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Giggles and Hours

KRISTIN SLOAN
New York City Ballet
New York, NY USA
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Giggles:
I just thought I would quickly post this YouTube video of a Kia commercial we saw yesterday. It made me giglgle, so maybe it will do the same for you. And beyond being funny, it looks beautiful too!

Hours:
Now that the bulk of my days are filled with lots of new exciting activities (i.e. work of a new sort for me) I am now having to learn how to effectively manage my time in a different way.

My excitement for dancing was controlled by the fact that rehearsals, classes and performances were at set times, and beyond that, I was limited by the amount of physical activity my body could healthily sustain. After years of dancing, I became more and more aware of how much my body could take, without overdoing it for the next day.

In terms of this new type of work, I am only limited by less concrete things (sleep, life, etc) and have less experience in knowing when I need to come up for air. Hopefully, just like with dance, I will learn to better understand my limitations with my new activities over time. (Resolution #1 - Breathe.)

Balance is a delicate thing and I am in awe of people who have figured out their special formula of work, life and play.

Also, lost in the shuffle recently have been NEW CONTRIBUTOR REQUESTS. If you are one of the individuals who wrote to us in the past few months, I apologize if we have not yet gotten back to you! We are planning on responding to everyone over the first few weeks of the new year. (Resolution #2 - Try to be better at responding to emails in a timely manner)

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Pretending the Santa hat Pom-Pom is a snowball… Doug and I took these at Lakeside Lounge for a holiday e-card.

Thanks so much to everyone who has visited and participated in our site over the past year. We’re hoping to start on some new ways that we can contribute to the dance world and help keep us all engaged, thinking about, and supporting dance over the coming year. Here’s to 2008!

Sandi said,

December 31, 2007 @ 12:30 am

Kristin, Thanks for posting that commercial. I’ve been sick in bed for the past three days and needed that huge giggle! The “Maniac” dance never gets old. I once had a colleague who would do the dance stark naked in only her wig if a member of the girl’s ensemble was in a bad mood… you couldn’t stay cranky!
Also, I had to tell you that I recieved a “tragic love” dvd in the mail from NYCB the other day- I hope they are paying you handsomely for all of that! ;-)
I have no doubt that you will achieve the balance you seek in your new endeavors and will be very happy and successful- The Winger has really become a favorite among my friends -so interesting.
I hope to have some good stuff to contribute in the coming year- who knows!?
Happy New year, and thanks as always for being amazing.

Philip said,

December 31, 2007 @ 1:46 pm

Happy New Year to Kristin & Doug!

Sarah said,

December 31, 2007 @ 2:12 pm

Happy New Year Kristin!!!

One of my resolutions for 2008 is to finally have that coffee with you!

And Happy New Year to all the WINGERS out there!!!

Jaki Levy said,

December 31, 2007 @ 5:39 pm

Happy new year, Kristin!

breathing and balance are my two words for 2008.

for those who are working more and more with their computers, there’s a great book called Getting Things Done.

it helps all folks establish and maintain balance, focus, and productivity in a work-crazy world

oh - and congrats on the recent NYTimes artice !
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/arts/dance/29danc.html?ex=1199595600&en=df7ed001249709cf&ei=5070&emc=eta1

veronica moretti niebuhr said,

January 1, 2008 @ 2:18 am

Happy New Year!
Breathe is a good one, I need to add that one!

kelsey rae said,

January 4, 2008 @ 10:21 pm

WOW!! i just got done watching flash dance… && i was feeling kinda down cause my doctor wouldnt lemme dance las night bcause of my strep throat && they didnt want me to get others sick!! so i needed some inspiration to dance around in my undies in front of my mirrors. lol. so i decided to sighn on && that commerciall jus made me giggle!! AMAZING!! lol. aigt well Happy new year everyone!!

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