Last Day at the Pillow
Sunday was the final day of the Cultural Traditions program. I stuck around longer than many of the students so I could take Emanuel Gat's master class. It was truly amazing. That man is brilliant. If I were a professional dancer, I would find a way to study with him in Tel Aviv. He could fix everything that is wrong with my technique and allow me to realize my full potential. In a very very short period of time, he made me totally re-think the way that I move, not just when I'm dancing, but at all other times -- when I'm walking, getting out of bed, reaching for something on a shelf somewhere, running to catch a train...it's really hard for me to explain how the exposure has influenced me, but suffice it to say that it's been very significant. I just wish I had more time with him. Well, I guess that's what Jacob's Pillow is all about -- creating experiences for dancers that they wouldn't have had otherwise.
I didn't realize how difficult it would be to say goodbye. Some students were actually crying as people packed themselves into vans and cars to head back to where they came from. I was happy at the prospect of leaving the teenager-filled dorm/cabin and getting back to my beautiful Manhattan apartment, but I knew I would be having difficulty this week sliding back into normal day-to-day existence, and I would miss everyone terribly.
Here are some more pictures of my new friends. I hope to be spending more time with them soon.
Winston, me, Steffanie, Kelly, Robin, Mara and Sita outside the dining hall
After we enjoyed libations in Winston's room, Steffanie decided the time had come to do something about Josh's hair. That's Josh in the middle, bent over into the shower, applying shampoo. Winston, Kelly, Mara, Justin and Steffanie are ensuring he's doing it properly.
Our musicians: Johnathan (drummer), Naydir (singer), and Nico (drummer)
I have some great pics of the program directors that I'll post tomorrow.
After one of our last classes, I suggested to the group that we should have our own website, with a wiki to allow participants to collectively own the site's content. My hope in making this suggestion was that someone with web-development experience would step forward and offer to take this on, but it didn't pan out that way. Many subsequently expressed lots of interest in the prospective website, but it looks like I'm going to be the one to get it done. I have zero experience in web development, but I have some friends that can give me advice on the matter. It'll be a good experience for me, I hope.
I didn't realize how difficult it would be to say goodbye. Some students were actually crying as people packed themselves into vans and cars to head back to where they came from. I was happy at the prospect of leaving the teenager-filled dorm/cabin and getting back to my beautiful Manhattan apartment, but I knew I would be having difficulty this week sliding back into normal day-to-day existence, and I would miss everyone terribly.
Here are some more pictures of my new friends. I hope to be spending more time with them soon.
Winston, me, Steffanie, Kelly, Robin, Mara and Sita outside the dining hall
After we enjoyed libations in Winston's room, Steffanie decided the time had come to do something about Josh's hair. That's Josh in the middle, bent over into the shower, applying shampoo. Winston, Kelly, Mara, Justin and Steffanie are ensuring he's doing it properly.
Our musicians: Johnathan (drummer), Naydir (singer), and Nico (drummer)
I have some great pics of the program directors that I'll post tomorrow.
After one of our last classes, I suggested to the group that we should have our own website, with a wiki to allow participants to collectively own the site's content. My hope in making this suggestion was that someone with web-development experience would step forward and offer to take this on, but it didn't pan out that way. Many subsequently expressed lots of interest in the prospective website, but it looks like I'm going to be the one to get it done. I have zero experience in web development, but I have some friends that can give me advice on the matter. It'll be a good experience for me, I hope.
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1 Comments:
Hey, look at all those fun pictures! It really sounds like an amazing experience! Even though there are areas that could definitely use some improvement. I think that your program led itself to encountering folks that are more interesting than the ballet program kids, so you chose wisely!
If you want a wiki website, I'd suggest looking at hosting companies that have TikiWiki and/or PHP Wiki preinstalled. One of them is HostGator. (I like them because they host my site :))
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