I realize I haven’t posted in quite a while and I apologize that my last post inspired a firestorm of comments!
It seems like I have been working non-stop for the past few months and have had little time for much else.
We just got back from YAGP, but it’s back in to the studio today.
This year I didn’t ask any of my students to go, they all asked me. I feel it is a good experience for them and important for them to step outside of their comfort zone. It is one thing to be a big fish in a small pond and another to have the courage to put yourself out there and ask to be judged by some of the most distinguished professionals in the field.
The dancers that went all had their own inner demons to contend with, they rose to the occasion and gave some of the best performances of their lives so far. This in itself is amazing. I admire each one of them for the work they put in and for the personal results that they got.
When asked by Shelley King (regional director of YAGP) if my students were happy, I was honest and told that there was both joy and disappointment. She told me that it was me-or my job back in the studio to continue to guide them to greater heights.
I will definately do my best.