A few days ago, I was diving into one of the hard drives populated with digital memories of my life, or ‘past lives’, as I like to refer to the many hats I have worn over the years. I was taking a look at projects, some of them realized, others only imagined or written, lots of draft ideas, pictures, documents… Music performing, music production, theatre projects, drama in education, commercial performances, artistic, corporate events, festivals and a long and varied list of endeavours to which I have devoted different stages of my life journey.
Personalised nutrition is a targeted approach to an individual’s nutritional needs, based on their genetics, health history, lifestyle, gender, age, and many other factors that may affect an individual. As dancers, we are under constant pressure from choreographers, teachers, peers and casting directors to maintain an “ideal” body weight, perform our best, and maintain energy levels.
While many colleges had to switch to distance learning in the spring due to the rise of Covid-19, starting the new academic year in the Fall of 2020 was a very different obstacle. For most colleges, there was a sudden shift to utilize online tools to facilitate learning. What was thought to be a two or three week interim continued on through the rest of the spring semester. Students and faculty had no choice but to quickly adapt to the virtual classroom. Faculty had only a few goals in this transition: 1) continue regularly scheduled classes, 2) become flexible with virtual meetings, 3) keep up with new directions and requests from administration, and/or 4) decide the fate of current productions.
