Austin's Kinesphere

Friday we were invited to a "Utah Film Association" dinner at Tuacanno's, it was so much fun. Our good friends Nicole and Naomi invited us. Naomi is a consultant for the association, and was able to comp. the $100 ticket price. The food was incredible, and the company was amazing. We sat at the table next to the writers of "Napolean Dynamite" and "Nacho Libre."
That night we went to Club Gossip to check out Nova's "Le Femme Magnifique" talent, which my friend Andi choreographed. It was very well done, and ended up getting Nova a tie for first place (she was the 1st alternate after the tie-breaker). I can't wait to see pictures of the event, which consisted of talent, evening gown, and showgirl categories!
Saturday was uneventful, Arlo and I slept in and then went shopping to get things for the gliders and some other small things. I also discovered that "Cats" the Broadway Tour is coming to town on the 16th. I HAVE to go see this, hopefully I will get good tickets!
Not too many people know, but "Cats" was the first Broadway show I ever saw. My Grandma Charles sent me the video (the version filmed for PBS) when I was 10 or 11. I must have watched it a million times, and it is truely what inspired me to pursue an entertainment career. (I never imagined I would be dancing, I wanted to, but never thought it could actually happen!)
Saturday night brought a HUGE storm, the power flickered several times, and was out for several hours. The temperature dropped dramatically, and we had to use the heat (which to our surprise works very well!!). The temperature has yet to recover, this morning (tuesday) it is very chilly, and I had to wear a winter coat for the first time since coming back to school. I am thinking that this may be the end to summer in Salt Lake.
Monday (Labor Day) was fairly uneventful as well, just a lazy day enjoying the day off. I downloaded the "Cats" video (had fun watching it, and dancing like I was 10 again LOL). I also got ALOT of baking done, mostly Oastcakes (we LOVE them, and they are super healthy), I decided to make them with cranberries, apricots, almonds, flax seed, and wheat germ this time. Every time we make them we try and make them more and more healthy!! We have been trying to move to making more of our food so we can have more control over what we eat, and continue our success with weight loss!
Monday afternoon we went to the gym, and I ran 5 miles on the elliptical machine, and stretched for another 45 minutes. I am very sore today, but I am glad that I did go to the gym. I also weighed myself while there and I was at 172, I am doing much better than I thought! Although I am not paying too much attention to weight, I am more concerned with BMI (Body Mass Index) because muscle weighs more than fat, and I have way more muscle than the average person.
Well, I am on my way to school again, Friday’s audition for the companies was quite disappointing, I didn't do as well as I would like, but we will see how it goes! My body was just not cooperating with what my mind was asking it to do, all the difficult things (turns, balances, etc.) where very nice, but I totally F***ed up on some very simple things.
They decided to keep me in 327, even though you cannot be in the company unless you are in the 427 class. I was in the 427 class last year, but since they hired Marc (who is a man!!!!) and he is teaching 327, I want to stay in 327. I think that this is there reasoning as well. Honestly I was planning on turning them down if they were going to require me to move classes, because I feel like the training and experience I will get from Marc will be vastly more beneficial to me than any other situation. Also one of the women teaching 427 can only be described as “a demon from the 7th layer of hell’s asshole.” She is Chinese, and verbally, and often physically, abusive to students. I have had her for two summers at the Utah Regional Ballet Summer Intensive, and haven’t really had a good experience with her, and she hit me one time. I understand that it is solely cultural, and due to her very old traditions, but it doesn’t mean that I want to be apart of it.
Keep Dancing!