2 Left Feet Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Sorry, Mic31. Guess I never really did ask Mike his BA name. Sheila, if you change your name to wine lady I'll change mine to Cosmo Guy. ;) Putting the finishing touches on the diary follow up for criticaldance. Should be up in a few days. Ed Quote Link to comment
Guest attitudegirl Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Ed, please let us know when the critical dance piece is up and running. Are you doing anything for pointe mag??? Quote Link to comment
2 Left Feet Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 That article doesn't come out until December. Some of you will be getting phone calls from me soon asking about the program. Still working on it. Quote Link to comment
Guest mic31 Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 no worries 2lf...you guys can get me in the group shot next year. Thanks again for all your hard work this summer, it's really cemented my decision to go next year. I think that I may be bringing a few Canadians with me. Quote Link to comment
2 Left Feet Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 For the "War and Peace" version of the Richmond Intensive, the follow up to last years diary is now up on the Criticaldance Studio forum. It's long. Bring a cup of coffee. Bring a lunch. Maybe dinner. Quote Link to comment
MJ Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 Push yourself beyond the edge of exhaustion Never give up Noone will see little mistakes, so act like it! (thx Sheila!) Repetition brings perfection Mark the tricky parts when someone else is doing their centre (aka copycatting) Deserts are evil, especially in the evening (low blood sugar the next day) Warm up in the moring and stretch in the evening. What I need to keep reminding myself: Lock the knees on releve relax during stretches drink water, before you are thirsty sweets lead to a sugar crash, especially in studio Spot! SPOT! SPOT! pull up on turns, pull up on poses MJ Quote Link to comment
Guest attitudegirl Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 MJ, don't lock the knees, pull up through the knees. Quote Link to comment
sheila Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 MJ - and remember get that tongue back in your mouth or Pedro will tape it shut! Quote Link to comment
Guest luna Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 Hey all you fellow Richmond folks-- Here's the address of an article about the joys of being an adult ballet student. I know you will appreciate the sentiments expressed in it... chris http://www.adult-ballet.com/post/post2.htm Quote Link to comment
Guest Anders Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 Luna, a great article! I think she really nails certain things, such as the descriptions of the "unnatural" feats required for ballet: "to turn out your legs so your knees and feet face sideways, to reach for the sky with your fingertips while your shoulders and ribs remain low and relaxed, to curve your feet like crescent moons, then balance on them." "You accept that perfection will elude you, as it so often does, but you find the rewards in the process of pursuing it." I very much agree with the rewards in the process of pursuing perfection, but I am still striving for perfection - within my own limits - and have not given up the hope that what I do will actually look pleasing to others. That said, there is no denying that I find a lot of comfort in the quote: "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." Quote Link to comment
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