December: Juwan Alston

Dec: If you could ask Santa for something (real or imaginary) that would make your dance life or personal life easier, what would it be?

Christmas for a Dancer Well, if I could ask Santa Claus for anything, I would probably ask him for more flexible ankles. I just feel that would make things slightly easier in truly taking my lines to the next level! I do feel like, as a dancer, we spend all day in front of a mirror, so we search for flaws in ourselves. Or things that we want to change, especially because we are constantly comparing ourselves to others. So many times we get into the mindset of, “If only I was as flexible as Lauren,” or “I wish I could turn like Josh.” But where ever we go, there is going to be someone that can do something better than us. So even if we were to recieve this “gift” from Santa, we would never be truly satisfied and constantly want something more. So instead of focusing on what we could use to make our lives better, let's focus on the things that we already do well while acknowledging what we are looking to make stronger. Merry Christmas to everyone!

December: Heather Hardesty

Dec: If you could ask Santa for something (real or imaginary) that would make your dance life or personal life easier, what would it be?

If I could ask Santa for something that would make my dance life easier it would to be able to take a yearly sabbatical for just 4 weeks so I could study, write lesson plans and complete all choreography for an entire year all at once.  I would love to go to a private island with my cottage on the beach, with wi-fi of course, and just be inspired by the ocean and beautiful surroundings.  My life would be so much easier if I started the first of the year with lesson plans for all every week I taught.  A girl can dream right?

If I could ask Santa for something that would make my personal life easier, it would be to have a personal chef that cooked all of our meals.  This way we would have the most time available to spend with one another as a family and we would always have really good food.  This would also help because I’m not the best cook. 

Happy New Year and may 2016 be your best year yet!