Getting in shape, summer program commences

As a promise to myself, my "summer program" begins in earnest this Thursday, July 1st, and will run through the end of August, when my Met Opera contract begins.

I opted not to go to NYU or a similar regimented (not to mention expensive) program to continue honing my skills this summer. Instead, I'll be attending a summer program of my own making. To prep intensively these next few days, I'm sleeping well, protein shaking it up, and taking as many workout classes at NYSC (New York Sports Club) as my work schedule will allow. I got a pleasant surprise this morning when my total body conditioning instructor proved to be James Earl Jones, but super gay, hilarious, and enviably fit!

This Broadway Baby has relished planning this summer's events, thanks to the varied and valuable offerings at Broadway Dance Center (especially Bettina Sheppard's Monday lineup of Vocal Technique, 2-3pm and Vocal Peformance 3-4:30pm, and Ray Hesselink's Theatre Tap class Tuesday and Thursday nights).

In combination with technique classes at BDC, I'll be taking a workout class or personal training at least four days a week at the gym that lives under my apartment, if not every day! (Gotta dream, right?)

Tomorrow I'm working again for the School of Visual Arts, and it's swimsuit theme day... always fun from the front, but could prove interesting with any profile shots (my butt seems highly resistant to all forms of prodding for it to behave in a more ladylike, contained fashion). C'est la vie!

Summer's here!!