Everything is happening all at once! Right now I am trying to focus on the final week and a half of school/finals while I stay on top of my skating. About a week ago I exhibited my new long program at the Mount Vernon Rec Center in Alexandria. I am content with my performance but certainly have some work to do! The big highlight for me was landing a triple axel-double toe combination and skating in front of a couple of my dance professors and friends. For my next long program outing this weekend, I hope to execute better spins and increase my base value jump-wise.

This past Friday and Saturday I performed in the May Concert as part of the GMU Dance company in the piece “Upon Thinking (And Only of Yourself)” choreographed by Caroline Yost. A lot of friends and family came to support me, and I really enjoyed performing with others and being on stage.

This weekend I also had several students compete at our local ISI competition, and they all did a great job! I used a few of the performances for part of my Grassroots to Champions Young Artist Showcase Application, a skating choreography contest that I hope to be a part of this summer–I will get the videos of my choreography loaded onto the site soon!

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