Archive for March, 2005
March 10, 2005 at 11:04 am · Filed under SLOAN, ballet, dance, tour, kennedy center, travel, washington, washington dc
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Every year, we perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for a week in March after our New York season.
We stayed at One Washington Circle Hotel with half of the company. It was about a 5 minute walk to the Kennedy Center. We had really beautiful (but freezing) weather while we were there. Having this stunningly sunlit place as my destination every morning was amazing.
The theater is a bit narrower than the New York State Theater, and the stage is much louder, but it’s still a very nice place to perform. Also, they fixed the smelly dressing room problem from the year before, which was a big bonus for us corps ladies.
The house is all decorated in red, which is quite impressive looking from the stage. The strange thing about this complex is that there seem to be lots of spaces that are hardly ever used. Maybe they’re for special occasions, but it generally felt a little spooky in certain areas.
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March 9, 2005 at 10:46 am · Filed under SLOAN, ballet, dance, washington, washington dc, me, pointe shoes, tips
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Doug and I chose to take the train instead of fly, so here I am, sewing ribbons and elastics on my pointe shoes.
Every dancer has their own way of placing their ribbons and elastics on their shoes, so the shoes always come without them. I sew mine on with dental floss. It’s stronger than thread, and comes in it’s own little case that also protects the needle!
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March 8, 2005 at 6:43 pm · Filed under SLOAN, tour, travel, washington, washington dc, dougie
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Doug using his Nikon D100 to pass time on the train. We lucked out and got one of the cool old-fashioned trains, and a beautiful sunset.
Another benefit of taking the train is the ability to periodically get up, walk around and loosen the joints. Definitely a good thing for a ballerina with three hip surgeries under her belt.
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March 8, 2005 at 10:58 am · Filed under SLOAN, tour, travel, washington, washington dc, computers
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Being the computer and music nerd that I am…
while not sewing shoes or watching DVD’s of “Knightrider”, Doug and I played around with Garageband on his Powerbook. Train rides rule.
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March 7, 2005 at 3:31 pm · Filed under SLOAN, ballet, dance, tour, family, kennedy center, travel, washington, washington dc
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On the roof of the Kennedy Center there is an amazing wrap-around terrace with great views of the city. The cafeteria is also on the roof, but indoors. It’s great to have a place to eat that’s inside the theater, and comfortable to sit and relax with family and friends. Although it can feel a bit weird having a glass of wine in front of the director, in the off chance that he doesn’t realize I’m done for the day.
Doug, my parents Gary and Gail, and our friends Mac and Ken came to hang out after seeing the matinee on Saturday.
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March 6, 2005 at 5:59 pm · Filed under SLOAN, tour, family, kennedy center, travel, washington, washington dc, dougie, me
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Me and Doug on the last leg of the DC limousine tour. My dad and Doug shot some awesome photos with their dueling Nikons… and dad caught this one of the two of us on the steps. Maybe next year we’ll check it out in daylight.
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