Panamá – In The News + VIDEO

Right before I returned home from Panama, I was contacted by Rob Novit from my hometown newspaper. They wanted to feature me in an article about my travels abroad teaching dance and my long history with my ballet instructor, the late Carl Crosby. - I was pleased to help the paper and flattered they would want to write about my experiences teaching dance to underprivileged children. The article...

Panamá: – What To Know Next Time

Bring more gifts for the kids we teach Start collecting donations of dance clothing and shoes months before leaving Buy more nail polish to give away! Bring more shorts, it's hot Pack more bug spray and Benadryl Have a disposable camera to let the kids play with Learn Spanish Have long layovers because customs takes a long time Bring CDs, they don't have much else to play music on Bring a...

Panamá Day 9: My Fears Through My Tears

TOURIST DAY!  We woke up at 8:30am and left at 9:00 to see the Panamá Canal but Anna, Typhani, and Lili stayed home because they had already seen it a few times.  Mei-Ling dropped us off at the Miraflores Locks that is one of the three lock systems in the Panamá Canal.  It was interesting to see the way the canal works and learn more about the history of Panamá and the way that...

Panamá Day 8: Ever Fresh Ever Clean

Today we woke up early to leave by 8:30am and my buttered toast never tasted so good.  We were off to the beach at Portobelo, Panamá.  It is about two hours north of were we are staying in Casco Viejo.  It is a gorgeous and charming community that is so laid back and relaxed, people are just chillin in the street, dancing in the plaza, djembe drumming (thanks BYU), and celebrating...

Panamá Day 7: Of Course You Do

Buenos días!  This morning we left at 9:30am for our LAST class at University of Panamá with a lady that gave us a potpurri of different indigenous dances of Panamá.  It was such a different and unique experience to participate with a folklore dance form and wear fun big skirts while twirling around moving our caderas!  It was so GREAT! After class we went to eat at...