Joanna Ashleigh

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

TF COSTUME IS DONE!

Well... I do have to buy some elastic for the waistband... but that's it!
Sewing last night didn't take near as long as I thought it would!

I'm dying to post pictures of it... but it must be a surprise until after we perform Friday, May 14th, 2010 from 7:10PM - 7:23PM!

12 days till we leave!

Now that that's done I can put even more time into rehearsing. There's a part of the choreography that still makes me nervous... time to iron it flat.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

A wonderful night off...

After last night this is how costuming looks...
(yes my life is totally revolving around this costume currently ;-) )

Tribal Fest costuming update:
-Headdress: DONE!
-Belt: DONE!
-Bra: Covered! Working on embellishments.
-Pants: Smidge of hand stitching left and add the eyes
-Scarf: DONE!

Had a lovely uninterrupted practice last night, ran the Tribal Fest number for about 30 minutes then worked on my solo for about 30 more. Happy making. So happy making.

Actually made a home cooked dinner for Ryan and I which turned out pretty good. Made a Spicy Chicken Broil... I had never broiled anything before, I think it turned out pretty good!

By the time we were done with Dinner it was 8:30pm, decided to just work on costuming for an hour and call it good. I brought my bra with me to work; the plan is to attack it on my lunch break!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Two weeks till Tribal Fest 10

Tribal Fest costuming update:
-Headdress: Definitely want and need to switch around bangles so they stop attacking my eyes
-Belt: DONE!
-Bra: Covered! Working on embellishments.
-Pants: Just need to hand sew a couple parts and add the eyes
-Scarf: DONE!

My goal for tonight is to completely finish the headdress and pants, I'll work on the bra if I have extra time and the inclination. Two week till we head out for CA... count 'em TWO! I can't believe how quickly it's coming up.

Then there's the though that this Thursday morning I'll be in class with the ever lovely Rachel Brice. I'm excited to take a class from her again, I love her teaching style.

It's pretty much official... I'll be doing a solo at People's Fair this year. *BREATHE*
It's something I definitely want to do, despite being petrified. Solo's are something I've been interested in working on since I did my first solo as an advanced dancer about a year ago... it's so much different than performing with a group. Having to command the stage all by yourself is... (to put it lightly) exhausting. Yesterday I came up with a BRILLIANT intro for a solo... but it will not happen at PF, perhaps the holiday hafla if it's appropriate (no I'm not telling you what it is ;) ).

After much debate I'm going to take a month off from Monday classes. I'm in desperate need of some time off. Burn out: Let me show you it.

Plan for my free time tonight:
-Make Dinner!
-Costume: Finish Pants and Headdress
-Run TF piece 5x
-Mull over solo, get a good feel for the song and what I want to do with it
-Perhaps attack my bathrooms if I accomplish the above things faster than expected.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Productivity is down... for now.

Tribal Fest costuming update:
-Headdress: DONE! Though I may switch the dangles around a bit if I have time
-Belt: DONE!
-Bra: Covered! Working on embellishments.
-Pants: Fabric Bought. Just need to cut and sew it all together.
-Scarflet: have supplies just need to borrow Molly's serger this weekend.

The Red Elephant Workshop is complete and ready for classes. First one is tomorrow night! There are a few minor decorating bits that will need to be added but the bulk is done with huge thanks to Molly's dad Dennis. We owe him a million and one thank you cards. The time and effort he put into the studio shows, it's beautiful. Take a peek at the new pics here. Super squee!

Elevation is coming up next weekend. I can't wait to take all of the classes with Miss Rachel Brice, Awalim and Unmata. It'll be a nice intensive right before Tribal Fest, lol!