brandymichele1974 Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 This is my "triumph" for this week!! I checked out a new school to add more classes!!! I start "said" classes next week. My combinations looked...well...pretty okay: I liked my balances tonight...the whole combo was pretty good. AND--this is most important: I figured out how to tie my skirt (worn for the first time), so it wouldn't fall off!!! Oh--one more thing: we had a different teacher, so we did different things. I liked it. Ballet makes me happy even though I'm sore now. Quote Link to comment
ToThePointe Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 One of my students just came back from the ABT Austin SI. She received a good amount of attention and ended up with a solo in the performance. Here's my moment though... Her mom was talking to MS. Spizzo after the performance, and Ms. Spizzo told her to tell me regarding my student... my compliments to the chef. Quote Link to comment
spinbug Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Well, I guess I could say that I'm excited about going to Richmond next weekend and that I had my first class after some minor surgery and I did okay. I made it through class with no bad kind of pain, just the general soreness of doing something your body hasn't done in a while. Doing "okay" was a thrill for me after all of the stuff that has gone on with my body this summer. I guess I've grown up some, none of the angst about being so perfect at everything, now I can be quite happy with okay. See some of you next week! Quote Link to comment
brandymichele1974 Posted August 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Good for you!! Any kind of surgery (even minor) can takes its toll--way to go on an awesome recovery--have fun next week!! And "okay" rocks!!!! Quote Link to comment
dancingjet Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I felt a lot more relaxed this week in class and was even able to really feel like I was dancing the adagio last night (and I usually really don't like adagio). I had fun! Quote Link to comment
Jans Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 My celebration will be coming true next week when I'm returning ballet class after a year's hiatus! I've been only able to attend classes when I've been back home in Helsinki, so not very often (hardly ever), but I'm moving back to Finland because of my new dance-related work (I'm starting as a producer-managed of a contemporary dance company which makes me also very excited! ) which also means that barre, here I come! And also I can return BT, although I've been reading the forum of course but haven't had anything to write. I know I'll be dead after the first weeks so I don't have very high expectations of my performance (I have lost all the strenght and stamina ) but I don't care. Or I hope I don't care. Well, maybe by Christmas I'll be back in the game, so to speak. But for these happy things I could buy you all a case of champagne! Quote Link to comment
spinbug Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 How wonderful, Jans! I'm so glad that you'll be coming back to our forum as I've missed you so much! I know that you will do wonderfully in your new job back in your home country. You will be a little sore going back to ballet but your mind and spirit will so happy! I know that you've missed ballet a lot because of your busy job schedule so I'm also happy to hear that your new job involves dancing. Please let us all know how it goes. Quote Link to comment
Chinafish Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 My degree offer is confirmed, I AM going to attend a full time dance degree in September!! Woooooohoooooo!!!!! Fish Quote Link to comment
Jans Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thanks spinbug!! As you may have understood of my e-mail I'm "a little bit" excited. I'm happy too that I can return to dance in many ways, and I'm kind of looking forward to finding my muscles again. Although I know that I will regret saying this but anyways. Chinafish, that's fantastic, congrats!!! Quote Link to comment
olddude Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Much smaller thing, but I'm pretty happy anyhow. A few months ago I started taking some classes from a new teacher - she does more jazz than ballet but she's very good. I found her petite allegro impossible at first - I'd get maybe 20% through the enchainment and just collapse, week after week. (It's way to fast for me - I call it "petite presto" - and also longer and more complex than I can handle.) I still can't do it right, but for the last few weeks I have been able to get back into it halfway through and not just drop out. I can see that I will eventually be able to keep up. Today, after a week off for a bad cold, it was even better than the week before! I am still astounded at this adventure. It's like computers, which I have used for more than 40 years. Every couple years they quadruple in memory, speed etc. It never ends. In the same way, I can do things every year that were inconceivable the year before, even though real excellence is as far beyond me as it ever was. I am humbled, in the most rewarding and delightful way! Quote Link to comment
lampwick Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 I cpontinue to be humbled as well, olddude. nothing like taping rehearsals to see it. I dance for a small contemporary company and have started to record our rehearsals. It's something I was used to when I danced in a pro company, and I'm SO GLAD I started doing it again. Now I know exactly what I need to fix. So much better doing it now, rather than getting a shock from the performance tape:) I wish I had more time for classes, but my job is going so well, I'm really feeling satisfied and challenged at work for a change. It's nice. Quote Link to comment
dancingjet Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I received compliments on a developé and my turns last night! I'm sure it was meant as encouragement, but I'll take it. Quote Link to comment
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