GOODREADS AND CHRISTMAS "CUPS"

 

Hi all!  I've reached my goal of reading 95 books this year.  (Actually, I've read 97.  YAY!).  It's been a truly great year in books.  Thanks to anyone who rec'd and reviewed.  I'd be lost without you :-).

Also, I recorded a few of my students doing the "Cups" tap dance.  It's far from flawless, but we had a lot of fun and met our Christmas goal :).  So darn proud of them!!

 

Have you met all your goals this year--reading or otherwise?  I hope so, and I also hope you're having a great weekend!

Ninja Girl

TOP TEN TUESDAY

This is my first Top Ten Tuesday post!  It's a great topic and not just because Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  I have so many reasons to be thankful :-).  In no particular order, here are the Top Ten Things I'm Most Thankful For:

1.  My loved ones -- This includes my amazing family, friends and everyone who makes my life better just by being in it.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2.  My job(s) -- I'm so fortunate to be able to love what I do and to do what I love.  My jobs as a dance teacher and writer are absolutely the best professions in the world.  Wouldn't trade them for anything.

3.  Eleanor & Park -- The best book.  It changed my life, broke my heart, put it back together again, and made me feel so much.  I'm thankful for the depth of raw emotion and to Rainbow Rowell for having the lady balls to put it all down on paper.

4.  The Ideas -- I don't know where they come from, but whether it be new choreography or a new story, I am so, SO grateful.

5.  Music -- Makes life worth living.  I <3 great music.

6.  People who hold the door open for the person behind them -- Politeness...always appreciated.

7.  J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter -- Two of my most favorite people, one b/c she opened my eyes to the world of books, the other b/c he made that world such a fantastic place to be :).

8.  Catching Fire -- Book or movie form, I'm just glad it exists!

9.  Richard Armitage -- Again, dwarf or human doesn't matter.  Yes, just yes.

10.  Warm socks on a cold night.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Ninja Girl



NINJA TAPPERS

Hi all!  I know I don't talk about it much, but I teach tap, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. And my competitive tappers killed it this weekend.  Seriously, you guys.  My students (from both studios) did awesome!!!  Besides just doing great for themselves and showing what brilliant dancers they are, they even managed to bring home a few choreography awards for me *sniffles*.  Since this is basically my only social media outlet, I just want to say to all my ninja tappers--who probably won't even read this, but whatever :)--

 

Well done, dancers.  Well done!!

 

Ninja Girl



DANCING IN THE DARK

Hi all!  To be perfectly honest, I kinda wanted to keep this to myself.  I think everyone's experienced the feeling: It's like right after you read an awesome book and can't, just CANNOT, write a review b/c it was that soul-shattering.  And you feel like it's yours.  I've obsessed over many things (the BBC's North and South, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, BDB etc.), and I'll add Matt Luck and Emma Portner's "Dancing in the Dark" to that list.  Ever since I found this vid I've watched it (at least once) every day since.  I thank these dancers so much for this piece.  It's just...breathtaking.



Hope you enjoy!

Ninja Girl

P.S. I know this post has absolutely nothing to do with books, but I just had to share :-).

TUNE IN TUESDAY: FALLING

 

Hi all! Tune in Tuesday is a GReads meme currently being hosted over at Kate's Tales of Books and Bands.  I love Florence + The Machine!  Doesn't everybody lol?  But the reason I decided to feature this song is b/c it reminds me of Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (currently on page 100 and it's great so far!).

Also, here's a dance vid by one of my favorite choreographers, Kate Jablonski.  If you <3 contemporary on SYTYCD, prepare yourself.  Kate is phenomenal!!  Enjoy :-)

 

Have a great week everyone!

Ninja Girl

TUNE IN TUESDAY: NEW DAY

 

Hi all!  Tune in Tuesday is a GReads meme currently being hosted over at Kate's Tales of Books and Bands.  Every now and then an artist comes out with a song that's inspiring, positive, and still totally bad a**.  "New Day" by Alicia Keys is all those things :)  And I decided to use the vid that intoduced me to this song--which features the choreo of one of my favorite choreographers: Miss Gigi Torres :D

Great music and a smooth groove.  You can't beat that ;)  Have a great day everyone!

Ninja Girl