ripresa Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Today I had very low energy in class, and then the teacher kept correcting me. Normally I don't mind a teacher picking on me, but for some reason I really had low energy and was tired. At one point, she kept trying to get me to repeat some sort of turn, I can't even remember what kind of pirouette it was, and I blanked out and didn't know where I was supposed to end.. and she just kept making me do it. Even though I couldn't get it. And everyone else was waiting for me to get it.. but I didn't. She should've stopped after I tried the first three times and still couldn't get it. She couldn't figure out why I couldn't make the turn.. so I didn't get any good correction aside from: Try again. Sad Quote Link to comment
missvjc420 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Sorry to hear class didn't go too well- hopefully the next is better. I broke my tibial sesamoid and am in a walking boot cast thing for 3 weeks. I'm glad I found out when I did- I thought it was my arthritis and danced/rollerskated for 2 weeks beforehand. Quote Link to comment
fireflyer Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 I got rejected again. I think I love dancing much more that I realise since it always affects me so much more than other things. I started ballet because I wanted to be better at other forms of dance but ballet is becoming something I am passionate about(unfortunately it also means more heartache for me). My teacher was choosing dancers for something and I didn't get picked. Its my own folly for assuming I would get picked since I felt I had improved a lot this year, and have been working the hardest in class. I wonder if it had been better if my teacher would tell me straight in the face that I suck( as previous instructors have done) because I was starting to think that I actually was getting good now. Expectations are dangerous. Its been a while since I've faced rejection and its really heartbreaking for me and I can't quite understand why. Its supposed to be a hobby. Hobbies are enjoyable. Sorry for the long rant Quote Link to comment
spinbug Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Today I had very low energy in class, and then the teacher kept correcting me. Normally I don't mind a teacher picking on me, but for some reason I really had low energy and was tired. At one point, she kept trying to get me to repeat some sort of turn, I can't even remember what kind of pirouette it was, and I blanked out and didn't know where I was supposed to end.. and she just kept making me do it. Even though I couldn't get it. And everyone else was waiting for me to get it.. but I didn't. She should've stopped after I tried the first three times and still couldn't get it. She couldn't figure out why I couldn't make the turn.. so I didn't get any good correction aside from: Try again. Sad I'm so sorry, Ripresa! (I wish there was a hug icon!) We all have those "la-la" days and there is no shame in having trouble with the combination. I'm wondering why she kept at you, too. I've noticed that some teachers have days where they feel a little more agressive than other days. Maybe it was one of those days for her. Or maybe she just knew you would get it right the next time and she could give you a round of applause for it. If I had been in class I would have snuck a quick pat on your back when she wasn't looking. Quote Link to comment
spinbug Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I got rejected again. I think I love dancing much more that I realise since it always affects me so much more than other things. I started ballet because I wanted to be better at other forms of dance but ballet is becoming something I am passionate about(unfortunately it also means more heartache for me). My teacher was choosing dancers for something and I didn't get picked. Its my own folly for assuming I would get picked since I felt I had improved a lot this year, and have been working the hardest in class. I wonder if it had been better if my teacher would tell me straight in the face that I suck( as previous instructors have done) because I was starting to think that I actually was getting good now. Expectations are dangerous. Its been a while since I've faced rejection and its really heartbreaking for me and I can't quite understand why. Its supposed to be a hobby. Hobbies are enjoyable. Sorry for the long rant Firefly, everyone "sucks" sometimes. I'm certain your teacher wouldn't have used that terminology when describing your efforts, though. (and if she would, leave quickly!) I think ballet is not just for the outcome of our efforts but also the growth we gain through those efforts. You should feel very proud of yourself for sticking with something that long. Please speak kindly of yourself and see that is very very slow and ballet is very difficult to master. Small changes are something to celebrate. Maybe you could ask your teacher to tell you what improvements she sees so that you could get her perspective. Hang in there. Quote Link to comment
dancingjet Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 My schedule is making it so I just can't get to class. I missed a couple of weeks, took a couple classes and then missed another week. Now I'll miss the next two as well. By the time I finally get back it's going to feel like I've been away forever... Quote Link to comment
celticdancer Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I was coping really well with my knee injury for about 2 days but now am miserable. Have a lovely physio, was there today and he let me wallow in the rehab pool for a bit, but I can't DO anything and am going insane. Still hobbling on crutches. And daytime TV is so poor. Trying to read all the books I never quite got around to before but am basically just too frustrated cos I can't dance. OK, that's it - thanks for letting me whinge. Quote Link to comment
lampwick Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 fireflyer, I've found that sometimes you need to ask to participate in something. Maybe your teacher had no clue that you actually want to be in the piece. Especially if you're a perfectionist type with a "serious" face during class. I've learned to make sure that I look like I'm having fun in class, and it's worked... If you express a desire to participate in the process of learning the choreography (even as an understudy), this can be a way "in", even if it means you won't perform on stage. I bet if you showed an interest this time, you'll get chosen for the next one:) Quote Link to comment
irishprincess Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I know it's not a dance "whine"......but I figured you might understand why I don't feel like dancing.... Today is our first anniversary.....and he's in Afghanistan. It's a very not dance-y day. Quote Link to comment
Laschwen Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 It looks like minus 3 classes this week..... I came up with a sore throat and fever yesterday and today. Tomorrow I have to go to a work function for the Hubby. I will be lucky to get in for one class on Thursday. I got a B-12 shot at the MD today and expect to be feeling well by then. This is no way to train for ADC in Richmond. Class on Thursday also depends on how my Nieces MD appointment goes that day. It is at 12:30 and Ballet at 5:30 in the same 25 miles from home area. The last surgeon she visited near home kept her in the office for 3 hours. She needs fancy jaw surgery. I am thinking of dragging said Niece downtown after the appointment and turning her loose while I am in class to avoid a trip home in between. She is 23 and friendly. There is some sort of downtown street party going on for the summer on Thursdays that could do the trick. She is not into watching and waiting for my class to be over. I know that. I am assigned by her Mother to accompany her to the surgeon to help listen to her instructions so it will be a full day for both of us. I am a little tired. The girl can chatter on even when her jaw is locked. I was frankly amazed that she cared to with the pain she was in and those clenched teeth. We had a midnight visit to the Emergency room Saturday night. That really messes with ones sleep schedule, but I was greatly relieved they managed to get her jaw unlocked with a several syringes of magic potion. I hope she can get the surgery over with quickly. These ER visits are apparently not uncommon for her and she lives sadly impaired by more medication than any 23 year old ought to know about unless they are a med student. I tried to get her a date with the cute young man who works at my pharmacy. She is going to be with us for a while and ought to have some fun without us. Too bad the guy is going out of town for the next month today. I don't really know any single young men.... I may be whining but I appreciate my latest taste of what parenting is like. I have had chunks of time when I was in charge of one Niece or the other, but this time with the medical issues is a lot more stressful than when the one who was 15 at the time broke curfew badly and I called the police, or when one of them got a Duplo block stuck in her mouth at age 2. That was easy. I told her to scream louder so her mouth would open wider and Voila. It is not all shopping with the Auntie...... Too bad this one is not into Ballet or I could bring her to some classes. She does enjoy Tap but there are no classes currently available around here. Quote Link to comment
ce Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 My w(h)ine is that almost all the studios in my city seem to have decided to go on break for the whole month of July. The only classes I can find are the kind where the 10 year olds change into their jazz shoes after 30 minutes..... So Saturday will be my last class until August. Quote Link to comment
missvjc420 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Pass the bottle, darn toe is still broken. Quote Link to comment
dancingjet Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I have only been able to get to two classes this entire month... I'm really hoping July will be much better. Quote Link to comment
Laschwen Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Pass the bottle, darn toe is still broken. Here you go.... and cheers. I remember my summer of the broken toe. Not fun. Meanwhile, I am just exhausted. I am not used to having a full time young person in the house while I have a cold or not. I didn't make it to any ballet classes this week. I think I will make it to a second water class for the week today but my young guest has already been out shopping and back 20 miles away before I had breakfast. I didn't even know that store was open before 9AM and I could stand to go back to bed. I think the only sure way of getting myself to ballet class next week will be to drag her along a few times. She will either get into it and fall in line schedule wise or will quickly find something else to do. Somebody out there with kids needs to tell me to suck it up and that I am a wimp here. We did have a very emotional day yesterday when we found out her trip here was a waste medically. The Md we saw doesn't even do the procedure she needs and saw suggested on his office website. Actually, once he saw that she had already been to the man he considers the best in the world at what he does, he wasn't having anything to do with my Niece. He admitted being outclassed. All we could do at the time was go to the mall and get the poor girls make up re-done. It did cheer her up for the moment. We have plan B in action too. I guess this is keeping me from being too self obsessed for the moment. Quote Link to comment
ripresa Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I know it's not a dance "whine"......but I figured you might understand why I don't feel like dancing.... Today is our first anniversary.....and he's in Afghanistan. It's a very not dance-y day. *hugs* hope you're feeling better. Quote Link to comment
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