fabric and ballet shoes and a youth conference
morgana, chanda and i rode the train to weavers on 39th street this morning. we walked into the store and felt something was very different. "they've rearranged all the fabric," i said, "and i think they've changed owners." chanda and morgana both said that they had never been in that store before. it felt very surreal. i asked the owner by the door if he was new? he looked at me as if i was nuts and said . . no! we then walked out of the store and looked around the street. it took us a few moments, but we finally realized that the store next to the one we had been in was . . weavers! the gates were down, and the store was empty. we felt so sad! the owner was always so helpful and patient with the girls when they were looking for material for their costumes. we're really going to miss them.
after browsing through many other stores on the street, they finally found material that would work for their medieval faire costumes, and we could continue to the second part of our morning: buying ballet leotards, tights and new shoes for morgana at on stage dancewear.
new bloch soft slippers . .
chanda tried on a black mirella leotard that she really liked and is putting it on her birthday and christmas lists.
after the dance store, morgana went to a limon class on 13th street (at peridance), and chanda and i bought yarn for her quiver (her arrow case for the medieval festival), after which we shopped at whole foods before walking home. at home, korrina was in a rush getting ready for her junior youth conference this weekend. she's attending as an advisor. she had all her bags by the door which i would take uptown with me in the car, while she headed to radio shack to get some new headphones. both she and morgana are attending the same modern dance class this year with ellen robbins. last year korrina had class on saturday mornings, which conflicted with the conferences. attending class friday evenings allows her to leave for the conference a little later than usual, but able to be at both activities.
greg drove her and another conference attendee into new jersey (billy is from long island and his dad dropped him off in the city for the ride to nj). when greg came home he said it was very far and very dark . . !
when dinner finally reached the table, it turned out to be pesto sauce on penne, and a spinach salad with a little lemon juice and sea salt.
morgana, chanda and i rode the train to weavers on 39th street this morning. we walked into the store and felt something was very different. "they've rearranged all the fabric," i said, "and i think they've changed owners." chanda and morgana both said that they had never been in that store before. it felt very surreal. i asked the owner by the door if he was new? he looked at me as if i was nuts and said . . no! we then walked out of the store and looked around the street. it took us a few moments, but we finally realized that the store next to the one we had been in was . . weavers! the gates were down, and the store was empty. we felt so sad! the owner was always so helpful and patient with the girls when they were looking for material for their costumes. we're really going to miss them.
after browsing through many other stores on the street, they finally found material that would work for their medieval faire costumes, and we could continue to the second part of our morning: buying ballet leotards, tights and new shoes for morgana at on stage dancewear.
new bloch soft slippers . .
chanda tried on a black mirella leotard that she really liked and is putting it on her birthday and christmas lists.
after the dance store, morgana went to a limon class on 13th street (at peridance), and chanda and i bought yarn for her quiver (her arrow case for the medieval festival), after which we shopped at whole foods before walking home. at home, korrina was in a rush getting ready for her junior youth conference this weekend. she's attending as an advisor. she had all her bags by the door which i would take uptown with me in the car, while she headed to radio shack to get some new headphones. both she and morgana are attending the same modern dance class this year with ellen robbins. last year korrina had class on saturday mornings, which conflicted with the conferences. attending class friday evenings allows her to leave for the conference a little later than usual, but able to be at both activities.
greg drove her and another conference attendee into new jersey (billy is from long island and his dad dropped him off in the city for the ride to nj). when greg came home he said it was very far and very dark . . !
when dinner finally reached the table, it turned out to be pesto sauce on penne, and a spinach salad with a little lemon juice and sea salt.
Too bad the store was closed. Your ballet store looks lovely. When Peter took Jonathan and Charlotte to the closest one here (90 minutes away), it was so crowded that they had to wait for 20 minutes in line. They also don't carry many boy's items. We always end up ordering something for Jonathan. Charlotte also chose Bloch this year for her shoes, but I don't recall the exact shoe.
ReplyDeleteI had to smile at Greg's description about the place being "far and dark". That's how all places around here are, especially when the sun goes down.
it's good to be dark at night! it's healthy for one's sleep, and for a child's proper growth. i have dark curtains on my windows to block out the streetlights. however, in the summer there's not much i can do as we don't use air conditioning and we need the curtains open for air to come through the window.
ReplyDeletewe like block and mirella! i think i remember you writing that you use the "all about dance" catalog. they usually have several good sales.
Veronika can only sleep when it's very dark, we others don't mind a little bit of light.
ReplyDeleteYes, we buy from "All About Dance". They have some boy's items! Our old teacher liked Capezio best, we've had Capezio and Bloch shoes so far, and now Sansha for Jonathan. By the way, our new teacher is Sarah (Keeler)Badger. She used to dance for In-Sight Dance Company in Queens. Have you ever heard of her?
hi eva, sarah sounds like a wonderful person and a special teacher! i was looking at her blog and the insight dance company's blog and they sound wonderful. i'm so glad she took over your dance school. she sounds inspiring :)
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