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After her piece for Luna Negra, Martinez found her unexpected career gaining traction. She has since choreographed for the Joffrey Ballet, Vilaro’s Ballet Hispánico, Charlotte Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Sacramento Ballet and more. Last year, at a time when it felt as if everything else had died and stopped growing, she founded Chicago’s PARA.MAR.

Keep your offerings modest, and as an extra little nod to his new partner, you might send her a specialty from your home region: a piece of locally made pottery, or honey, syrup, or hot sauce. Let her know that you are looking forward to meeting her and the children.

“I love it here. It’s a great place. It’s where I want to be,” Timme said. “When I do something, I feel like I have to be the best version of myself and I felt like there are some things I needed to work on in order to accomplish that. Coach pushes me every day, we had some talks and I felt like it was the best move to me, the most logical move, especially with talking with coach and my family.”