Technology on the dance stage? It works...

As an English and Dance teacher at the high school level I am always trying to bring technology into the classroom. But in all the years that I've been dancing I never could have dreamed that a computer could have a place in choreography: technology has found an exciting and valid place alongside the dancers of the Voci Dance group. The group pays homage to technology in some of their choreography as a way to signal the need to be connected in order to thrive in this ever changing wireless world. Check out Pam Payano's blog for more or Voci's web page:http://www.vocidance.org . I myself am now following their tweets: http://twitter.com/VociDance

Finding the will to compete

In 2007 I decided to compete in my first fitness competition. I never thought I would have found the will to do 5 more shows after that. Getting up at 5 in the morning to run on a treadmill doesn't sound appealing but if I wanted to be ready, I needed to be running. And so I did: I ran off 30 pounds and ended up on stage 3 months later with a first place win. What a rush. There's nothing like it. http://www.totrainer.com/s_29.asp