Happy Hallowe’en everybody! Today I walked into class and laughed hysterically to find First Soloist Tanya Howard and Principal Dancer Heather Ogden in full costume. Tanya was dressed as our Ballet Mistress Mandy-Jayne Richardson and Heather was our Ballet Master Lindsay Fischer. It was a great way to start the day.

Last week was super busy with lots of rehearsals and costume fittings, mostly for The Merry Widow. I’ve never danced in this ballet before, so I’m still working on learning all the steps. To top it all off, I’ve got a cold that I cannot seem to shake, so I’m constantly popping Cold FX and Echinacea pills to try and get better.

Next year I promise to come up with a fun hallowe’en costume and wear it to work.

(Photo: Heather Ogden as Lindsay Fischer, Tanya Howard as Mandy-Jayne Richardson)

Three weeks away. Six different cities. Our western tour flew by, and it’s hard to believe that we’ve already been back in Toronto for two weeks. Whether it’s the fact that we barely had time to adjust our routine in each of the cities before it was time to move on to the next, or the newness of each of the cities making it almost feel like a holiday, by the time we were back in Toronto, it was as though September had slipped us by and October had taken its place.

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