Music from Los Angeles!

Here is the music the faculty used for the weekend in Los Angeles.

Joe Lanteri:

Seniors/Teens - "Udu Chant" by Mickey Hart

Juniors/Minis - "Dance With You" by Lauren Hildebrandt

AC Ciulla:

Teachers - "Won't Let You Fall" by Fergie from "Poseidon" Soundtrack & "Breakin' Dishes" by Rihanna

Seniors/Teens - "Defying Gravity" DANCE REMIX by Idina Menzel from WICKED

Juniors/Minis - "Run and Tell That" by Elijah Kelly, HAIRSPRAY Film Soundtrack

Joey Dowling:

Teachers - "Bitter" by Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Seniors/Teens - "Gravity" by Sara Barielles

Juniors/Minis - "The Way I Are" by Timbaland

Lauren Adams:

Teachers - "Shirk" by Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Seniors/Teens - "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen

Juniors/Minis - "The Winner Is" by Devotchka & Mychail Danna

Tony Testa:

Teachers - "Greenlight" by Beyonce

Seniors/Teens - "Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown

Juniors - "Get It Shawty" by Lloyd

Minis - "Give It To Me" by Timbaland

Men's Specialty Class - "Girlfriend" by *NSYNC

Mike Schulster:

Teachers - "Paradise City" by Guns and Roses

Seniors/Teens - "Let's Go" original music from the show 'Revolution' and can be found at www.myspace.com/revolutiontheshow

Juniors/Minis - "It's Only Rock & Roll" by The Rolling Stones

Thanksgiving Wishes from London!

Hey Guys!! :)  Just a little update and I'll start off by saying...Happy Thanksgiving!!!  :D  Its weird because no one celebrates Thanksgiving here in London, I suppose its because they were the Thanksgiving-ers haha, sooo I'll be cooking for everyone else...well trying...hmm, everything is going really well here, busy as ever!  With only 4 weeks until break, its crunch time!  We've just finished learning our contemporary ballet piece called "The Unwritten,"  its crazzzy and everyone is superrr tired, but its good fun to do!  We'll be performing it sometime in February in Washington D.C.  Yipee!  London still amazes me everyday, sometimes I have to wake myself up and realize I'm here!  :)  Its great, and classes are going really well!  Learning more and more everyday.  I hope you're all doing great things and are happy and inspired!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and eat lots of food!  :D  Love and miss everyone!!  XO Dusty :-)

Weekend Music from Topeka!

Hey Guys!

Here is the music that was used at the convention in Topeka, KS.

Joe Lanteri:

Seniors/Teens - "Udu Chant" by Mickey Hart

Juniors/Minis - "Dance With You" by Lauren Hildebrandt

Suzi Taylor:

Teachers - "Dark Road" by Annie Lennox

Seniors/Teens - "The Scientist" by Aimee Mann

Juniors - "Frightened" by Toby Lightman

Minis - "Big Sky" by Annie Lennox

AC Ciulla:

Teachers - "Time" by Billy Porter & "Breakin' Dishes" by Rihanna

Seniors/Teens - "Defying Gravity" DANCE REMIX by Idina Menzel from WICKED

Juniors/Minis - "Rund an Tell That" by Elijah Kelly, HAIRSPRAY Film Soundtrack

Jason Parsons:

Teachers - "Takk" by Sigur Ros

Seniors/Teens - "The Air" by Modest Mouse

Juniors/Minis - "Cha Cha Heels" by Rosabel

Danny Wallace:

Teachers - "Aiko" by Aiko Artist Domesticated Primates

Seniors/Teens - "Message In a Bottle" by John Mayer

Juniors - "Cloud Burst" by John Hendrinks

Minis - "Shine On Your Shoes" by Liza Minelli

Tony Testa:

Teachers - "Greenlight" by Beyonce

Seniors/Teens - "Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown

Juniors - "Get It Shawty" by Lloyd

Minis - "Give It To Me" by Timbaland

Men's Specialty Class - "Girlfriend" by *NSYNC

Hope everyone had a great time!!!

Keep coming back for future cities for updates on each weekend!!!

A Note From Jaimie Goodwin!

Hey everyone!  Hope everythings going well and that everyone's planned which NYCDA cities you're coming to!  I'm planning to be at as many as possible!  Starting in December!  I can't wait!...anyway tours going really well.  We all really love seeing all the new cities.  Even though we don't have much time to explore or sight see, we get really great postcards.  Haha.  To be honest the tour bus is everyone's favorite spot.  The boys and girls are on separate buses, but occasionally we get to mix them up.  Which is pretty exciting since we all get to be together!  =)  Its nice that we all get along so well, but its gonna be sad to leave them.  =(

It's hard to believe that the tours almost over already.  The shows are so much fun and they go by so fast.  But what makes every show different and exciting are the people who come to watch us and to meet us afterwards.  They make every night worth it!  So thanks =)

Every once in a while we get to spend our days off in NYC or LA, or Tampa, or ATL, you know somewhere we all wanna go out and explore!  The last time we were in NYC I got to do a photo shoot for Lanteri wear!  The new stuff is awesome, it fits better than ever.  Check it out!  Anyway, it was so much fun trying on the new clothes, getting to see Joe and the rest of the crew who I missed so much this summer.  Not seeing them felt like moving away from home for the first time.  But now the seasons started back up and I already know I'm going to Boston and Nashville as soon as tours over.  Hope to see you there!

Sending hugs, Jaimie

Letters From London

Hey guys!!  I just wanted to say hi from across the "pond" hehe :)  Things are going great over here in London.  I've just started school about 4 weeks ago, and so far so good!  :)  I love it so much, classes are great and I'm working really hard.  Right now we're learning a new ballet called "The Unwritten" and we've learned four variations, crazy! I love it! London is amazing...its like New York, but a little less crowded with strange accents all over the place.  Its great!!

I have to say...its gonna be so weird not being around NYCDA this year!!  Sad, really :(  Its like I've moved away from my home away from home...but hopefully I'll be able to get back to one sometime this year!  I miss it already.  Anyhoo :)  I hope everyone is so happy and well :)  Please stay in touch!  I'll keep you posted!  I miss you guys!! :)  Sending love from London...xo Dusty :-)