Top 10's- On the Downhill Slope...

Oh my goodness.

Everyone please pray that May flies by.

These crazies are CRAZY!

I could go on and about being pushed to my patience boundaries, being cursed at, lied to and pretty much spat upon... but I'm sure you know that all comes with being a high school teacher.

All I have to say is- I may have given my high school teachers a hard day or two... but I NEVER acted like some of my students.

And for that- those teachers should praise my name forever.

That's all I'm tryin' to say.

That's all.

10. 

"Mrs. Brame I was GONE for the past three days and you gave me a zero!"

"Well you missed assignments..."

"But I was absent..."

"But you didn't do them whether you were absent or not."

"But I wasn't here so I shouldn't have to be responsible for those."

 

The struggle is real.

I honestly can't handle the stupidity anymore.

 

9.

The lock on my door was broken for a couple of weeks, so I couldn't unlock the door.

Thankfully I have two doors.

Or unthankfully...

I put a very bright, loud note on the broken door saying "Please use other door. This one is broken."

Clear enough?

Every class period... bang bang bang bang bang bang.

"Go around!"

Bangbangbangbangbangbang

Students: "Mrs. Brame! Why you locking us out?"

Me: "Read the sign!"

Students: "What sign? Ohh.... so we have to use the other door?"

We're in high school my friends.

Please be worried about our future leaders.

8.

Have you ever opened the door to your students locker room so fast that you hit someone in the head with the door and given them a concussion?

I have.

7.

Spring fever is real.

It's alive and kicking.

I've had five students in the past two weeks tell me they're pregnant.

Oy.

6.

During our choreography unit- some girls struggled with motivation.

Me: "Alright girls let's get working. You should have a minute of your dance completed by now."

Student: "How long does it have to be?"

Me: "Two minutes."

Student: "What if I show you how I can eat a cheeseburger in two minutes? Does that count?"

5.

Student: "Mrs. B- can I absorb this class for extra credit?"

Me: "Absorb? or Observe?"

Student: "Its the same thing, right?"

4.

I recently dropped my phone and got a small crack on the side.

Student: "Mrs. Brame I noticed your phone has a crack on it."

Me: "Yep..."

Student: "Was it a sober or drunk drop? Because small cracks usually happen when you're drunk."

I have no words.

How do they come up with this stuff?

3.

I recently had an enlightening conversation with a student who's pregnant and a student who's girlfriend is pregnant.

The topic was insurance.

Student: "Yeah I been to the doctor. My momma took me up to the doctor. Can you believe it- we had to pay $25 just to see the doctor! And THEN we had to pay for our prescription! I told my momma, "Momma- quit your job and get this for free!" But she too embarrassed to get on Medicaid."

Me: "Well good for her for working to pay for it!"

Student: "No way Ms. B.... she needs to get Medicaid and Food Stamps and live like a normal black woman."

She said it. Not me.

You wonder why stereotypes exist?

Come spend some time with my students.

2.

During Jon's preparation for his defense I told my students about it, trying to explain its magnitude AND that I wouldn't be to school for half that day.

Me: "So he'll be defending his PhD at Rice and I won't be here tomorrow..."

Student #1: "Oh wow Miss... so he's in a lot of trouble?"

Student #2- "He has to go to court?"

Me: "Do you know what a PhD is?"

Student #1: "That's like a really serious crime, right?"

I guess you could say that....?

1.

The comments about being pregnant have been hysterical. 

It is quite apparent that they know nothing.

Yet, somehow they're the ones having kids...

 

"How far along are you? Three months? WHAT? You've known for that long and haven't TOLD US?!?!?!"

Maybe they don't know they're not all my BFFs?

"Was it planned?"

Hahahahaha you have no idea.

 

"Mrs. Brame I can't dance because I'm pregnant... sooo I'm going to have to sit out for the rest of the year."

Sorry honey- that one is NOT going to work. Did you forget that the teacher who's demonstrating EVERYTHING is pregnant, too?

 

"Well Mrs. Brame, when I was pregnant, I was bigger than you were."

Well Mrs. Brame doesn't eat hot Cheetos for lunch everyday. Maybe that has something to do with it?

"Have you had an ultrasound? Oh yeah if you can see the form of the body that means it's a boy because boys grow faster than girls..."

 

"Can we be it's God Aunts?"

 

"MRS. BRAME!!! You can't be doing the splits! The baby will FALL OUT!"

The end.

Pray for these children through May.

They need help.

In March They Crazy!

 We are back!

Man, that week before Spring Break was crazy.

Students were off the wall and I was burnt out with no patience.

But now that things are back in session, students have mellowed out...

at least for now.

Talk to me in May and I'm sure we'll be back at cray cray status.

Enjoy some crazy moments from March!

10.

Going back to how I had no patience that last week before Spring Break...

one of my students asked if she could go to the bathroom.

I told her “no” and to instead get dressed out... and fast because she's late.

She turns back to her friend and as they round the corner to the locker room she tells her friend,

“She's probably on her period.”

Love it.

9.

“Ms. Brame is it cold outside?”

“I don't know- what do you consider cold?”

“Anything below 70.”

“Hahaha then yes- it is cold outside.”

8.

I'm not gonna lie... one day, I had gas.

Most of the students were changing in the locker room and I let a few go as I put stuff away.

Walking back and forth throughout the room, one of the girls standing by the mirror yelled out

“I keep smelling fart!”

And then I totally blamed it on another student.

Bahaha.

7.

As students left my class for Spring Break, I gave them some advice...

“Don't get pregnant. Don't drink. Don't do drugs. And have fun!”

“Wait Miss- does weed count?”

Oh man... I surely hope they were kidding.

6.

All students get free breakfast at my school, and sometimes they bring me their leftovers.

This particular time someone brought me some apple juice.

As I was drinking it, one of my students said...

“Miss- give me that juice. I'm thirsty.”

“Um, excuse me? This is mine.”

“I want it.”

“No.”

“WELL... aren't dance teachers only allowed to eat salad and water anyway?”

5.

I send out reminder texts often through an amazing app (Reminder 101 is the bomb)...

this students claimed she didn't get the text because her power went out.

“You know your cell phone is battery powered, right?”

“It is?.... So if the power goes out... it still works?”

4.

My Dance 2 students are choreographing, and they were supposed to choreograph a dance about a historical event that inspires them.

As I went through their papers I see the topics;

The Civil Rights Movement

Women Suffrage

Hurricane Katrina

September 11th

and

the marriage of Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Why do I even try?

Admittedly- they did have a compelling argument on why it was a historic event.

3.

“Ashley what did you do over the Spring Break?”

“I got my wisdom teeth out... and they didn't give me any anesthesia!”

“WHAT?”

“Yeah, I saw and heard everything going on in my mouth. IT'S THE CLOSEST TO DEATH I'VE EVER BEEN!!!”

Hahaha

2.

I brought cookies one day for students who scored the highest on a test we had.

There were sugar, chocolate chip, chocolate and raisen cookies.

As a student reaches in to grab a cookie she tells me-

“Mrs. Brame- raisens give me trust issues.”

“Hahaha, why?”

“Kuz I think they chocolate chips and then I bite into it and it isn't!”

Amen, girl.

1.

The PE coaches had a sub last week and as I went through their locker room to get my stragglers to class- the sub yells out...

“Coach G's class needs to get in the gym NOW or I'll mark you abstinent!”

For real.

No lie.

Our subs don't know how to speak.

Top 10!

I guess it's been a while since I posted some top ten! 

So here we go...

10.

Sometimes I forget how big our school is.

4,500 students, grades 9-12.

We have the 5th largest school in Texas!

That's huge!

No wonder I have gray hairs.

9.

Speaking of all these students... 

a couple weeks ago we had a blood drive at our school.

Found out today that 40% of that blood couldn't be used because of STDs.

So sad...

But hey- that's my school!

 8.

"Miss! I found my tights OUTSIDE my locker so I can't dress out!"

"I'm not really understanding your logic... why can't you dress out?"

"Someone prolly wore my tights!"

"It's ok- just put them on."

"Miss! What if that person had chlamydia?!?!?!?!"

I laughed.

But now I'm realizing that she may have had a point after hearing about the blood drive results!

7.

Let's just keep going with this...

one of our students got TB this past month, 

and thus the WHOLE student body had to be tested for TB. 

Yes you got it. 

All 4,500 students.

It was insane-o.

6.

This next statement just sums up the attitude of the majority of my students.

We have to make up two bad weather days this year...

one was this past Monday on President's Day.

When I asked my students about it they responded-

"I'm not coming! Why should I be punished because of the weather?"

And a lot of them didn't show up Monday! 

They do what they want and think it's ok...

Oy.

5.

We had a Zumba class for one of our Dance Club activities this past month...

I had to sit out because I wasn't feeling well.

My janitor friend came in during it to take out our trash.

She immediately jumped in and told me how Hispanic music is the best for dancing.

She looked at me sitting down and said,

"You don't need to dance because you're so small.

What size are you anyway?"

"Umm... a 6?"

"Ohhh... well maybe you should be doing this then."

Gotta love blunt people.

4.

I learn new words everyday.

Apparently a girl who likes thicker boys is called a "chubby chaser".

Who knew?

3.

We started selling fruit snacks for our Dance Club fundraiser.

I was kind of appalled when one of my students told me she took her little brother with her to sell fruit snacks door to door, so people didn't think she was going to rape little kids. 

Um, what?

Excuse me?

2.

I've had to give the hygiene talk to many a people...

but it hit a new all-time awkward when I had to give that hygiene talk to one of my only male students.

Gosh.

Boys can be smelly.

1.

"Miss, miss! I can't remember... is it 'above' or 'under' the influence?"

Hahaha.

A Christmas-y Top Ten of Crazies...

 Winter and cold weather brings out a lot of great moments from my students.

Let's put it this way... Texans are wimps.

With a capitol “W”.

I am sad to say, that I too am becoming “wimpified”...

but haven't arrived to my capitol “W” yet.

Don't worry.

10.

One of my janitor friends (because it is necessary to survival in public education to have janitor friends)

came in to my classroom as I was on my way out, and we had a little chat.

Friend: “Stay warm this weekend! It's so cold, it makes me sick! Literally- I get sick with this weather!”

Me: “It's not so bad! My family is playing in the snow back in Utah!”

Friend: “Oh no... I couldn't handle that. Doesn't the snow make you sick?”

Me: “No...”

Friend: “Well, can you believe it... I heard, it's going to be COLD this Christmas!”

Me: “Christmas is SUPPOSED TO BE COLD!!!!!”

Who are these people?

9.

My Dance Club went to go see “The Nutcracker” at the Houston Ballet.

They were SOOO excited and marveled at the beautiful theatre.

Although once the ballet started.... I lost half of them to a nap.

Baby steps.

I'll get them to like ballet...

one day.

8.

My two most hated common questions...

“Mizz- you have lotion? I'm ashy...”

No.

And if I did- I wouldn't give you any.

“MEEEEES- What are we doing today?”

I take time to write it up on the board everyday... you'd think they could take time to not annoy me by asking me that question. Steam seriously comes out my ears when someone asks me.

It shouldn't bother me so much.

But it does.

7.

“Miss- I can't dance.”

“Why?”

“I was diagnosed with 'Tender Feet Syndrome'”.

“That's not even real. Go get dressed.”

“But Miss!”

6.

As we prepared to go “The Nutcracker” I gave a synopsis to some of the girls wanting to know more information.

“It's about a young girl who's given a Nutcracker. The Nutcracker comes to life and takes her on a magical journey.”

“Oh yeah! I heard about this on the news! It's a true story, right?”

“Nutcrackers coming to life?.... No sweetie.... and Santa isn't real either.”

5.

“BAH MISS! WHY IS IT SO COLD?!?!”

“Well... it IS winter, so let's get over it.”

What did I tell you?

Wimps!

All of them!

4.

One of my students leaves his stuff everywhere.

Which also means, he's losing his stuff as well.

One day (of many, but this particular one) he lost his phone.

“Where'd you last see it?”

“I don't know...”

“What does it look like?”

“Ummm it's white...”

“Well come over to my phone and let's call it to see if it's hiding in the room.”

“Miss... I don't know my phone number.”

How do these kids ever end up being able to text each other if no one knows their number?

Confused...

3.

“Miss- it's my New Year's Resolution to have pink hair.”

And you thought my students were shallow....

2.

As we finished up our tap unit we recorded our dance and I told students to watch their feet in the mirror to see if the correct part of their foot was striking the floor.

“But... I'm confused Ms. Brame.... what does “washing our teeth” have to do with tap?”

1.

As students were walking into class, and I noticed a student with a bandaged wrist.

I pulled her aside to talk...

“What happened to your wrist? Is it ok?”

“Oh yeah Miss, it will be ok. I just sprung it.”

“You what?” (trying to see if she'd catch her grammatical error)

“I sprung it. I fell off the trampoline.”

Nope she didn't catch it. 

And as I tried to contain my huge guffaw, she proceeded to tell me her story and continued to use “sprung” multiple times.

Classic.

Another Top 10!

I really should blog more about my "other" life besides school...

I feel like Instagram has filled that void in my life.

In the meantime, enjoy these great 10 teaching moments from November!

10.

"Miss, you know that song 'It's Bananas'?"

"Yep."

"Well... that's not really how you spell bananas.... is it?"

"B-A-N-A-N-A-S... that's how you spell it."

"Nuh-uh!"
"It really is."

Yes my friends- we are in high school and still don't know to spell bananas.

9.

We had a guest artist from the Houston Ballet come all through October and into November...

before the last class- I had all the students sign a card to say "Thank you".

We presented it to the teacher and hugs were given.

After class, a student pulls me aside and says quietly...

"Miss... I thought that card was for you! I wrote a note for Ms. Brame!"

Hahaha oops- that's embarrassing.

8.

I have a student who is slightly delusional.

She tells me the craziest stories.

The other day she walked in with another girl and said "We cousins."

"Sweet- I didn't know you were cousins!"

"Yeah- her mom Kelly and mine is Beyonce."

Hmmm....

7.

While planning for a class party, we had a growing list of items being brought.

Most of it consisted of cookies and junk food.

As one student was trying to decide what to bring, she asked me for my advice.

"Well we have a lot of sweets... maybe bring carrots?"

You would have thought the world just ended.

"EWWW MISS! WHO DO YOU THINK WE IS?"

Well... I thought it was a good idea.

6.

Student is telling me a dramatic story about a run-in with a teacher she doesn't care for.

As she explains what her teacher did and said,

the students says, "And Ms. Brame- I repeat to you what she said, bar-batim!"

"Wait, wait... back that train up.... bar-batim?"

"Yeah?...."

"It's verbatim."

"For real?"

5.

"Ms. Brame!!!! You gave me a FIFTY on my notebook!!!!!"

"That's because it was out of 50 points... you got a 50 out of 50."

"So wait... is that good or bad?"

And I thought I was terrible at math....

4.

After Halloween, students were giving me lots of leftover candy and I didn't complain.

I set some on my desk during classes, and a student decided to wander near my desk.

Next thing I know- the candy is gone.

"Girl- you took this candy on my desk?"

"Oh yeah I did! Is that ok?"

.....
"You just stole something from me and you're asking if it's OK?!?!"

Can't fault her for being honest- but come on people. 

They all know how protective I am over my chocolate.

3.

One particular student was having a rough day... couldn't keep her mouth shut and was being rude.

I moved her to a different spot to keep from talking with her friends and she was M-A-D!

Among the other expletives she said to me... this was my favorite...

"I hope yo husband don't fix you NO dinner tonight!"

2.

After having a conversation with a student about how she's a different person at school and at home- I jokingly suggested she be checked for schizophrenia.

To which she responded...

"I've already been checked. I'm not schizo. Just a psychopath."

Good, good.

1.

We did a small drill team unit to prepare students for auditions taking place this week.

They had a hard time understanding the "military" style and how to make their arms sharp.

I decided to find them a video...

This is Bountiful HS and they are the bomb.

After watching, students said...

"Miss! You're lying to us! They are professionals!"

"They aren't... I promise they're in high school."

"Well after watching that I decided.... I shouldn't be in Dance 3... I should be in Dance 0.... so I give up."
Nothing like GOOD dancers to un-motivate MY students!

Third Year is Easy Breezy...

People always say that the second year of teaching is so much easier than the first.

Which is true.

But puh-leez people, the third year is a piece of cake!

I dunno why they call it work- because this year has been a joy.

(So far...)

So here we go- sharing some of my third year teaching joys from Mrs. Brame's dance students.

10.

So call it what you will (manipulation, brainwashing, etc) but I make it well known at the beginning of the year, that I love chocolate. 

And sure enough, I get chocolate brought to me all the time...

which may or may not, turn them into my favorite student.

9.

We started a "Dance Club" this semester for students who want extra dancing...

and it has been so fun!

I don't know why I didn't do this sooner.

We took a modern dance class from Dance Xchange, based out of DC.

One of my former students came and taught a lyrical class for us.

And we marched in the Homecoming parade last week!

Our shirts didn't come in on time...

we improvised by pinning things on us.

"Live, love" on the front

"Dance club" on the back.

8.

Walking through the locker, I overheard this conversation.

Girl 1: You drive, yet?

Girl 2: Yeah I can drive.

Girl 1: Yeah I can drive, too. But I don't have my license and insurance and stuff.

Girl 2: Oh neither do I. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Girl 1: Yeah, what's the point of Drivers Ed anyway?

At this point, I had to intervene....

Brame: The point of drivers ed? How about to learn how to drive and obey the law?!

Girl 1: Well yeah... but still there's no point.

7.

It's really easy to tell when people are having birthdays.

I don't know if this is a cultural tradition, but you pin money on the person having a birthday.

So when you see a student walk into the locker room with a wad of cash pinned on her- chances are it's her birthday.

One particular birthday girl walked by and I wished her a happy birthday.

Brame: "How old are you today?"

Girl: "19 miss! I'm going to a strip club tonight!"

TMI my friend, TMI.

6.

"Ms. Brame I need to go to the bathroom."

"No."

"Yes, I do have to go!"

"No."

"No, really I need to go!"

"Ok I understand you need to go- but no you may not go."

"Oooohhhh.... I thought you were telling me "no I didn't need to pee!"

5.

"Miss, my legs are so sore!"

"From class?"

"No, from jumping on the trampoline.... I jumped on it for 3 hours!"

"Wow!"

"I had to..."

"What do you mean, you had to?"

"Well- I am wearing high heels today so I had to jump on the trampoline before."

Can anyone explain these relationship to me?

Because I sure didn't understand her logic.

Maybe there is an unwritten law of "heel wearing" that I don't know about.

4.

"Ms. Brame- when you ever going to wear make-up?"

"I wear make-up everyday."

"No way!"

"Yes way..."

"So you're not naturally this pretty?"

Ouch.

3.

"Ms. Brame I need a job! I interviewed yesterday at Menchies and they didn't want me... man- I wore my Toms and e'rthing! Them people from California love Toms! Why didn't I get the job?"

I had no idea Toms were a prerequisite to be liked by Californians...

2.

I walk into the locker room, minding my own business...

and sit down on the toilet to do my own business...

when I hear from around the corner,

"Mees Brame! I can hear you pee!"

1.

Student is using the mirror in my classroom to reapply mascara and has her head tilted up with a nice shot of the inside of her nose.

"Ugh! I need to NAIR the inside of my nose! 

You think I can do that Ms. Brame?"

Top 10 is Back!

I've been a slacker!

A month of school has gone by and I'm barely getting to my Top 10... even though a lot of these came in the first week of school.

Better late than never.

Here are 10 things that left me smiling... or shaking my head.

10.

Students who were SO lazy and HATED me last year, keep stopping by my classroom to say "Hi" and then then ask how they can get back into dance class....?

Not a chance.

I'm still twitching from last year!

But can someone explain this phenonmenon?

Why do students that hated me want me back?

Carry on and harrass some other poor teacher.

Shaking my head.

9.

First day of class, student pulls me aside.

"Um, Miss- there is something you should know."

"Ok..."

"I'm a really good dancer. I mean REALLY good."

....

Continues to stare at me akwardly, and runs away.

Made me smile.

8.

My puppy dog is back.

She followed me around everywhere last year asking me what I was doing and telling outlandish stories.

"Mrs. Brame- whatcha doin? That's nice. I went to Corpus Christi this weekend. I fixed my surfboard. Do you have a surfboard? What are we doing today? Why? That's nice. My boyfriend broke down in the mud yesterday and lifted it up by himself. What are you doing now? How come? That's nice. My baby is 3 months old and already walking. Are we dancing today? What about this?"

I'm tellin' ya...

I am going to develop a twitch.
Shaking my head.

7.

We start with ballet each year in hopes of weeding out the girls who want to learn how to twerk at the club.

Unfortunately for you, you probably know what "twerking" is now, thanks to Miley Cyrus.

So during our ballet unit, we watched this clip of "Swan Lake"...

"Umm... Mrs. Brame- that's not dancing!"

"Excuse me?"

"All they're doing is moving their feet and bouncing around!"

Sometimes Dance 1 students need to be smacked upside the head...

Shaking my head.

6.

I have a picture of Jon in my office...

Enter student.

"AWWWWWE! Is that your HUSBAND?!?!?!?!"

"Yes..."

"Well he looks like that famous actress!"

"Did you know an actress is a girl?"

*head tilt*

"Wha?"

Shaking my head.

5.

I use my iPhone as an iPod for school and am actually quite surprised it's never been stolen!

Students get their phones stolen ALL the time, and I've definitely left mine sitting out before...

but thankfully it's never been taken.

However, I do occassionally find pictures like this on it...

Makes me smile, everytime.

4.

"Mizz Ba-raaaammme! You need to have a baby before I graduate!"

"You're a senior..."

"So?"

"How long does it take to grow a baby?"

"9 months"

"And we have how many months left of school?"
"Well... just make it work Mizz Brame."

Shaking my head.

3.

"Mizz B, I'm going shopping this weekend!"

"Oh really? What are you gonna buy?"

Stares at me like I'm dumb.

"Mizz B- I'm black."

"Ok..."

"Us black girls buy hair."

Made me smile.

2.

We just moved onto our Jazz unit...

first day of Jazz:

"Where do you think Jazz dance comes from?"

"Oh, oh, oh! I know! Italy?!"

"No- France!"

"It comes from Michael Jackson! He was french!"

Shakin' my head...

1.

Sometimes... when students have an accent... and they spell things out phonetically... it turns out like this.

I am pretty positive she meant "worksheet"...

Made me smile.

It Is MAY!!!!

It is May people.

*Cue "Hallelujah" chorus*

Even though school gets out June 6th,

May signifies the END... 

and the miracle that we've made it this far!

So once again- enjoy some teaching thoughts and moments from Mrs. Brame and company.

10.

April had no days off this year.

Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

I thought for sure I would die.

But somehow... I managed to not use a SINGLE "sick" day all of April.

And I think it's quite an accomplishment.

Go me.

9.

"Mrs. Brame- I'm gonna be famous when I'm older!"

"Oh really? How?"

"I'm gonna find all the rich old men and marry them. Then you'll be seeing me on the news for being a 'professional gold digger'."

"How lovely!"

I don't remember seeing "professional gold digger" as an option in my 9th grade Careers class.

Maybe times have changed?

8.

One day, my student forgot her clothes to dress out in for class.

I have a couple spare things in my office and told her to use some of those pants.

She walked into my office, held up the pants and yells out to me...

"Ms. B! I can't fit into these things! Maybe last year I could, but I done got big! Don't eat at McDonald's Ms. B... this is what will happen to you."

That was probably the most sensible advice I've ever received from a student!

7.

I have a girl in 1st period who swears up a storm.

It just flows out of her mouth and she doesn't think about it and she doesn't catch it.

I get after her all the time.

One day, after hearing her use the F-word... she tried to convince me that it's ok to use that word.

"Mrs. Brame! The F-word actually has scientific meaning so it's ok to use that word!"

"Oh does it? And are you using it scientifically when you curse?"

*awkward sheepish silence*

"No.... you got me."

Girls- cursing is not "curt".

(for reference on putting random "r" sounds in words that don't have them... refer to this post here)

6.

I can't believe I've made it two years of teaching at this school and ONLY have one Beyonce song in my music library.

Go me. 

#iwillnotgiveintobeyoncepeerpressure

5.

There are lots of times when I just shake my head at my students...

When they talk about getting pregnant, like it's a pastime to do on the weekends.

I shake my head.

When I find a nasty weave on top of the paper towel dispenser..

I shake my head.

4.

Spring Show, Spring Show, Spring Show!

It's over!

*breathe*

My classes performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday...

no one told me that getting 100 Dance 1 students in front of 600 people would be so hard!

BUT we had no crying on stage and no major melt downs.

It was definitely a success.

Here are some clips from our dances... 

These are Dance class students that performed Saturday night...

Dance Students from amelia brame on Vimeo.

These are Dance students that wanted to stay extra after school and learn another dance. One of the girls backed out last minute... and instead of re-arranging the whole dance, I just danced in her place!
(the one girl in green pants wasn't supposed to do the fouette turns... but she did them anyway. The punk)

Bollywood Spring Show from amelia brame on Vimeo.

These are the Juniors from the Drill Team...

I choreographed this African dance for them.

  African Jazz from amelia brame on Vimeo.

3.

We'd been talking about Spring Show everyday for the past four months and I got this comment on Thursday... the night of one of our shows...

"Spring Show is TODAY?!?! How come you never told me?"

A part of me wanted to die.

A part of me wanted to cry.

A part of me wanted to strangle someone.

Luckily, neither three happened...

Earlier that same day-

one of my students came up to me and said this:

"Mrs. Brame- I can't be in Spring Show tonight because I am getting my hair done."

"You've known about Spring Show for HOW long and you chose TODAY TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE?!?! Tell you mom to re-schedule your appointment. Spring Show is a part of your final."

"I can't. My mom already said no."

"Why do you have to get your hair done today?"

"It's for Prom..."

"And when is Prom?"

"In two weeks."

A part of me wanted to die.

A part of me wanted to cry.

A part of me wanted to strangle someone.

Luckily, neither three happened.

Instead...

I shook my head.

2.

It's no lie that I wear my hear up in a ponytail or bun everyday.

I probably look frumpy but it's ok.

On our Saturday Spring Show night I showed up with my hair down and in normal clothes.

My students didn't know who I was.

BUT my favorite comment was this...

"Mrs. Brame- you done get weave in your hair?"

And she proceeded to come tug on my hair to see if it would come out.

Ridiculous.

1.

"Yeah... I used to do cheer-leading... but then I found hot dogs."

Best quote ever.

18 school days left my friends!!