mdw and eaw set out on Wednesday, July 22 with choreographer extraordinaire Ashley Thorndike for a road trip to perform Ashley’s work (in collaboration with composer Peter Swendsen) at the Goose Route Arts Collaborative in Shepherdstown, WV. Faithful readers will recall that mdw took her choreography and dancers to this festival in July 2007, and had a fabulous time. True to form, this visit to the Goose Route was very satisfying – it’s a delightful festival.
eaw was a trooper and mdw was thrilled to have the opportunity to see what “touring” would be like with him in tow. Of course, mdw had the help of some amazing women (the cast just happens to include three 30-something baby-hungry single gals so it might not be completely representative of a typical touring experience). Still, we drove from Columbus, OH to West Virginia to Pennsylvania to West Virginia to Maryland (to pick up one of the dancers at BWI) to West Virginia. Yes that’s right, we drove to West Virginia three times to get there as our final destination.
eaw was a rockstar in the car and loved our hostess’s beautiful home deep in the woods of WV – almost heaven, indeed. mdw loved reconnecting with Kate, one of her dancers in Philadelphia. mdw and eaw enjoyed a change of pace, hanging out in the dressing room, walking along the Potomac river, and hanging out (literally) in Siri’s (our hostess) indoor hammock. The end of the tour brought the most delightful treat in that mtw and Samantha beat us home, returning from their gig at ADF. It was a sweet reunion all around. mdw enjoyed the change of pace from teaching at BalletMet and returns for a week of rehearsals and setting a repertory piece on the pre-professional dancers. Glad to have the better half home!
mdw and eaw set out on Wednesday, July 22 with choreographer extraordinaire Ashley Thorndike for a road trip to perform Ashley’s work (in collaboration with composer Peter Swendsen) at the Goose Route Arts Collaborative in Shepherdstown, WV. Faithful readers will recall that mdw took her choreography and dancers to this festival in July 2007, and had a fabulous time. True to form, this visit to the Goose Route was very satisfying – it’s a delightful festival. 
eaw was a trooper and mdw was thrilled to have the opportunity to see what “touring” would be like with him in tow. Of course, mdw had the help of some amazing women (the cast just happens to include three 30-something baby-hungry single gals so it might not be completely representative of a typical touring experience). Still, we drove from Columbus, OH to West Virginia to Pennsylvania to West Virginia to Maryland (to pick up one of the dancers at BWI) to West Virginia. Yes that’s right, we drove to West Virginia three times to get there as our final destination. 
eaw was a rockstar in the car and loved our hostess’s beautiful home deep in the woods of WV – almost heaven, indeed. mdw loved reconnecting with Kate, one of her dancers in Philadelphia. mdw and eaw enjoyed a change of pace, hanging out in the dressing room, walking along the Potomac river, and hanging out (literally) in Siri’s (our hostess) indoor hammock. The end of the tour brought the most delightful treat in that mtw and Samantha beat us home, returning from their gig at ADF. It was a sweet reunion all around. mdw enjoyed the change of pace from teaching at BalletMet and returns for a week of rehearsals and setting a repertory piece on the pre-professional dancers. Glad to have the better half home!
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that is a great shot (the last one) of E.
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