Wendy Perron, Esteemed Editor-in-Chief of Dance Magazine, Recommends Swallow on Twitter!
August 20, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
How awesome is this!: “Tonya Plank’s SWALLOW is a real page turner, & she shows that lawyers get as intensely nervous as dancers.” From Wendy Perron, E-I-C of Dance Magazine, via Twitter. I’m so giddy I’d run into Ms. Perron at an Alvin Ailey season preview Tuesday night and when she told me she was reading my book and enjoying learning about my other life, I almost fell off my chair! I can’t even express how honored I am that she even decided to pick the book up!
The Alvin Ailey season preview was excellent, by the way. Their ...
Wendy Perron, Esteemed Editor-in-Chief of Dance Magazine, Recommends Swallow on Twitter!
August 20, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
How awesome is this!: “Tonya Plank’s SWALLOW is a real page turner, & she shows that lawyers get as intensely nervous as dancers.” From Wendy Perron, E-I-C of Dance Magazine, via Twitter. I’m so giddy I’d run into Ms. Perron at an Alvin Ailey season preview Tuesday night and when she told me she was reading my book and enjoying learning about my other life, I almost fell off my chair! I can’t even express how honored I am that she even decided to pick the book up!
The Alvin Ailey season preview was excellent, by the way. Their ...
Dance Beat’s New “After Hours” Web TV
August 18, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
The popular DanceSport newspaper / website, Dance Beat, now has a web show called “After Hours.” Watch the first, free, installment here, focusing on a recent American Smooth competition, and hosted by Shirley Ballas (for Dancing with the Stars fans, that’s Mark Ballas’s mother). Included is an interesting interview with outgoing champs in that style, J.T. Thomas and Tomas Mielnicki (she’s pregnant, who knew!), along with some lovely footage of their dancing.
MyMutation Competition Entry Deadline Extended to August 13th
August 11, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
For people who wanted to enter the MyMutation Online Dance Competition and haven’t yet gotten their entries in, the deadline has now been extended for a couple of days, to August 13th.
MyMutation Competition Entry Deadline Extended to August 13th
August 11, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
For people who wanted to enter the MyMutation Online Dance Competition and haven’t yet gotten their entries in, the deadline has now been extended for a couple of days, to August 13th.
MELANIE LAPATIN AND BENJI SCHWIMMER STAR IN “LEADING LADIES”
August 5, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
So excited! I’ve been hearing about this ballroom-based movie Melanie LaPatin has a role in for a while now and it’s finally being released. It stars SYTYCD season three winner Benji Schwimmer as well.
Here’s the synopsis:
“Nothing matters more to the Campari family than ballroom dancing. When star daughter Tasi reveals she’s pregnant, larger-than-life stage mom Sheri reluctantly turns to her other daughter, Toni, to win the upcoming dance competition. But Toni’s a little distracted since she’s fallen madly in love with Mona. Now Toni is under pressure to pull it together, train for the dance, and find the courage to ...
MELANIE LAPATIN AND BENJI SCHWIMMER STAR IN “LEADING LADIES”
August 5, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
So excited! I’ve been hearing about this ballroom-based movie Melanie LaPatin has a role in for a while now and it’s finally being released. It stars SYTYCD season three winner Benji Schwimmer as well.
Here’s the synopsis:
“Nothing matters more to the Campari family than ballroom dancing. When star daughter Tasi reveals she’s pregnant, larger-than-life stage mom Sheri reluctantly turns to her other daughter, Toni, to win the upcoming dance competition. But Toni’s a little distracted since she’s fallen madly in love with Mona. Now Toni is under pressure to pull it together, train for the dance, and find the courage to ...
MELANIE LAPATIN AND BENJI SCHWIMMER STAR IN LEADING LADIES
August 5, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
So excited! I’ve been hearing about this ballroom-based movie Melanie LaPatin has a role in for a while now and it’s finally being released. It stars SYTYCD season three winner Benji Schwimmer as well.
Here’s the synopsis:
“Nothing matters more to the Campari family than ballroom dancing. When star daughter Tasi reveals she’s pregnant, larger-than-life stage mom Sheri reluctantly turns to her other daughter, Toni, to win the upcoming dance competition. But Toni’s a little distracted since she’s fallen madly in love with Mona. Now Toni is under pressure to pull it together, train for the dance, and find the courage to ...
MELANIE LAPATIN AND BENJI SCHWIMMER STAR IN LEADING LADIES
August 5, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
So excited! I’ve been hearing about this ballroom-based movie Melanie LaPatin has a role in for a while now and it’s finally being released. It stars SYTYCD season three winner Benji Schwimmer as well.
Here’s the synopsis:
“Nothing matters more to the Campari family than ballroom dancing. When star daughter Tasi reveals she’s pregnant, larger-than-life stage mom Sheri reluctantly turns to her other daughter, Toni, to win the upcoming dance competition. But Toni’s a little distracted since she’s fallen madly in love with Mona. Now Toni is under pressure to pull it together, train for the dance, and find the courage to ...
INTERVIEW WITH TWITCH ABOUT HIS ROLE IN STEP UP 3D
August 4, 2010 · Posted by Tonya Plank » Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
My interview with So You Think You Can Dance all-star tWitch Boss is now up on the Huffington Post. He has a role in the new movie Step Up 3D, out in theaters nationwide August 6th. It’s his first big role (more than just a dance part) and he’s very excited about it. Big kudos to him!
Photos courtesy of the film producers.
