i <3 tallahassee

OMG i am so behind!!! i've been in flo-rida since last last tuesday, and i haven't been able to regularly check in on this treasure trove. i just read the last like 6 entries all at once and realized that i have some crazy-ass friends who are so totally awesome. it made me feel warm and fuzzy and also kind of cracked-out at the same time.

florida rules. being a professional dancer on a choreographic residency rules. palm trees and flip flops and seashells and the ocean and no teaching rules.

it's really been quite a great time here. it's like being at camp and also being in the dream of "real" professional dancing all at the same time. waking up in the morning with nothing on the agenda besides going to rehearsal for 6-7 hours is pretty dreamy. tiring but dreamy. being able to expend all of your energy in a day on nothing else but contributing to a creative process is such a freaking special thing. we just did a big showing today, and peeps (and there were some old-school dancey hot shots there) seemed to really dig what we've been doing. it's some crazy but cool stuff- the project is all about piracy and sampling and appropriation. we've been learning lots of dances off of youtube- i introduced them to wuthering heights.......needless to say, everyone is in love and good old KB will probably be making some sort of appearance in whatever this big show turns out to be. we also made a big dance to Single Ladies, which is freaking hilarious. i think we're gonna post it on youtube, so i'll let you know when that happens.

the group dynamic has been good for the most part- just little dramas here and there, but nothing major. mostly it's been wicked fun for me and my ladies (L.B. and J.M.) to stay up late talking in our room and then turn the lights out and stay up later talking in bed- it's like 2 weeks of slumber parties! and dance!!! we're at a residence inn, so we have little kitchenettes for cooking funny meals in the assortedly random kitchenware that they provide. i could go on and on and on about it- it's truly a special time of life.

so, that's basically been my whole life and brain and everything for the past week and a half. i leave on saturday morning and will probably be very sad to leave the gorgeous spanish moss and sun. i have absolutely no concept of time- i've never experienced december in a warm climate, so i feel totally confused about the fact that it's almost christmas.

i hope you're all happy and healthy and making up for my lack of x-masly focused activities!
xoxo
BT