Can this really be happening?!
Someone would tell me if I’d died and gone to heaven, wouldn’t you? I’m asking because I can’t believe my eyes as I look at the beauty surrounding MY NEW STUDIO OFFICE! Before I tell you my exact location, here are some clues. If you’ve been here you may recognize some of these beautiful details. Can you identify this wonderfully made place? And look…
Paula + Kent = L O V E
Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be close to you…. Oh wait, maybe this one is better: Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways We’ve got a lifetime to share So much to say And as we go From day to day I’ll feel you close to…
Aaaaaaah, springtime in L A (in July)
I just returned from probably my last trip to visit my parents in Los Angeles, since they’re planning to move this fall. God gave us absolutely delightful weather – temps in the 80s, cool evenings, brilliant blue skies and, best of all, no mosquitoes. Aaaaaahhhhh. We always manage to find neat things to do while I’m there, and this visit was no exception. Our…
Spring Catch-Up, Part 2
Don’t worry, guys – I didn’t forget about you! Here are the remaining Class of 2012 members I was privileged to photograph. We’ll begin with Taylor, a young man hoping to apply his great ideas and his family’s multi-generational farming experience to designing bigger and better equipment for John Deere. I’m confident he really will make this happen. And his cousin Darren will be only too…
Mission: Spring Sessions Catch-Up
I’ll admit it. I’ve been holding out on you for months, dear blog reader. I didn’t really mean to do it, but I’m going to try to make things right. Because really – it’s cruel not to share these gorgeous seniors with you. I’ll begin with Erika if you’ll promise not to let her beauty stun you into looking no further. We wandered all over Bar…
Just one more!
One final thought on becoming a dancer: IF YOU’RE NOT ONE YET, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE. These folks know how to have a good time, and they span a wide range of dance experience. Want to join them? Check out the summer and fall Footsteps School of Dance class schedules and join the fun! Hmmm, maybe I should take my own wise advice…. Invigorate…
Finishing touches
Footsteps School of Dance has a group of students who have progressed to the senior level, and they are a bunch of hard-working, dedicated young ladies. On Monday evening they help with younger classes and then stay for tap. On Tuesday night they throw themselves into jazz, and when I say “throw themselves into” I mean something more along the lines of “hurl themselves around the floor…
Steadily advancing
The intermediate dance level is a sweet place to be. By now these students have been dancing together for several years and they’ve become good friends. They enjoy taking a few minutes at the beginning of class to share their week’s highs and lows before hitting the dance floor. They not only accept stretching exercises as part of the routine, they are proud of…
Tasting joy
Another group of Footsteps dancers spreading their wings are those in A Chance to Dance classes. This is our area’s only program uniquely designed for special needs dance students, and they have made great strides in just two years’ time. In addition to wonderful teachers, Buddies play an important role. Whether they are simply dancing alongside and modeling one-on-one … … or taking a personal,…
Perfectly positioned
By the Senior Beginner stage (ages 7-9), dance students are more ready than ever to learn from their teacher. She is their ultimate pattern, the very best dancer in the world, and their greatest encourager. With her help, they can do it! This age group is also ready to focus more on proper position and body control. Lots of time at the barre begins…
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