Sunday, December 2, 2007

Mia Swartwood is a genius!

The rehearsal yesterday was beautiful. It's amazing how it all comes together and all the production meetings, emails, phone calls, hard work, choreography, and staging seem well worth the effort. I am always thankful for our Artistic Director and head instructor, Mia Swartwood. (Her middle name is Song, and that's fitting, because she's as lovely as a song!) Mia's choreography is delightful. It's light, airy, fun and inspiring; it's got a signature grace and style - and for lack of a better description - it's got sprezzatura! Hers is the sort of choreography that makes you think, "That's EXACTLY what I would have done - if I were a genius!"

Other news is that the Omie Drawhorn from the Moscow-Pullman Daily News will be interviewing dancers and others at our next rehearsal, December 8th. She's bringing a photographer - so we will make sure she gets some excellent pictures of the rehearsal performance and costumes so we can make our marketing goal: The Front Page Of The Pulse. Believe it or not, that is what will make the difference between a packed house and just a 'full audience.' When you're operating on a shoestring budget, that exposure is very important. Also, C. Rod Bacon is going to take some photos this Monday so we can send them to the Lewiston Tribune, so they will hopefully do a lovely story on the incredible local event. If anyone out there knows Jennifer Bauer, put in a good word for us!

Other than the articles we hope will give the show some exposure, you may have seen our poster and you may have been mailed our postcard. (If you're not on our mailing list and would like to be, just call 208-883-DANS.) We'll also have ads in the papers, you'll hear of the show on NPR, KQQQ, Bull Country, and ZFUN, and if you have a child in K-3rd, you'll see a coloring flyer in their school folder. The flyer is a coloring contest and the winner gets 2 free tickets!

Possibly the most exciting news about the upcoming production is that it will be played on Channel 8 Dec. 26,27,28 & Jan. 2,3,4 thanks to Idaho Public Television! This is a great opportunity for Festival Dance to share our wonderful, talented young dancers with more people. (Plus, the dancers are excited to see themselves on TV!) We have dancers from Moscow, Pullman, Genesee, Lewiston, and Lapwai involved in the show; our holiday production epitomizes collaboration and artistic diversity.

If you haven't purchased your tickets for the show yet, get yourself to Paradise Ridge CDs in Moscow. While you're there, listen to the new holiday album by Dianna Krall. I couldn't resist it when I was last in there, and I've been listening to her jazzy renditions of the holiday favorites and loving them!

Keep dancing...........

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