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So Funky Ballerina is probably at Dance Theater of Harlem's dance school, which is still amazing. Lots of kids audition and very few get accepted into the professional program.
Yeah, I know about that for ballet companies--but my impression was that most people by that age were not in the pre-professional type program at that point, that usually they've up or out by like, 18 or so. So at 21, I'd think she would either be part of the company or just taking adult classes, but "I take classes at..." doesn't necessarily mean much--I could go take a beginning ballet class at Pacific Northwest Ballet, but that doesn't mean I'm good at it! But maybe she meant she trained there in the past, and now does (something else)?
They have a pre-professional program for under-18s. They also have a professional program, it's kind of like going to Julliard but just for dance, and students in that program have to have a HS diploma in order to get in, so most everyone is over 18. It's a 3 year program, so she could easily be 21 and still in it, or just recenlty finished with it. Or she could just be doing open classes at the studio, like you said. We may never know!
Catching up on auditions. Pretty much agree with everything that's been said, especially the part about how Bieber should not be on my TV.
Mostly, I'm just happy that SYTYCD is finally on Hulu. And on my TV, none of this "web-only" crap.
Stupid delayed plane. Missed the first 20 minutes of SYTYCD! Though I'll eventually get to watch it from my TiVo, not for another week though. :(
I slept through the first half hour. (hangs head in shame)
Who was the guy who was the guest judge for the first half?
L'il Buck, who may as well not have been there. He was disappointing. So I'm still watching but Ricky? The first dancer I've liked this season. Auditions otherwise have been overall very much a No from bon.
On behalf of boring dressers, I appreciate that the founder of Dragon House showed up in a Cosby sweater and glasses.
Heh.
I'm also through last night's recording, and Ricky really was spectacular. The whole "dabbling" conversation was cute, too.
Oh shit, you guys. Big Brother starts tomorrow. Can I resist watching???
For those of you who watch Survivor, you may remember Caleb, Colton's fiancé? He died last week in a train accident. I guess he was a conductor?
That's too bad. He was the nice one.
