Ashley, 2009-10 Dancer Diaries

Hey Jazz Fans!!!

So a lot has been going on lately and even though the Jazz have been on the road this past week I have stayed super busy! First off I have been super busy with school. For those of you that don’t know I am attending the University of Utah. I am finishing up my fourth and final year in school and I will be graduating in Business Administration! Yay! I can’t wait, then I will be off traveling the world!!! (haha…if my parents will still support me and pay) Anyways, so when the Jazz are on the road it is a perfect time for me to catch up on all of my studying. It is hard to stay motivated with school now that I am getting so close to being done and with the holidays around the corner, but I try because I know that it will be so worth it in the end!

Since we have not had games this past week it gives the dancers a chance to do more appearances around the community. Last week several of us had the opportunity to do the morning show with FOX 13. It was super fun dancing and talking about some of the stuff we do at Jazz games even though we had to be there at 5:45 a.m. it was worth it! On Saturday some of us went to an appearance where we just helped with registration for a poker tournament. It was fun because all the proceeds were for a charity. It is always fun to help take part when everybody is trying to raise money for a good cause!

Even though I have stayed busy with school and different appearances when I have time to myself I love to workout! If I get the chance to go running I will do it! When I am running and working out it takes all my stress away. When I get the chance I try and workout with the Jazz Dancer Trainer Neil Anderson. Neil has been our trainer for two years now and he is an amazing guy. He always offers great workouts that can be used by anybody! If any of you fans are ever interest in some of our workouts check out www.fitzonenation.com and try it for your self!

So, my week has been full of school, appearances, and trying to workout. However, one thing I also love to do is to stay on top of all my sporting events. I LOVE SPORTS! This is my favorite time of year when both football and basketball are going on. I would have to say College Football is the best and even though my Utes lost this weekend to TCU, I am a huge fan and I am still looking forward to the BYU, UTAH game! Go Utes! Usually my Saturday’s are filled with football. I have two younger brothers that both play football. I go watch their games every Saturday, one plays for Kaysville and one plays for Cyprus, and they both did amazing this year. I am sad that the football season is coming to an end, only a few more weeks left. Good thing I still have my Jazz to watch!

See you all at the next game!

WOW!!! Where to begin? First off I just wanted to say how excited I am to be on the dance team for a second year now. I am also excited to be one of your new bloggers!!! I look forward to an awesome year cheering the Jazz on and sharing all of the experiences with you Jazz fans!

Can you believe the season is already here. The summer was fun but it is great to be back in the groove of things. I can’t go without mentioning our trip to Europe. This year for two preseason games the Jazz had the opportunity to play in two games overseas. One game was in London, England and the other game was in Madrid, Spain. Lucky for me and eight other dancers we had a chance to travel with the team and some off Jazz management to perform at the games there. Wow! Can I tell you what an experience that was! Our first stop was London and when we got there we all were exhausted from the flight.

The first day there was a little rough because we were always on the go, doing different appearances and practicing but we couldn’t complain…we were in London! So after we got some rest and after some long practices we finally had the chance to do some sight seeing!!! Luckily we had an awesome tour guide that was able to take us on a quick tour of all the important things to see! The best part for me was when I got to see the “Big Ben,” I was in awe! We walked right to it. I could not believe how big it was! Everything there is so old and the buildings are beautiful. After a long night of sight seeing we stopped for a treat. There was a big group of us and we all ordered waffles and ice cream….Oh my, the best dinner/dessert ever!

After the game in London we hopped on a plane and flew to Madrid! The whole trip was so fast paced. After the appearances we got to do some sight seeing there as well. It is crazy being in a different country where no one speaks your language. Taking taxis to go sight seeing our group got split up from one another. So we got a very quick tour of the city. By the end of the night we finally found everyone by dinner. We found the oldest restaurant in the world named “Botin” and ate dinner there. It was probably the only place in Spain where I liked the food, and it was so yummy. Game day came and then we were headed back to the states. Everything is very different in Europe but it was an amazing quick trip but I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to go!

Time flies and I can’t believe regular season games are already here. Opening night was a blast. Our amazing captain this year, Nicole, does so much for us and she decorated our locker room…it makes the atmosphere so much more exciting, it was great. We also do secret sister gifts all year long, so to exchange gifts that night was fun too. The night was filled with fun activities all night! Thanks to all of you fans that came out in your Halloween costumes to the game. It was a blast to see every one I was very impressed! With a great win against the Clippers all the dancers went out and celebrated after at dinner. It was a great night to start what I know what will be a great season! Thanks to all of you that came I look forward to seeing everyone all season long! Oh yeah Happy Halloween hope everyone had a fun safe night with lots of candy!!!

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