A silly Game…My ICONic Friends

So I decided to do something fun with my blog this month.  I put everyone’s name in the ICONic Company in a basket.  I pulled out the first 20, and as soon as my sister Sam read their name, I said the first word (or 2) that came to my head… these were my results :)

Thomas…………”RED SHIRT”

Christopher (Sottile)……”CUTEEEEE!”

Soroya…………..”GYMNAST”

Jacqueline……..”CURLY HAIR”

Michelle………..”GRACEFUL”

Emily……………”BROKEN ARM”

Leona……………”HIGH KICKER”

Nick Mara………”MINI GEO”

Maile……………..”GREAT AT CONTEMPORARY”

Tori Grassi…….”SWEET!”

Tristan………….”AWESOME HAIR”

Alyssa D…………”FUNNY”

Danielle Guzzo…”SOOOOO NICE!”

Madison………….”JUST SO COOL!”

Steph………………”STRONG”

Chris Corradino…”TEXTER”

Louis………………”TECHNO HOODIE”

Mich………………..”ALICE”

Gabby D………….”COWBOYS”

Vinny……………..”GRAND”

So, what do you think?... Agree, disagree, any additional words for anyone…let me know your thoughts… good and bad, LOL!! 

(I will continue picking out of my hat for my January blog…stay tuned ;) )

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY EVERYONE…AND DON’T FORGET TO TUNE INTO Paula Abdul’s LIVE TO DANCE premiere Tuesday January 8^th on CBS…Check out our AWESOME ICONic Boyzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!... soooo excited!!

Last week before break!!... BEST WEEK EVER!

Adding more excitement to the month, GEO let us have a Pajama Day this past Monday. Everyone LOVES Pajama Day, and looked so so cute! Check out my pictures and you can see how everyone goes all out for these special days. In addition to wearing pajamas, we also played tons of games! We had relay races, Limbo, and even a silly Cookie contest; where you had to get the cookie from your forehead into your mouth… too bad I don’t like cookies !  But it was really funny to watch! GEO was pretty good at it! I think everyone would agree that we were all soooo sad when our hour of class ended. We all could’ve stayed there all night. On Tuesday, which was my last day of dance before the break, I was sooo sad to say goodbye to my friends. It’s going to be a WHOLE week and a half before I see some of them again!! I don’t think I can go that long! I love them and I love dancing… what am I going to do!! 

Well, one thing we can all look forward to is January 8 – 10.  We will all be spending every minute together at the Pulse workshop in Atlantic City. Hope to see you all there… who’s going? If you’re in Atlantic City that weekend, come and check out our SCREAM routine Saturday night at the Sheraton!  See you there!

THE BEST TIME!!… ICON’S HOLIDAY GALAAAAAA!

Once again, ICON’s Holiday Gala was soooooo much fun!  We all just literally DANCE the whole night! I truly love all my friends at ICON, and just hanging with them all night long was just the BEST! There was an awesome free-style circle going on most of the night. You should see some of the ICON dancers out there! GEO and Beth definitely have their work cut out for them in the next few years… those little ones were GREAT!! They were only about 5 to 7 years old and they could DANCE!! I think there was even a 4 year old that went out in the middle of the circle and he started break dancing! They were so fun and cute to watch. Even my little sister Kara went out in the circle!!... she has more nerve than me!!... LOL!  

A few hours into the Gala, the DJ played, “DECK THE HALLS” from Glee, and we got to surprise everyone with a Cheer Funk Flash Mob dance… it was so exciting! Soon after, the whole ICONic Company covered the dance floor with another Flash Mob to “JINGLE BELLS” from Glee also. It was so cool… the ICON dancers ranged from age 5 to 18, all doing the same dance! There truly is nothing like ICON! 

Were you there?  What was your favorite part of the night?  Who’s dress was your favorite?...LOL…I loved Beth’s!   

ICON OF HOPE CONTEST

The night of Chris’s open was also the last night of the ICON of Hope Contest. OMG! I couldn’t believe the drawings that were submitted. If you haven’t seen them, ask Karen at the front desk to take a look at the album. They were all soooo creative! I just couldn’t believe the time and effort that everyone put into their pictures. So far, we have raised over $2000.00 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital!! I am so very thankful for everyone that donated and participated. 

I think GEO and Beth were surprised to see that their students can not only dance, but draw too!! I know many of you are still wondering about the contest winner, but because there were so many amazing drawings, ICON was deciding on choosing more than one winner. We should all know very soon!! 

DECEMBER ROCKS AT ICON!!!!!!!!

The month of December was just AMAZING at ICON! We started out the first Thursday with a Contemporary class run by Chris Smith. All of the proceeds from the open class were donated towards ICON’s annual donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The class was soooo fun! I LOVE Chris’s choreography! He always comes up with things that are totally out of the box! Chris and I are currently working on my Contemporary solo and I love it! It is sooo much fun, though I have to work on my cardio! The dance is sooo packed and busy, I’m out of breath when I just run it through my head in my bed at night…LOL! It is really a unique dance; I can’t wait to bring it to competition! Anyone else enjoying Contemporary this year?  Any suggestions on how I can catch my breath during my routine?... LOL!