#taylor Sieve

[strangelittlestories]

Captain Hook was in the process of making a third pirate walk the plank, when his first mate came up to the deck.

“Where is it?” Hook snarled at the pirate, brandishing a cutlass at his chest. “I know one of you must have taken it!”

“Uh, Captain Hook, sir?” The first mate piped up, nervously. “What are the crew walking the plank about this time?”

“Someone’s taken my Taylor Swift CDs! And they’ll pay for it.”

The first mate groaned. There was nothing more sure to upset Hook than someone messing with his playlist.

“Now, now, Captain.” cajoled the first mate. “Maybe we can listen to some Ke$ha instead?”

“I can’t listen to TiK-ToK! It reminds me of that damned crocodile. And you salty dogs should all know that!” In a rage, Hook advanced down the plank, forcing the poor pirate another step back towards the brink. “Well, I’ll show you what happens to thieves on my ship. There’s a blank space in the ocean, baby, and guess what?”

“You’ll write his name?”

“At the very least, I’ll put an ‘X’ there!”

“Captain! Perhaps we could just … download the music? You know, illegally?”

“That’s piracy, you foul cur!” Hook turned to his first mate with murder in his eyes. “What, would you download a flintlock? A dinghy? Would you download a mermaid, you foul tempest-botherer? Would you split her into bytes and force her through the sieve of our terrible wi-fi? Would you use all our data to torrent a whole-ass mermaid?!?”

“Well, we are *pirates*, sir?”

“But what about the record labels’ profits, you shucked oyster of a man? What about their projected turnover? Did you think about the turnover??”

“Okay, no downloads, sir.” The first mate held up his hands in surrender. “How about a sing song? We could do a shanty?”

“I’m sick of shanties!” Hook turned back to the pirate on the plank, cast the cutlass aside and dropkicked him straight into the sea. “The plankings will continue until the music improves!”

“Right you are, Captain. Sorry, Captain!”

The first mate fled back below decks. As he reached his hammock, the dismayed look on his face was replaced with a devious smile.

He took the walkman out of its hiding place and inserted a CD, then popped on the earphones. He began to quietly sing along:

“It’s Smee. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s Smee.”

[alldancersaretalented]

Choreographers and where they danced at

ALDC

Rachel Kreiling (NYCDA Faculty) Gianna Martello (ALDC Faculty)

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts

Mandy Korpinen (Radix Faculty)

Bolero

Nika Kljun (Jump Faculty)

CC & Company Dance

Kirsten Russell (Jump Faculty)

Center Stage Performing Arts Studio

Ashly Costa (Nuvo Faculty) Jenna Johnson (24Seven Faculty)

Club Dance Studio

Kalani Hilliker Brynn Rumfallo (Club Dance Faculty) Jaycee Wilkins (Club Dance Faculty)

Dance Academy USA

Cindy Salgado (NYCDA Faculty)

Dance Connection 2

Erica Marr (Jump Faculty and Club Faculty)

Dance Connections (Greensboro)

Jared Grimes (NYCDA Faculty)

Danceology

Alexa Huey (Danceology Faculty) Jackie Mougel (Danceology Faculty)

Dance Precisions

Molly Long (Jump Faculty and Project 21) Scott Myrick (Pave Faculty) Lonni Olsen (The Space Faculty) Jessica Riches (the Space Faculty)

Dance Town

Rudy Abreu (Dance Town Faculty) D'Angelo Castro (Dance Town Faculty) Ruby Castro (Dance Town Faculty) Easton Payne (Dance Town Faculty) Camila Schwarz (Jump Faculty)

Dance World Academy

Mristen Gorski (Nuvo Faculty)

Denise Smith Dance Studio

Akira Uchida (Jump Faculty)

Denise Wall's Dance Energy

Travis Wall

DC Dance Factory

Elizabeth Petrin (24Seven Faculty)

Elite Dance By Damian

Chelsea Sebes (Evolve Dance Complex)

Evolve Dance Complex

Lauren Herb (Evolve Dance Complex Faculty)

Focal Point Dance Studios

Angela Cifone

Haja Dance Company

Madi Mac (Evolve Dance Complex Faculty)

Joanne Chapman School of Dance

Shannon Mather (24Seven Faculty and Mather) Blake McGrath (24Seven Faculty)

Just Plain Dancin'

Kenzie Fisher (K2 Studios) Kierra Fisher (K2 Studios)

Kathy Haller School of Dance

Julia Pearson (Danceology Faculty)

Kerry Smith's Academy of Dance Arts

Michael Keefe (Jump Faculty)

Larkin Dance Studio

Eva Igo Madison Jordan (Larkin Faculty) Taylor Sieve (Jump Faculty) Mackenzie Symanietz (Larkin Faculty)

Le Studio

Suzi Taylor (NYCDA Faculty)

Mary Alice's Dance Studio

Ali Dietz (NYCDA Faculty)

Master Ballet Academy

Sophia Lucia

Mather Dance Company

Kenzie Fisher (K2 Studios) Kierra Fisher (K2 Studios) Emily Madden (Mather Faculty) Autumn Miller (The Space Faculty) Lonni Olsen (The Space Faculty) Jessica Riches (The Space Faculty) Lexie Rosenstrauch (Mather Faculty) Nicole Smith (Mather)

Michelle Latimer Dance Academy

Kayla Radomski (Radix Faculty) Dana Wilson (NYCDA Faculty)

New Jersey Tap Ensemble

Jason Janas (Radix Faculty)

OCPAA

Hannahlei Cabanilla (Jump Faculty) Rheana Tumang (Studio X)

Pelagie Green Wren Academy of Dance

Kelby Brown (24Seven Faculty)

Perry Mansfield School of the Performing Arts

Jess Hendricks (24Seven Faculty)

Plumb Performing Arts

Jordan Pelliteri

Project 21

Selena Hamilton Addison Moffett Kelly Sweeney

Royal Dance Works

Jaci Royal (24Seven Faculty and Royal Flux)

School of the Arts

Brooke Pieroti (24Seven Faculty and TDC of SF)

Studio 19 Dance Complex

Courtney Schwartz (Radix Faculty)

Taps & Company

Chloe Arnold (NYCDA Faculty)

The Academy of Dance Arts

Madi Hicks (24Seven Faculty and Moving Forward Dallas)

The Dance Club

Joey Dowling (NYCDA Faculty)

The Dance Company of San Francisco

Chantel Aguirre (Nuvo Faculty)

West Coast School of the Arts

Lex Ishimoto (Jump Faculty) Jazelle Torre (Club and Project 21 Faculty)

Westside Dance Project

Megan Goldstein

Westside Ballet

Kim Craven (NYCDA Faculty)

??

Chaz Buzan (Radix Faculty) Tina Caspary (Radix Faculty) Danny Lawn (24Seven Faculty and Club Faculty) Ashley Moffitt (Club Faculty) Nick Meola (Nuvo Faculty and Danceology Faculty) Nick Young (24Seven Faculty)

feel free to send me a message or anon if there are people missing (which I know there are)!

[evolvingsidekick]

BD - winners where are they now (incomplete)

I think someone requested this somewhere

Most females and recent males because there are just too many to do rn

At companies:

Miriam Gittens (s2013): Gibney Company

Alyssa Allen (s2014): Ballets Jazz Montreal

Brianne Sellars (s2014): Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Ashley Green (s2015): Alvin Ailey American dance Theater

Payton Johnson (j2012, t2015, s2017): L.A. Dance Project

Vivian Ruiz (s2019): Ballet BC

Kelis Robinson (t2018, s2020): The Batsheva Dance Company; The Juilliard School

Kiarra Waidelich (m2016, j2018, t2020): Royal Flux Company

Quinn Starner (t2017): New York City Ballet Corps de Ballet

Emma Sutherland (j2014, t2016): MashUp Contemporary Dance Co.

Sarah Pippin (t2011): Ballet BC

Timmy Blankenship (s2017): Sydney Dance Company; choreographer

Brady Farrar (m2014, j2017, t2021): ABT Junior Company

Easton Magliarditi (t2020): Royal Flux Company

Graham Feeny (t2015): Artistic associate at Gibney Company

Logan Hernandez (t2015): Göteborgs Operans Danskompani

Zenon Zubyk (t2013): Nederlands Dans Theater

Jonathan Wade (j2011, s2016): Rambert Dance Company

Wyeth Walker (s2017): Rubberband Dance Company

Faculty/teacher/choreography:

Lucy Vallely (t2015, s2018): Broadway Dance Center, freelance choreographer

Jayci Kalb ( j2011, t2014, s2016): The Dance Centre; Radio City Clara 2010

Taylor Sieve (s2016): Jump Dance Convention

Jenna Johnson (s2012): DWTS pro, 24 Seven Dance Convention

Jazzmin James (t2012, s2015): faculty several intensives

Jaycee Wilkins (j2015): Club Dance Studio

Sophia Lucia (j2014): Dancelab OC

Brynn Rumfallo (m2014): Strive Dance Workshop (own project)

Talia Seitel (m2012): Project 21 (part-time)

Lex Ishimoto (t2014, s2016): Jump Dance Convention

at University/college:

Ellie Wagner (s2019): Ohio State University Dance Team

Ella Horan (s2021): USC Kaufman

Kayla Mak (m2014, s2021): The Juilliard School; Radio City Clara 2014, 2015

Brianna Keingatti (s2022): The Juilliard School

Julia Lowe (s2023): USC Kaufman

Ava Wagner (j2018): University of Minnesota Dance Team

Avery Gay (m2015, j2017): University of Arizona School of Dance

Leara Stanley (m2011): Duke University

Sam Fine (s2023): USC Kaufman; Young Arts 2022

Seth Gibson: The Juilliard School

Alex Shulman (s2022): New York University Tisch Dance

Joziah German (m2014, t2018, s2020): The Juilliard School

Joey Gertin (t2018): The Juilliard School

Professional dancer/choreographer:

Simrin Player (t2014, s2017): The Voice, Missy Elliot, Justin Bieber, RBD

Jaxon Williard (s2021): Rihanna, Madonna, Lil Nas X

D'Angelo Castro (j2012, t2016, s2019): DWTS troupe

Findlay Mcconnell (t2017, s2019): Tate McRace

Christian Smith (s2018): Tate McRae, NBC's Saved by the Bell

Keanu Uchida (s2014): Dancer the Musical; also a big advocate for protecting dancers and calling out inappropriate behaviour

Eric Schloesser (s2014): Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, J Balvin; choreographer, creative director, designer; Dana Foglia Dance Company

Other/a combo of things:

Bianca Melchior (s2011): actor, dancer, singer; Nick Jonas, Alessia Cara, own music; faculty at On The Floor dance competition

Tate McRae (m2013, j2015, t2018): singer/songwriter

Bostyn Brown (j2016, t2019): Professional assistant at DanceOne

Megan Goldstein (t2017); dancer, photographer

Christina Ricucci (t2013): actor, musician, dancer

Bella Klassen (j2017): The Space, vlogger

Kalani Hilliker (j2013): influencer, teaching at several places (Danceplex, MBA)

Elliana Walmsley (m2018): influencer, DWTS Junior, Radio City Clara 2019

Diana Pombo (m2016): singer/songwriter, dancer, actor; Young Arts voice 2023+2024

Morgan Higgins (t2016, s2018): dancer, aerialist

Zelig Williams (s2013):dancer/actor: MJ the Musical, Hamilton

Daniel Gaymon (s2011): dancer/actor; Broadway (Cats, The Lion King); Hamilton national tour, La La Land

Ricky Ubeda (t2011, s2012): choreographer, actor; Steven Spielberg's West Side Story

Michael Hall (s2015): Saturday Night Fever the Musical, tv dancer in Cairo, Egypt; teacher

Julian Elia (t2014): Steven Spielberg's Westside Story, working on the development of a new Broadway musical

Sage Rosen (t2016): influencer; DWTS Junior

Ryan Maw (j2015, t2017): choreographer, dancer, actor: High School Musical: The Musical - The Series

Holden Maples (j2016, t2019): dancer, teacher, choreographer

Competing/not graduated honorable mentions:

Cameron Voorhees (m2018, j2021, t2023): Evolve Dance Complex; starting career as a teacher/choreographer

Crystal Huang (m2019, j2021, t2023): The Rock Center for Dance, Bayer Ballet Academy; Prix De Lausanne 2024, Young Arts 2024, Radio City Clara 2021

Hailey Bills (m2017, t2022): Center Stage Performing Arts Studio, DWTS Junior

Brightyn Brems (m2017): DWTS Junior

Avery Hall (t2022): Danceology; Young Arts 2023

Savannah Kristich (t2021): The Rock Center For Dance; Twyla Now

Savannah Manzel (m2020): Larkin Dance Studio, Radio City Clara 2023

Kya Massimino (m2021): Radio City Clara 2023

Ian Stegeman (m2019, j2021, t2023): Woodbury Dance Center, Young Arts 2024

[ginalinettiofficial]

hey what’s up hello okay so i finally just finished s2 e52 of dndads (had a very crazy work week so was listening in bits and pieces) and here’s the thing is that im also currently relistening to the whole season and earlier in this week, the most recent episode i finished, was halt and catch fireball, and before that ya know was mrs. swallows oak garcia’s home for peculiar teens or whatever that one is called where they are just. at normal’s house and we got to actually get to know rebecca a little bit and i have got to say that i don’t know if i could’ve picked a more painful and wild older ep to listen to as a precursor to dood riddance i really don’t!!! literally half of the shit in dood riddance just circles back to that arc in the swallows oak garcia home and it’s CRAZY

like first of all. the red vines, which they called twizzlers the entirety of e52 which was MADDENING as a person who legit just finished e30/31 where the red vines were introduced

but then like. e31 is where taylor gets the anime sword from nick!!! that he loses in e52!!!

there were a few other things that i’ve forgotten in the half an hour since i finished the ep because my brain is a sieve on a good day and i’m just getting home from two back to back 13 hour shifts (with an extra 1hr10/20 each day for the commute) so the brain machine is so fucking broke rn

but mainly. i wasn’t loving e52 esp after dood left i just was not vibing with it, i feel like the vibes were off in the room in a way that translated into the ep for a bit there, but then anthony in those last like three minutes brought it back around and with the roll of rebecca??? after i legit JUST finished listening to the eps that feature her the most prominently and like truly showcase not only normal’s relationship w his mom but also, as is said several times in e30/31 and their teen talks, just how similar normal IS to his mom and how he really clearly is a total momma’s boy and very much so seemed to be a kid who sought solace with his mom more than anyone else in his family and just. having legit JUST reestablished that in my own, made the end of e52 DEVASTATING for me in a way that idk if it was for other ppl??? idk haven’t checked the fandom yet im very disconnected this season but just.

like

i think that okay so we have ten parents it could’ve been, right? and five of those are the kiddads, and none of us want to see them die, so in that moment when anthony was telling us what was gonna happen, obviously my instinct was like “oh god don’t do this don’t do terry jr again but truly permanent” and then my next instinct was that it would be potentially even MORE awful if it was scary’s dad because finally there he is and that’s ALL she wants and for willy to take that moment from her would be INSANE and then (mind you this was my thought process over the course of literally 10 seconds, my brain is ping ponging in my head and has been since the second i got in the car to head home i need to sleep) and THEN my next thought was, oh god, but how fucked up would it be if it were marco??? oh god, how fucked up would it be if it were cassandra?!?!?!?! and then it was time for the roll and truly in those brief seconds basically my brain flicked through every potential victim and said “oh god THAT one would be the WORST”, EXCEPT for veronica and rebecca, and it made the hit of it being rebecca who was low down on my instinctual list to think of but then the second he said her name i was immediately ricocheted back to earlier in the week when i was listening to halt and catch fireball and mrs. swallows oak garcias home and how many emotions i had about normal and his mom just relistening to those episodes and then the fact that i DIDNT think to worry about her just

all of that combined to make that a CRITICAL HIT FOR ME OKAY like i am SO fucked up over this truly that was WILD and i applaud anthony burch for it and now am excited for the finale even though ive spent the last three eps just dreading it for several reasons but now im excited and devastated and i love that

anyways. that was word vomit i just NEEDED to get this out because the connections between those two episodes really will not stop hitting me in the head and i need to impart that onto SOMEONE. if u read this. ur a real one. rip rebecca swallows oak garcia you were a legend and i am so sad about u

[liamlawsonlesbian]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/ paste this ask to your favorite mutuals 💌🖤 ily!!!!!

meghannnn sorry I didn't do this earlier!! brain like a sieve at the moment

I have a playlist that's sort of the imagined stages of a love story up through running away together, and it's one of my favorites ever

(1) YOUTH - Troye Sivan: love song of all time imo, what if we ran away together and were just young and free?

(2) Lover - Taylor Swift: can I go where you go....

(3) Call It What You Want - Taylor Swift: listen, this used to be my most-played song on spotify for a reason!!!

(4) Garden Song - Phoebe Bridgers: ro and I have matching tattoos in honor of this song. here's to working through your shit and realizing you deserve to be happy <3

(5) Run (ft Ed Sheeran) - Taylor Swift: I promise there are more artists on this playlist lol but I love this song so much....Taylor and I def share a preoccupation with the idea of elopement....yeah

[multiimoments]

spell out your username with songs

Pick a song that starts with the first letter of each of the letters in your URL and then tag as many people as there are letters!

This was loads of fun! Thanks for the tag @emjayeingray, ily <3

As a surprise to absolutely no one, most of these remind me of the marauders:

M - Mykonos by Fleet Foxes [v nostalgic for me]

U - Ultimate by Lindsay Lohan [BOP]

L - Leonard Cohen by boygenius 

[this makes me think of "The Cadence of Part-Time Poets" by @motswolo on ao3]

T - The Weekend (Remix) by SZA, Funk Wav, Calvin Harris [BOP]

I - I Can See You by Taylor Swift

[dorlene and jegulus... bc ofc]

I - I Know The End by Phoebe Bridgers

[...Halloween 1981. Sorry!!!]

M - Merely Players by Ari Notartomaso and Niamh Wilson 

[marylily in "Delicate" by TheIdeaofSarcasm on ao3]

O - One That Got Away by MUNA 

[marylene, specifically mary singing to marlene to deal with her unrequited feelings]

M - Maharani by Alamat [BOP]

E - Elsewhere (cover) by Bethany Joy Lenz (from One Tree Hill)

[This song is just so very dear to me.]

N - Nonsense by Sabrina Carpenter [BOP]

T - Tu Jhoom by Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal (from Coke Studio) [Please listen to it and read the translation! It’s SUCH a beautiful song I cannot!!! It makes me think about MANY things in life, one of which is Effie singing to the kiddos <3]

S - Somebody to Love by Queen

[a.k.a. one of the best songs to ever exist]

thanks for readin'!

alright, tagging y'all to do the thing if you so choose: @libertuune @cauldroncakesandwine @dreamland-ivy-reads @heydxrxthea @eniaos @kat-m-toast @sebbianas @pavlovleowrites @mochafrappiccinolatte @maladaptivewriting @kiwi2229 [hi, sorry if i forgot someone! i don't use tumblr a ton and my brain is a sieve!]

[mantisgodsdomain]

Worm fandom of Tumblr can we convince you to vote for our Cauldron-adjacent moth woman in exchange for goods & services. It has been nearly two years since we have actually read the source media and we don't remember 99% of canon but we can draw bug furries and we can be persuaded to reread Worm with the fresh mind of "we only remember watching Taylor's brainstate getting steadily worse while muttering "oh no that's us" the whole time and we literally could not name anything that happens in canon anymore".

For 1 vote we can be persuaded to rack our brain (full of holes) to try and remember any information about a given character for 1 victory we will reread Worm in a way where hopefully it sticks in our brain this time instead of dissolving out the sieve (maybe liveblogging). This is a serious offer because we take voter fraud very seriously. Please help us rig this tournament horribly so we can do war crimes to a fungus.

Voting link here. We are counting on you to consign us to reading Worm again.

[newtness532]

fanouropita baking conversations that may be a bit blasphemous:

sister: everyone takes their fanouropitas to the church and then they give it all away to everyone there, like people in taylor swift concerts with friendship bracelets

sister: do you want to put some music? wait, are we allowed to listen to music? me: we play music for all the easter baking so i think it'll be okay

(after we looked up the prayer you have to say while baking the pita) mom: *starts saying a very summed up version, directed to agios fanourios*. sister: youre supposed to direct it to jesus, not him. me: what does jesus have to do with this?. her: he has to do with everything

sister: the recipe says the flour needs to be sieved. me: if he wants, agios fanourios can come sieve it himself

also we are not taking it to church, we just use the holiday as an excuse to eat cake

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 23 November 2023

Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 1772-1834

Work without Hope

ALL Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair— The bees are stirring—birds are on the wing— And Winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring! And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.

Yet well I ken the banks where amaranths blow, Have traced the fount whence streams of nectar flow. Bloom, O ye amaranths! bloom for whom ye may, For me ye bloom not! Glide, rich streams, away! With lips unbrighten'd, wreathless brow, I stroll: And would you learn the spells that drowse my soul? Work without Hope draws nectar in a sieve, And Hope without an object cannot live.

[sentintheclowns]

if you created a Larkin hall of fame for their alumni, who would be in it?

i've only been following larkin closely since 2020 so i definitely don't know all the alumni but three i'd say are...

taylor sieve

eva igo

ellie wagner

[zerogate]

Photosynthesis itself is a remarkable process, one which depends on substances far more complex than any of the raw materials with which it works. At the heart of these is chlorophyll, a green pigment which makes it possible for plants to build up carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water. This pigment is supplemented by red and brown variants better able to deal with the even more restricted wavelengths which filter through to life underwater, but all have immensely complex atomic structures based on a ring of four chemical elements around an atom of magnesium. And all rely, for their formation, on the action of two distinct chemical systems, each with its own peculiar enzyme. The presence of one without the other would have been useless. Everything is contingent upon the elaborate coincidence of both enzyme systems being precisely where they would be needed. And it becomes difficult to believe that anything so intricate and so appropriate could have appeared so early on in the history of life on Earth, unless there was some innate predisposition for it to do so. “It seems,” in the words of Gordon Rattray Taylor, “that in the biological sphere at least, there is a built-in tendency to self-assembly at the most elementary level.”

There is widespread evidence of the ability of organisms to assemble and re-assemble themselves under the most difficult circumstances. Marine sponges are an excellent example. They consist of several different types of cells that gather around supporting skeletons of superb geodesic design, working together so closely and in such consistent forms that these aggregations are classified as distinct individuals and given recognised specific names. Any such consortium can be taken from its base on the ocean floor, cut up into convenient portions and squeezed through silk cloth with a weave fine enough to separate every cell from its neighbour. And yet, if this amorphous gruel is allowed to stand quietly for a while, it soon gets together and reorganises itself – and before long the complete sponge, one impossible to distinguish from the original, reappears like a phoenix and goes straight back into cooperative business once again.

In one fascinating experiment, a red encrusting sponge that is classified as Microciona prolifera, and the yellow sponge Cliona celata, were sieved together and their cells thoroughly mixed. But after just twenty-four hours, the red and the yellow cells had successfully separated, reorganised and reassembled themselves, getting back together in their original forms. Quite apart from this impressive piece of biological management, the experiment raises awesome questions about identity. Two distinct living organisms existed at the beginning, but who was who, and was either alive or dead in the blended soup? The cells were clearly living, but where were the organisms? And what conclusions can be drawn from the strange fact that a few red cells turned up, apparently quite happily, built into the new yellow sponge?

-- Lyall Watson, Beyond Supernature

[alldancersaretalented]

Dancers that won both finals and titles in the same year at TDA:

Minis:

2014: Kayla Mak (Westchester Dance Academy)

2015: Avery Gay (Master Ballet Academy)

2019: Crystal Huang (The Rock Center For Dance)

2021: Kelsie Jacobson (Larkin Dance Studio)

2021: Kya Massimino (Stars Dance Studio)

2023: Malia Scott (Larkin Dance Studio)

Juniors:

2012: D'Angelo Castro (Dance Town)

2014: Emma Sutherland (Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Center)

2017: Brady Farrar (Stars Dance Studio)

2018: Ava Wagner (Larkin Dance Studio)

2018: Kiarra Waidelich (The Rock Center For Dance)

2019: Keagan Capps (The Pointe PAC)

2021: Cami Vorhees (Evolve Dance Complex)

2021: Crystal Huang (The Rock Center For Dance)

Teens:

2022: Kylee Casares (Stars Dance Studio)

2023: Fiona Wu (Yoko's Dance)

2014: Julian Elia (Elite Danceworx)

2015: Payton Johnson (Jean Leigh Academy of Dance)

2019: Ruby Castro (Dance Town)

2021: Brady Farrar (Stars Dance Studio)

Seniors:

2023: Crystal Huang (The Rock Center For Dance)

2023: Ian Stegeman (Woodbury Dance)

2011: Bianca Melchior (Elite Danceworx)

2012: Jenna Johnson (CSPAS)

2016: Taylor Sieve (Larkin Dance Studio)

2017: Simrin Player (Club Dance Studio)

2018: Morgan Higgins (Denise Wall Dance Energy)

2018: Lucy Vallely (Westside Dance Project)

2019: D'Angelo Castro (Dance Town)

2019: Findlay McConnell (Elite Danceworx)

2019: Vivian Ruiz (Stars Dance Studio)

2021: Jaxon Willard (CSPAS)

2021: Alex Shulman (Danceology)

2022: Brianna Keingetti (Columbia PAC)

2023: Sam Fine (Stars Dance Studio)

[janelevy]

tagged by @rachel-bloom ily!!

what book are you currently reading? 

before i fall by lauren oliver. just a quick reread before i (hopefully) get some new books for christmas!

what’s your favorite movie you saw in theaters this year? 

well i only saw 2 in theaters (top gun: maverick and don’t worry darling), sooo out of those 2... i guess it would have to be top gun

what do you usually wear? 

currently i’m loving sweaters/flannels/hoodies + basic blue jeans or black leggings. my fave jacket atm is my yellowjackets letterman that i spent way too much money on

how tall are you? 

i guess like 5′3-ish? but honestly people tell me i seem taller so? maybe the doctor has been lying all these years who knows

what’s your star sign? 

gemini, unfortunately

do you go by your name or a nickname?

i prefer my nickname! just em for me, thanks.

did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child? 

i went through a few phases as a kid tbh. first i wanted to be a vet, then a teacher. neither of those have panned out. i’m still in school and i’ve been writing as a hobby for over 10 years so i guess you could say i’m still doing what i liked to do for fun when i was a kid? but career-wise, so far nope.

are you in a relationship? if not, who is your crush if you have one? 

i am not. and currently my only crushes are talented famous people who don’t know i exist.

dogs or cats? 

dogs!

if you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favorite picture/favorite line/favorite etc. from something you created this year?

i jumped around several fandoms and projects this year, but my baby for 2022 would have to be my yellowjackets time loop fic “freeze”. probably my favorite line for it atm is “In every version of today, Jackie is falling for her best friend. On another today, she even got to kiss her. That will have to be enough.” god i just love jackie and shauna so so much

what’s something you would like to create content for?

there are several fandoms that i get momentarily obsessed with and then they seem to pass through my awareness like sand in a sieve. i would be quite late to the party, but i’d still like to finish that paper girls fic i started someday. i also want to write something leighton-focused for the sex lives of college girls because yeah, i obviously have a Type when it comes to characters.

what’s something you’re currently obsessed with? 

yellowjackets, always. also sex lives of college girls and wednesday (was not expecting that one, but here we are)

what’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year? 

don’t worry darling 🙈 i’m such a big florence fan so i really was looking forward to it. i also thought i was let down by taylor’s new album but i’ve warmed up to midnights after a few more listens (still feel meh towards it compared to folklore & evermore, tho)

what’s a hidden talent of yours?

umm... is it weird to say problem-solving? just like generic everyday issues, sometimes it seems like i look at them from a different angle than my family does

are you religious? 

nope! still celebrate certain “religious” holidays tho

what’s something you wish to have at this moment? 

call me materialistic, but a nice new car. the speaker system/radio in mine is completely shot and i’m just tired of it lmao

tagging @avatrices @wannaliveattheholidayinn @wirypsychiatrist @crockettmarcel @flythesail @lessonincanvases @alittlebitbrave but zero pressure ofc

also tagging anyone who sees this and wants to do it!! i’d love to learn how y’all are doing!

[somewherebetweenrage]

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Favorite color(s): Blue! Love me some purple too, but blue wins outright.

Currently reading/listening to: Started reading ‘You are not alone’ by Matt Lucas but haven’t read it for like a week cos I’ve been busy/exhausted. Listening to Taylor Swift and all the other same songs on spotify, plus ‘Awake Arise’ by Lady Maisery & friends because we went to the concert for this album last week. (Highly recommend if you want something seasonal that’s not overwhelmingly Christmassy)

Last Series: Oh man I don’t even know. We’ve been watching Taskmaster and other quiz/comedy stuff, but the last fictional series was probably Hawkeye from back when I have c*vid a month ago.

Last Movie: Why can’t I remember anything I’ve watched recently. Guessing the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special doesn’t count. Maybe Lightyear? Idk, brain is a sieve rn.

Currently working on: All the drafts I accumulated while ill/stressed/tired/unable to think (and actually doing a pretty good job of it if I do say so myself). And somehow sorting everything I need to before Christmas.

Stolen from: @itsybitsypeterparker​ <3

Tagging: @acertainfemininemystique​ , @wcrriorhearts​ , @defectivexfragmented​ , @shieldretired​ , @theresastargirl​ , @thprofessor​ & anyone else who wants! <3

[dry-valleys]

A new Etruria decks Britannia's isle. Charm'd by your touch, the flint liquescent pours Through finer sieves, and falls in whiter showers;.

Erasmus Darwin.

All Saints Hanley was built between 1910 and 1913 by Gerald Horsley in the Gothic Revival Style that had become popular in the 19th century, flecked by the Arts and Crafts style that had just come into fashion.

(This is a series; please see here, here, here, here, here, here and here for more).

Horsley, a member of the Art Workers Guild, was, like all Anglicans of the time, mindful of the battle with the Nonconformists for Potteries souls; a battle that was usually lost by the Anglicans, but this is a great bastion of its defence.

I had somehow never been here before the British Ceramics Biennial of 2023; this is the eighth such festival (my fourth), and it brought me to a new place as it did two years ago when I made my first and only visit to the old Goods Yard, which I'm pleased to say is being rebuilt (and perhaps will be ready for the 2025 festival?)

Please see here for earlier BCB visits. It is a celebration of pottery from throughout the world and this year is working with the Indian Ceramics Trienniale. Although as a Keele man it pains me to say this, Staffordshire University has been invaluable through its sponsorship.

Folded in amongst the church architechture and fitting into the arts and crafts theme were works by (7) Steve Dixon (I had no idea this wasn't the reredos and is in fact part of the BCB until a guide pointed out the male nude- it's disguised very well indeed!) (8,9) Emilie Taylor (10) Kieran Harris,(11) Matt Whiting, (12) Elspeth Owen,(13) Copper Sounds, alongside many more which are on their way in the next few posts.

Charm'd by your touch, the kneaded clay refines, The biscuit hardens, the enamel shines; Each nicer mould a softer feature drinks, The bold Cameo speaks, the soft Intaglio thinks.

[evolvingsidekick]

Who choreographed Taylor sieve’s BD winning solo?

Travis