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Sunday, December 18
It was ough getting up in the morning, but Kristin and i went to The Nook restaurant for Brunch at about 10:30. There was unusually no wait for a table, but it seemed smaller this time, maybe because my coat was bigger?! I actually haven’t heard what any of the students did, but I gave them the login information and thought they would be blogging, too.
By the time I got back from breakfast/brunch, it was just about time to leave to go meet my nephew, Malik, for lunch at about 2:30 ! I did not eat with him because we were meeting in the lobby for dinner at 4:30…so, yes, today seemed to be about breakfast, lunch and dinner, basically.
Ultimately, it was really about the performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 7:30pm at the City Center Theater. Before the show, we went to dinner at another quaint, hip, unique and delicious restaurant calked Vynl. It was so cool. Inside, hilighting the record industry of the past, vinyl records, or items that were reminiscent of them, decorated the walls, booths and ceilings. Old original album covers were made into the menu covers. I think this could have been done somehow differently to better-preserve these antique covers, but it was cute. The items on the menu all had that International flare with an American twist; everything sounded delicious with that comfort food Yummy appeal.
It appeared that everyone’s food was a good choice. I had the feeling I wanted to come back to try more items since my sirloin stir fry was fantastic! Service was efficient, well-orchestrated with multiple parts and seift. We were headed out the door by 6:45 for a short walk to the theater for the performance.
Tonight we were scheduled to see a program with ALL NEW works by various choreographers commissioned by Robert Battle for this season.
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Monday, December 18, Third Day
Today is Dance Education Day! We’re off to the Ailey School shortly for a Tour and Master Classes! Its been Sunny, bright and freezing everyday, and looks like today is the same at about 33 degrees. Yesterday, it was in the upper 20s all day.
At the Ailey School now waiting for the Horton Class.
The first class was a Hortonish-style class with 2nd Company member, Solomon Dumas. Then we had a grwst tour with a Certificate program! Student, Mahalia, who takes classes with my Nephew, Malik. Then we had a Hip-Hop class with OG Locker, and original Hip-Hop in the classroom creator,Robin Dunn, who gave us her customary three gifts:
1. You are the best there is; 2. Ain’t nobody Flyer than you; and 3. Don’t keep the good stuff locked away.
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Saturday, December 17, Day 1
Today was a very long day. Our excitement for being in New York City, our desire to not miss a precious moment of the complete experience, and our I ability to checkin to our rooms until 3:00pm caused this to be a very long, exhausting day!
It’s normal for the checkin time to be late, but it’s also normal to request an earlier checkin. Today, they were unable to accommodate us earlier.
So we separated into several groups based on interests, although we all ended up in virtually the same places, of course, just at different times. Sightseeing and shopping were the main events of the day with eating as another main option. By the time we were meeting again in the lobby around 3:00, the topic of “what time should we meet for dinner?” was preceded by the thought of being so tired that it would be nice to just sleep. So some of us may have slept or rested a while after we got our rooms, but it was nice to settle in a while before heading out again, at any rate.
The BLT Dinner Group met back in the lobby after 7:30 for a crazy NYC taxi ride farther down to this little burger joint called BLT. After yawning through the entire meal, we were happy to return back to the hotel at a decent hour. The chaperones were then charged with remaining awake until time for Bedchecks. THAT WAS THE HARDEST TASK OF THE DAY!
Ink 48
I love this Hotel; it’s very beautiful, slick/stylish and comfortable.
We’re staying at the beautiful hotel from our first tour in 2009, again, Ink 48, a beautiful, contemporary, boutique hotel near Hell’s Kitchen. Check-in is at noon, so we’re relaxing a bit in the lobby while we’re waiting for the second van of dance…OH! They’ve arrived just now. So now we’ll probably walk to a diner for an awesome NYC diner breakfast. LOVE IT!
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Jet Blue from LAX to JFK, Redeye…
We had a very comfortable flight on a new air plane with personal digital entertainment….
Departure
Title: Departure
Location: LAX
Description: LDC Departure for NYC!
Start Date: 2011-12-16
Start Time: 21:00
End Date: 2011-12-20
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New Posting Method
This year, I’m taking my Acer Iconia A500 Tablet along for blogging. I had difficulty last year with my mini laptop and iPhone combination, but this is much better, easier and more efficient. Although it’s larger than the iPhone to carry around, it’s easier to type on, and i can still take photos and up load them immediately, too. I’m sure I’ll find a WiFi connection in most places, or I’ll just use my ATT MiFi personal hotspot to connect.
I’m looking forward to a very thorough Blog this year, and a lot of fun writing it. Again this year, I’ll give login information to company members and to the directors so they can blog whenever they like, and anyone is able to respond to or comment on any entries.
HAVE FUN!
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Here We Go Again!
Wow! Time flies…we’re ready for our third annual LDC Educational Tour to New York City and Joan Weill Center for Dance, the home of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
