Dance Duffel Bags!!!

Hey everybody! If you haven't noticed I fixed the iPod blog down below and I added in another video so you can look at that if you want to. I also went back and replaced the links in my other blogs with videos, and put a post of Ashley's blog in the Welcome one. Yay! I'm getting better at this! Oh! One more thing. I started a poll it's to the left so answer that before reading the blog. You can be honest. Also, I found a site with lots of dance bags which I'll talk about a little later. But as always, I'm gonna start things out with a video.



This video is of 9 year old Charlize Glass who's doing a solo to We R Who We R. She's an extremely talented dancer and she has appeared on America's Got Talent and the Whip My Hair music video. She dances at The Rage Dance Complex where she is part of a group called Lil Mamas. So here's her competition solo from 2011.

TV Chatter
Dance Moms

If you haven't watched Tuesday's Dance Moms yet, don't read this. But to sum everything up, Nia was on top of the pyramid and Kendall got put back on probation. So Kendall's mom moved her to Candy Apples were Cathy gave Kendall a solo to compete against Nia. Kendall won, and Nia was upset. Wow. I said Kendall and Nia a lot. But I wanna know if you think Kendall will stay at Candy Apples, or go back to Abby. Personally, I think she will go back to Abby for better training or to be back with her friends. What do you think?? Post in the comments down below. If you haven't seen it yet, or still don't watch Dance Moms, you should watch it. It's really fun to watch.



Dance Fashionista!

Guess what? New segment! The first thing you need when you start dance are dance clothes. But how will you know which clothes to pick when there are countless numbers of leotards, jazz shorts, and dance shoes to choose from/ Well, this segment gives tips I found on all different types of things you might need when dance shopping. Let's start off this week with shoes.

Jazz Shoes

My favorite jazz shoe is the Ultrafit by Bloch. It is by far the most comfortable jazz shoe I've ever worn.

Bloch UltraFit: Side

BLoch UltraFit: Bottom

I got them at Capezio and they are the best! They're  more expensive than the general jazz shoes but it's worth it. One of the biggest problems I have with the general ones is they are too loose. It's not that I have the wrong size or anything, they just feel a lot looser than these do. Also, it's a lot easier to point my foot in the Ultrafit. You can even see how much arc it has by the picture. These were'nt on display; they were stored in the back somewhere but these are definitely the jazz shoes that I recommend. So if you need a new pair, ask for the Bloch Ultrafit.

                                                                                                                                                
I only wanted to do one Dance Fashionista item per blog but I'm always looking for dance bags I don't see everywhere. I went to this website with all of these cute bags so I want to show them to you. The prices range from $20-$40 but most of them are closer to $20. The website is:
http://www.thecrazydazy.com/dance-duffel-bag.aspx 
They also have tote bags and other style bags too so check out that website.

Ok well I found it was really hard to talk to someone new every day when you're at home, and I didn't feel like talking to lizards so we're gonna try something else.

God GOAL of the Week: Say "thank you" to a friend.

This probably sounds dumb the way I put it, and I might sound like your mom. But how many great things have your friends done for you in the past? You might have already said "thanks" or something out loud, but I'm encouraging you to write a nice text or email really saying thank you to your amazing friends. You don't know how much you can brighten their day (and yours) by making them feel loved. God gave you awesome friends who love you! So let's show them how much they're appreciated. The idea actually came from something super sweet that Ashley wrote on her blog. Here's a copy of it.

Thanks Loren for always being there for me on my blog. I really love that you are so supportive in everything I do such as blogging and dance. Just wanted to let you know that means a lot to me and that is just an amazing Christian thing to do. You will get an extra jewel in your crown when you go to heaven for being this kind of amazing friend to me. Love you girl!!

Ashley


It made me so happy when I read this. It doesn't have to be long, just meaningful. So go out there and brighten up a friend's day! See you on Saturday. Please subscribe if you haven't already! Don't "forget" to answer the TV Chatter question. Love you lots!

iPod Blog!!! [edited on computer]

Blog # 3 Hi guys! Sorry the blog is kind of late today. Saturdays are long days at dance. But today, as promised, I'll be showing you a video of one of my favorite hip hop dancers! But first, here's a cute video of two kids ballroom dancing. I'd actually like the second dance they did if it wasn't for the annoying camera guy! So here it is!

                                  


Next, if you're having trouble with any type of dance/acrobatic move, there's a YouTube channel called fitforafeast that might help. Fitforafeast was started by two girls named Sloane and Katrina who wanted to help prevent child obesity. They're from Canada and they are very talented dancers and acrobats. Also on their channel they put up performances, interviews, and other things that interest them. So if you're a dancer, check them out! www.youtube.com/fitforafeast
Here's one of their videos showing how to do an aerial.

So now I'm going to show you my favorite hip hop dancers! Her name is Simrin Player, she's 13 (I'm pretty sure), and she's a bgirl. I'm not sure about all of her background info but she was in a Justin Bieber music video and a Just Dance commercial. She's been on way more than that, but that's all I remember. But here's one of my favorite dances of hers. She's the one in the gray sports bra; the camera is centered in her most of the time. I dunno how else to describe her... she's the one in the thumbnail.

There are tons more to watch of her and I love every single one of them. So check out her YouTube page. It's called dplayer1611

TIP OF THE DAY Always warm up!! No matter how late you are to a class  make sure you're always warmed up. You can be badly injured if you're not, and we wouldn't want that to happen. Most dance injuries such as pulled muscles or torn ligaments happen because of improper warm up. Also, don't push too hard on you're stretching until your body is warm, so do jumping jacks or push ups even before stretching. If your teacher says just to skip warm up because you're so late (which shouldn't happen) ask if you can go to the bathroom or something because warm up is important!

Dance GOAL of the Week: Stretch each split for 1:30 minutes every day.

If you're all the way down already, put your top leg on a step. Don't push too hard.  How did last week's goal go? Today should have been your last day of releves! I'll admit, I missed a day. But I made it up by doing 200 another day so I'm good. I really want to know how many of you attempted this goal and if you succeeded! You can keep going if you want, because they really help. And if you made it through the week, you achieved something amazing! Well that's the end of the blog. I hope you enjoyed it. Wednesday we're going to have a real TV Chatter so be sure to read it. Love you all!

Amazing Child Dancers!!!

 

Hey everyone! Welcome to my Wednesday blog. I have a fewannouncements to share with you guys before I start. First, if you haven’tchecked out Ashley’s blog yet, now is the time to do that! She’s been doingblogs for a few months now and they’re great. Here’s the link again.

http://luv2sing-mypre-teenjourney.blogspot.com/

Please check it out because she puts a lot of great effortinto those! Next, if you haven’t subscribed yet, all you have to do is enteryour email above and you will get this blog straight into your inbox every timea new one is up. But make sure you still come to my page often. Thanks!

Alright I have tons of new things to show you guys in thisblog! Let’s start out with a video. In this one, a nine year old girl is doingan unofficial world record of 40 pirouettes (a dance turn)!!! The previousrecord is 36. Her name is Sophia Lucia and she’s been a competitive dancersince age three. She’s doing the turns on tap shoes, but if you’ve ever triedturning on tap shoes you know it’s a lot harder than it looks. Here it is.

That’s not the only video I’m going to show you guys todayso stick around for some others I love.

Next, I want to introduce a segment I’m gonna cal “TVChatter”. It’s basically where I talk about any dance related show ontelevision. I would normally make it interactive and ask you guys a couple ofquestions about the topic, but since this is the first one I’ll just show you aclip. The perfect show to start with is, of course, “Dance Moms”.

“Dance Moms” is a reality show on Lifetime that is set in Pittsburg, Paat the Abby Lee Dance Company dance studio. It is basically about all the dramathat goes on between the moms at the studio, but also shows some greatcompetition routines that the girls do. There are millions of people who lovethis show who aren’t even dancers! If you haven’t seen this before here’s aclip for season two which started in January 2012.

It comes on every Tuesday on Lifetime so if you’reinterested, check it out!

This last video I’m gonna show you is amazing. The two kidsin this dance are 5 years old and are from Ukraine. This is there audition toa competition show similar to America’sGot Talent.

Thanks you guys for reading another blog! How are youkeeping up with Saturday’s goal? Keep at it and don’t give up! Wednesday goalsare completely set aside from Saturday goals so don’t think you can just choosewhich one you want to do that day. Keep doing your releves until this weekendwhen we start our new dance goal. Wednesdays we have God Goals so here’stoday’s God Goal.

God Goal of the Week: Talk to someone new every day.

There are tons of people out there that I know nothingabout. Who knows? We might have something in common. So I want to encourageevery single one of you to talk to someone new at school, church, or justshopping at the store! If you’re the shy type this might be hard for you, soyou just talk to at least one new person this week. (Saying “hey” while walkingpast does NOT count). I saw someone attempt this goal on a YouTube video andshe did an awesome job. We can do the same. So go out there and meet some moreof God’s people! You don’t have to be a dancer to try this goal with me so youcan do it!

I’m so excited for Saturday because I’m going to show youguys a video of one of my favorite hip hop dancers. She’s my age and you’lllove her just as much as I do! See you guys Saturday. Please subscribe!

Welcome!!!

Hey everybody! Thanks for checking out my blog. First of all I want to tell you guys to check out my friend Ashley's blog. It's called Pray LOVE Live. Here's the link:  http://luv2sing-mypre-teenjourney.blogspot.com/ So make sure u guys read her blogs too because she is amazing and I love her and so will you! Here's a copy of one of her posts.

Ashley

Sing for the lord 

Hey Girls,

In church worship I always feel a little uncomfortable singing. As much as I love to sing it still feels a little awkward so I usually just quietly mouth the words or very softly sing them but, when doing my devotions I learned big lesson: dont be afraid to sing out the Lord's praises. When we sing for the Lord he enjoys it and who doesn't want to please the Lord. How would you feel if at your birthday party people quietly sang Happy birthday or just mouthed it. Not so good but if people sang loudly and with energy for you it would make you feel honored, same with the Lord. So during church, youth group, or even at home in your room SING for the Lord. He created you and sent his son to die for you we should just do him the smallest favor and sing for our great God.We shouldnt feel embarrassed to sing for our Lord. Obviously everyone else at church loves the Lord. So inspire the shy quiet girl to join you in belting out song for the Lord!!!


Scripture:

Psalm 96:1
Sing to the Lord a new song;sing to the Lord all of Earth

Psalm 92:1
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.

Psalm 105:2
Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works.

Isaiah 12:5 
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth



2 Samuel 22:1
 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

Ok so next I just want to tell you what to expect from this blog. It's a Christian dance blog but anyone is welcome to read it of course! And some of the things I'm going to do on this blog are give dancing tips, put up links to videos of amazing dancers, just chat about the latest dance news, and more! But most of all what i want you to get out of this blog is; just like everything else in our lives, we do this for christ. So let's get started!

Ok so this first video may seem to go against the morals I just mentioned. It's a competition dance to Single Ladies by Beyonce. These girls are only seven years old but they are amazing. Their costumes and dance moves are a little mature but if we look past that, we can really appreciate this dance and the amazing talent in these girls! I'm so excited to show you guys this video if you haven't already seen it! Here it is!

This blog is going to be a little different than the rest because it's the first one and I'm still getting used to everything. But I'm hoping to put a blog up twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Also, something I want to do each week is set a goal; one for dancing and one for God.

Dancing GOAL of the Week: Do 100 releves at home every day to strengthen my ankles.

 I hope all you dancers out there will attempt this goal with me! You can change the amount to better fit your abilities. My God goal will be up on Wednesdays. Thanks everyone for checking out my blog! I have plenty more coming your way! See you on Wednesday Please subscribe!