Me with the girls during cocktail hour, before the show!

Pictured: Nadia, me, Erin, Sabrina, and Dana

Like my dress? So, I didn’t win but the whole experience was so much fun! Anything for charity! Congrats to Max, lead singer of The Black Landlord who won. He did AWESOME! His routine was so funny and talented!

Me and LeAnne. Thanks for the support!

I will try to get the video up… ASAP.

Several months ago, I was asked to do Philadelphia’s version of “Dancing with the Stars.” First of all, I don’t consider myself a “star” by any means and secondly, I suck at dancing!! I mean, gimme a few drinks and I’ll have some rhythm but a choreographed dance routine? Forget about it. Then, I found it’s a one night event where I showcase a quick dance routine. I would have a couple months to practice beforehand (in private) and it’s all to benefit Sickle Cell Disease. So I agreed to do it and I’m pretty excited to learn something new. I just had my first official meeting to kick off my rehearsals and found out, I’m doing the Samba! How cool is that? I get to learn the Samba, which is Brazilian dance that involves a lot of hip and shoulder movements! I have a professional dance partner who is apparently the best at teaching Samba (at the Society Hill Dance Academy) and it’s all for a great cause. I will keep you posted on the event date and how to purchase tickets. I’ll keep you posted on my dancing progress. In the meantime, I’ll be YouTubing a bunch of “samba” videos like these below. Wish me luck!!

FYI: Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels.