Starstruck and inspired at STEPS
No Picture to go with this post, but I have been terrified to try to get back to class- sooo out of shape. I haven’t stepped foot into STEPS on Broadway since I was going to PCS, and that’s a LONG time ago. So, a friend recommended Kathy Sullivan’s beginner class (I want to get in good enough shape to take from Judy Rice!) and I went last week. I could barely walk all weekend, but I went back today, and already felt better. Kathy is great for adults without much childhood training, because she really has eagle eyes about bad habits and will not let you get away with them.
Anyway, the point of this post is really what happens after my class, which is a go stare at the real dancers.. Gelsey Kirkland was subbing today, so I perched in the doorway and watched Julie Kent, Damien Woetzel, Dena Abergel (who I graduated with, but I doubt would remember me) etc.. doing beautiful adagio. I recognized some other faces, but couldn’t place names. Then changed next to Tess Reichlen in the dressing room, which will probably make you NYCB-ers laugh that this is a big deal to me. I feel like I know you guys from reading all your post. I almost introduced myself, but then I though.. hmm.. does Tess read The Winger? Another girl there was talking to Tess about Gwyneth and lunch and it made me giggle. I am so in awe of the discipline it takes to be a professional dancer. I mean, singing takes discipline too, but it is nowhere near as demanding in my opinion.
I am just amused at myself for being so enamored with the process that you guys live every day, especially after meeting fans/audience members who felt that way about what I do.
That’s all! 
Long time no post!
Not that I’ve been missed! So many wonderful contributors have so much interesting stuff to post.
I’m all done with Camelot.Though I have had enough of playing a tambourine on a rock, the tour continues, Starring Lou Diamond Phillips and many of my good friends from the last leg, so if it comes to your city, go see!
I’m trying to get back into real life after spending so much of the last two years on tour. I miss my Camelot friends so much. I took a quick trip to Los Angeles this weekend to see the beautiful and very talented Rachel York debut her cabaret. Rachel was our beautiful Guenevere. Monica, Rachel and I were a terrible trio on tour. (and shouldn’t my name somehow be Phoebe?)
Here’s me, Monica and Rachel after her show!She was amazing.
Right after the tour my Auntie and I took an amazing vacation to Vancouver and took a 7 day cruise to Alaska. It was unbelievable. And I took hundreds of pictures, but I’ll spare you. Here are a few highlights.
The marina from the Stanley park seawall in Vancouver.
We took a helicopter and walked on a glacier. Here’s a tiny leaf frozen in the beautiful blue ice
Calving glacier in Glacier bay. We got so close, and it was one of the most amazing days.
One more glacier bay picture. I highly recommend a trip to Alaska- I want to go back and explore more. This was dream trip for my Auntie (surrogate mom) and myself.
And now… Back to the grind! Went to a few auditions and there were 300 girls there! Help! 
Camelot outdoors
We’re outside as well!
I can totally identify with the NYCB dancers’ experience at Saratoga as we are performing Camelot at Wolftrap center for the performing arts outside of Washington D.C. Here Rachel soundchecks.
This is my second time performing in an outdoor venue in a huge musical. We did Dr. Dolittle last summer at Kansas City Starlight. What do these two venues have in common? It’s HOT!
BUT, that said, it’s amazingly fun and cool to think your performance is just kinda going off into the universe. Today was the first time I did a matinee in daylight. That is so weird. It really made me appreciate lighting design! How the lights really help the audience focus- and how we are so used to blackouts to transition. So strange to just enter and exit new scenes in full light. The Audiences here have been so wonderful. We also got a tour of the capital building courtesy of Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas- whom one of our cast members met on the plane.
I had no idea that there were frescoes in the U.S. Capital building!And a handpainted italian marble floor worth about $50 Million!
Monica, Rachel and I (am I on Friends? ) took a walk to the Lincoln memorial after a show- so beautiful.
We also rented a canoe and went rowing on the Potomac.. FUN!
Next stop is Pittsburgh- and our closing!!! I won’t be re-joining the tour when it starts again in September. Back to the grind in NY for me! I will miss my tour friends so much. Unlike NYCB, I don’t know if I’ll ever get to work with these people again. And almost our entire cast is based out of LA, with me in NY.
- One more… - January 27th, 2008
- Lil dancers. - January 26th, 2008
- Meeting Gwyneth! - January 26th, 2008
- Ailey @ city center - November 30th, 2007
- Gala decor - November 21st, 2007
- Crowded! - November 20th, 2007
- Opening night! - November 20th, 2007
- Starstruck and inspired at STEPS - September 27th, 2007
- Pinkberry!! - September 25th, 2007
- Long time no post! - September 15th, 2007
Rhymes with Camelot! (For Sandi. :)
Rhymes with Camelot! (For Sandi. Thought of you when I saw this.)
