DAY 141 - April 23rd 2014 (By Marilena Maouni)

DAY 141 - April 23rd 2014 (By Marilena Maouni)

Gaaaaaah I'm in LA with my lovely 1yep family, staying for six weeks at the Movement Lifestyle House!
I couldn't be happier right now!!

The house is amazing!!!!
It normally fits 18 people but Lin and Karsten wanted to give us the best experience so they rented the whole place just for us....in case you don't know we are only 8!
Check this video out you can see how great and big the house is!

Before we went to the Movement Lifestyle studio and Millennium, we totally took advantage  of the beautiful weather and the pool.
So refreshing to start our day like this :-) 

Our classes for the day were going to be with :
Devin Jamieson 
Joesar Alva
Kyle Hanagami

But unfortunately one of the not so great things here is that the schedule at the studios change last minute and it's quite often that teachers are not here because they are out of time, are canceling for other reasons, and then someone else is subbing.

All three classes had subs so we took two classes at Movement Lifestyle with Alex Fethbroth and Brandon Dumlao and one at Millennium with our first international 1yep teacher back in Malmo...David Moore!
All classes were amazing! My level of happiness reached the max 💖

Walking into ML was overwhelming as it was my first time there.

Most of the people I look up to are teaching here.

Most of the dance videos I check on YouTube are filmed here!
I swear  my arm hair stood up when I stepped in. 

I was sooo nervous I didn't know where and how to stand! Lol 
I was staring awkwardly at the stuff and the other dancers, and checking out the clothes they sell while I was waiting for class to start. 

Thank God I had my 1Yep´ers there for moral support.

First class with Alex was similar to Lin's "speed classes" where she is teaching a lot of choreography quite fast.
Yeap, first class and our minds were fried already.

Second class with Brandon....I absolutely loved it! 
I didn't know Brandon from before, and I liked him soooooo so much. 
His movement, musicality, and groove made my jaw drop.
On top of this he's a really really really good teacher that pays attention to the students.
Check him out.
Really....Check him out!! 
If you are reading this Brandon you totally get an A plus from me!!! 😊

Aaaand then we went to Millennium to get our unlimited cards and take our third and last class for the day with DAVID MOORE.
There's such a connection with the teachers we have had throughout the education, and David was the first one we took class from here in LA!
The class was amazing and it was so nice to take class for him again as a group, and in an another environment, with so many great dancers surrounding us.
It was such a magical moment when we got selected as a 1Yep group at the end of class. 
I could see how much we all have been growing throughout this year. 
Sharing Millennium's dance floor with my Yep´ers was a bonding and special moment for all of us!

Today was such a special day and I will never forget it.
Everything was so absolutely amazing from the classes to the house, to Los Angeles ,to Lin and K, to the rest of the 1Yep´ers, to the weather .....Everything!
But most important of all I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS DAY because I got to get a taste of what I had been dreaming since I was a little girl.

Chase your dreams.

Marilena