A majority of the week was dedicated to planning and making the burlesque rehearsal fans for class. I’m happy with how they came out, although I’ve still got a couple of adjustments to make that will improve them. I may do a tutorial for them. The combination was a lot of fun. Details about class and how to join us here:
Http://MisbehaveBurlesque.com 

     And if you follow me on instagram, you can watch the combo here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqOVmeyJ3Fm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 

     I finished watching aaaaaall of the “The Howling” movies and wrote about in on my (quite neglected) horror blog here:
https://fuzzysocksscarythings.weebly.com/blog/and-then-i-accidentally-became-a-the-howling-completist 
     
​     For Extend Dance class on Saturday morning, we explored contact improvisation and had a musician drumming and singing us through class. It was so very lovely to have live music, and to re-connect in movement with some dancers I’ve known for years.
That’s it for this week, have a good one! 

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I come to you another year older! I celebrated my 49th birthday on the 17th. It was a mostly* delightful day, with a morning snow shoe and an evening enjoying and being inspired by the Taiko Project:
https://taikoproject.org/our-vision"

(*The undelightful part was watching an Idaho senate committee hearing to pass legislation to outlaw gender affirming care for minors. If you live in a state with anti trans  legislation being proposed, please take the time to voice your displeasure to your elected officials. I want to make weird/cool/beautiful art, not constantly worry about the safety and happiness of people I love.)

I finally finished up some jumbo sized insert journals, you can see the video of them here if you follow me at @CreativeMovesCreations on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqBR75ZgVA2/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I am happy with how they turned out: ​

I hope to have them listed on the Creations website in another week or two. 

In burlesque class, we rocked out to Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” You can see part of that over on my burlesque instagram, @MsBossyBoobs. 

For Saturday Extend dance class, there were only two of us and I taught an easygoing hour long modern class. We had fun moving across the floor to some old school music that we used a lot back in the 80s (Jean-Michel Jarre’s “Oxygene Part 2) and then I shared a phrase from my solo show “Weaving Webs” with my fellow dancer. 
Have a wonderful week!

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We got a little sloooow in burlesque class this week! (Which as a choreographer I don’t tend to do - I usually like to go FAST, so it was a fun change of pace.)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpnzNq6PYRo/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

We’re going to start having an optional extension of the class that will give us an extra half hour to review some combinations from previous classes for anybody who wants to go through them. 
Details about the class here, we’d love to have you join us!
Http://misbehaveburlesque.com

​I got some journals/inserts made for the new largest size of Insert Journal (8.5 x 5.5 inches) I couldn’t find lined paper that would work for these so, uh, I MADE SOME! I carved a block of lines, stamped it out, and then ran it through the printer.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpkz1mHpQ0P/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y

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​The past week:
My main focus was burlesque class, and it got off to a fun start! A little peek of the combo:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpYRVsGsz0S/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY=
We run through May, so if you’re in Pocatello, swing by Discovery Dance at 7:30pm and join us. Details:
http://misbehaveburlesque.com
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     I made the decision to apply for the Elgin Fringe Festival. It’s one of my favorites, and they have a new short show option that lets you bring a 15-20 minute piece, and that seemed an excellent option for dipping my toes back in the Fringe waters. The show is tentatively titled “Percolate,” and we’ll see what bubbles up. (*ducks tomatoes*) I won’t know if it gets into the festival until May, but this is a show that’s been, uh…brewing (*ducks even more tomatoes*) for a while, so I will probably start work on it no matter what. 

​It was also the start of March- my birthday month! :) So I made a little stamp to use on my planner. 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpQMeWzppxK/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY

That’s it for now - have a wonderful week, y’all! 

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​Two things:
Whooops! Almost forgot to do this only the 2nd week in. But hey! Here I am late, but doing it. Yay to not giving up just because I wasn’t perfect. Go me. 

​When I was typing in the dates my brain apparently wanted it to be 1993 again because that’s the year I typed at first. And while that wasn’t a bad year (Started in the theatre program at a community college, met the person who would become my partner) uh…that’s a big old NO to being 19 again. I’ll take the small crumbles of wisdom I’ve accumulated in my 48 years instead. :) 

So, let’s get to the week:
Burlesque class starts this week! We’re starting off with a little Marlene Dietrich “Look me Over Closely,” here’s a sneak peek of the combo at the top of the post. 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpJZEtTPQO3/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY= 

Details for the class here: http://misbehaveburlesque.com 
It was kind of a slow creative week visual-arts wise, I only got one process reel posted on Instagram, and yes, I did pick the silliest song possible:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpBKdR4DHhs/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY 
I also got a few inserts for the largest insert journals designed- process videos of that next week! 

Another important thing I did was attend a library board meeting to support this wonderful program:
https://www.readingtimewiththequeens.com
It’s all about love and acceptance, enthusiasm for reading, AND they have a fun craft time every month! Check it out if you have little ones in Pocatello. 

And now, here’s a little fun behind the scenes of me rocking the rollers and finger waves before filming:  

     Hello hello! The plan is: start doing a weekly round up of the creative stuffs I have done in  the past week, share fun creative stuff I find, and post it here. It’s out in the world now, so I at least gotta try to be consistent with it, right? Right. 
     A few of my dance friends and I have been getting together on Saturday mornings for dance class. We all throw a few bucks in to cover the studio rent, and take turns with teaching duties. It has been enjoyable to be able to take class on a regular basis, as well as move with people I just really like. Here is the combo from our latest class, which I taught. Big movement, moving through space, and a little bit of goofiness as well - a very “Julie” combination.  
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co0NudZjO2l/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY=
     I will also be teaching a burlesque class on Thursday evenings starting in March, which should be a lot of fun. All the details can be found here: 
http://misbehaveburlesque.com
     I have been trying to post two reels a week on instagram showing process, behind the scenes, etc. for the Creations side of Creative Moves. (The algorithm, it must be fed.) I only got one done this week, and it was a boring “getting ready to sand stuff” one:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CosvZlqps0n/?igshid=MjkzY2Y1YTY
     Which did make me re-watch this classic video from Crafsman on YouTube, “Don’t Forget to Wear your Dust Mask!” (Seriously people, good PPE is important!)
https://youtu.be/p_65qCD2On8
     If you want to see something slightly more interesting, here is one I filmed a few weeks ago of making a heart cane using cutters:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnYNJJFhhvQ/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ

That’s it for this week!
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