One Week

Reflecting

With only one week left of my trip, I am starting to look forward to the next few months at home in Seattle, but I am also looking back on all that I have been able to do here in Hamburg.

While here accomplished quite a lot.  I taught my first weekend workshop.  That went so well, that I also started a weekly Authentic Jazz class.  I partnered with this swing club this past month to teach two weekly Lindy Hop classes. I've learned quite a lot of Tap and am excited to keep working on that back home.  I also started German lessons for the first time.  I've picked up a lot so far, but I do plan on taking more when I come back again.  And finally, I created a piece of original choreography, taught that piece to dancers, and last weekend we put the piece on film. It won't be edited and ready for a while, but when it is I will post that too!  On Friday, the dancers and I will perform the piece at the local dance. I think it will be a great way to wrap up my trip, and hopefully when I come back I can pick up where I left off.

So yes, leaving is sad, but I will be back. And I have quite a bit that I can look back on too. In the meantime, I am full of inspiration and anticipation.  I love what I have accomplished so far and am only encouraged for the future.

-Ellen

Drama: Love Songs and Other Jazz

For nearly three weeks now I have been in Hamburg, Germany. I'm here primarily to be a part of a really special dance project. The show is called Drama: Love songs and other jazz. So far, we've put in a lot of had work learning choreography, staging, and more. I'm very excited about the show and am glad I could be a part of it.

So far we've had some great press. This particularly excites me because my picture is featured in our press kit. Personally, I am most excited about being published in the German edition of the Italian fashion/lifestyle magazine Grazia. This is a major publication in Europe and we are featured as the main pick for events in Germany and Europe in march. I took a picture of the page we're in. Sadly, we didn't find out we were in the magazine until after the next issue had come out, so the clipping is all I have.  We've also been featured in at least one other more local magazine as well.  Hopefully all the press works and we have a good turnout.

We've only got 9 days until the premier and a lot of work to do.  But things are starting to come together and look really nice.

Oh and I forgot, if you'd like a further description of the show, you can check out the site of Thomas Marek who is the one putting this whole project together.

. http://www.thomasmarek.com/thomas-marek-erweckt-eine-a/

Clipping from Grazia

Poster spotted on the Subway