The Silly Game of ICONic Friends….Continued….

The first word that comes to mind when I hear your name…

Alex Rubiano…………………CUTE!

Julian………………………….LOVE HIM!

Gab Nagrowski……………..BFF!!!!!

Francesca……………………HILARIOUS!
Jade…………………………TOOO MUCH!

Ava………………………….ADORABLE!

Mikey F…………………….SPIKEY!

Danielle Galipo………….BEAUTIFUL!

Mikayla……………………SISTER!

Abigayle…………………FUNNY!

Angelica D………………DANCE COUTURE!

Saige………………………FLASHDANCE!

Allie A……………………NUTS!

Alexis H…………………ALEXAS!

Nick R……………………AWESOME HAIR!!! (like your brother!)

Breanna…………………FIRE ALARM!

Bri…………………………HIP HIP!

Steph……………………DOLLS!

John……………………HORIZ-ICONS!

Jared…………………MOHAWK! 

SHOWSTOPPER WORKSHOP…..IN MYRTLE BEACH!!!

This weekend, GEO taught at a Showstopper workshop in Myrtle Beach. Sarah, Mikayla, Nick, Jason, Thomas, Julian, and I helped GEO teach soooo many amazing classes! Everyone there had a great time!! It is such a fun experience to teach kids who are younger and even older than me! On Saturday night, we went to a disco party at a club! Of course, we all rocked it in the freestyle circle!! That was the best! I’m actually really starting to LOVE freestyling!! Can you believe it??!! 

Afterwards, we went out to eat at the Hardrock Café. I thought we were going to relax and eat, but instead, we danced even more!!There was a band on the stage and when “Boom Boom Pow” came on, Julian did his little glides to stage and started freestyling in front of everyone in the Hardrock Café!! Then Mikayla went up, then Sarah, then Nick, then me, then Thomas. It was sooo much fun just dancing up there. Everyone had their video cameras and cameras with them. Who knows, it could be on YouTube right now and I don’t even know it! Everyone was taking sooooo many pictures and videos!! Kids of all ages had us signing autographs all weekend! I was even signing arms!! 

It was a truly amazing and unforgettable weekend. I seriously had “THE TIME” of my life! LOL!    Have you ever attended any dance workshops? If so, which ones? I’d love to hear all about it!  

The Pulllllsssse!...A Weekend of FUN!!

Not that I looked forward to getting back to school, lol, but I knew after that first week of classes, I had an awesome weekend to look forward to. On January 7^th, I headed out to Atlantic City early, in hopes to beat the snow storm, and get a good night’s sleep before the busy weekend. I had a fab dinner at Carmine’s (dry pasta and a dry meatball)! It was de-lish!! Then, I soon made my way to the Sheraton. 

We’ve had so many ICON happenings there in the past few years; I’m getting really used to the hotel!! It was so nice to pull in and see so many ICONers already there and ready to have fun! Oh, and let me not forget to mention, from my room, I could see you (John, Gab, Nikki) pull up to the door, in your stretchhhhhhhh limo!!... LOL!

Saturday began with a stretching workout, and then all the classes began. I LOVED them all! My favorite was Tyce’s lyrical class. It was more of a fast lyrical, which I thought was sooooooo cool. At night, we were excited to get to perform SCREAM!! I just love that dance! It never gets old!  

As long as the costumes fit, I hope we do it for the next few years… LOL! Everyone said we blew the faculty away! They were jamming and screaming the whole time for us. I’m so glad we could represent ICON, and GEO and BETH, with such an amazing number. During the Awards Ceremony, we won a special award for our dance. 

In addition to the night being amazing, GEO surprised me and I truly wanted to SCREAM! He asked me if I would come to SHOWSTOPPERS (the next weekend) in Myrtle Beach, and help him teach. I was so excited; I didn’t even know what to say! But it was all set up, and my parents knew about it, and they were already planning the weekend ahead. I couldn’t wait!! Along with Mikayla, Sarah, Nick, Jason, Thomas, and Julian, I knew it had to be a fun-filled trip for sure!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and I don’t want to forget to congratulate all the ICONers for winning soooo many amazing scholarships at the Pulse. I’m soooooo proud of you guys!!    

Did you attend THE PULSE? Which choreographer did you like the best? More importantly, which clothes did you buy??  

January at ICON!!

Well, the first month of the year is here, and that means business. Everyone at ICON is buckling down for the year ahead. Dances, solos, duets, trios, costumes, Regionals, it’s a busy time for everyone! But sooooooo very exciting! I started working on my solos a bit more, and flipping through magazines for costumes. It’s so hard, I LOVE everything! I’m so excited at this time of the year, everything starts to come together, and it’s just so much funnnnn! The only problem I truly have at this time is that there isn’t enough time in a day!! I have so much to do and sooooo little time. But I guess I’ll make it work. According to my mom, I have to prioritize… and I do… 

1. DANCE 
2. Everything else….

She doesn’t always agree… LOL!!!! 

So, what’s going on for you this year? How do you “prioritize” things? Tell me about it…

AND THE WINNER IS...

OMG! I just found out the winner of the ICON of HOPE project, and before I offer my CONGRATULATIONS, I want to say a huge “THANK YOU!!!!” to all who participated in the ICON of HOPE project. From beautiful drawings, to the very generous donations, the project was an amazing success! It is so nice that so many of you came out and took some extra time (which I know is hard to find) to help a great cause. With that being said, I would like to personally CONGRATULATE Becky Colson!! Becky, your picture is just amazing! When I first saw it, I was in awe!! It is truly a beautiful piece of artwork. After being displayed at the Monmouth Library this month, it is going to be on a special display at ICON Dance Complex, as the “ICON” for the ICON of HOPE project.  

“Thank You” and “Wishes for a New Year” cards are going to be specially made in honor of your picture. The cards will be sent to the children of St. Jude, as well as everyone involved in the project. Personally, I am going to enlarge the picture, frame it, and hang it in my room!!   It is just so beautiful, and represents so much that ICON has done for me. Once again, Congratulations Becky!! You have an amazing talent, and we are all so happy that you used it for our project!! Check it out!! 

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!