DAZZLER PHOTOSHOOT

This was by far the most fun day! We met at FIU at like 8am, and we had our make-up and hair done for us. We also received our brand new uniforms! I love them! (Make sure you come to a football game to see them:) First off, we started with individual shots, and while each girl went we had a photo shoot of our own. We jumped around taking pictures and laughing, it really was a lot of fun. After everyone took their individual photo we moved down to a big studio where we began the process of taking a team photo. Brenda (our wonderful Coach) put us all in a formation and meticulously began fixing us and moving us to different spots. I was seated on basically my left thigh alone, and it was painful after sitting there and holding my self up while keeping my legs crossed like a princess, and rolling back my shoulders, and fixing my hair, and turning my shoulders to face forward, and pointing my feet... it was hard! But honestly I would do it all over again because I know the end result is going to come out amazing.

After we took over 200 pictures of the team, we were spilt up into Veterans and Rookies. The Vet pictures came out amazing from what I saw, and I'm sure the Rookie picture came out great too. For the Rookie picture I was standing and it was so much more comfortable! :) Now after a long day of taking pictures we were finally done at about 3:30pm.

I had never taken so many pictures in my life, but it was awesome because I felt like a superstar! I loved Dazzler photo day and I hope you all make it a point to check out or new poster when it comes out! As for now, make sure to come back and read more about my life as a Rookie on Dazzlers for the 2008-09 year xoxo :)

Dazzler of the Day!!

Our fourth practice of the year, I have to say was one of the hardest. A choreographer (Leo) came to teach us a hip-hop routine and he was awesome, but the routine was quick paced. It was basically an hour and a half of learning a cardio routine. His choreography was awesome but I was having trouble picking up on the small beats that he heard in the music and I didn't. It was a challenge because trying to listen for something that you can't hear is difficult. But anyway, I pushed myself through the practice and tried my hardest to pick up all the choreography, and in the end I did. I felt great the last time I performed the routine because I had accomplished something I didn't expect to. This practice taught me something important that I had not physically learned until now; if you set your mind to giving up, you will give up... but if you just tell yourself "keep going; don't stop," you'll get through it, and end up surprising yourself. At the end of practice we all huddled around Brenda for closing remarks and to my surprise she gave out two awards. One to Linette for being Dazzler of the Day, and the second to me! I was Rookie Dazzler of the Day, and I was ecstatic! It was great achieving something I hadn't expected to AND win a little gift for it! It was an hard practice with a great ending, and I felt very accomplished. :) That's it for now. :) Come back soon to read more about my rookie year as a DaZZLeR <3