7k/s1600/IMG_6363.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVWGYa_Wojd8ymWgTr_9gA_32Vic_oGIr4dEN4s5XpLMwUvRuCl9bEyzsnEP7I_eoDlmTZ4RJj1jqaWsCGk6B_CS4EpSSYGeVAWOEfRg9ZzeYtI-heDhX_0DUniSps9_kqzQpxR4CP7k/s320/IMG_6363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263044909490066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcw-SyLVQ-UjZwUlYR3Tzteok_cBqnfsI943pwCnItIGbqi9MYXPmXo02An8B4QI-dn1w7eRHPqNFMEb5m5fTUE_HGC6vNpSyf0i1N1yzo8QkksYkUT79e8egktpHSGvJu7N85sOh2S8/s1600/IMG_6371.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcw-SyLVQ-UjZwUlYR3Tzteok_cBqnfsI943pwCnItIGbqi9MYXPmXo02An8B4QI-dn1w7eRHPqNFMEb5m5fTUE_HGC6vNpSyf0i1N1yzo8QkksYkUT79e8egktpHSGvJu7N85sOh2S8/s320/IMG_6371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263024542435922" border="0" /></a>Micaela was up next, singing "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmkgNqnNKSerrVtAK3AOuWcbz8AKPOvPOwsFMOTNVfoE86h9nFbkz7jSmOYrgkH5LJCtYznWimjw_0ud3lyhbVlT0Qogk78lx-mQSuZ2lUEBhEIj5rdft0bVgFpyAbbrfuhq5Um6JAHM/s1600/IMG_6376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmkgNqnNKSerrVtAK3AOuWcbz8AKPOvPOwsFMOTNVfoE86h9nFbkz7jSmOYrgkH5LJCtYznWimjw_0ud3lyhbVlT0Qogk78lx-mQSuZ2lUEBhEIj5rdft0bVgFpyAbbrfuhq5Um6JAHM/s320/IMG_6376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498263012715292562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL70GJ1IQFBByZRLO3FpchJojQxTJqXYtCr6WblFMTLRmvyhVaBitjrwi3Ht2XFnv-m0Z5eH7_p9XnDvm5gZDWFXtOQr3pG56OEOdCnd9PC4TbFV2ZQ1WgKM_kIWzU8IDMsWunpaaU8Ak/s1600/IMG_6377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL70GJ1IQFBByZRLO3FpchJojQxTJqXYtCr6WblFMTLRmvyhVaBitjrwi3Ht2XFnv-m0Z5eH7_p9XnDvm5gZDWFXtOQr3pG56OEOdCnd9PC4TbFV2ZQ1WgKM_kIWzU8IDMsWunpaaU8Ak/s320/IMG_6377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262587662557298" border="0" /></a>Alex worked with each student to think up ways to help them personalize their songs and relate them to real-life experiences (even if they were imaginary situations, they needed to be realistic)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHgqYU3fRVZIhpkDbGU5OM-0T7dJaGz6-Fjhih3XwYZASU_nvjbmQstBhyphenhyphenUXec9ed8BmDQQJlP2kgRlsr70h0uXhzLFK_wuWn9B-BZ6FidCYkB-he0QoMKIvjJxQiVDLHaHRdzHVlu1g/s1600/IMG_6382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHgqYU3fRVZIhpkDbGU5OM-0T7dJaGz6-Fjhih3XwYZASU_nvjbmQstBhyphenhyphenUXec9ed8BmDQQJlP2kgRlsr70h0uXhzLFK_wuWn9B-BZ6FidCYkB-he0QoMKIvjJxQiVDLHaHRdzHVlu1g/s320/IMG_6382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262575514888498" border="0" /></a>Micaela's partner was the other Mikaila, who was very supportive of her friend...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKT2pqLqXE629UKifB7zAUEkUc5fMQEnk9hP6CAKkk6Ncq0DKueKDObRNjoSbK-0Sj8N2aUIZk3R9p2mtP6SUYzsZZaAdP4krh9exG0VqeHtVlDnNyAvrDnOiK6x95ZFbweDjy5v7KbQ/s1600/IMG_6401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKT2pqLqXE629UKifB7zAUEkUc5fMQEnk9hP6CAKkk6Ncq0DKueKDObRNjoSbK-0Sj8N2aUIZk3R9p2mtP6SUYzsZZaAdP4krh9exG0VqeHtVlDnNyAvrDnOiK6x95ZFbweDjy5v7KbQ/s320/IMG_6401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262562279951378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb7yO-Y8arrG0b0bYFjW3s65eprW_gVRWddHTCwfsbn9rYejd-c3_rlk6QUvM4IIAIPd51Lv0y2tqNvlb5l_aqG9yd7Lm-atzE270yJ9AoAJ1E4yyGUzeDQGQYI6UfsRQO1iOQ2ZP0nM/s1600/IMG_6404.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb7yO-Y8arrG0b0bYFjW3s65eprW_gVRWddHTCwfsbn9rYejd-c3_rlk6QUvM4IIAIPd51Lv0y2tqNvlb5l_aqG9yd7Lm-atzE270yJ9AoAJ1E4yyGUzeDQGQYI6UfsRQO1iOQ2ZP0nM/s320/IMG_6404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262554664241778" border="0" /></a>Sierra was up next, singing "Many a New Day" from Oklahoma! I'm not sure what feedback Alex gave her, but it was pretty funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5u43cgJhFcy0adRC6AyCDvoM9X-hwLREdUNuVQ0af2er2pXvxWZWsD9c8TLUouGANSWQTaclEgrSLgny5FAOAmMQfoEPZOkMRILorL1TfBwCKRThjWLQXFXnXOBZpWcHYfVlYfqKTu0/s1600/IMG_6407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5u43cgJhFcy0adRC6AyCDvoM9X-hwLREdUNuVQ0af2er2pXvxWZWsD9c8TLUouGANSWQTaclEgrSLgny5FAOAmMQfoEPZOkMRILorL1TfBwCKRThjWLQXFXnXOBZpWcHYfVlYfqKTu0/s320/IMG_6407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261933720460242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeeFmk9oKtbvnU5ROl-AMlGslxlJvPggQ0Ar4pkIxYsNX6MR6ssHJTdlUDmO5PaT7ix9Gp_4Mm02WT_vc3oLRqlnr9IM-v51N1rjddps-58jwgOSKqlICnobrJH5gEy5vEnzUjBQj-_8/s1600/IMG_6412.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeeFmk9oKtbvnU5ROl-AMlGslxlJvPggQ0Ar4pkIxYsNX6MR6ssHJTdlUDmO5PaT7ix9Gp_4Mm02WT_vc3oLRqlnr9IM-v51N1rjddps-58jwgOSKqlICnobrJH5gEy5vEnzUjBQj-_8/s320/IMG_6412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261925246369682" border="0" /></a>Mandie was up next, singing "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKBLCo_YS0uEyyFDOf4PeWZTecIhR5wHjWHLHRiK1MdocCkXMTPGAF_PaKTkk0yUPKxXLd4iaAvtlwMPbUL64JJ-n10UNqC6t0zagnEr9AISTm9hqXuQRET0wVrTGZea_luz15g-pIgw/s1600/IMG_6417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKBLCo_YS0uEyyFDOf4PeWZTecIhR5wHjWHLHRiK1MdocCkXMTPGAF_PaKTkk0yUPKxXLd4iaAvtlwMPbUL64JJ-n10UNqC6t0zagnEr9AISTm9hqXuQRET0wVrTGZea_luz15g-pIgw/s320/IMG_6417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261917435245506" border="0" /></a>Nicky gets the "dialogue reader" award for the day...he's really good at it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXss2VyUAJfKp51V9FlArHfm21Zj1tQ3XHJv7O6gRG2t3KgTIPEUdSIZ_vyjeijFnrS051ezoUBp6EOhhhCjVpNziDBZtn9w5IiJGlK0uKB0NEfwNH_xU-8oZB3XzeCJLrB59wTrP1zwE/s1600/IMG_6420.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXss2VyUAJfKp51V9FlArHfm21Zj1tQ3XHJv7O6gRG2t3KgTIPEUdSIZ_vyjeijFnrS051ezoUBp6EOhhhCjVpNziDBZtn9w5IiJGlK0uKB0NEfwNH_xU-8oZB3XzeCJLrB59wTrP1zwE/s320/IMG_6420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261907935590786" border="0" /></a>Anne accompanied the students during the time I was there. She listens to some of the feedback Alex was giving the students.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sfLyZ3nKg_K7-xhAJ4_9a2BPXjwBE9eL9zm8VSM0VNk169J73xFhomtuMKa4RZA_jVl9EuGb8lpEPzXIuCpUWT4dDez7Xeiti9A8adSLy8yhm3rFx4DyzrykfjMAfZGTAS7LjqBo2lc/s1600/IMG_6426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sfLyZ3nKg_K7-xhAJ4_9a2BPXjwBE9eL9zm8VSM0VNk169J73xFhomtuMKa4RZA_jVl9EuGb8lpEPzXIuCpUWT4dDez7Xeiti9A8adSLy8yhm3rFx4DyzrykfjMAfZGTAS7LjqBo2lc/s320/IMG_6426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261907498995842" border="0" /></a>Alex talks to the group...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPckhDqiXVYotJronpVSIygy9no4bZ27a5FLwivQsbe7ejjC4ptcJ-civDu1EFLDdOSDxCIfQT-EKQhdJjf16K7G35wlnBRJhtvScQ7gRtxKzIOOOHpH4jlKNzoDLAMdRy2UlwjPabXo/s1600/IMG_6431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPckhDqiXVYotJronpVSIygy9no4bZ27a5FLwivQsbe7ejjC4ptcJ-civDu1EFLDdOSDxCIfQT-EKQhdJjf16K7G35wlnBRJhtvScQ7gRtxKzIOOOHpH4jlKNzoDLAMdRy2UlwjPabXo/s320/IMG_6431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261386920625410" border="0" /></a><br />Mikaila was up next, singing "Good Morning, Baltimore" from Hairspray...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMquOYu5LpLjMYCQllsw5kNwAVs8__HO40LUENr4WawygaYfrJR551qdtk7lNuxz9qWx2AWqEpyJIbR4p0m6h1WTO-_8BGfPjphhghHDySC7L4LoeUa6Or5nlh8-bZkCbyRDqCTA0Xbo/s1600/IMG_6454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMquOYu5LpLjMYCQllsw5kNwAVs8__HO40LUENr4WawygaYfrJR551qdtk7lNuxz9qWx2AWqEpyJIbR4p0m6h1WTO-_8BGfPjphhghHDySC7L4LoeUa6Or5nlh8-bZkCbyRDqCTA0Xbo/s320/IMG_6454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498260755438749170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU0y7UxVeI6zzcjTOvsI2g9jJQdl37mCYkc0lF52lT0ICWmzx8oojUKZ2EBoFGJVA22GpPo77qLxQ1-9mVILePoVgpY94qKKtH4r_mpcJNaXJPHlXSO9X-RCoB1qdfvxpckxaNroKmQc/s1600/IMG_6436.jpg"><br /></a>Alex helped Mikaila edit her scene partner's dialogue to raise the stakes much higher for the song. He really wanted her character to have a "I'm going to do this n<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA42he2IuCuE7FwryLR-4mgFU6YUgMotQywkOydZN-oKX3RY_-BHCXeoiy2sDvf2ia8qKhZk1DHB2JPgGubmZGw71d-m9joeBgS31w-COrwqvTQl8N9E1z-MPjhqywT89fqG80kG7geOk/s1600/IMG_6442.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA42he2IuCuE7FwryLR-4mgFU6YUgMotQywkOydZN-oKX3RY_-BHCXeoiy2sDvf2ia8qKhZk1DHB2JPgGubmZGw71d-m9joeBgS31w-COrwqvTQl8N9E1z-MPjhqywT89fqG80kG7geOk/s320/IMG_6442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261321789654706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuxbI2iygqGqZnGQXC67KQkI_5IZOQEAyUxd-hTWuW_ExeCQcfIKPf-vmXUUjIvQlU_GywcFFlGsGOFUHFrjWqKogKkb-cksHYBu-o0zA101oZYpRRWbD8w4EgdMI0JgZjmCmmcZQ45U/s1600/IMG_6443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuxbI2iygqGqZnGQXC67KQkI_5IZOQEAyUxd-hTWuW_ExeCQcfIKPf-vmXUUjIvQlU_GywcFFlGsGOFUHFrjWqKogKkb-cksHYBu-o0zA101oZYpRRWbD8w4EgdMI0JgZjmCmmcZQ45U/s320/IMG_6443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498260790254099170" border="0" /></a><br />Alex was very intent during every student's performance, and his knowledge of musical theater was pretty amazing. The students found it amazing that he not only knew the score to most of their songs, but also the composer and the history behind the<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc2RLzK_j51oU9i3HC1-o9O04I_zChClsre9cX8g-O3x6cQ4ILKGwCdg9Xhqr-qdS_0xD-HpTvwT1s_AFlJMgsj9VfTf0US86lTt7oywCXKs-BbNKQjjnAjhUjs729FkBpGdRWGv6AFc/s1600/IMG_6446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc2RLzK_j51oU9i3HC1-o9O04I_zChClsre9cX8g-O3x6cQ4ILKGwCdg9Xhqr-qdS_0xD-HpTvwT1s_AFlJMgsj9VfTf0US86lTt7oywCXKs-BbNKQjjnAjhUjs729FkBpGdRWGv6AFc/s320/IMG_6446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498260765188054386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABRGeeW7qQHR0IQRbGox8EXmm0x81t1wxJdZhS0dLpzsKdBlbzzmyTcLekGmzobvu1f4JCn07MQwWAkkyejCTJhhieRk0G5aE41yxbRI7-ZDIxokXjpZdSi2t_tC9X93a9K-9f4l37Qo/s1600/IMG_6439.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABRGeeW7qQHR0IQRbGox8EXmm0x81t1wxJdZhS0dLpzsKdBlbzzmyTcLekGmzobvu1f4JCn07MQwWAkkyejCTJhhieRk0G5aE41yxbRI7-ZDIxokXjpZdSi2t_tC9X93a9K-9f4l37Qo/s320/IMG_6439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498261334823575250" border="0" /></a><br />Alex, it was an absolute pleasure to have you back at Next Step. Your genuine approach to the students was so great, and the improvement they made within the few days you were here was just incredible. We are so glad you are a part of this program and so grateful to your expertise and feedback.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZHkjbAezLoiLkNixSe49A0D_YzZF3P9XDnlcopR3qJyR6r8RqjjJcXDJm7mmSwsRd6so2k2At2Jy_kvKRFrXwuwvFRaxzLZI1eI-VedBVXvNJav8l_dSm36nnUNlDy8Zi6vFazhSid8/s1600/IMG_6312.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZHkjbAezLoiLkNixSe49A0D_YzZF3P9XDnlcopR3qJyR6r8RqjjJcXDJm7mmSwsRd6so2k2At2Jy_kvKRFrXwuwvFRaxzLZI1eI-VedBVXvNJav8l_dSm36nnUNlDy8Zi6vFazhSid8/s320/IMG_6312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498264082278669378" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-53070184668794605082010-07-25T15:02:00.021-06:002010-07-26T21:06:12.748-06:00Guest Instructor - Erin Ortman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgInA3k5xs87FIg0HZjM6Owxna69H40Cj6GPMxsxvl7eyo0nFhXi2wOezTnsyOcc6gbvO3xR3P11J9n5js_XvSEJJoIxdh7wWMLDQNTF0mlTfWRUs4TEe3p5Dxtt5KTt7cPjp9wjuNOUs/s1600/IMG_5049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgInA3k5xs87FIg0HZjM6Owxna69H40Cj6GPMxsxvl7eyo0nFhXi2wOezTnsyOcc6gbvO3xR3P11J9n5js_XvSEJJoIxdh7wWMLDQNTF0mlTfWRUs4TEe3p5Dxtt5KTt7cPjp9wjuNOUs/s320/IMG_5049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984266224838338" border="0" /></a><br />We were so thrilled to have Erin Ortman return to Next Step Prep for a second year. Erin is a wonderful teacher, full of energy and a sheer joy for her profession. She teaches at NYU - Tisch School of the Arts and worked with the students on acting and movement using techniques developed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chekhov">Michael Chekhov</a>.<br /><br />In this exercise, Erin is teaching the students how to work in pairs "moving energy" between them. At first, the students used typical "methods" of transferring energy, using their arms and legs to "throw" energy, but as the exercise progressed, they began using their heads, shoulders, hips and even backsides to send volleys of energy back and forth.<br /><br />Here Cooper and Clayton take a turn. I love this picture of Cooper's hands...it reminds me of slow-motion footage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIBktVZBMLGLtETL_m3YJ0R0IEVpOaflEViHILDu_2kzcarzUHJgLiEYo83L3SfI5k2jlthPyBHoVqLMivftboXeAwXBH4KjrF02zhc7x1blXePKZ7Bjz8ajkmMgfdMVuaY1AR-T7Lco/s1600/IMG_4954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIBktVZBMLGLtETL_m3YJ0R0IEVpOaflEViHILDu_2kzcarzUHJgLiEYo83L3SfI5k2jlthPyBHoVqLMivftboXeAwXBH4KjrF02zhc7x1blXePKZ7Bjz8ajkmMgfdMVuaY1AR-T7Lco/s320/IMG_4954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497988609675756706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWTewHZEFrPn0iJgVA5mlDb0_JyZvSST_Hpi3vs07imHD6wYUSjvfIRY5epTarwon6M1IelIF2yvxQiq9xFKjuShKVE6oOuYxQK7nEHJ5cqzhruJMtomb0csa3-a776T99vUi_9yqyiw/s1600/IMG_4958.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWTewHZEFrPn0iJgVA5mlDb0_JyZvSST_Hpi3vs07imHD6wYUSjvfIRY5epTarwon6M1IelIF2yvxQiq9xFKjuShKVE6oOuYxQK7nEHJ5cqzhruJMtomb0csa3-a776T99vUi_9yqyiw/s320/IMG_4958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497988604832569474" border="0" /></a><br />While the other students watch, they are really supportive of each other's work. It is really nice to see the group interact when these bigger exercises are happening. Erin reminded the students that we are each others' best teachers. It also reminded me of something that Michael Murphy said last week...that we are learning as much when we are observing acting as when we are actually acting. This rang true in this exercise as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApZq6qLqIaPaKs1J53MJ165l6PWO6v9PwwnJnJtKQkq5Zs4aVUx9igyCGBOFzNt0BP3osPAyY5kjloz-AzjAphi-BLlkQCWA_uTSfzp-bPbtXjjCQ_G_gytfW4leuy1KOEMcbeuLBheI/s1600/IMG_4959.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApZq6qLqIaPaKs1J53MJ165l6PWO6v9PwwnJnJtKQkq5Zs4aVUx9igyCGBOFzNt0BP3osPAyY5kjloz-AzjAphi-BLlkQCWA_uTSfzp-bPbtXjjCQ_G_gytfW4leuy1KOEMcbeuLBheI/s320/IMG_4959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497988591956452402" border="0" /></a><br />Nyna and Sarai take a shot at it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Me2r9Rl6EvSqiVXhf6RyJi-49nQGKJtldEDbbp7XOrgRFzD2nXDzLqa2qMobEoLhBXLH-DS6lp_sCf6TXJeQtyouoJ131GZMsI1CrXvv89bvTLLyQQ2dMsAGD6S9TBnesOuWAbL0tSE/s1600/IMG_4964.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Me2r9Rl6EvSqiVXhf6RyJi-49nQGKJtldEDbbp7XOrgRFzD2nXDzLqa2qMobEoLhBXLH-DS6lp_sCf6TXJeQtyouoJ131GZMsI1CrXvv89bvTLLyQQ2dMsAGD6S9TBnesOuWAbL0tSE/s320/IMG_4964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497988586036849234" border="0" /></a>Erin was great with giving immediate feedback and helping the actors make clear, deliberate choices, even when they were improvising...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mN06mkIgrFAteJRPb4UyZMqTORFlSb2dKQh4NILYJNUSXqYsUF_3R5VJG-J7e_tY2aA5Hk7GXyEJLSGcgdnagN7zRARcl-2LHI43TB2-vLdzvXBU8N4po8YfqNklKxE65k3OPzr6ibo/s1600/IMG_4965.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mN06mkIgrFAteJRPb4UyZMqTORFlSb2dKQh4NILYJNUSXqYsUF_3R5VJG-J7e_tY2aA5Hk7GXyEJLSGcgdnagN7zRARcl-2LHI43TB2-vLdzvXBU8N4po8YfqNklKxE65k3OPzr6ibo/s320/IMG_4965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985662151986034" border="0" /></a>Sarah P. and Sarah B. were up next...they added some vocal energy transfers as well..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE0aMsHhkxZ6A10dWHkC90Rv9GNKGg4drQe3p6cP1-y0vh4QmN6JkYxTlwCwELjcXZu5dMWQsmIVGw-A-Z48Eycay1b_HBpP5H-Dt54yzCXh_dGhqOKm6rjaQdnV2_qcHXbfeRlRim94/s1600/IMG_4974.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE0aMsHhkxZ6A10dWHkC90Rv9GNKGg4drQe3p6cP1-y0vh4QmN6JkYxTlwCwELjcXZu5dMWQsmIVGw-A-Z48Eycay1b_HBpP5H-Dt54yzCXh_dGhqOKm6rjaQdnV2_qcHXbfeRlRim94/s320/IMG_4974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985654822456738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI3wEYki3CYHhSjbfp_0D8sMkNWzs5wXMSvLLrfZOwd4rxgloXt6_Mnoq6MTgvFRsDiy3mA5W0wT6XzVpIIE5sNqt19lLA7tpeoXNX7bNFB0mf1OFOroBtvklb_WfBubkrS2Meaz5Uww/s1600/IMG_4984.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI3wEYki3CYHhSjbfp_0D8sMkNWzs5wXMSvLLrfZOwd4rxgloXt6_Mnoq6MTgvFRsDiy3mA5W0wT6XzVpIIE5sNqt19lLA7tpeoXNX7bNFB0mf1OFOroBtvklb_WfBubkrS2Meaz5Uww/s320/IMG_4984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985639818932818" border="0" /></a>Here's Skye with the windup...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvqmWcTzRallHbkB9MyMWieSusVY4vXq2QDhV9yI9yGhsVFONqlt94_rr39mxSFmcGStPITpeKWWNzgfcDUFOD4HS6tulHJJfbzY_Ibr2pvuYs2M96WQ77JBx86nhu81xtF9UpxEAv7U/s1600/IMG_4991.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvqmWcTzRallHbkB9MyMWieSusVY4vXq2QDhV9yI9yGhsVFONqlt94_rr39mxSFmcGStPITpeKWWNzgfcDUFOD4HS6tulHJJfbzY_Ibr2pvuYs2M96WQ77JBx86nhu81xtF9UpxEAv7U/s320/IMG_4991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985631246813506" border="0" /></a><br />Between every pair of students, Erin gave regular feedback and gave suggestions for improvement. She is great at encouraging students to put themselves out there and take chances, and really stressed that this needed to happen in a classroom setting because it would make them stronger performers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fA3NQ1AvtO98ih3uNO0EXWV0TCgq5M5SqPmQkflgn6aG1gBd6Ls9bbTE8JMb3ykl0es6Qh6CUyxifSI018jdh84begAC9IOi65dvWKSJXPvmJGOvcLJTEyTYhPuyrpjG4BXD2DZnm2w/s1600/IMG_5000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fA3NQ1AvtO98ih3uNO0EXWV0TCgq5M5SqPmQkflgn6aG1gBd6Ls9bbTE8JMb3ykl0es6Qh6CUyxifSI018jdh84begAC9IOi65dvWKSJXPvmJGOvcLJTEyTYhPuyrpjG4BXD2DZnm2w/s320/IMG_5000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985624867688770" border="0" /></a>Erin worked with Maddy and Michael. This generated a good class discussion on using breath as energy and regulating one's breathing in order to give a stronger performance. She helped the students understand what happens when they "dump their breath" before a scene begins, and how much stronger a scene becomes when this doesn't happen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygebQsxhaGsnbuV8gdjwaDZ1r92GXnxO3ZruxtIMmtCtBSebb87Aqm1KXE65X_xMSr-7mLJQdmK01oyikffYBy9TlxltQnpFOTy1ZuwPjP9_RfJXTOe6PD8rmLQtGBqqWfSIPgVH15Dw/s1600/IMG_5018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygebQsxhaGsnbuV8gdjwaDZ1r92GXnxO3ZruxtIMmtCtBSebb87Aqm1KXE65X_xMSr-7mLJQdmK01oyikffYBy9TlxltQnpFOTy1ZuwPjP9_RfJXTOe6PD8rmLQtGBqqWfSIPgVH15Dw/s320/IMG_5018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984651683036370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWSF2FGeRwiclb6ijbRUOiho7FHr3pgBjvaldMD6OBBkjcAAeuvrdlgwUKl3M_1Q5rK4kA927ji6iQNkn3Tst42UiCGOgSXY3BpiCT9py0youu531q1rT0lvnHF2L0EVDF2bpaH7M2-M/s1600/IMG_5019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWSF2FGeRwiclb6ijbRUOiho7FHr3pgBjvaldMD6OBBkjcAAeuvrdlgwUKl3M_1Q5rK4kA927ji6iQNkn3Tst42UiCGOgSXY3BpiCT9py0youu531q1rT0lvnHF2L0EVDF2bpaH7M2-M/s320/IMG_5019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984645633142306" border="0" /></a>Erin worked with Nicky and Tessa next, encouraging them to use their movements to emphasize the words they were speaking...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xadPvjukHBiqVftFzOHsVjoflDB8fI4a0TST-RnoZ3qNJe2XBmy93dVeRpIxka7tAa63SmnAnDDVDd2o4GGHNAJduaP3AKfvnsEFa3kf1FNGlMQesmdKHnJDUyJ3CukOVslFAmqV35U/s1600/IMG_5021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xadPvjukHBiqVftFzOHsVjoflDB8fI4a0TST-RnoZ3qNJe2XBmy93dVeRpIxka7tAa63SmnAnDDVDd2o4GGHNAJduaP3AKfvnsEFa3kf1FNGlMQesmdKHnJDUyJ3CukOVslFAmqV35U/s320/IMG_5021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984641919536434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGxcdHt6opOwmJdO1a09Vt2t8Ax-HyFVB9yapH8iEvSROj9B-XvbrOvOFe99PJA_7UylH8xq3o86HTkt06MBzUPTJ5NNZy5ErTbWeoEj7lfwhcmW1kyH2kKON3hH2c-E1X8Wd16_pM_Y/s1600/IMG_5023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGxcdHt6opOwmJdO1a09Vt2t8Ax-HyFVB9yapH8iEvSROj9B-XvbrOvOFe99PJA_7UylH8xq3o86HTkt06MBzUPTJ5NNZy5ErTbWeoEj7lfwhcmW1kyH2kKON3hH2c-E1X8Wd16_pM_Y/s320/IMG_5023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984633582885666" border="0" /></a>While this is serious work, there were lots of opportunities for laughter, as was the case with Ana and Arielle...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_Aq9gTXY27YitNVWT6_knQCINgGaaBv1GE3U64g8FD3mAM-DEdxyBGY6FCPs_tSkDt8v_MZMa1n_Tki-65YF0VSkuqT6dRr4JJuNA9XR3vz96YrDOz1PWmxolOpwPiIRWRn-4k9nONg/s1600/IMG_5026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_Aq9gTXY27YitNVWT6_knQCINgGaaBv1GE3U64g8FD3mAM-DEdxyBGY6FCPs_tSkDt8v_MZMa1n_Tki-65YF0VSkuqT6dRr4JJuNA9XR3vz96YrDOz1PWmxolOpwPiIRWRn-4k9nONg/s320/IMG_5026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984296257466210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OVg93cG6-lo2YJN5bAbFLeMY5hTHks-a9qBalRckHFe42gjdiX4TUHUSKtXA8AnOGBgoeAfehAKY57JTrnNpLHn0lUzqG50kH9vfaZiTuhcnR3hjJ-96HS12fGaJ4detDvrW4LVEfxY/s1600/IMG_5030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Erin is very approachable for the students, and while she acknowledged that they are high school students, her expectations were not any lower for them. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk9DUYMMh162tUZf4BU3VgY5y8E0ZSG9OacPWu21ldInuMwnBGD_CtDMSj1sgXX_QDWv-h4x5yK8nff6B-b8thJXnEKdbO0u7UwvEIUGBXXH8y6TPIquabMW9xp7tOIkgPsvgabVT9cw/s320/IMG_6479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497978273183049666" border="0" /></a>Dane jumped in to the discussion, helping the students link what they learned in Erin's class to what they have learned in other class sessions, and how they can take what they learned this week into their work in the following weeks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Uv-7hr19IjkpRxAZ2UarS5YDoEFOmHsmQmBVd-D0Hpba2Hdu0PpftSpUBzMlBh6t8I8tue0vYfObbGoMmYeMf1ARGJyp1U_97W_QLeUAO9uqMlwHCEf7nKttn_Lkv8UxqHGrprPaKQ/s1600/IMG_6481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Uv-7hr19IjkpRxAZ2UarS5YDoEFOmHsmQmBVd-D0Hpba2Hdu0PpftSpUBzMlBh6t8I8tue0vYfObbGoMmYeMf1ARGJyp1U_97W_QLeUAO9uqMlwHCEf7nKttn_Lkv8UxqHGrprPaKQ/s320/IMG_6481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497978270822211426" border="0" /></a>Thank you, Erin, for sharing your time with us once again. You are truly a gifted teacher and we are lucky to have you present to our students again. We hope to see you again soon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM_lTzE_4WlVoT_lfADK3751quYv1JpXZlZXHr5thKIdQvKAfAgXf2o4IrxAEJE743ex5rBfkBBqUFmxpRATiOJK84RJPGBcaCUcItyV14e_B1Wr_Df-fz704p18Q6vljdhRTiXS0nco/s1600/IMG_6317.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM_lTzE_4WlVoT_lfADK3751quYv1JpXZlZXHr5thKIdQvKAfAgXf2o4IrxAEJE743ex5rBfkBBqUFmxpRATiOJK84RJPGBcaCUcItyV14e_B1Wr_Df-fz704p18Q6vljdhRTiXS0nco/s320/IMG_6317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497978859847621410" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-74187355958464660912010-07-23T19:05:00.006-06:002010-07-25T15:03:59.138-06:00Great article today in the MissoulianHere's a wonderful article in today's Missoulian written by Joe Nickell. Thanks, Joe!<br /><br /><a href="http://missoulian.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_356f17c0-9616-11df-b613-001cc4c03286.html">http://missoulian.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_356f17c0-9616-11df-b613-001cc4c03286.html</a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-27655371018381433612010-07-23T09:57:00.001-06:002010-07-25T15:03:33.379-06:00Seth Rudetsky TONIGHTSeth is a funny guy. No...really....he's A-MAH-zingly funny. You might know him from his radio broadcast on Sirius Radio. The students got to know him last night as they did a mock audition for him. His critiques were spot-on, his use of humor made hearing criticism enjoyable, and his knowledge of musical theater is just incredible.<br /><br />Wish you had been there? Well.....you're in luck! TONIGHT only, Seth will be performing his "Deconstructing Broadway" show for Missoula. Come see the highlights (and lowlights) of musical performance as you've never seen before. And heck...we'll throw in a little preview performance from those Next Step Prep students. They've been busy at work all summer and would love to share the fruits of their labor with you.<br /><br />So what are you waiting for? The box office is open RIGHT NOW. Tickets are $20 and go toward the Next Step Prep scholarship fund (which is how many of the students you'll see performing got to come here in the first place). Pay it forward. Pay it backward. Or just pay it and come see! Can't make it? Buy a ticket and we'll get it to someone who can't afford to see the show on their own.<br /><br />You'll be glad you did.<br /><br />Brava!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-49689143869140015412010-07-13T07:51:00.012-06:002010-07-14T06:38:27.539-06:00Week Two ImagesJust some fun images from Week Two to wrap up the blog...<br /><br />In case you wondered what a typical day entailed...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPmXP5jb8yvCIn5vlt_tNurMsn4fvvm48ZvcKNSJSvdVvwfLnLHMNe53neyuE7NCAfPxQdNmlJJ_qziOsOcjUYxzqxOsXRWcUbUtakrAP0PN_UdrIJ-dsH5PPeR61TnvcTKHw-hTkR_c/s1600/IMG_1921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPmXP5jb8yvCIn5vlt_tNurMsn4fvvm48ZvcKNSJSvdVvwfLnLHMNe53neyuE7NCAfPxQdNmlJJ_qziOsOcjUYxzqxOsXRWcUbUtakrAP0PN_UdrIJ-dsH5PPeR61TnvcTKHw-hTkR_c/s320/IMG_1921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493390350140306194" border="0" /></a><br />Or what lurks under the chair...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFeb7nl1WOSXEh0UVpWVcvRtwaV-Ef6nNCSCh3FKDDFZsvAhHe4ky9VHqDa-uLhznNP97R5eHKJYJoM7vLiYS8ZYx_O6Jo03jSH_zQlfHY8dDxuT_VCB1UT1QunDj9Qyi6hLmAZLivrI/s1600/IMG_1962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFeb7nl1WOSXEh0UVpWVcvRtwaV-Ef6nNCSCh3FKDDFZsvAhHe4ky9VHqDa-uLhznNP97R5eHKJYJoM7vLiYS8ZYx_O6Jo03jSH_zQlfHY8dDxuT_VCB1UT1QunDj9Qyi6hLmAZLivrI/s320/IMG_1962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493389961133519458" border="0" /></a><br />Dance notes...different types of movement...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nWpyUr6tCDQXgjMNB1DqGyH8VhToFWor9ddgOFRIM_PZcp4PxV0unWhig1aUd9Zdydz8gFPCs8DqsSOkcmlsznhoh7k5XnzVBdpwGZpq5TGRkdOOqDqA0cLFB-Cca3idLbCoONdN8Z8/s1600/IMG_2002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nWpyUr6tCDQXgjMNB1DqGyH8VhToFWor9ddgOFRIM_PZcp4PxV0unWhig1aUd9Zdydz8gFPCs8DqsSOkcmlsznhoh7k5XnzVBdpwGZpq5TGRkdOOqDqA0cLFB-Cca3idLbCoONdN8Z8/s320/IMG_2002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493389951101620370" border="0" /></a><br />Three musts for class...textbook...notebook...and water bottle...we've had some really hot days this week in Missoula...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyDjggzWuJcNjVEHSMkbByk2hw50FviNe6esN9qez9xsayncAuBj7Ij1TDI5-Rmv5BIVUgqyitYbj52rD0bmDP7lIsGdifE7LUxpvvIvl83kDnUBmVXVJllvQlODkVvixN2g5y1obZKY/s1600/IMG_2013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Looking forward to the arrival of Erin Ortman, Alex Gemignani and Christi Fiara during Week Three!Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695536448021267131.post-54802851235532725382010-07-13T07:44:00.007-06:002010-07-14T06:37:57.301-06:00Guest Instructor - Becca Levy - Modern Dance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyre_4b8IDycKdBLDlO_KuKgcM1G53PQhbfnZ9xqxVPmD-lpcbAYz8hhSrBr0h1oTmziyHBBnkP8WktJLfrU8RlwTj86Ju_XjAfjeE-hptVqA6PirSMCYH5SAXsuTcBqqDW3sORzEv1k/s1600/IMG_2222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyre_4b8IDycKdBLDlO_KuKgcM1G53PQhbfnZ9xqxVPmD-lpcbAYz8hhSrBr0h1oTmziyHBBnkP8WktJLfrU8RlwTj86Ju_XjAfjeE-hptVqA6PirSMCYH5SAXsuTcBqqDW3sORzEv1k/s320/IMG_2222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493388059234984898" border="0" /></a>We had a surprise guest instructor during week two...Becca Levy...who taught the students some modern dance techniques. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4upZpcN6j3vSDtefxH-2xYRYp6LGWGsdbKSnSJ4Ixwt7n5tL880UsT_0V8cW-mx3EngG8ruICDiCgyGm9L-4zAGqABdxQthb722UrAiAFUOQdtS-YZCsEwFqV6zxJV_QDui-ZWcxqiU/s320/IMG_2269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493387132852553234" border="0" /></a><br />While Becca focused on modern dance and expression, she also stressed the need to have strong core muscles in order to perform properly. She led the students through a tough series of core strengthening exercises.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_AcwC33zaZ1e4meCfmVS5Ue2m8o1zad3a7_jIIeXrNElT034ovOmdpAF5Raiy99glZrFYcyPIz4QdsM9ZKH2W1Qr0XjlGVt582Z_UTOr2EbpSHczfOBfwxilVckzysDRvA_SWbpqgPo/s1600/IMG_2280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_AcwC33zaZ1e4meCfmVS5Ue2m8o1zad3a7_jIIeXrNElT034ovOmdpAF5Raiy99glZrFYcyPIz4QdsM9ZKH2W1Qr0XjlGVt582Z_UTOr2EbpSHczfOBfwxilVckzysDRvA_SWbpqgPo/s320/IMG_2280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493387123492558722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eW1B5Ghhj98wqzLMXAfXtMBdxS0ucrgvV4sKOAfGDC23iHn7XJEeJk6TDMNBeSUkeroub2Ucd9_iKmxWdkLYfEmkfhBi3aX2t_WSjoGP5Bx3ak2oVswTetDfoPKJblLR0dAp6obYpr0/s1600/IMG_2281.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eW1B5Ghhj98wqzLMXAfXtMBdxS0ucrgvV4sKOAfGDC23iHn7XJEeJk6TDMNBeSUkeroub2Ucd9_iKmxWdkLYfEmkfhBi3aX2t_WSjoGP5Bx3ak2oVswTetDfoPKJblLR0dAp6obYpr0/s320/IMG_2281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493387119153931474" border="0" /></a>Thanks, Becca, for sharing a couple days with the Next Step Prep students!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgarSXeNVvWlZOYnJsLwTrTlxPaU52yl3MrlheY9_IXRYeyeDxbO5z_qMlqrz-sijxkHfiosdhnFriZ0WTkBjHK00YP8M7OX3eW4XDlW9ZYzRy7-OUDkQOXq6Grf_orPlwxNZ0Gpe02Q/s1600/IMG_2165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgarSXeNVvWlZOYnJsLwTrTlxPaU52yl3MrlheY9_IXRYeyeDxbO5z_qMlqrz-sijxkHfiosdhnFriZ0WTkBjHK00YP8M7OX3eW4XDlW9ZYzRy7-OUDkQOXq6Grf_orPlwxNZ0Gpe02Q/s320/IMG_2165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493387107790252258" border="0" /></a>Maureen Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701664783279312077noreply@blogger.com0