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Annie: Our Thespian Rennaisance

In 2020, we lost our spring show to COVID. That pandemic almost cost us our theater program. Six years later, hope springs eternal. ANNIE brought Thespian Troupe 721 the magic of victory. I sat in the back of the theater, two hours before showtime on the second night of our run. Thereโ€™s a light buzz… Continue reading Annie: Our Thespian Rennaisance

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The Sound of Shhhhp

Thereโ€™s a new sound in my teaching universe that has become my new happy sound at work. Itโ€™s not a song. Itโ€™s literally just a sound.

Changed for the Better

Changed for the Better: episode 36, part 2

In part two of Episode 36, Nathalie Alcime (class of 2007) and I talk about how her time in the dance studio helped to give her more confidence in her own skin when it came to dance performance. As her confidence grew, she learned how to walk proudly in her experience, even when she made mistakes. Learning to fail forward became the key to her standing up to the looming imposter syndrome that often get in the way of our success.