Today we all had the morning off so we were able to sleep in, and relax. DaVon and I enjoyed breakfast at the Hotel restaurant, and discovered that DTH was the cover story of the Fresno News Paper! We were so excited to see that our performance was getting so much publicity.

After sleeping some more, I headed over to theater, had a cup of coffee and prepared myseld for class

Today we Traveled to Fresno, CA! It was such a nice ride out of Los Angeles. Seeing the famous “Hollywood” sign was pretty nice! I slept THE ENTIRE ride.

once we got to our Hotel, I got settled into my room, and ordered Pizza Hut!

Our Hotel is conviently located across the street from the theatre we are performing in tomorrow!

Day 9 - “Jesus Take Wheel” rang loudly waking me up. Got some bad news this morning but I was determined to get through the day of performances with my head up and not complaining. As more bad news came in during our bus ride, I could not help but break down a little. Times like these are when having a host of friends who have your back comes in handy. I had a brief chat with my closest friends “The Pas de quat” (Danielle, Renee, and DaVon) and I pushed through class leaving the mess behind.  I guess it is a part of growing up and growing into a professional dancer.  I have had to say to myself many times during this tour, “I must give my best and inspire someone!” I think back to something I read that former DTH ballerina Alicia Graf said:

WOW!  Today was a pretty compact day. We woke up rather early to head to High School #9 for two Lecture Demonstrations. Well I actually only had to dance one Lec Demo but I was scheduled to conduct an assembly with ensemble dancers Alex Jacob and Lourdes Rodriguez,  at the A C Bilbrew Library.

As our taxi pulled up in front of the high school, I was baffled by how utterly gorgeous the architecture was, and how big it was for a high school. Walking through the “campus” I realized that it was a performing arts high school. 

Day 5   

This morning started with a very good breakfast at the Hotel and then into a 10:30am Lecture Demonstration.  Having traveled the night before, the body was feeling a bit weird. Nevertheless, because I love to give back and inspire children the way DTH inspired me, I gave my best in the Lec Demo. 

 Day 3

 So today, we woke up and had a lovely breakfast, and did some shopping – all before embarking on a 5-hour bus ride to Portland, Oregon!  There were so many reasons to laugh and appreciate the company of fellow dancers!   Once we pulled up to a very upscale Marriott, I realized how gorgeous the city of Portland was!  After settling in, we all went for a swim, and some of us guys went to the gym!