transitions.

i'm moving my website material over to an actual "blog" format.  makes it easier to work with, you pretty people can comment on stuff, etc.  so for now, here's some old news from jaemajoydance.com

november 15th, 2010
HEADLINE: first presentation of choreography by jaema joy berry in the Big Apple.  it's official! saturday, january 29th, 2011, at Dance New Amsterdam, as part of their "Works in Progress" series.
the performance will be an excerpt of "The Way We Danced 'Til Three," called "Though They Take You."  i'm excited to hone in on a little chunk of the show and get into rehearsal again!  more information to come as we get closer to january!

also upcoming: video from "'Til Three" will be up soon - stay tuned!


september 14, 2010 - Announcements!
well well!  finally i have a few moments to breathe and a few moments to update.

first:
"The Way We Danced 'Til Three" was a WONDERFUL experience and a big success-- so much love to the wonderful people working on the show, the audience members, my family, etc etc etc etc.
much more information on the show to come, but in the meantime, here are a few photos from Garen Checkley, a TimeOut feature article, and a SeeChicagoDance feature article.
video clips of the show and more pictures, etc, will be coming in the next couple of weeks.  hard to believe we closed a month ago!

second:
lots of personal stuff happening in that month, too.  the biggest news being:

i no longer live in chicago.

that's right.  as much as i adore the windy city, the dance scene there, the wonderful people that live there, and the midwest in general, i've packed up and i'm headed to new york city.
sooooo what does that mean, exactly?  first off, it means a shift in focus away from full-length choreography, at least until i get settled.  and financially squared away.  (ha.)  it also means that when i rework TWWDTT (and that's the plan!) it will be for an entirely new audience, with entirely new dancers (although let's be real, if i could fly my old cast to nyc to do the show with me i would do it in a heartbeat.)  it also means (and get excited... cheryl, allison, this is for you) that i'm working on turning my news page here into something a little more "bloggish" so that i can keep everyone updated.  cheryl tells me there are ways to do this in a much more sophisticated way and link it to the almighty facebook, etc, but despite my engineering degree i'm a little old-fashioned when it comes to the blogosphere, so for right now, this is it.  and i'll put a link on facebook which is probably how you all came here to read it anyway.

right now, though, right this minute, i'm in my childhood home in traverse city, MI, because moving to nyc is proving to be more complicated than previously imagined.  apparently my lovely new building in brooklyn hasn't gotten cleared with the Dept of Buildings, so they're stringing me and my roommates along as we wait to actually get IN the building.  feeling lucky to be able to hang out with my parents and dance at Dance Arts and soak in a little lake michigan before i go... but i'm kinda chompin' at the bit here.  you know?
more more more to come.


july 29, 2010
it's almost here!  we had a visit during rehearsal yesterday from Zac Whittenburg, dance editor for TimeOut Chicago.  keep your eyes peeled for our listing in the magazine!
we also have a Facebook event... invite your friends!


july 20, 2010
"The Way We Danced 'Til Three" opens in three weeks!  we could not be more excited.  keep checking in for information, press, and artwork for the show.  it will all be HERE!


june 3, 2010
hello friends!  a couple of updates:
- "The Way We Danced Til Three" is officially opening at the Fasseas White Box Theatre at the Drucker Center on August 13, 2010!  More information to come.
- Rehearsals for said production began on Sunday, May 23rd.  The dancers are looking fantastic and everyone is getting excited about the show.  Huge thanks to Visceral Dance Center and Skyline Dance for opening their doors to us for rehearsals!
- In personal news, I have officially taken a leave of absence from my position as a supply chain consultant.  It's all dancing, all the time for me now!  I could not be happier.
- See some production photos and promotional material from "You Can't Dance Out the Side of Your Mouth" here.  Check back for an upcoming choreography reel, new photos, and a sneak peek of some new material for the show.  Lots is on the docket!


february 26, 2010
well, here it is!  my very own website!
I also have my very own facebook fan page.  be a fan!
i still have exciting things to add, so stay tuned.  but for the moment, click around and enjoy.  and feel free to let me know what you think!