Behind the scenes at the Nutcracker

It's almost show time everyone!

No time to strike a pose mice! You have to prepare for

battle! You too Baby Mouse!

A soldier mouse prepares for battle as he looks on at the Nutcracker center stage.

Clara, played by Tiffany Jones, mimics the motions of the baby butterflies while in the Land of the Sweets.

The Bon-Bons are every young ballerina's favorite part.

The small "Flowers" prove they've got the delicate and powerful moves just like the older flowers.

All the "Flowers" captivate the stage during the Waltz of the Flowers.

"Small Flowers" are eye locked on their senior "Flowers" take the stage.

Crystal Brothers and Johathan Powell of Ballet Memphis, guest star in Ballet Yuma's
performance of the Nutcracker as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.

A younger ballerina playing a "Flower" enviously looks on back stage at the Nutcracker performance as veteran prima ballerina, Crystal Brothers, brilliantly dances the breathtaking part of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Grand Pas de Deux.

Mariah Werley is mezmorized backstage while she admires the graceful edler dancers. I think Mariah here could be an inspiration for a Degas.

Up all night you think of things to do.

I’ve had the idea to do this for a while just haven’t taken the time to set it up and do it. I remember some others posted things similar to this, making composites of several photos I guess when your wife is at work all night you’ll find things to do. I guess there are worse things I could be doing. Don’t read too much into the photo though. I just thought it would be an interesting photo. I did intentionally wear the red and white shirt though. Kind of a bullshit reference to good and evil you know??
Photo by Robert Neno

Chistmas Banquet .... the end !!!

The Christmas tree reflects that Christmas is coming very soon; however, it also reflects that the banquet and my photo essay finally came to the end. ^^

Christmas banquet continue...

Yuma Cental Seventh day adventist church members are having a great time in the Christmas Banquet. They were eating a nice meal, chatting with others, and also watching the bell choir performance all together.

The bell choir members are going to perform their last song in the Christmas banquet; they said this is their first performance of the year, and they enjoy it really much.

Seventh day Adventist Church Christmas Banquet

The Yuma Bell Choir is performing for the Yuma Cental
Seventh day Advertist Church on 2 December, 2007.









Having some Chistmas decoration at the side, the bell choir team is going to perform their next song " The Jingle Bell."

PHOTO ESSAY "The Nutcracker"

Herr Drosselmeyer brought an exciting gift for the children to have for chistmas, but he does not reveal to the children what it is yet. By Denisha Sandoval

The Nutcracker comes to life and engages the Mice in battle. The Nutcracker defeats the Mouse King and is transformed into a Prince and takes Clara to the Land of Snow.

PHOTO ESSAY "The Nutcracker"

The Snow King and Queen played by Pal Udvarnelyn and Abby Avery, welcome Clara and The Nutcracker Prince with a beautiful dance while traveling through the Land Of Snow on their journey to the Land of Sweets. BY DENISHA SANDOVAL

PHOTO ESSAY "The Nutcracker"

Rachel Sebastain an Ted Blevins honor Clara with an Arabian dance performance at the celebration in the Land of Sweets. Photo By Denisha Sandoval.

PHOTO ESSAY "The Nutcracker"

The End
BY DENISHA SANDOVAL

Hilary's photo essay continued

4H club of Yuma get the animals envolved. The students show off their goats taking the prize for best animals in parade.



Roosevelt elemantry school students show their dance skills they learned at the after school program .

Hilary's photo essay

Yuma Shriners Don Templeton and Jon Greener prepare there "tiny cars" and themselves for the parade.



Kofa students__________ and __________ put glow sticks on there instruments to aww the judges. Kofa's band won the contest for best band in the parade.

(I will see if I can find the names of the band students)



Announcer of the parade, Misty, of local radio station 95.1 consults with the judges about passing floats.




Tradition of the Yuma light parade is the lighted up train engine. This train has over a thousand lights and participates every year.




The Humaine Society of Yuma gets families involved. They had workers families bring their pets to walk next to their work truck.

Kristi's Photo Essay

SOUTHGATE VS. YUMA PALMS On a Friday afternoon, dangerously close to Christmas 2007, the bigger, newer and more extravagant Yuma Palms Mall wins the shopping match against Southgate Mall, which used to be the only mall or 'small' in the Yuma Region.
Top) The numerous shops in the food court area of the new mall are frequented by many this afternoon.
2nd from top) The old mall indoor shops are either gated or empty this same afternoon.
Middle) What used to be a busy toy store and bustling arcade near one of the entrances of the Southgate Mall are now a memory.
2nd from bottom) The Yuma Palms parking lot rarely has a vacancy.
Bottom) The barren parking lot of the old mall is a common sight since the opening of The Yuma Palms shopping mecca.

Top) The JcPenney store in the new mall is a popular spot all year long.













Middle) You can see from the outside of the JcPenney's that they are a major contender in the shopping wars this season.



Bottom) The former JcPenney store at the Southgate Mall has been stagnant since its closure.

Photo Essay

(Top)- Hoping to win it big this woman plays one of the many slot machines in the city Thursday night. Slot machines and the people who play them are the biggest form of income for the casinos. (2nd Down)- The pace of the city has become too much for this man. Sitting outside the Margaritaville restaurant, a man takes a quick cat nap on Monday afternoon. (3rd Down)- Life moves at a hectic pace in Las Vegas. The people moving through the Venetian Tuesday morning were no different than could be seen anywhere else in the city. (4th Down)- Wednesday night a child sits in awe of the fish tank in the Cesar’s Palace Forum shops. Even with all the things geared towards adults, the city makes a big effort to make things family friendly. (5th Down)- A man outside the Luxor works on his blackberry Wednesday afternoon while waiting for the monorail. This gentleman proves that even in Vegas the work never stops. Vegas is a top destination for conferences for businesses. (Bottom)- Progress never stops in Las Vegas. Late Monday night the Frontier Hotel and Casino was torn down. The Casino stood for sixty five years and will be replaced in the name of bigger and better things.
Photos by Robert Neno.

Idaho mountain's

A view of Schweitze mountain in early November 2007. This is a destination ski stop for the rich and famous. This was the first snows of fall.

Nov. 27 Photo Class

Caption: A St. Charles fire fighter carries the body of Chase a two-year-old boy from the Fox River in South Elgin, IL, Thursday; July 27, 2006. The young boy had been missing for nearly three hours when the firefighters found him near the shore. Rescue personnel were unable to save him.

Please study this image by Brian Hill, of the Daily Herald in Illinois. Based on EVERYTHING we have discussed so far in class. provide your thoughts on this image. And yes, you should include a discussion of ethics, composition, technique, style, and anytyhing else that comes into your head.

Post your comments to the blog by Wednesday, Nov. 28. This will be your record of "attendance" for Tuesday's class. So you must do this by Wednesday 10 p.m.

By Denisha Sandoval