Letter To Myself

Dear Michelle,
Hey guhhll, so I just want you to know that you are beautiful the way you are. Don't ever let anyone tell you different, please understand that you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to. There is only ONE you on this earth, so be sure to own that and to always walk with your head high. Because I love you, I will say that although you work hard, you can work even harder. You are more than aware of the things you  need to work on in your personal life as well as your career. You're a big girl now, its time to start acting like one, wipe your tears and press forward. No one is going to care for you more than I do, always know this never EXPECT anything from anyone no matter how close you are to them, the number ONE person you need to depend on is ME.

Put GOD first, be bold, take chances, make mistakes, cry a little, know that you aren't perfect, know your worth and always remember that anyone who doesn't want your genuine spirit in their life is truly missing out on a great thing. You were put on this earth to share a gift, be confident in the wings you've been given and soar past your fears and doubts. Take Flight, I love you

-Michelle


This post was inspired by Roscoe, one of the most amazing men Ive ever met. Words cant describe how much of who i am is inspired by his exsistence in my life. He wrote this poem to himself when he was feeling discouraged. Check it out :)

"I can do it all JUMP and NEVER fall"

WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN??!!

HELLLLEEERRRRR!
So ummm yea its been about 6 MONTHS, since I've last posted something. Which is just insaneee !! Let me attempt to sum up my life for the past 6months!!

CAREER!!!
-Getting stronger and more confident everyday!!

- Did Beyonce's Who Run The World video, and was on her "4" special that aired on MTV/BET/VH1 which was such a MAJORRR learning experience as well as a great opportunity! *still cant even believe I did that --weirddd*

- Performed in the First Season of Ms. Rhapsody James's Motivating Excellence Training Program #Dreamcatchers * this program truly helped me find and learn so many different things bout myself, the industry, and my cast members* if you're a NYC dancer i HIGHLY suggest you audition for this program!


-Print Gigs/Iphone promo/Submissions /Auditions/Training.. UHH I JUST LOVE THAT I CAN DO WHAT I LOVE AND SHARE MY PASSION FROM THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO THE SMALLEST I'M SOOO GRATEFUL

LIFE!!
- Truly enjoying my journey. I'm human so I have my emotional days where i just feel like the whole wide world is sitting on my shoulders and then I have my days where I'm soo happy my smile just starts to lift me off the ground. Recently went on an amazing vacation to Dominican Republic.I definitely want to explore more things outside of the arts tho, cooking classes, learn a language, read more books I just want to fill up the other side of my brain with new information! Stay tuned for blogs on how that's going :)

- Been in NYC a WHOLE YEAR NOW!!Crazy how time flys, cant believe how much has happen in a year! The TRUE friends I've met have been amazing!One thing that does make me happy is that I'm still close to the ppl I NEED to be close with! Major shout out to my Linesisters /Sorors love u girlss soo much! and Congrats to my 7 who got married this past April!! ooooo-ooop!! Delta Sigma Theta til i D.I.E.  cant 4get my Roscoe ;)...OHHH and Seanyy Bravooo *hehe*

LOVE!!
My family is so freakin supportive and they ARE love, we ALL have our wild family stories but when its all said and done these people were placed in our lives for a reason. Love them :) . As far as relationship love, I feel myself turning into or maturing I should say into a different type of woman that accepts, doesnt accepts, like and/or dislikes certain things completly different than I did 2yrs ago.   Letting go of the thought OF NEEDING to be with someone to feel love.And i'm finally getting to a point where I'm in love with myself  more than anything. SELF-LOVE is the #loveofmylife

There ya go! Tried to sum it up the best I could w/out writing too much!! Trust and believe there have def been some roadblocks BUT its all apart of my journey. Sometimes I cant even believe that I'm actually pursuing MY DREAMS..lil ol me... weirdd, but I know this is all happening for a reason #blessed and #highlyfavored

Few pics of my life the past couple months :)

-urs truly

We Run This Motha...

Dreamcatcher

 Motivating Excellence Winter2011/1st Cast

Me and Charlo

Artist/Friend/Soror I dance for #Shyvonne

Me and some of my Linesistahs

Me and all my linesters on Siobhans wedding day!

Wedding Day

Girls night!

Motivating. Excellence :)

I'm Super-HYPED b/c I have been given the opportunity to train with one of my FAVORITE choreographers in the Commericial Industry for 3MONTHS in her FIRST EVER training program "Motivating. Excellence" (M.E) !! Ms.Rhapsody James :-)

Who?

Ms.Rhapsody James :-)

Long Story Short--She's the Shit Beetch! and a HUGE inspiration to so many Dancers!

When?
Next 3months --4days a week--6hrs a day
Performance at the end of April :-)

How?
Myself along with 19 other dancers, auditioned and made it thru 2 cuts and an Interview! She picked 10 females and 10 males out of 150+ dancers

Where?
NYC bayyy-beee !

Why?
Well unfortunately there arent many dancers residing in NYC that are at the same caliber of dancing as dancers residing in LA, so naturally more jobs are on the west coast. Now $$ also plays a HUGE part in this as well for example, its WAYY cheaper to shoot a video in LA, than in NYC. Rhapsody is from NYC and sincerely wants to raise the bar for dancers here in NYC so then "M.E" was created! This training will consist of building a well-rounded Commercial Dancer!

-For me personally I cant stress how HONORED I am to be chosen by RHAPSODY JAMES!Obviously she sees something in me, and wants to bring that out.This is probably going to be one of the hardest things I've ever done, BUT Im UP for the challenge! I'll be sure to keep yal posted on all the amazing things we do :-)  Check out her Promo Video for the Program Below!!

"Cant Stop, Wont Stop"

-urs truly

Class Video/Personal Critique :-)

One of my favorite Classes at BDC is Jared Grimes! His Musicality is amazing, and since that is something I struggle with, its extremely beneficial for me to take his class as much as I can!

Personal Critique
1) Use my levels more
2)Be more dynamic, show the difference the groovy parts nd the sharper parts
3)The parts where we were allowed 2 freestyle I could have took more risks

Now to end on a POSITIVE NOTE
1) I give myself props for voluteering to go in a group, he asked 3 girls 2 go up so i figured hey why not!
2) I didnt let my nerves get the best of me and forget the choreo...sometimes i get in my head...nd just FREEZE, luckily this day I didnt.
3) Most importantly I tried, and did my best :-)

*If your a dancer and have any constructive criticism , shoot me a message I'm always open 2 feedback*


-urs Truly

Breathe of Fresh Air

I've been realizing lately that the people I surround myself with on a regular basis are the SAME people. Which is perfectly fine, because I love them BUT I feel as though I have subconsciously not put forth any effort in meeting/trusting new people. Just recently I be-friended a really great person, who is so much like me its kind of frightening! But its refreshing to be able to have a conversation with someone and everything just falls into place, and its not rushed or even going in slow-motion but at the PERFECT pace for us. When we speak its such a calming energy that lets me know that this will be something really special. This doesn't happen a lot in life, and I'm not easily impressed, but I have most definitely been inspired. Far beyond " i like you; u like me"..its not even on some ish like that its just an understanding, and I like it.When you have the capability to understand someone without speaking....that's powerful.

"If there's someone in your life that makes you smile when you think of them, then they are there for a reason"-urs truly

Thank you or wudevaaa :-)

What is Love?

 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."


 I want to be with a MAN who inspires me just by me seeing how they live their life. How they smile, how they speak, how they get angry, how they stress etc. A MAN I admire and look up to! I cant wait for the day that I look into the eyes of the man I know I want to spend the rest of my life with. Who knows maybe I have already and it just hasnt worked itsef out yet. One thing I do know is I have my entire life to find that person, so I'm not in a rush. But when I do I'll do everything in my power to make him feel like the king he is, every moment we have together ;-)


Most importantly I want to be with a man who is my BESTEST FRIEND, not just "my man". I think thats why divorces happen b/c ppl dont marry their FRIEND. Think about it dont you have friends that YOU KNOW will be your friend for life, or even your friends who have been there almost your whole life--and uhhh yal havent gotten a friend-divorce yet *hehe*. At the end of the day I just want to be happy!


To-My Future Hubby/Best Friend
I pray for you ;-) B/C im crazy! ;-)....good crazy tho!


-urs truly

Goodbye #2010 Hello #2011

This is my FIRST YEAR NOT IN SCHOOL!! PRAISE HIM!!!!

Anywho, lol!
 The New Year makes everyone believe that this is their time to "start over" its a "new" them, and things are going to be "so" different....Just a few things be4 we get ahead of ourselves. #noshade

Your'e going to have the same bills, same job, and more than likely the same problems as you did the previous year. So lets not completely throw the previous year out the window! I feel as if some people get a TAD BIT carried away.Ur WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE is not going to miraculously change!!#cmonson

My suggestion is to reflect on the ENTIRE year of #2010 the UPS the DOWNS and figure out how you will address them IN #2011. What can you do better to achieve even MORE success? And as far as the "Downs" evaluate what went wrong, realize why it went wrong, and try your best 2 prevent it from happening again!

Myself Personally I had an AMAZING #2010 . I can honestly say I know WHO I am b/c of #2010

As far as #2011 I feel like everything is going in the PERFECT direction, and I can feel in my heart that this year will be a build-up before my career truly sky rockets in #2012, Now I could be totally wrong, God may surprise me and make it happen this year! But either way I KNOW I'm about to be blessed far beyond what I could ever imagine! Def in a Happy Place! Go Me! haha

-urs truly