Please Comment!

I frequently get remarks from students feeling self conscious in dance class. This is such a common concern to so many people. If a student does not learn the choreography as fast as she or he feels necessary, they tend to feel a wide variety of emotions.
This week I had a student say to me literally that she has a "lump in her throat" feeling of emotion when she is in class. I can not stop thinking of this.
Of course I can be as supportive as I can , but Id like to try a new approach just this time.

If any of you have had similar feelings while taking class, please comment. Hopefully when I see the student again next week , I can direct her to read the blog with all your comments. This way she (and maybe you) will not feel like the only one who feels this way.
Love and respect
Micaya

It just ain't gonna happen

Ive been telling you all a little about the Spark program. This is the program that asks middle school age young people what their ideal dream job would be and pairs them up with someone who has that job for a mentorship. I think it is such a great idea! Anyway there has been drama with the kid and the studio space and as of today- the father of the kid pulled him out of the program! I dont know what the issue is, there could be so many I imagine. But just as soon as i was going to start - it all came to a stop.
I still would love for you all to look up this program and maybe get involved in some way if you can.www.sparkprogram.org
Much love and respect
Micaya

told you!

About a week ago I was telling my students how my kitty Bella would dance when I would be choreographing at the house. She gets up on her hind legs and puts her arms in the air and waves them from side to side! ("hip hop hurray"!)
Well - no one believed me!
So the other day when she did it again I didn't have a video camera available, but I grabbed my camera and snapped this photo. She's got skills huh?
Love and respect
Micaya

whats up with the spark program..

Well.. last thursday i show up to meet the student that i am supposed to mentor for the next few months. he was a no show! this was because his father didnt trust the program was legit or something like that. meanwhile, things with that are supposed to be ironed out by this week.
However, there was a small problem with studio space. I am donating my time and energy every week to let this young person be with me when I am choreographing. The spark program is having trouble finding studio space that is available or that can be donated for us to work in every thursday afternoon.If anyone has anything in the SF area, let me know .
love and respect
Micaya

my beautiful students

So I am truly in love with my students. I am blessed with the people who walk into the studios where I teach. There is such a diversity of people who I get to teach. All levels , ages, races , sexes, and so on.
This photo is of my students, Martin and Mary Ann . They are really good dancers and a great inspiration to all the whiny youngsters who complain that they cant do certain things in my class.
Much Love and Respect-
Micaya

Photo Shoot

Last night, one of my students Tracy who is a photographer came to the SoulForce rehearsal to do a photo shoot. Bless her heart! She and her husband brought loads of equipment and spent hours getting shots of all of us.
We took pics of me for my class flier, my assistants and me for the performance workshop and some SoulForce pics for website and Mission in the Mix.
I will share with you the photos when i get them...
Tracys info:
tracywrightcorvo.com
twc@tracywrightcorvo.com


love and respect
Micaya

Parachute Fund

Donate to the Parachute Fund: Help Community Members in Need
The Parachute Fund provides grants to members of the Bay Area dance community facing HIV/AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses. Since its inception (1987), the Parachute Fund has distributed over $100,000 to those in need.

Please consider a tax-deductible monetary donation to the Parachute Fund.

Make checks payable to:
SF Foundation/Parachute Fund

and send to:
Dancers' Group
1360 Mission Street, Suite 200
San Francisco CA 94103

Donating items to Community Thrift also helps sustain the Parachute Fund. Community Thrift is located at 623 Valencia and they accept drop-offs between 10 am and 5pm. Please mention the Parachute Fund (charity #160). Your donation is tax deductible. For questions about acceptable donations, please call Community Thrift at 415-861-4910.

For community members in need, requests may be made for essential or non-essential items. Up to $500 possible per request, and $1,500 in a calendar year. An application for support can be submitted on behalf of the recipient. However, the recipient or legal guardian must accept the funds and the responsibility for their use. We hold all application information in strict confidence. There is no application deadline.

For questions, contact Wayne Hazzard at 415-920-9181 or wayne@dancersgroup.org.

love and respect-
Micaya