I have started making beginning ballet tutorials and uploading them onto youtube. It's a great way to learn in the comfort of your own home and surroundings, you can even have your friends over once or twice a week and do the exercises together! Here is a list of all the videos I have done so far (only 4 classes). Please use and enjoy, any feedback is welcomed.
LESSON ONE
LESSON TWO
LESSON THREE (BARRE)
LESSON THREE (CENTER)
LESSON FOUR (BARRE)
LESSON FOUR (CENTER)
Enjoy and please come back about once a week to see more on the youtube channel!
Feeling a bit like a 'jack of all trades' at the moment. I have a lot of things starting and going to really focus, manage my time, and make big things happen!
TLC Jewelry: is back up and running in South Africa. This is my jewelry line of all real gemstones from Silver Hills Hartbeespoort. I hand make and design it all and have amazing prices. You can book a party with games and prizes at your friends, or you can buy directly through me. I wish I could have gotten things running a little bit sooner for the Christmas season... There is a great little market happening on the estate and I think I might jusssst miss it.. There's just no way I can build stock in three days time.
Chace Dance Co: Finally finally started my company!! It feels amazing. I have been studying grants and applications for future projects and funding so hoping a good foundation is built. This is VERY time consuming and takes a lot more admin than I had thought in the beginning. We are working on putting together our first workshop Jan 12th & 13th. It is going to be so hard core! I really can't wait. I hired a professional photographer to photograph and help me video all the amazing moments as well. And of course the company will make its debut there. The goal is two group pieces, two solos, and a duet, buttttt we are cutting it kind of close so we will get as much done as possible.
SECRET: oh yes, there is an AWESOME secret business idea brewing. But still in proper foundation mode... so not ready to release the details on this.
Dance Garage: We have repainted, building a ballet barre, and students are growing just from word of mouth. I'm really hoping this takes off in the New Year as well. Students ranging from all different ages.
On top of all those there are quite a few studios calling me and asking me to start some open classes at their studios as well. So word of my kick ass classes is definitely spreading in the area. I'm SO happy. Maybe teaching and choreographing is more me than performing anymore.. I have had such a hard time finding performance work and making friends in the dance world I am just making my own opportunities happen. That's the way you have to look at it I guess. I don't want to get on that subject for tonight.. But I am going to be happy this year. I am..
Chace Dance Company Presents "Collaboration!" What Callaboration is is a semi-annual dance workshop consisting of two days. We will host one every Jan and June each year. This will be our FIRST international workshop and it will be taking place at Dance Junxion in the Mall of Rosebank.
Date/Time: Jan 12th & 13th 9:00am-2:00pm
Place: Dance Junxion Rosebank Johannesburg
Price: R1,600 Due in Full in order to secure place.
Registration/pay: TamraLChace@gmail.com
This is a very intimate affair, limited places available! We don't want it to be like your everyday major convention curcuit in America with 1,000+ dancers in a class. This workshop will give you more quality time and even one on one time with the professional teachers.
Also every workshop will have a Featured Guest Artsist! This time is is Jonathan Prater! His credits include: Shakira, Michael Jackson "This is It", footlose, SYTYCD, Rock of Ages, Brooke Hogan, Country Music Awards, Snoop dog, Sean Paul and more! He is top top of the line in commercial/rock hip hop! This is a once in a lifetime oppertunity to work with such a talented person from the states!
Our other guest teachers will be myself (Tamra Chace), and Alice Kok.
I cannot stress enough to book your spot today well in advance. Please email me if you have any questions!
**We are changing lives in Africa, one dance at a time!**
I am struggling a bit here at the moment. Trying to get settled in and my feet back on the ground. Jumping back and forth from country to country can take its toll when you are trying to get things established. As soon as things pick up, it would be time to leave and move back to either the states or south africa.
At this point for any whom don't know, I am back in South Africa. Going to get lessons going again in the garage at Pecanwood. I got two call backs from two different agencies here in J'burg, both for modeling. But my skin is acting up terribly so trying to postpone meeting up with them until next week, while praying my face and skin heal properly. But that would be pretty cool if it works out with them!
I also came across a really great studio space in Fourways that I am SO excited to hopefully start working in!! I contacted the owners to see if I could rent it for a few hours and host my own classes. A contemporary class and Hip Hop fusion class. Will have to keep everyone posted on that as well!
Been doing a lot of studying for something to come in the near future, but that's a secret I'm not willing to release until all the paperwork is finalized and I can take charge and open the idea to the public of South Africa!
