Dancing Through a Storm

 "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor tornado stays these dancers from the swift completion of their appointed rehearsals." (photo from the Associated Press)

    Even if you're not a New Yorker, you may have heard about the tornadoes that ravaged portions of Brooklyn and Queens last week. We hope that those areas and individuals damaged by the storm will recover quickly. Thankfully, all of us at In-Sight remained safe from the worst of the storm, but getting to rehearsal that evening was quite an adventure.
  Like all disciplined dancers we pride ourselves on punctuality, but thanks to the weather last Thursday very few of us actually arrived at our rehearsal at Topaz Arts on time. Our artistic director, Leeanne, found herself stuck in Manhattan due to power outages on subway lines, while the 7 train stranded In-Sight dancer Allie at Queensboro Plaza! A less persistent company might have canceled rehearsal, but thanks to rental cars and rides from friends we managed a fun, productive rehearsal despite the inclement weather.
   While waiting for our fearless director to arrive, dancer Tim lead the company in a quick warm-up, and we ran through several pieces from An Extraordinary Echo. Upon Leeanne's arrival we began the necessary process of cleaning the final section of the ballet ("This is the New Year") as well as learning more choreography. By the end of the night, we'd made significant progress on a lot of new pieces, proving again that no storm can stop In-Sight!

Were you effected at all by last week's horrible weather? Let us know in the comments.