New Scene Study Class!

As Ivana Chubbuck is one of Tasha Smith's mentors, I decided it was time to go straight to the source! I joined Deryl Carrol's class at the Ivana Chubbuck Studios.

Day to Dance!

Had a great time at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy today! The intensive included a little African Dance and Hip Hop. Good stuff!

Comedy Class

I'm so excited because I've just joined Todd Rohrbacher's comedy class at the Scott Sedita Acting Studios!

Ivy Bethune Awards 2010

What a lovely night! I attended the Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards at the Colony Theatre in Burbank.

Excerpt from www.aftra.com:

Veteran union member actor/artist CCH Pounder (Tri-Union honoree) is being honored for her global work with Artists for a New South Africa and her support of HIV/AIDS awareness programs; writer/producer Yvette Lee Bowser (AFTRA honoree), the first African-American woman to develop her own primetime television shows, Living Single, and later Half & Half, which were produced under AFTRA contracts, among other producing and writing credits, is being recognized for the success of her shows in encouraging a generation of young adults to reach their full potential and achieve their goals; Deaf West Theatre Company (AEA honoree) was selected in recognition of its work to re-conceive outdated definitions of deaf artists; Scheduled performances include actress/dancer Zina Bethune and wheelchair artist Lindsay Berkovitz in a signature work from Bethune TheatreDanse actors; Shoshannah Stern and Matt Jaeger; America’s Got Talent semi-finalist Hannibal Means; and performer Mylo Ironbear; Kal Penn (SAG honoree) will be recognized for his groundbreaking achievements as a pioneering Indian American actor in film and television, and also for his diverse advocacy work as a documentary filmmaker focused on malaria eradication in Ethiopia, his service on an advocacy Board of the American Red Cross, and his recently wrapped post as President Barack Obama’s Associate Director of Public Engagement, where he served as liaison to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

The Ivy Awards were named in honor of actress Ivy Bethune, a veteran member of all three unions who has devoted more than 80 years of her life to civil rights activism and equal opportunity rights. Honorees are selected by a committee of members from each of the three unions.

"I know kung fu?" No, not really...

I had a great time today at the Film Fighting LA studio run by Robert Goodwin. It's no wonder Christian Bale trained with him for "Batman Begins". After some stretching and warm-ups, we did a review of European Sword Training as well as Kali Stick fighting. Watch out Maggie Q! I'm kicking ass and taking names!

A Day at the Shooting Range

Had fun at the LAX Firing Range today! Listened to the tutorial, then geared up with my ear and eye protection. I think I saw a couple actually there on a date!

Shot with a 9mm. What a rush! Man that thing has a crazy kickback. Next time, I might try a .22 so the recoil isn't so intense. It was funny, one of the shells bounced off the wall and hit me in the head. It was hot! The shell, I mean. It streaked a hint of soot on my forehead :) That's right y'all. Claire's a badass. Deal with it.