Corinna dancing with Clifton Pierce

After months of rehearsals we’re now down to the LAST TWO WEEKS before the Celebrity Dance Challenge on November 19th.

I’ll be dancing to a the Beyonce song “Freakum Dress” — yikes!

If you like what you see, I’d love for you to vote for me — it only costs a dollar!

It’s all to support Edin, a charity that helps to combat eating disorders.

And I’d love for you to buy tickets and come out to support me in Midtown, at the 14th Steet Playhouse on the 19th!

Corinna as Lady Godiva

Okay, not really naked! But close. Check it out!

Saturday night we had a special Halloween edition of Better Mornings Atlatna.

And I got to dress up as Lady Godiva on horseback with the folks from Medieval Times!

Wearing a body stocking on camera was a challenge, to say the least.

Fortunately, I had help from my stylist, Vanessa Vinci and my beautiful make up artist, Zavia Ross.

Vanessa made sure I had all the proper undergarmets to present a “smooth” appearance on camera.

Makeup Artist Zavia Ross

Zavia contributed the dramatic eyes and the last minute inspiration of gold body paint!

Couldn’t have done it with out them!

I love Ladies Who Launch!

Corinna with Holly Firfer

Ladies Who Launch is my new inspiration!

I attended their annual conference here in Atlanta recently. They invited me to speak about my televsion career along with my girlfriends Tammie Reed and Holly Firfer.
You know what we realized?

No matter what career they choose, women get to a point where they’re ready to put “quality of life” first.

Many of the women I met launched businesses and second careers, while still working for someone else.

And what they all have in common is that they took their careers, lives and futures into their own hands and made it happen!

I love Ladies Who Launch!

Celebrity Dance Challenge Website

Okay, this you have to check out this out! I’ve teamed up with some other well-known Atlantan’s for an event called “The Celebrity Dance Challenge”.

For me, that means wearing high heels and fishnets and shaking my grove thing to Beyoncé’s “Freakum Dress”.

Yikes! And to add even more pressure, we’ve invited the public to keep tabs on us as we practice.

Please come take a look at what’s going on behind the scenes, and come back, to see weekly updates of our progress!

If you like what you see, I’d love to have you vote for me!

Each vote costs a dollar, and all of the proceeds will help combat eating disorders through a program called Edin.

All of our professional dance partners are from Dance 101.

I’m working with Peter Poulus and trust me when I say: he has some tricks up his sleeve for our live performanceI Come see us in person at the 14th Street Playhouse on November 19th!

Corinna with Bob Evans from Property Creations

Recently on the show I’ve been faced with a new wardrobe challenge, in the form of a segment called “Dirty Jobs”. Often I need to borrow the right equipment for the job. Like when I tagged along on with a landscaping crew, I borrowed a pair of hip-wader boots from my photographer. Little did I know how deeply I’d get stuck in the mud! When you watch the video, keep in mind that THE ONLY thing keeping me from slipping off those boots and making a run for it, is that it would have meant losing something that didn’t belong to me. Also keep in mind that this piece has been edited for television. I did my best not to panic, but at one point my temper did get the best of me. I’ll leave that part to your imagination!

Special thanks to Bob Evans and his crew from Property Creations Landscape Design.

Ready for a shot of adrenaline better than any caffine? Check out “Come Fly With Me” at the Alliance Theater.

By special arrangement with Frank Sinatra Enterprises and The Sinatra Family, the show features original recorded “masters” of Frank Sinatra’s voice backed by the live on stage big band.

There is no dialog, instead the story is told through dance.

The Alliance website describes it as a:

“Musical that follows four couples falling in and out of love. The show shares the full spectrum of emotion we all know as ‘this thing called love.’ Set in a crowded night-club the dance driven evening is sexy… athletic… passionate… and filled with optimism.”

What it doesn’t say is that one woman STOLE THE SHOW!

Karine Plantadit

From the minute Karine Plantadit set foot on stage, with her glittering togas and fiery red afro, no one in the audience could look at another dancer.

In her opening number, she flirts with her love interest, then plays hard to get in a dance that has her lifted and passed between three other dancers.

Never seen anything like it.

But BY FAR my favorite scene is when she gets into an all out bar brawl with that same love interest in the second act. So much passion and power — but still absolutely graceful and elegant.

Simply stunning.

I surfed around a little bit to find out more about Karine.

Turns out she was in the Billy Joel musical, “Movin’ Out” and the movie “Frida” with Salma Hayek.

No complete bio though.

That tells me that she’s still relatively unknown.

But not for long.

Karine Plantadit is definitely a woman to watch.

You heard it here first.

Corinna with the Rockettes

(Cue the theme to New York New York…)

What little girl hasn’t dreamed of being a Rockette?

The glitz of the World Famous Radio City Music Hall.

The glamour of international recognition.

I got to experience it all, vicariously, recently when I met two of the Atlanta born high steppers recently.

They were in town promoting their appearance next month at the Fox theater.

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular runs from November 19th to December 6th.

You can meet the girls yourself, by checking out the interview for Better Mornings Atlanta.

Then, check out how I did in the auditions, but watching the piece I did for Better Atlanta.

Wish me luck!

Ed Roland Works The Crowd

When was the last time you heard live music, sung by the man who wrote it?

Always a treat.

Ed Roland and his band, Collective Soul was in town performing recently at Centennial Olympic Park.

I caught up with Ed at the CD release party later that night at the W Atlanta Downtown.

But not before shaking my grove this with his wife, Michaeline, during the concert.

Radiant as always, her glow was enhanced by having her newborn son, Lennon E, strapped to her chest.

Centennial Olympic Park

A celebration all around.

Mark your calendar for our next Book Club!

Tuesday, September 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 at Via Restaurant, 262 Pharr Road in Buckhead.

Our focus is on “Chic Lit” (short for Chic Literature).

This month’s author is my friend, Debra Shigley, author of “The Go Getter Girl’s Guide”.

Don’t worry if you don’t have time to read the book!

The club is mainly just an excuse to bring together our fabulous group for a night of conversation and encouragement.

Anyone is welcome to join us — free of charge!

Just RSVP or call (404) 909-5695.

You all know what a goof ball I can be, now’s your chance to get to know me in person!

Plus our author is always on hand to answer questions about her book, career, and life in general.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Corinna with Jason Wu

You may not recognize his face — yet — but you’ll definitely recognize Jason Wu’s work.

Michelle Obama has worn his designs on many occasions, including the Inauguration Ball last November.

I caught up with the 26 year old designer recently at Jeffrey Fashion Cares show.

A native of Taiwan, Wu was self conscious about his English.

There was no need — he speaks as beautifully as he designs.

He says he takes inspiration from his travels, sketching color and architectural ideas where ever he goes.

While in Atlanta, he looked forward to enjoying some of our restaurants, including Bacchanalia in West Midtown.

Celebrating its 17th year, Fashion Cares raises money for the prevention of AIDS and Breast Cancer.

For this year’s gala, I wore two dresses.

For the interview with Jason, I wore a knee length ruffled dress in canary yellow.

Corinna at Jeffrey Fashion Cares

For the gala, I changed into the more formal, full length dress in royal blue.

Both dresses were designed by Vanessa Vinci.

All my jewelry, including the diamond dog tags you see in the picture with Jason, are from David Yurman.