Day 30...What a Month!

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: "Get Back" by Demi Lovato, "Everything Else" from Next to Normal, and "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele

Private Lessons and Coaching Sessions
Instructor: 30 min
Songs worked on: "How Lovely to be a Woman" and "One Boy" both from Bye Bye Birdie

Fitness
Type of class: Yoga
Instructor: Amber Paul

Type of class: Contemporary Jazz
Instructor: Calen

Well here we are, 30 days later! It seems like yesterday was orientation and we were all trying to figure out how we were going to fit 5 good deeds and 20 dance classes into one month along with everything else. I really don't know what to say other than it has been an amazing road and in a lot of ways I wish it wasn't ending! If only I had done it when I first moved to NYC! I would like to thank Kurt Robinson and Broadway Dance Center for giving all of us the opportunity to do this challenge and to help us become the performers we dream of becoming! Even more importantly though, I would like to thank all of my friends, teachers, and family for your support! I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude to all of you so I will just say that it is because of you that I have made it to this point. I have accomplished so much this month and look forward to doing the challenge next year! 

We all know the saying "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life." Well, I think that is true for all of us challengers now more than ever! This challenge has changed so much in my life and I look forward to continuing everything we were required to do!

Thank you again for everything!

xxSylvia

Day 29

What a crazy day! Today I completed my 5th and final good deed, recorded by demo, and took two dance classes. All I can say is that I am so grateful that this is my life!

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: "What It Means To Be A Friend" from 13, "One Boy" from Bye Bye Birdie, and "Joey is a Punk Rocker"

New Song



Fitness
Type of class: Contemporary
Instructor: Justin Coute subbing for Mishay Petronelli (Sorry the picture is blurry!)

Type of class: Theater

Instructor: Jacob Brent

Good Deeds (#5!)
Today I went to St. Francis Xavier Church to volunteer all morning to set up for the soup kitchens lunch. I had a few different jobs including cutting oranges, setting up 400 glasses of juice, and rolling silverware for the week. It was a lot of fun and I met some really great people! Here is a picture of me after I finished a roll up and a picture of the volunteer board and cafeteria...

Vocal Performance!

Here is my vocal performance! Its hard to hear me with all the talking, also I was starting to loose my voice by this point so its not my best work but here it is!

My Live Performance

Show/Venue: The Duplex
Song(s) performed: Joey is a Punk Rocker

Day 28

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, Meow's, Goos/Gees, Scales, "E-Ah"s, "Joey is a Punk Rocker," "Rolling in the Deep," and "How Lovely to be a Woman"

Good Deeds (#4)
Today I volunteered for Meals On Wheels! It was so much fun and so great to see how happy people where to get these meals, and one less thing to worry about. Here is a picture of be with one of the bags we carried around, by route sheet, and the sign in sheet...

Day 27

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, Meow's, Goos/Gees, Scales, "Joey is a Punk Rocker" and "How Lovely to be a Woman"

Private Lessons and Coaching Sessions
Instructor: Brad Ross
Songs worked on: "Joey is a Punk Rocker" and "How Lovely to be a Woman"

Healthy Meals
Description: After class today I stopped by Jamba Juice and got a Smoothie and California Flatbread with beans, corn, and chicken

Fitness
Type of class: Floor-Barre
Instructor: Rickey Tripp

Type of class: Pointe
Instructor: Denise LaPointe subbing for Joy Karley

Why am I dressed? Well, Denise had to go into another class right after we finished, so I got a picture after!

Good Deeds (#3)
Today I was asked to go back for the last day of the children's book fair at PS11. My job today included sorting books to give to teachers, helping to ring people up, and at one point managing...

Missing Photos!

Here are the pictures that I had promised! There aren't to many of them but I'm very sorry they didn't come sooner!

Day 11; Voice Lesson with Kurt Robinson...

And...

Day 15; Good Deed #1, volunteering at the AIDS Walk in Central Park

Day 26

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, Meow's, Goos/Gees, Scales, "Joey is a Punk Rocker," "How Lovely to be a Woman," and "One Boy"

Healthy Meals
Description: For dinner tonight I had a cup of tomato and red pepper soup and a cheese sandwich on whole grain bread...

Fitness
Type of class: Theater
Instructor: Crystal Chapman

Type of class: Tap
Instructor: Germaine Salsberg

Live Audition

Today I went to the Singers Call for Disney Cruise Lines, here is a picture of the list of names on my page. This was the closest thing they had to a breakdown...

 

Good Deeds

Today I went to PS 11 to volunteer at the children's book fair. For the most part I helped Kids find a book to take home...

Day 25 Fixed!

NOTE FROM 5/26, Here is an updated/cleaned up version of my blog. As it says below I was out, and wasn't home the entire day before I went to sing at "The Duplex," so I had to blog on Hope Wright's phone, (THANK YOU HOPE!) hence no pictures. this is just a copy with extra info added in, the original is still up...

right now i am blogging from the duplex about to complete my performance requirement. as such i am using hopes cellphone so i cant attach my photos from the classes i took today. ill do my best to get those up by midnight but if not ill still put what i took.

Practice: 30 min
Songs worked on: lip trills, meows, goos/gees, joey is a. Punk rocker, blue hair, and how loveley to be a woman.

**I forgot about my voice lesson last night!**
Private Lessons and Coaching Sessions
Instructor: Kurt Robinson
Songs worked on: "Blue Hair," and "Joey is a Punck Rocker"

Fitness
Class: theater
Teacher: diane laurenson

Class: yoga
Teacher: Amber Paul

Day 25

right now i am blogging from  the  duplex about to complete  my performance  requirement. as  such  i am using  hopes cellphone so i cant attach my photos from the classes i took today. ill do my best to get those up by midnight but if  not ill still put  what i took.

practice: 30 min
songs worked on: lip trills, meows, goos/gees, joey is a. Punk rocker, blue hair, and how loveley to be a woman.

Fitness
class: theater
teacher: diane laurenson

Class: yoga
teacher: amber paul

Day 24

Daily Practice
Minutes: 40 min
Songs worked on: Lip Trills, Scales, Goos/Gees, Meaw's, Yeah's, went through "Get Back," "How Lovely to be a Woman," "Unexpected Song," "Rolling In the Deep," and worked on "Everything Else" from Next to Normal

Healthy Meals
Description: For lunch I went to Wholefoods and got a bunch of different food, fish, corn, samosa's, rice, chicken, and naan, along with a smoothie from Jamba Juice...

Fitness
Type of class: Ballet
Instructor: Dorit Koppel

Type of class: Tap
Instructor: Germaine Salsberg 

Day 23

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Scales, Lip Trills, Goos/Gees, "One Boy," "How Lovely to be a Woman," "Get Back," and "That'll Show Him"

Healthy Meals
Description: For lunch I had an artichoke a cheese sandwich made wit whole grain bread and a Jamba Juice Smoothie...

Description: For dinner I had a ham, lettuce, cheese, and tomato sandwich from Pax Wholesome Foods...

Fitness
Type of class: Theater
Instructor: Justin Boccitto

Type of class: ASSAF A.I. FLEXIBILITY
Instructor: Lenore Marks

30 Day Challenge Update

Well now that we are heading into the homestretch I decided to go through and count out what still needs to be done, so here we go!

Voice Lessons: 3 lessons taken, with 1 picture coming (1 left, scheduled for Wednesday)
Dance Classes: 6 taken, this will be my dancing week! (14 to go!)
Healthy meals: 21 eaten! (4 left)
Good Deeds: 1 completed, will be attending orientations and events this week to complete 4 leftover!
Demo: Currently deciding what song to sing, will be calling to set up a time to record tomorrow!
Live Performance: Spoke to Hope Wright tonight about it, we are discussing options.

Well there is quite a bit to do but I have it planned out and it should all work out! I am having such a great time with this challenge and am so glad I decided to take part!

Day 22

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, Goos/Gees, Scales, "Get Back," "One Boy," "Rolling in the Deep," and "What it Means to be a Friend" from 13

Healthy Meals
Description: For breakfast I made a Frittata with potatoes, peppers, onion, and tomato...

Description: For lunch I went to City Sandwich, at 9th ave and 45th st, and got a sandwich with tomato, mozzarella, broccoli robe, sausage, and collard greens... 

Description: For dinner I made a salad and had a glass of Naked's Green Machine drink...

Fitness
Type of class: Theater
Instructor: Jacob Brent

Day 21

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Scales, Lip trills, Marriage of Figaro Finale, and "No Other Love" from Me and Juliet

Healthy Meals
Description: Today for lunch I had Tobulie, made by a friend, and sticks of Carrot and Pepper...

Day 20

Daily Practice

Well this morning I was supposed to go to an audition so I practiced earlier today. But then I wasn't seen so I went to BDC at took ballet and Kurt's Vocal Technique class but didn't get a photo here is my practice session...
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, "hung"s, scales, Marriage of Figaro Finale, "One Boy," and "How Lovely To Be A Woman"

Healthy Meals
Description: For lunch I had a "Santa Fe Sandwich" (chicken, cheese, and orange and green peppers)  from Starbucks...

Description: For dinner I made a stir fry with broccoli and some chicken...

Fitness
Type of class: Floor-Barre
Instructor: Rickey Tripp

Day 19

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Scales, goos/gees, lip trills, "Joey is a Punk Rocker," "So In Love" from Kiss Me Kate, and "One Boy"

Healthy Meals
Description: For lunch I had a salad with Blue Cheese, Prosciutto, and Pear...

Description: For dinner I made zucchini and rice...

Day 18

Practice:
Time: 30 min
Songs worked on: Marriage of Figaro finale, "no other love," Goos/gees, and scales

About tonight,I am so sorry to have missed tonight. I had a recording session that I couldn't get out of! In fact Im currently blogging on a borrowed cellphone. Again I am so sorry and am having a great time in this challenge!

Day 17 Dinner

Healthy Meals
Description: Tonight for dinner I ordered thai food and got rice noodles with chicken and vegetables, and salad with steak...

Day 17

Daily Practice

Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: Lip trills, scales, go/gee's, "That'll Show Him," and "One Boy."

Healthy Meals
Description: For breakfast I had a multi grain bagel from Starbucks and a banana...

Day 16

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: "That'll Show Him" from A Funny Thing Happened..., "One Boy" from Bye Bye Birdie, and "Get Back"

Private Lessons and Coaching Sessions
Instructor:
Songs worked on: "Get Back" by Demi Lovato, "One Boy" from Bye Bye Birdie, and "That'll Show Him" from A Funny Thing Happened...

Healthy Meals
Description: For lunch I went to Maoz and got a bowl of vegetable soup and ate half an avocado that I brought from home...

Description: For dinner I made a stuffed bell pepper and rice...

Day 15

Today I volunteered at the AIDS walk, My picture is being sent to me so that is coming later. As for practicing, I tried to cover as many songs and fix what needed to be fixed in each one to be ready for the auditions I have planned for this week.

Daily Practice
Minutes: 30 min
Songs worked on: "Get Back," "Joey Is A Punk Rocker," "One Boy," and "How Lovely To Be A Woman."

Healthy Meals
Description: I had a Chicken and Lettuce Flatbread sandwich from Cosi and a strawberry yogurt...

Good Deeds
Today I got up at 5 am and signed people in at the AIDS Walk in Central Park! (Like I said before, the picture is coming in a later post)