Here's this #SWAYer's #SWAYDream inclusion into @SWAYshow! Fea. @MaksimC as The King of RnR! @JRadloff @CalienteSUJag @Rebelrogue00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QZbKdwc8H4
Want to submit your own idea to SWAYshow? Here’s how:
https://instagram.com/p/2J8Cz0u9bt/
From the horses mouth...or Ninja's fingers: "Lol these people who make up rumors are idiots who want attention. Meryl is dancing in all three shows. So is Peta. So is Amy. So is rest of cast.
I appreciate you taking initiative to correct this nonsense" I snipped the rest as it wasn’t germane to the issue.
I spoke to Eugene early tonight about ticket sales. (He's subsequently tweeted about it) Wanted to get a sense of the level of urgency needed as I know how many Tier 1 and 2 tickets were sold just to AAIRITW Forum members. My guess was correct. For those wanting Tier 1 or 2 for the Saturday evening performance, the best, most helpful advice would be to act sooner than later. There are only a couple of Tier 1 seats left for Saturday night. The front row is totally sold out. Tier 2, which is a bigger section, isn't much better off. There are maybe 15-20 seats left.
The other days are less pressing, but certainly, for those premium seats, early action is better.
Even with non-premium seating, the best act as soon as possible, to obtain the best available seating.
For those unsure or working on convincing a friend or family into taking the plunge... Consider sharing these reviews... I know the DWM/SWAY people loved them, and Val linked to the 12/17 review on his website, so I must have done something right in writing them.
swayshow.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/sway-a-dance-trilogy-review/ (Wednesday, Dec 17, with Meryl Davis)
swayshow.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/sway-another-fantastic-performance/ (Thursday, Dec 18, without Meryl Davis)
swayshow.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/sway-a-dance-trilogy-07-26-2014-v-1-0-review/ (SWAY 1.0 review)
So excited for the next production run of SWAY. Happy to help answer any questions people have about the show. After seeing five of them between the first and second runs, I'm pretty familiar with the production!
In the final episode of "The Making of SWAY 2.0" we see the final show of December 2014! We get a glimpse of reactions from cast, audience, and more...
Nice message for those who attended SWAY, or are otherwise on DWM's email mailing list. (ETA: If you'd like to be on their mailing list, fill out the form here: http://dancewithmeusa.com/sway/) A bunch of the formatting has been lost, sorry:
"Hey Sharon,
A few months ago we planned to do one more SWAY show during the holiday season. One turned into two, two turned in four, and we somehow ended up with eight shows in five days!
It was an amazing experience for the cast and production team, but it would be nothing without YOU!
The energy in the building during the shows, plus all the kind messages online and offline, inspired us to get better with every performance, giving you our absolute best every time.
The unity, teamwork, camaraderie, and love that we all shared is not something that can be articulated in an email. Every single person that was associated with the show gave their absolute best, collectively resulting in something remarkable.
It's hard to describe in words. If you were there, you know what I mean. If you missed it or want to relive it again,
go watch the season finale of "The Makin of SWAY 2.0" right now!
We want to thank YOU, the members of our big Dance With Me family, the audience, our students, and long-distance fans who came from countries such as Norway, England, Sweden, Canada, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and more, for your continuous support and inspiration. The joy and enthusiasm you exude drives us to be great every day. Some of you even came to as many as 5 shows! Just WOW. Thank you!
Thank you to our Dance With Me support team. The same wonderful people who greet you every day made sure that there were no loose ends and that everyone had a pleasurable experience. You know who you are. Thank you!
Thank you to our amazing cast of dancers who sacrificed every night and weekend in the last three months to prepare for this show WHILE being the awesome teachers at our studios or international TV personalities. It wasn't easy but you did it.
Your talent, effort, and dedication did not go unnoticed. Thank you!
Thank you to our visionary choreographers, David Thomas Moore and Joao Tiago Fernandes, who once more blew us away with an incredible show. Their creativity, direction, and choreography through storytelling made this more than just a dance show and unforgettable experience. Thank you!
Thank you to our wonderful stars Meryl, Zendaya, Val, Maks, Tony, Peta, Sharna, Henry, Artem, Serge, and Jenna. Your talent, leadership, energy, and experience helped take this show over the top. Your input and knowledge instilled confidence and inspired each dancer to exceed their personal bests. Thank you!
Thank you to all our amazing sponsors and partners. Without them the show would not be possible... Thank you to Bagel Masters for providing us with delicious and nutritious food throughout the week. You literally gave us the energy needed to perform.
Thank you to Chezzam for everything you did with the production. You helped make the show extraordinary. You helped us tell the SWAY story and added an effect that excited the senses.
Thank you to VALENTIN and Dore Designs for providing us with stunning costumes. You made sure we looked fabulous.
Thank you to your entire teams that helped us with all our wardrobe needs and costume changes. We would not be able to change so quickly and make it back on stage in time without you.
Thank you to our Dance With Me partners, Sasha, Jhanna, Eugene, Maks, Val, and Tony for giving us the platform to exercise our talents. Their vision and philosophy applies to everything we do. Thank you!
As you can see from this short episode, that is a week that we will never forget. Thank you to EVERYONE who made this show possible.
What's next? Perhaps a SWAY 3.0...? I guess you'll have to stay tuned to find out...
Thank you for making SWAY 2.0 an unforgettable experience!
Love and gratitude,
The Dance With Me Family
Dance With Me Studios 466 Broome Street New York, NY 10013 USA "
It's UP! The final segment of the 'Making of SWAY' It's fantastic and conveys the excitement of all: cast, crew and audience!!! For those who have been reading about SWAYshow.com plan on going to the next production, tentatively in early June (because an official announcement hasn't been made, but confirmed by Tony at an event and to me via communication with a DWM exec) Mark you calendars!!!!
I just wanted to thank you for your thoughtful response regarding the dancing of Maks, Meryl and Peta and others in Sway. It looked like Sway was fabulous. Meryl and Maks truly are mesmerizing and magic together, each making the other better. Dancing in its highest form from the soul, for sure.
Was wondering: It looks like you have tagged Maks, Meryl, DancewithmeUsa and the rest of the Sway crew. Does this mean they can see your reviews and commentary? Not so familiar with Wordpress, Twitter or IG. It would be great if they could all see. Thanks again.
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Indeed, SWAY was fabulous. It's been years since I've seen a theater production I've enjoyed as much. The last was 'Spring Awakening' in NYC back in Spring 2008. That won 8 Tony's in 2007 along w/ a slew of other awards that year and a Grammy in 2008 for the soundtrack!
Thank you for your kind words...and also for asking the question. I enjoyed thinking over the performances and sharing what I believe to be both Peta and Meryl's stand out strengths. I once said I'm so entranced by this production, I'll do anything that isn't illegal, immoral, or unethical to share the news about SWAY! Which leads to your last question, yes, anyone who looks for it can find what I wrote.
When I wrote the first review from the July show, the folks at DWM were thrilled and emailed the link to DWM principals and staff. Which prompted me to sit up into the wee hours after Wednesdays show in December writing and posting on WordPress (Yelp has a 5,000 character limit, I found very challenging.) @SWAYshow RT that review, or the one from the following day, iirc.
For the record, I'm just a client of the DWM studios and BIG SWAYshow.com supporter. No other connection. Don't receive anything from anyone or entity for writing. It's a labor of love for what I see as an extremely worthy production.
For those interested in reading the latest post in response to your question regarding Peta and Meryl's dancing, go here: https://swayshow.wordpress.com/ It's the first post. The others I've written follow the most recent post. Also, in the hopes a tour is being considered, remember to VOTE for your top three city choices. Hopefully, the DWM/SWAY folks will see this and it helps in some small way.
Hey, SWAYshow.com attendees! Don't forget to stop by 75 Greene Street in SoHo and do your best 'Home Alone' impression w/ Maks' pic! Post it and tag @MaksimC. He asked for it, we should deliver, right? You can shop for wearvalentin and cantamessaman at the same time :)
Maks' caption: 'Just passing through #75GreeneStreet
Till the end of January, come by, take a pic (like @sergeonik ) and post it with a #CantamessaFace ! Let's get it going people!
@cantamessaman
www.Cantamessaworld.com'
