var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-27910656-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A goofy, bashful filipino woman trying to “make it” in the dance industry.Tumblr (3.0; @aprilrodriguez)http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a19ada658ec5069e6b13ce6ed5eee23/tumblr_mmsijzMfFS1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf2d4aad4fbccde90d16b3e6701bf8d9/tumblr_mmsijzMfFS1qegr9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6136c44753eebabef277c0f1958724c/tumblr_mmsijzMfFS1qegr9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c90293469f21468e045d8a2fb51e25b3/tumblr_mmsijzMfFS1qegr9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Jinhua, china </p> <p>Thanks to my organizers Lz and mr. d for your hospitality throughout this trip!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/50460886034http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/50460886034Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:29 -0700china<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c08bc7585596150842de8870c379b96/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/225601595e90128fc6ae2c4fc50f2a9c/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ed2a55922e78f0d4eaaefff58451936/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2415e4f6b60ac569a5a78df4773f56f2/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e5f53c72ef6949b666128dc8aee90e0d/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff2d4773ecc12b882895159c505102c7/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1be81f9dcf658a5b73068c001fb04091/tumblr_mmk9qwF5ov1qegr9lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Jinhua China</p> <p>3rd city on my China tour</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/50063304843http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/50063304843Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:15 -0700photostravelchina<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e58c002ed2da4ac7cec60c9b00aef32f/tumblr_mmfl4w9upn1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lookin for a place to eat? Somewhere down this alley is a restaurant.</p> <p>Hangzhou, China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49985843145http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49985843145Wed, 08 May 2013 20:00:25 -0700chinaphotostravel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e58c002ed2da4ac7cec60c9b00aef32f/tumblr_mmf1ox2ctd1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lookin for a place to eat? Somewhere down this alley is a restaurant.</p> <p>Hangzhou, China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49975764000http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49975764000Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:34 -0700chinaphotostravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b1793e16687ca2f5924f300bef714aa/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/578dc26de71f43669f0802c36f1bf57c/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b77fe2713aebad73f3e3571e59f54deb/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5ff221b2783b918912d168fc84052b5d/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a75eb9ff38f74b90949f66f003019a93/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e83fb14b57794a645ff6303e3c1b423c/tumblr_mmdyhth1Hh1qegr9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On 2 hours of sleep and off to my next city—Hangzhou. </p> <p>3 down, 3 more to go.</p> <p>What an experience! It’s been fun and quite the adjustment traveling from place to place. Overall, I’m having a great time and will miss this adventure when I go back home.</p> <p>China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49914823285http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49914823285Tue, 07 May 2013 22:00:20 -0700chinahangzhoutravelphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2106971d5c8bd3e21e0814a3c1ef4a73/tumblr_mmdyd1FE331qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last night in ChengDu with Hannah!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49906989146http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49906989146Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:23 -0700lan kwai fongchinatravelphotoschengdu<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e1af2ee8f5141754bf98622fbbc78c4/tumblr_mmdybmtZcL1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Traveling is nice when you have a little piece of home with you.</p> <p>Leaving for the next leg of my tour alone. :( let’s see how this goes.</p> <p>China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49896929800http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49896929800Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:36 -0700travelphotoschinaapril rodriguez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f62d7fd706dd8afd9c11f9a6ae74b406/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86a021dacf73dadb8a92ec85daae42aa/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35e9703f050f3767139d298403574e63/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3604d95f626cdde6baf236b8016c5f84/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/330739456805505acef72e9ae0323427/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09f77fa48a16b1fc91f6f0a0361666dc/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a206a4b5ae205bbb75df403a2197c453/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51c6f15982038a65cb05982868e88582/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6fd339e55c3c945eac077b0bb99c9e1/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52fd9d2703bb1493c28c835be072b356/tumblr_mmdy69WbPw1qegr9lo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Had the pleasure of choreographing for 5Volt in Dalian, Liaoning. </p> <p>After 3 days of rehearsal we finished a 4-minute set for them to perform at KOD—annual competition in China.</p> <p>Good luck to you all and Xie xie for having me. My prayers are with you :)</p> <p>China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49836003696http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49836003696Mon, 06 May 2013 22:00:30 -0700dancehiphopchinatravelphotosapril rodriguez<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e02372a20b61ed71547baa3403ded6e/tumblr_mmdy0uwKyn1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>They don’t look that big but these are the biggest shrimp dumplings ever! </p> <p>China 2013</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49828036411http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49828036411Mon, 06 May 2013 20:00:35 -0700chengduchinafoodphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f61a3376525b2534d67116ade02e2f8a/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/676030734daa20c7547d8366b12323f1/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/049ff64ec596ab4bcbce785688f0730c/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d4dd643f466ac6e975760a70c8a1707/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7122cac1feed532039cb9c04b501129f/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2b53c12108f52bb1f6b5233f17714ba/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcbea2985fec897e09a5d260c1090504/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e8bdc6155f472128cf35075302ffb02/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/314289fac41c53a0f426772a7f2288a3/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/837f891d0772005d13ba8541d588a17a/tumblr_mmdxy3hLE81qegr9lo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>ChengDu, Sichuan China 2013 </p> <p>Showcase choreographed by Cameron Lee and I. Thank you to LClass for having us and to our students for a whole month of sweat and years. </p> <p> I will never forget this experience and the friends I’ve made here. Woh ai ni China! Xie xie!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49817498630http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/49817498630Mon, 06 May 2013 18:00:49 -0700chinahiphopdancechoreographytravelfriendsapril rodriguezphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02d1d7edb6b8d8ec40db4b4c2bf7d98d/tumblr_mll9m7TTsM1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chinese barbeque. Everything is so spicy here in ChengDu — spicy capital of China!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48500622853http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48500622853Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:00:19 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c3fed477ec41cdec6b45ca8aecb4c25/tumblr_mlkddhtwre1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Monkeys in China! I want one… Really…</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48491970902http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48491970902Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:00:19 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc91dee4598ab84059aa49576b31cf90/tumblr_mlkdbgwZD91qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Back to blonde!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48483433660http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/48483433660Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:00:29 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d049b210e5c48c8364502b40a158571/tumblr_mky78y709i1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The train attendants are ready to smile for you! </p> <p>From ChengDu to Chongqingbei, China.</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47468291956http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47468291956Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:58:10 -0700travelphotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e79bc3e7b326c3af5e19a39ca9f66d7b/tumblr_mkx1uiC5251qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you to TopKing studio in Chongqing for the delicious dinner. </p> <p> Your hospitality in China has been so wonderful!</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47428004405http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47428004405Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:04:31 -0700travelphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c289f04a18b96d04f28d198ca1fd04a0/tumblr_mkx1n6bX5U1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s nice to see friends in other countries.</p> <p>Took the train to see Aye in Chongqingbei. </p> <p>I love my job :)</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47427609095http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47427609095Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:59:21 -0700travelphotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a46b92d83fb14a9a7be07f7d7a03bd6e/tumblr_mkqh56RbF61qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Random tourist hugging a typical statue in China.</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47162873375http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47162873375Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:13 -0700travelchinachengduhiphopphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f657487b8f8609ba1f49a54d1bac258c/tumblr_mkq2frgLeU1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tattooed these thunder thighs in China… sike.. Finding treasure at the bargaining shops here.</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47152577540http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47152577540Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:00:54 -0700travelchinachengdufashionhip hopphotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07ee435ca203b65409d65d85d128ec25/tumblr_mkq2lzPtsV1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wee! Music makes me so happy! Let’s jump and hold hands.</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47095894627http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47095894627Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:37:11 -0700travelphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ce726f3d4406bdc56428454015d29d9/tumblr_mkq22oFCod1qegr9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Starbucks all day everyday even in Chengdu, China.</p>http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47095566272http://aprilrodriguez.tumblr.com/post/47095566272Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:25:36 -0700travelchinachengduhiphopstarbucksphotos