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Showing posts with label The Dailey Method. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Dailey Method. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Bag Lady


I’ll admit it; I’m a bag lady.  Going out to my car in the mornings and coming home at night I typically lug no less than 3 bags in and out with me.  In my defense, they are organized, and they are all necessary.  There’s my teaching bag – with my lesson plans, syllabus books, music and teaching shoes.  My school book carries notebooks and text books for the classes I’m taking, and I would be one grumpy woman if I didn’t tote around a lunch bag with me, when my blood sugar is low I’m not the most cheery of people.  Now I don’t really mind being a bag lady because I’m a fashionable one; my bags are just paper and plastic grocery bags (although those do have a time and place), my bags are cute and fun as well as functional. 

Love this bag! A gift from Janice - she knows I love a bag.

Lucy tote- compliments of The Dailey Method Benicia

A handmade gift from my friend Kristina!

Check out the cute lining!

Maybe my love of bags stems from my early dance training.  As a young and aspiring ballerina, you are taught that it’s important to have a dance bag – one place where all of your dance things (shoes, leotard, hair pins etc) go so that when the time comes to dance, you’re organized and ready to go.  Here are a few cute ballet bag options for the mini ballerinas you may have in your life! (These are all from discountdance.com).  It's a well known truth that the grown ups end up carrying these totes for their tots, you might as well look good while you’re doing it!




Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Ballet Beautiful and The Dailey Method



Ballet Beautiful is a program founded by Mary Helen Bowers (an accomplished dancer in her own right), but if you remember hearing Natalie Portman mention her name at any awards shows lately, she was one of the driving forces behind getting Portman ballerina ready for her performance in Black Swan.  Here's the link for information on her full program and routine:






Speaking of exercise regimes, here's my latest: The Dailey Method.  As a dancer and someone who is constantly looking for ways to stay fit with my busy schedule and excited to find to athletic challenges, let me tell you, The Dailey Method fits the bill.  A combination of Pilates type core work and deep Yoga stretching, The Dailey Method will get you toned, strengthened and feeling great.  Listed is the website for the Benicia location I frequent.