Hi to everyone!
I'm doing well.
Each day brings its own challenges and happenings. Today the house is full of girls. But, they don't really know what to do, so Mo and I (especially Mo) are still being worked hard. Rick (the Director of Staff) is also here. Its crazy! Too many people.
I made spinach and spaghetti squash quiche tonight and steamed broccoli and green beans. It was yummy. Mo is making peanut butter cookies with stevia(hope I spelled that right) which is a sugar substitute. The batter was NASTY. She's trying to fix it, we shall see.
Peter is giving me a photo shoot, a Shakespeare class, the "Actor Within" class, and my coaching sessions. I am so excited. I just hope for the photo shoot that my face clears up. I have encountered an issue with too much soy products on top of too much stress: I don't sleep well, my face breaks out pretty bad, I'm tired a lot, etc. I talked to Peter about it and he says its very likely that it all is rooted in stress. I agreed. lol
Looks like I am dancing in the showcase at the end of the workshop after all. I didn't think I was going to but, we didn't have many dancers, so Peter said for me and another girl to dance. That means I have to come up with choreography for a dance by Tuesday. So I have Thursday and Friday. Because, Saturday is Instructor Meetings; Sunday and Monday are Chaperone Meetings. I have chosen the Beatles' "Blackbird" to dance to. I hope it goes well. Pray for my inspiration and excellent execution. I have to do well. It has the potential to be really nice.
I love and miss you all. BTW, Peter and I will be in GA, TN and NC the week of Sept. 24- Sept. 28. Maybe we could meet up and have dinner one of those nights. I have no idea what traveling with Peter is going to be like, so I can't say anything for sure. But, just keep it in mind.
The workshop starts soon, so I won't have any access to a computer for about a week. I will update you all when I get back!
Talk to you all later!
Chelsea
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Mango-To-Go, catchy, huh?
My mango flower creation that I bought from a woman on a Times Square street. It was quite yummy.
My $60 dress that I got for $30! Its really different and soooo comfortable. A great travel piece.
Some more pictures from Sleepy Hollow. 
Sunset at Union Square!
Check out this guy who is in China filming the Olympics. I know him!http://www.akronnewsreporter.com/videos/detail/olympicsdayone
So... some people seem to be upset I'm not blogging!
Well, hopefully they will be appeased.
Saturday I went into the city to dance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. They were celebrating their 50th Anniversary! They know how to throw a party! I had front row tickets and
they were almost dead center! It was awesome. When I saw where our tickets were, I freaked out because I knew that we would be able to hear them breathe! And it was all FREE.
So, we saw the first performance of the day and then had a 30 min. Q&A session with former members of the Ailey company about their thoughts on Alvin himself.
I bought an awesome shirt!
I took a Horton Modern class, a hip-hop class, an African drumming class and a West African class. It was packed. We were all hitting and bumping into each other, but it was all so warm and familial. If that makes sense?
Look at these awesome cookies that they were selling! They are replicas of the costumes and props that the
dancers use in Ailey's most famous ballet: Revelations. My favorite!
Later, we walked from 55th to 12th which, let me tell you, is no light walk. We saw a documentary film 'Fire Under the Snow' about an imprisoned Tibetan Monk. It was very stirring and right up my alley with regards to the attrocities that China is causing and allowing.
Alex, Guess where this photo was taken?
I passed it and knew I had to take a picture. Sorry its not better.
Saturday I went into the city to dance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. They were celebrating their 50th Anniversary! They know how to throw a party! I had front row tickets and
they were almost dead center! It was awesome. When I saw where our tickets were, I freaked out because I knew that we would be able to hear them breathe! And it was all FREE.So, we saw the first performance of the day and then had a 30 min. Q&A session with former members of the Ailey company about their thoughts on Alvin himself.
I bought an awesome shirt!
I took a Horton Modern class, a hip-hop class, an African drumming class and a West African class. It was packed. We were all hitting and bumping into each other, but it was all so warm and familial. If that makes sense?
Look at these awesome cookies that they were selling! They are replicas of the costumes and props that the
dancers use in Ailey's most famous ballet: Revelations. My favorite!Later, we walked from 55th to 12th which, let me tell you, is no light walk. We saw a documentary film 'Fire Under the Snow' about an imprisoned Tibetan Monk. It was very stirring and right up my alley with regards to the attrocities that China is causing and allowing.
Alex, Guess where this photo was taken?
I passed it and knew I had to take a picture. Sorry its not better.
Church at Sleepy Hollow
So, last Sunday Peter, Mo, Brandy and I went to tour the Sleepy Hollow Old Dutch Church.
We were led around the church and the cemetery by an old congregation member. He explained all of the historical and fictional significances to Sleepy Hollow. It was really fascinating. I bought a book with all of the stories and tid bits of info on the place.
We were led around the church and the cemetery by an old congregation member. He explained all of the historical and fictional significances to Sleepy Hollow. It was really fascinating. I bought a book with all of the stories and tid bits of info on the place.
Monday, July 28, 2008
A copy of my letter and review that I sent to Ricky Brigante at Inside the Magic. Hopefully, it will be included in his next show! Stay on the lookout
Hi Ricky,
My name is Chelsea Moore and I'm a long time listener.
I recently came back from a trip to Hollywood, CA where I was an intern for a Broadway producer who was running a professional training workshop for aspiring young people.
(At his workshop in NY in June where I also worked for him, I met Arnold Mungioli, who was the Casting Director for Disney for several years!)
Anyway, I took some photos of all of the Disney stuff popping around Hollywood. I can't tell you how excited and comforted I was to see all of the familiar Disney stuff showing up. I from TN and I just left home for the first time. To see the friendly and familiar sites of Disney was something that I wasn't expecting. If there is one thing that my family loves to talk about together, its DISNEY! So in a way, even in this strange, new town, I felt at home.
I was also able to take a short video of the organ player at the El Captian Theater. He plays classic disney songs on this beautiful organ before every show. It is the original organ that has been there ever since the theater opened, I believe. They also have a live stage performance before each show. They were playing WALL-e while I was there. Unfortunately, I was not able to catch a showing.
However, I was able to grab Mickey waffles for breakfast one morning and a specialty WALL-e ice cream sundae for dessert. The sundae is made up of 2 brownies which form the treads of WALL-e. There is one scoop of ice cream for his body with a hard chocolate cap. Then the coolest item is a chocolate mold of WALL-e's eyes. It was so cute and yummy! :)
As far as a review for the theater, EVERY Disney fan that is able, should make a trip out to the El Capitan Theater. It is such a majestic place, full of Disney history. Currently, on account of the success of WALL-e, they have a space theme exhibit inside the theater. Outside the theater is where the Disney celebrities have their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Inside the Soda Shop, on the walls, are tons of pictures of famous Disney fans and stars who have eaten at the soda shop, including the ever-popular Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers. I did also see stars like Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas with their kids. Their is also a small Disney store with several Soda Fountain exclusives, such as: pins and ice cream glasses. The soda fountain specialty is a giant Sorcerer Mickey hat bowl filled with 8 scoops of ice cream and every topping available. It ran, I believe, at $30. Plus, you get to keep the Mickey bowl as a souvenir. The WALL-e sundae that I had was $8.95, I believe.
I have attached pictures of billboards for Toy Story Mania, the El Capitan Theater, the Disney Soda Fountain, my Mickey waffle and WALL-e ice cream sundae and Walt Disney's star on the walk of fame.
Here is the link to my youtube video for the organ clip. Its short, but should let you and the viewers have a glimpse into the theater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBy8yzSP3A4
Hope you and the other listeners will enjoy them.
Have a magical day
Chelsea
My name is Chelsea Moore and I'm a long time listener.
I recently came back from a trip to Hollywood, CA where I was an intern for a Broadway producer who was running a professional training workshop for aspiring young people.
(At his workshop in NY in June where I also worked for him, I met Arnold Mungioli, who was the Casting Director for Disney for several years!)
Anyway, I took some photos of all of the Disney stuff popping around Hollywood. I can't tell you how excited and comforted I was to see all of the familiar Disney stuff showing up. I from TN and I just left home for the first time. To see the friendly and familiar sites of Disney was something that I wasn't expecting. If there is one thing that my family loves to talk about together, its DISNEY! So in a way, even in this strange, new town, I felt at home.
I was also able to take a short video of the organ player at the El Captian Theater. He plays classic disney songs on this beautiful organ before every show. It is the original organ that has been there ever since the theater opened, I believe. They also have a live stage performance before each show. They were playing WALL-e while I was there. Unfortunately, I was not able to catch a showing.
However, I was able to grab Mickey waffles for breakfast one morning and a specialty WALL-e ice cream sundae for dessert. The sundae is made up of 2 brownies which form the treads of WALL-e. There is one scoop of ice cream for his body with a hard chocolate cap. Then the coolest item is a chocolate mold of WALL-e's eyes. It was so cute and yummy! :)
As far as a review for the theater, EVERY Disney fan that is able, should make a trip out to the El Capitan Theater. It is such a majestic place, full of Disney history. Currently, on account of the success of WALL-e, they have a space theme exhibit inside the theater. Outside the theater is where the Disney celebrities have their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Inside the Soda Shop, on the walls, are tons of pictures of famous Disney fans and stars who have eaten at the soda shop, including the ever-popular Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers. I did also see stars like Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas with their kids. Their is also a small Disney store with several Soda Fountain exclusives, such as: pins and ice cream glasses. The soda fountain specialty is a giant Sorcerer Mickey hat bowl filled with 8 scoops of ice cream and every topping available. It ran, I believe, at $30. Plus, you get to keep the Mickey bowl as a souvenir. The WALL-e sundae that I had was $8.95, I believe.
I have attached pictures of billboards for Toy Story Mania, the El Capitan Theater, the Disney Soda Fountain, my Mickey waffle and WALL-e ice cream sundae and Walt Disney's star on the walk of fame.
Here is the link to my youtube video for the organ clip. Its short, but should let you and the viewers have a glimpse into the theater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBy8yzSP3A4
Hope you and the other listeners will enjoy them.
Have a magical day
Chelsea
Catch up from the last couple of days
So, on Sunday I attended my first Catholic Mass with Monique. She talked me through most of the service at St. Ann's. It was really nice. She told me they would have communion, and that they had real wine. She said that I didn't have to take it if I didn't feel comfortable with it. I said no, I would participate in the communion, I do it at home. Big mistake. I took my little sip of wine and almost died. It was sweet, hot and sticky. The wine felt like it was burning my mouth.
After church, we sat on the docks at the Hudson river for a few minutes. It was really nice and peaceful. The whole day actually was.
We came home, made some sandwiches and grabbed our dance clothes and left for the train. I rode the train from Croton-Harmon to Grand Central Station. It was a great hour long ride of eating, small-talking, resting and just watching the city go by.
Once we got into the city we walked down to Broadway Dance Center, where I signed up for my BDC dance card! My first dance classes in NYC. I took Intermediate Jazz and Intermediate Contemporary Jazz. They were both awesome and kicked my butt into shape a little. I knew I was out of shape, no class for 2 months. I am so sore today from my abs all the way to the back of my legs. It hurts to walk. But, ohhhh, is it a good pain! (I know its sick, I'm getting therapy for it)
Then we rode the train home and finished up some work.
Today, I had my first voice lesson with Ruth Hennessy Williams. She's said to be the best vocal coach in NY. I think she's full of crap.
I'm kidding. She's amazing. Everything is very back to basics: breathing, relaxing tension (which I need to do a whole lot :), focusing on using the right muscles, so that singing is easy. She is so smart and very comfortable to be around. No crazy know-it-all, I'm-a-professional crap. Just good, solid teaching.
Then, we came home and immediately got to work on running errands. Hopefully, Mo will bring home ice cream for tonight. I could really use some. (of course, we don't actually eat dairy ice cream, its rice cream. But, its really good.)
Talk to you all soon
Moore Love
Chelsea
P.S. As far as prayers go, continue to pray for the usual stuff (peace, safety, guidance, etc.) More specifically, pray for me to be able to find my own strength in myself and not hold so much tension, strain and depend on others approval so much.
Thanks!
After church, we sat on the docks at the Hudson river for a few minutes. It was really nice and peaceful. The whole day actually was.
We came home, made some sandwiches and grabbed our dance clothes and left for the train. I rode the train from Croton-Harmon to Grand Central Station. It was a great hour long ride of eating, small-talking, resting and just watching the city go by.
Once we got into the city we walked down to Broadway Dance Center, where I signed up for my BDC dance card! My first dance classes in NYC. I took Intermediate Jazz and Intermediate Contemporary Jazz. They were both awesome and kicked my butt into shape a little. I knew I was out of shape, no class for 2 months. I am so sore today from my abs all the way to the back of my legs. It hurts to walk. But, ohhhh, is it a good pain! (I know its sick, I'm getting therapy for it)
Then we rode the train home and finished up some work.
Today, I had my first voice lesson with Ruth Hennessy Williams. She's said to be the best vocal coach in NY. I think she's full of crap.
I'm kidding. She's amazing. Everything is very back to basics: breathing, relaxing tension (which I need to do a whole lot :), focusing on using the right muscles, so that singing is easy. She is so smart and very comfortable to be around. No crazy know-it-all, I'm-a-professional crap. Just good, solid teaching.
Then, we came home and immediately got to work on running errands. Hopefully, Mo will bring home ice cream for tonight. I could really use some. (of course, we don't actually eat dairy ice cream, its rice cream. But, its really good.)
Talk to you all soon
Moore Love
Chelsea
P.S. As far as prayers go, continue to pray for the usual stuff (peace, safety, guidance, etc.) More specifically, pray for me to be able to find my own strength in myself and not hold so much tension, strain and depend on others approval so much.
Thanks!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Some more Hollywood
The hotel where we stayed at was the Renaissance Marriott Hotel. It was gorgeous.
Some sets of foot prints that I thought might be of interest:
This is a picture of my dessert Panna cotte and rasberry compote with strawberry scones!Also, me with the Star Trek hand prints
Mel's Drive-in near our hotel has been opperating for like 60 years in Hollywood. They make an awesome veggie burger and Vanilla Malt!
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