Hello dear readers! Today I would like to mention a little blog competition that Tutus&Tea is currently striving for…Do you remember Dance Advantage’s Top Dance Blog Contest from 2010? Well that year has just flown by…leaving us with the best of 2011 and all it had to offer.
As I sit here, listening to Kenny G’s jazzy Christmas tunes and enjoying our first snowfall of the season, I would like to thank each one of you for helping to make these simple chronicles such a joy to share.. From ballet to baking…Bournonville to Balanchine… pliés to pastries, they simply would not be the same without your time, comments & encouragement.
All you have to do is comment here on this post, leaving a thought, favorite post (or recipe…or ballet…) or just a simple smile. Your support would mean the world. Let’s rally our love for art at it’s highest form (in my humble opinion :) and the joys of culinary exploration in hopes for being a Top Dance Blog of 2011!
In case you need a little memory jogger, here are some of the posts I most enjoyed sharing from the past year…
End of Season & Strawberry Cake
Baking. Ballet-ing. Blogging.
A tri-fecta of dainty delight.
~p.e.
The offbeat Chronicles of a TuTu with Tea 
If anyone deserves to have support in the strive for – once again – being rewarded with a top ten position in the Dance Advantage’s Top Dance Blog Contest 2011, it is undoubtedly you.
It is with great pleasure that I skip act and check up on Tutus and Tea to get a small peek into the magic world of dancing. It is so hyggeligt to do culinary adventures in your (virtual) company, and I sincerely wish for you to join the Top Ten once again, so that others can share this wonderful experience.
bambam!
It is a huge pleasure to read about ballet on Shelby’s blog… where shall I begin? The descriptions of the behind stage preparations, you really get an insight view of what it takes to set up a spectacle on stage..your are guided around behind stage and you want to learn more about ballet and you want to see more dance-spectacles. I particularly enjoy the descriptions of Shelby’s personal physical and mental work with a part (this year : “The Lesson “/Ionesco/ Flemming Flindt ). It has been so exciting to read about the Royal Danish Ballet Company’s tour to the USA this summer. But there is so much more to find on this blog. Views of Copenhagen – comments on the seasons -and the cooking! Wonderful recipes, Shelby is an extraordinarily gifted photographer. I feel a moment of excitement and pleasure when I see an e-mail posted. The ballet is a the very center! Thank you so much!
YES! I absolutely vote for you! : )
Love this blog!! Every story is so much fun!
Love your blog :)
I love your blog! I love hearing about your dancing in Copenhagen. Thank you for sharing so generously your experiences, your photos, your recipes…and so much more!
This is positively the most fantastisk ballet blog on the internet!! It is so visually stimulating! I never leave it without feeling thoroughly inspired. Thank you for treating us with you all of your wonderful gifts, your site as an absolute gift.
Tutus and Tea is incredibly deserving of the title “Top Dance Blog.” Every post is full of deliciously divine pictures and delightfully eloquent prose. Thank you so much, Shelby, for sharing all that you do!! xoxo
I’d vote for you any day! :) Such a cute and inspired blog!
This blog is wonderful! I especially love your mouth watering photos:) keep em coming!!
You are my sunshine in the coldest winter wonder land!
Thank you for making my nutcracker crazy christmas, sweet and interesting.
Many thoughts.
Love your blog! Amazing photographs!
This website means a lot to me. It is indeed a pleasure to see these posts in my mailbox! You have my vote!
I absolutely adore your blog! Everyone here is so very proud of you. You are a true inspiration!
Every time I read your blog it puts me in the most wonderful mood and leaves me inspired. Thanks so much for sharing your passions
Tutus and Tea is such an inspirational blog, as well as a creative expression of your many gifts Shelby, it allows the reader into the life and experiences of one very talented and lovely person. Thank-you for so generously sharing your dance, cooking, photography and descriptive, poetic writings. You absolutely have my vote!!!!
Yeah! you have to winn………. you are the best:-)<3
Love your blog p.e.!!! xoxoxo
Love your blog!! Great photo, recipes and a glance into your world across the ocean. So glad you found a hobby that’s so inspiring ;)
Hey my dear favorite dancer,
Tell me if I got it right: a comment here = VOTE?
In any case, I clearly vote for YOU!
Btw, I’m looking for a way to find tickets to come see you in Paris. I definitely need to come see you!
Je t’embrasse fort,
David
I love your blog. The photography is amazing, the recipes are inspiring. It is really cool to be able to follow your travels and accomplishments through such a unique and easily accessible medium. The fact you can find time to create and maintain such a high quality blog is a testament of what an extraordinary person you are!
I love this blog!!! It is one of my favorites!
Your blog is fabulous just like you! I adore your photos (especially the ballet ones!) and you write beautifully! Keep it up and best wishes in the blog competition! You deserve all the best! Merry Christmas to you as well! :) <3
Your work is charming! Bringing to life a world far beyond Sarasota.
A blog as beautiful sweet ad funny as the person who created it. keep it coming Shelby.
Love it!
Dear Shelbs..
I absolutly adore reading your blog.
You’re giving out love, happiness and great recipes!
xxx
:) GO win.
You have my vote, dear Shelby…
Not a very hard choice :) good luck in the competition!
Great blog! Good luck Shelby.
Your blog is amazing Shelby!!!
I came across your blog earlier this year, and have been following it quietly ever since. As both an aspiring dancer and an aspiring photographer, it is always with much anticipation that I await your new posts. =) I’d have to say my favorites are either “End of Season & Strawberry Cake” or “Baked Apples & Bellows.” The photography is beautiful, as are you =) If only I wasn’t a broke soon-to-be college student, I would so totally be at all your shows I could get to…hehe =)
Voting for you, with much admiration and a little bit of envy ;)
~AnnaEstelle
You are lovely! Your blog is lovely! I vote for you with my heart!
xoxo
Gorgeous blog, gorgeous Shelby!! Have a wonderful holiday!
Miss Shelbers – you and your blog always put a smile on my face :) you are such an inspiration!!!!
I wish I had time for a longer comment but of course I vote for you and your incredibly inspiring blog! You deserve it! Lots of love <3
Awesome work selby! best of luck to you:)
Totally enjoy your blog, & not just because I met you. Keep it up.
Beautiful! Gorgeous! Always!
As a blogger and dancer myself, I have come across many lovely dance blogs; however, what Shelby has in Tutus & Tea is truly unmatched in the blog world. Her perfectly captured moment, whether they be in the kitchen, backstage or throughout her many travels are effortlessly matched with flowing and beautiful descriptions offering a sweet and joyful snapshot of the life of a rising dance star and excellent chef! If there’s any blog that truly deserves to capture the title of Top Dance Blog 2011-Reader’s Choice, it is without a doubt, Tutus & Tea.
“So, here’s to every last blossoming flower & falling snowflake that contribute just as much to the magic as one SugarPlum Fairy.”
My favorite quote from your blogs! It has encouraged me to keep a positive attitude even if i am only doing corps work in the Nutcracker this winter. Merry Christmas!
This is a truly unique dance blog…and it is so refreshing!