Towards the end of my freshman year of college, I found myself with no one to room with for the following year. All of my friends had other plans, and one day in ballet class I got pretty upset about having no one to live with. This was when a girl in my class that I almost always stood at the barre with told me that she and her two friends were living in a quad and were looking for a fourth roommate. The four of us ended up having a great year together, and one of my roommates being a dancer made things even more interesting. Here are some things that might happen to you if you decide to live with a fellow dancer... Your Living Room Becomes a Rehearsal Space Show coming up next week? Need to go over choreography? No need to walk all the way to the studio to rehearse...clear a space in the living room and start dancing! You Will Dance More Than You Expect When we weren't rehearsing for actual shows, Michaela and I spent our free time figuring our how many songs we can do the Cotton Eyed Joe to (the answer: ANY song). You'll Stretch Together Who needs their own Flexistretcher when your roommate leaves hers in the living room all the time? You Will Talk About Dance Everyday... Did your favorite dancer upload a new video? Did your school post footage from your latest performance? There's no better person to watch with than your roommate (even when she's perfectly comfortable in her bed all by herself). ...and Gossip About Dance Drama Did a dancer that you don't think is very good get into the company? Are two other dancers fighting? Better discuss it until 1AM! Your Other Roommates Will Become Dance Experts If being friends with a dancer causes your friends to learn information that is completely irrelevant to their own lives, have them try living with two or more dancers. They'll practically be members of the company without ever having to step foot in a studio. You'll Have Someone to Walk Home from Rehearsal With and maybe-definitely- get a smoothie on the way. You'll Share Dance Clothes Don't have the right tights? I'm sure your roommate does! You'll Feel Obligated to Dance in Each Other's Pieces When Possible Even if you're not into ballet, you'll find yourself in a pink dress and ballet slippers on stage if your roommate is all for it! (Sorry Michaela) You'll Claim Ownership of Your Room Mate When Other Dancers Bring Her Up "She's so talented!" "I love her!" -Others "Thanks, she's my room mate" -Me, to at least 17 different people this semester You'll Survive Tech Week Together Tech week and performances are hard to get through on your own, so it's nice to have someone you're living with completely understand what you're going through. If You're Not in the Same Shows, You Won't Feel Weird About Going to Each Other's But you may feel added pressure when you know a dancer is in the audience watching you. You Have a Makeup Artist For Shows Can't get your false eyelashes on without gluing your eyes shut? That's what your room mate is for! You'll Forget What It's Like to Not Live With a Dancer Living at home won't be the same without someone who understands dance to complain about, gossip about, and get excited about all things dance. Here's to a great year spent with my dancer room mate and our two biggest fans...and the end of my sophomore year as a dance major at BSU!
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Offline Updates7/16 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the showcase I was selected to choreograph for at NYU was unfortunately cancelled. However, I was able to turn my work into a mini-documentary about the choreographic process and art prevailing during these trying times. You can watch my video my clicking the button below!
9/18 Follow my new Instagram just for my dance things!
12/23 I was one of NDEO's Guest Bloggers this year! Read "Teaching is a Vocation. Not a Fallback" on their Behind the Curtain Blog!
9/27 I will be presenting my research at the National Dance Education Organization National Conference next week! See my research project by clicking the button below!
4/15 While working on PMA's production of The Addams Family, I got to combine my two favorite styles of dance (ballet and musical theatre) for "The Moon and Me"! Watch my talented students dance by clicking the button below!
2/20 I am choreographing PMA Theatre Guild's Production of The Addams Family! Come see these amazing high school students perform at Presentation of Mary Academy in Methuen, MA April 13 & 14! Tickets available at the door.
2/20 I am stage managing BSU's Dance Kaleidoscope this year! Show dates are March 29-31 at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA. Come see this student choreography showcase!
11/5 I will once again be dancing in a BSUDC concert! Tickets to WinterDance are now available!
8/24 NDEO's National Honor Society for Dance Arts has published one of my articles in their newsletter! Read an updated version of "Audition Advice" here:
5/16 Interested in learning about movement concepts? Visit Becca's new Educational Dance website!
5/8 BSU Dance Company's Dance Kaleidoscope 2017 is now on Youtube! You can watch my performances by visiting the VIDEOS page!
4/23 I recently performed for the residents of Allerton House in Hingham, MA! You can watch part of my performance here!
Amesbury Children's Theatre presents...James and the Giant Peach Jr, featuring choreography by me! Click for tickets!
2/8 My piece "Barefoot" is now available to watch online! Click to watch!
2/5 Happy to say I have been cast in BSU Dance Company's Spring concert Dance Kaleidoscope! I will be dancing in 3 faculty choreographed pieces, including excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty in which I will be dancing the role of Lilac Fairy! Show dates are March 31-April 1 at Bridgewater State University.
Click the button for more info! 1/15 Ballet with Becca is now on Facebook! Click to visit the page, and be sure to like it while you're there!
1/14 I am happy to say I will be attending artEmotion's summer intensive in June! I will be dancing in the one week artEmotion Adult Program. If anyone would like to join or audition for any other artEmotion program, visit their website!
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