Life in the UK Updates!

Hope everyone is doing well. Its been a while since we posted, WE'RE BACK, we have been so busy with taking classes, roaming the country, and meeting new and inspiring people. Its getting a bit nippy here in London, time to pull out the winter jackets and bundle up before we leave the house.

Life Update:
HAIRRRR: We both changed our hair color, Lucia went darker and purple, Samantha went Brown and Copper. Huge change but we are slowly getting used to it. Thinking about changing it again in a few weeks! When its free why not play! :)

Class Update:
We have had the honor to take multiple different styles of classes, Jamaican Dance Hall, Commercial, Diva, Hip Hop, Singing, Contemporary, Ballet, etc, with some of the most amazing teachers in London, build relationships with some of the teachers, and have had the privilege to attend "sofa session" with The London Dance Programme which gives us the knowledge we need to know for the dance industry. We will say it is crazy how different things are done here compared to back at home.

Industry Update:
We have been working with some professional photographers out here to get new and updated dance shots for our profiles. Check out the different photos we have attached, taken by Colin Wilson 2013, to the blogg and if anyone in NY wants to shoot TFP please do let us know!

Fun Update:
We recently attended "Dancers Delight UK" which is similar to "Carnival" in the states and all we have to say is WOW! There was some serious talent and we had an amazing time dancing the night away

Food Update:
Samantha is the chef in the house. She cooks almost every meal and they turn out surprisingly delicious. Food here is much different then in the states but it has been fun experimenting with the new flavors and brands.

Audition Update:
We attended our first "UK" audition last week, the ad stated "dance hall" well we arrived and lets just say we "twerked" the audition away. We had a blast but not exactly what we expected. Needless to say we didn't book the job.

Coming Up:
We're attending the Jessie J concert on the 29th and then we get to celebrate Samantha's Birthday on November 4th. A little fun fact: Shell be celebrating her birthday 5 hours before she would in the US. :) Our program ends in 5 weeks and its crazy to think we've been here for 2 months already.

We continuously thank you all for the love and support and well see you on the next blog update!

XOX
Samantha and Lucia

London our new home!

London oh London! We thank you for taking us in and allowing us to call this our home for the next 2 months. 

When we first arrived we did our tourist things, changing of the guards, looking at old architecture, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, London Bridge, and the St Paul s Cathedral where we saw where Princess Kate walked down the isle. Then my Mom left which was a sad goodbye but we were looking forward to getting into what we do best.

DANCE,  Day 1, Welcome to the London Dance Programme, A program that offers international students from all over an opportunity to dance and train with some of the top choreographers and teachers in London. ( Ahhh, Can you say opportunity of a life time!!!???) We are required to take 12 classes a week and try as many new things as possible.

Throughout the rest of the week we took so many new classes including Barre and Stretch, Ballet, Dance Hall, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Commercial Dance, Jazz Funk, and an intensive workshop lead by the amazing Ira Siobhan where we learned dance is much more than just choreography.

Now let us not fool you, our thighs, calfs, arms, buttocks, back, and every muscle in our bodies have been screaming at us, but we love what we do and we can take the pain in order to grow and benefit as dancers.

As we continue the program we hope to build and gain more knowledge. We continuously thank you all for your love and support. Until next posting!

XOOX
Samantha & Lucia!