
Hey World! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all of the holidays this season…Wishing you all a SAFE & exciting New Year as well! But before 2015 comes, I gotta share with ya’ll some of my favorite moments, foods, & experiences of 2014! Let’s take a stroll…
DANCE WORLD >>
Ya’ll know I love me a good dance audition. I love me a challenge and this year I had my fair share of them. The most memorable audition would have to be the ‘Drumline: A New Beat’ 2-day audition. Wow. Can I just say I ain’t never danced so hard in my life?! lol but seriously, ALL of the choreo was so fun, I couldn’t help but enjoy the experience. The competition was on & every lady (and guy) in that room fought hard!
Praise God. I also had the opportunity to work at Cosmic Energy Fitness Studio as a Hip Hop instructor (my first teaching job at an ATL studio!) I also go to host an upbeat workshop with Dance Styles, Inc.! I’ve met so many gracious women through these jobs & learned new things each step of the way. Thank You. 🙂
YA’LL KNOW I EAT! >>
Soooo the first time I go to Joe’s Crab Shack I decide to order crawfish for the first time. Little did I know this stuff has the eyeballs STILL ON it! (I can’t deal.) I had to have Edward crack them open for me, then I could eat them without something looking back at me! Lol You feel me? It was good tho!
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS >>
Some of my new experiences included: being a part of Culture shoes & creating our very own sneaker!, working the Green Carpet with Hip-Hop-U-C-It at the BET Hip Hop Awards, being casted in Janelle Monae’s ‘Electric Lady’ music video, and being an extra in the film, Ride Along 2.
FRIENDS & FAMILY TIME >>
Erin actually just visited me for the second time. (Oooh, I thought I was energetic… but have you met my sister?) Lol 🙂 love you sis. It’s always a good time when I’m surrounded by loved ones. More road trips, family time, & game nights to come!
MINI SHOCKERS >>
I attended the Jay-Z & Beyoncé concert! Ow! I had never seen a Beyoncé show or Jay-Z in concert. What an experience 🙂 #OnTheRunTour
Oh, I won a rap battle this year. That’s right, you read it right! Lol I always knew I had it in me. (Thanks to V-103!)
PROGRESS >>
I love being out & meeting new people, but I wasn’t taking full advantage of every opportunity. Took me a while, but I get it. At some point you have to break out of your shell (especially being in a new city) and DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. It’s very easy to get comfortable; but you won’t always see change that way. I now understand what it really means to build relationships with others.
I’m learning to embrace my journey as an artist. Don’t rush the dream AshleYYY! I’ve also stepped out of my comfort zone and began collabing with other songwriters. Sometimes more heads are better than one. I’m also thankful for my team & grateful to have two of the sweetest young ladies by my side, putting in werk! 😉
PERSONAL (TMI?) >>
From my skin, to my hair journey, to becoming a “woman” lol! (Not that guys! Let me explain) — It’s been an eventful year. No one told me I’d be experiencing all these changes in my late 20s! WTH?! It’s funny, my sis & I were just talking about how we both still feel really young. I mean we are “young”, but we’re older in a sense because we are more aware, career focused, and making sense of life… Ya’ll know what I’m saying, right?
Since I moved to Atlanta two years ago, I noticed all these changes: stomach reacting to different foods (omg), random breakouts (thank you Proactiv),
learning new ways to take care of my hair, sleeping & eating patterns, how I deal with conflict, relationships, interpreting my dreams, how to avoid stress, etc… it’s all so much! [Maybe I’ll share my thoughts in a birthday blog next month, cuz Jan. 10th is around the corner!! Ah!]
LASTLY,
I can’t say it enough…Thank You to ALL of my fans, subscribers, my supporters, those who have allowed me to perform on their stage, new friends, and everyone I have had the privilege of crossing paths with. Everything happens for a reason. Cheers to the New Year, to LIFE, to learning & then acting on it. Here’s to CHANGE, Appreciating life and those in it, facing every obstacle, Faith, and God being in control of it all… He keeps us & allows us to see a new day. Thank You.
2014, it’s been real. 2015, what you got for me? I’m pretty much as ready as I’ll ever be. Lol
~AshleYYY
#TeamAshleYYY
PS… 2014 may be over, but we just getting started with my new single, “Why You Come For Me?” Keep watching 🙂 Please keep downloading, sharing & posting your feedback. It means everything to me! Thanks & God Bless…
Click >> #WYCFM!
You read the title. No lie! Our Grand Opening was Saturday, so we are offering a FREE WEEK of classes to everyone! Come see what you like, and take as many classes as you want until Friday. Sign up for your free week online NOW with the code: Grand OR just come in & sign up at the front desk with me! [Must be ages 17 & up. No minors allowed in the studio space. Free week: 8/16-8/22]
Hip-Hop with AshleYYY is every Wednesday @ 10:30AM & Friday @ 4:30PM. Ya’ll have seen me move, now come learn the steps and get down with me! 🙂
Lastly, if you open up a class package THIS week, you’ll get 20% off of your purchase! We offer classes as low as $8 when you do so! Don’t hesitate to contact me or call up the studio for more info. Please SPREAD the word, SHARE this post, and BRING a friend!
Let’s WERK!
~AshleYYY
You can ‘Find Me’ at Cosmic Energy Fitness! …
Northlake Mall 4800 Briarcliff Rd, Atlanta, GA. We are located on the upper level next to Sears & Kohl’s Dept. Store 🙂
We are open 7 days a week! Classes start as early as 8:30 AM and go until 8:30 PM. We have a wide variety of classes available: Hip Hop, Zumba, Step, Jazz, African Cardio, Yoga, Capoeira, Kickboxing, Reggaeton, Toning & more! Click here –> www.cosmicenergyfitness.com
Hey World, GOOD NEWS! I just started my new job, working at a NEW fitness studio 🙂 Praise God! I am doing what I love, teaching Hip Hop, every Monday @ 10:30AM & Fridays @ 4:30PM. (My classes are on the calendar of events as well!)
Northlake Mall 4800 Briarcliff Rd, Atlanta, GA 30345
We are located on the upper level – right next to Kohl’s Dept. Store 🙂
*Our mission: To be recognized as the leading facility that merges EXERCISE & DANCE.
We are open 7 days a week! Classes start as early as 8:30AM (for you early birds) and classes go until 8:30 in the evening. We have a wide variety of classes available: Hip Hop, Zumba, Step, Jazz, African Cardio, Yoga, Capoeira, Kickboxing, Reggaeton, Toning & more!
For a FULL listing of class descriptions & to view the class schedule, click HERE!
Questions? Want more info? Don’t hesitate to contact me or call up the studio! Please, please SPREAD the word … SHARE this post … SIGN UP for your first class package and SAVE 20% when you use the discount code: “malldance” (each class will be only $8-12 when you do!) Or if you’d like to just drop in first, come take a single class… and bring a friend! See ya’ll soon 🙂
Let’s DANCE!
~AshleYYY
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