Wet Hot Beauties (previously known as the Wet Hot Bitches)

Wet Hot Beauties - "Creating fantastical 1930s & 40s inspired Water Ballets with a cheeky modern twist."

All the fabulous ladies who took me in as one of their own in Sirens part of the Auckland Fringe Festival February 2013 

Being a part of the Wet Hot Beauties truly enriched my life in Auckland. I first got involved in 2010 which was the year I moved back to Auckland after completing my studies down in Dunedin. I found out about the troop as a patient at work, the wonderful Linda McFetridge, was choreographing the up coming show called Sirens. She was telling me about the show and encouraged me to come along to rehearsal to check it out and I am so glad I did. 

Scarlett and I

A bunch of the lovely ladies and Keith.

Irena and I

An action shot from Sirens, Feb 2011

The beautiful heart formation in SwanSong Feb 2013

Splash Dance 2011

Swan Song Feb 2013 group shot

Another shot from Splash Dance 2011, my favourite formation.

Trumpeting in Swan Song Feb 2013

Sirens, Christchurch Earthquake fund rasier Feb, 2013

Gina and I doing our awesomely captured high five in the small piece we did for the re opening of the newly refurbished Tepid Baths. This was a really cute quirky piece we did in June 2012. You can watch it here.

After School Activities Back Home

So I thought to get the ball rolling and for a little reminiscing I'd post about what I got up to in my previous home in Auckland.

When reviewing photos from the last few years living in Auckland I realised the I would have to do a mini series to cover everything but I'll start with a couple.

BIKING

This is my bike which I had to leave at home. I had the joy of being able to cycle to work from my lovely home in Grey Lynn.

DIVING 

 Me, Celia and Nicole - Diving in Huh

 Sarah and I - Diving in the Poor Knights

BADGE COLLECTING

ROLLER DERBY

 I dabbled for a time in roller derby. I really enjoy roller skating but I realised after a time that I wasn't tough enough to get down with the derby girls. I loved the fitness associated with practice but it just didn't suit my temperament to skate and bash other girls.

BOOK CLUB

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the excellent book club crew I left behind, but these are some felt pins I tried to get to all of the girls as a wee book club memento. I got them from the Andy Warhol Exhibition which was on a Te Papa in Wellington when I went visiting in June. Our book club wasn't your usual 'everyone read this book and we will discuss it on this date' we just all bought along a book which we had recently read and enjoy/not enjoyed and used these to simulate discussion. Although often discussion wasn't something we struggled for.

I miss these nights of intellectual conversation, delicious treats and many cups of tea.

SINGING

Singing has always been a passion of mine. A group of friend and I often frequented a local karaoke place called 'Champion Karaoke'. They were brilliant, your $30 an hour bought you a private room so you and your friends could sing away to your hearts content. I always thought it was BYO turns out we were just 'sneaking' our bottles of wine in, oops. This was on of our favourite songs to sing (in Karaoke form so you can bust it out now it you fancy).

LETTER WRITING CLUB

This was a blissful Thursday night activity which occurred the third Thursday of the month. I enjoyed going along and in a peaceful room filled with the tapping of type writers (available to use) I could write letters to those who were with me in Auckland. If you live in Auckland and want to find out when the next one is on and go along to write letters to friend a far (such as in Perth) follow Alphabet City on Facebook.