Nutcracker and it's 90 degrees!?

This past weekend was the annual Nutcracker performance for the dance school I teach at. Sunday: 3 shows in one day, 10:30, 1:30, 4:30..following a day of 3 dress rehearsals in one day! Happy news is that the shows were a great success!

Finally, I can breathe again after all the planning and work involved in putting on such a large-scale production with over 300 kids...the show has been the focus point of my last 3 months of work here.

I even got a chance for my Singapore stage-debut, as my oh-so-cute 4 year old Angels forgot their dance...so I was obliged, as their loving teacher, to come onstage and try to help them out. Weeks of practicing over and over in the studio...gone! They came onstage, and proceeded to flap their arms like angels...but couldn't seem to remember anything after that, so I came onstage to their rescue. At least they are cute, so I can forgive them. hehe

Celebrating Deepavali

The end of October marked a celebratory holiday here in Singapore, Deepavali- meaning Festival of Lights!

In Sanskrit, Deep= light
Avali= in a row

Deepavali is a 5 day celebration, filled with plentiful candles and lamps lit all around. Lighting lamps on the night of Deepavali symbolizes lighting a lamp of knowledge within.


It is definately one my new favorite holidays; it's a very happy, joyous occasion with yummy Indian food, traditional Indian attire, henna tattoos, fragrant flowers to wear, candles lit galore, and colorful lights. I celebrated plentifully with good company!

My first ever Henna tattoo- I was never able to get one before because I didn't want it for ballet!

Light-up in Little India on Oct.26th