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This summer, I had the opportunity to go to New Mexico to study at The Jillana School.  This was located in the Taos Ski Valley, where sixty-five other girls and I studied ballet for a month.  Everyone stayed in condos in the ski valley.  We had classes every weekday all day long, and then one class on Saturday, and Sunday we didn't have classes.  On the weekends, we could do different activities such as going into Taos to go shopping, going up the ski lift, horseback-riding, and white water rafting.  The classes we took were: ballet technique, pointe, modern, pilates, and we had rehearsal for our performance at least every other night.  We had a performance for parents on the last day in Taos.  After my time at the school was over, the rest of my family, as well as my neighbor Joan, and I spent some time in Taos and Santa Fe.  Here are a series of pictures from my trip to New Mexico.

Coming soon, more pictures from New Mexico when my family and neighbor Joan came.  I should have them up in the near future.  Thank you Joan for some of these pictures!

Pictures from when I was at The Jillana School:

This was where we took class: the Children's Center, which is the ski school in the winter.

Taos Ski Valley was at an elevation of 9,400 ft.

The trail to the Children's Center.

Taos Ski Valley

Taos Ski Valley.

Wheeler Peak is the highest peak in New Mexico at over 13,000 ft.

Riding down the chairlift.

The Red River Valley, near Taos.

Me riding Goldie.

Dancers after the Fourth of July Parade.

The banner we used in the parade.

Some friends and I with Jillana after the Fourth of July Parade.

Where I went horseback-riding.

Jillana rode Goldie in the parade, while we walked.

I rode the same horse as Jillana did in the parade when I went horseback-riding.

My friend Sarah on her horse named Apache.

My ballet/pilates teacher, Emily and I before performance.

My modern teacher, Gail and I, after dress rehearsal.

My modern teacher Tom and I after performance.

My ballet teacher Wendy and I after the last class.

My roommate Brooke and I on our porch from our room.

My friends Sarah, Gillian, and Fiona at breakfast.

My friends Meghan, Meredith, and I on the chairlift.

My friends Alice, Gillian, and Sarah shopping in Taos.

A group of dancers after riding the chairlift.

Fiona, Alice, Sarah, and I after the performance.

Level 3 had an 80's theme for their prank on the last class.

My level (Level 1) had a bath theme for the last class.

Level 1 went crazy on the last class.

Level 1 in bath costumes.

Cassie in her bath costume.

Level 1 at barre in the last class.

Level 1 poses.

Rehearsing for our performance.

Rehearsing barre for performance.

Level 1 rehearsing for the performance.

Level 1 attempting to rehearse in bath costumes.

Level 4 performed Serenade, and Brooke looked great in her Serenade costume.

Fiona backstage before performance.

Fiona getting her hair done on the bus on the way to the performance.

A group of friends backstage before performance.

Sarah with her string cheese before performance.