Author Archives: d.vera

I decide to attend the Ballez-inspired gender exclusive partner dancing. it was fun to experience something new and I have always wanted to take some dancing classes and even if this was just for a day I still got to enjoy it and experience what it required to be in a dance class. in this class I learn a few dance moves like how to spin without getting dizzy and we also did some partner dancing which was really fun. I took a picture with the class and realized that this was a theater class and me and my friends were the only two outsiders, I also made some new friends in the little time that we spend there and I saw one of my coworkers there too, overall this workshop was really fun and I learned that ballet is for more then just dancing but it’s to build connections and its not about who can dance it or what to dance its about how each individual expresses themselves.

This Saturday I attended my first broadway play, “the Bands visit”, the play was about a band that went to the wrong city from where they were suppose to go to preform, in this town there is no hotels or buses going out for the rest of the night. the band had to stay with Dina (the restaurant owner) and with the families of her two workers. the play takes play in one night but during this night a lot happens, friendships form and so does relationships, Egyptians and Israelis find a way to overcome ethical boundaries through music, by helping each other with the smallest things like offering food to something big like helping them gain courage to speak with a girl and their common ways of acting . I have always wanted to attend a broadway play and I’m glad I finally had the chance to go to one. I was sitting at the mezzanine area and although the view was not the best because I’m short and tall people where sitting in from of me almost Half of the lower part off the stage was covered. I still managed to enjoy it.

I think watching a play in one of the broadways theater is a different experience than attending one in like a school or off-broadway. the feeling you get when watching a live performance will never compare to watching a movie, reading or listening to a play. being there in person allows you to experience not only your excitement but also others reactions. There was this one girl sitting behind me that had the best reactions to when something was funny or sad, she would laugh so loud that some make think its annoying and disturbing but at the same time seeing how much she was enjoying made the people around her feel the excitement too and everyone could relate as to why it was so funny. Also watching a live play can allow you to see mistakes or other things that you will to noticed if it was playing on a screen, this small details can give you more of an feeling as if you are actually part of the show and the actors make sure that they make their audience feel included, and I did I felt included I could feel and relate to the characters heart break and emotions. and there were some parts of the story line that other people might relate to, like this one character was struggling to talk to a girl he liked I felt as if we all experience that not being able to or not have the confidence of talking to the person you like and if or when you do you’re afraid to make a mistake so sometimes we stop being ourselves and all this the character was able to portray.

The play was better than I initially though it was gonna be, at the beginning I though it would be boring or something that did not suit my taste and I will fall sleep but instead the actors, the way they got so into their character and the atmosphere in the theater made it impossible for me to not put my full attention to the play because if I did not I though I would miss something that could be very important in the story line. although it was freezing in that theater and it sometimes made it hard to focused I still managed to pay attention to every details that was visible to me. overall the experience of watching something live has always given me a better experience than when I go see a movie, the feelings you get are indescribable and they are on a different level. I will recommend to people if you have not attended a live play or a concert to try to attend one sometime in your life, the experience will forever be one of the best things you can do. I will like to go see some of the other plays shown in broadway like Wicked or Frozen, but we will see because they can be expensive specially if I want to see from a better view than the mezzanine.

I decided to visit the Guggenheim Museum!

I took this picture a day when I was suppose to watch a screening for split. I was waiting flr my friends and once they go there we got on the line but unfortunately they had reached their maximum amount of people that they are allow to let inside. So we were giving a screening for the next day but the person had told us we can use it for four people when usually it only works for 2 people. The next day when we got to the movie theater again they wouldn’t let us inside. Since the guy was a different person as yesterday he didn’t believe us that we were told we could is it for four people, it wasn’t until one of my friends told him that “the bald guy from yesterday said we can use it for four” that they let us sign in and go into the movies. I have experienced something like this a lot, times when we were too late and there was no space left. But it’s a good opportunity when we do go in because it’s a free movie and we get to see it before everyone else.

This is where I walk everyday to get to the train station. I’ve seen this view in the early morning, afternoon and late at night. I like walking her because it is some what isolated and it helps me to think about important things that might have been bothering me through the day. As you see in the picture there is a walkway but before there wasn’t any it was just the street. I’ve seen this street remodel and the street has seen me grow. I’ve been walking here for around 5 years now.

I took this picture after taking the ferry from 34st to queens.I really liked the view and my friend decided to get in the picture. I like taking the ferry when I’m upset it relaxes me.