I should stop over-eating every single weekend so I don’t feel bloated and sluggish every single Monday. I should, but I probably won’t. I did go to a yoga class on Saturday. I hadn’t done yoga since I started back with ballet. It amused me that I was very sore afterwards—from the waist up! My legs were fine. I guess there aren’t any muscles in the lower body that dancing doesn’t hit. Ballet class on Monday was good once I got going, as usual. There were some new faces. One woman attended who was pretty advanced, but maybe she hadn’t danced in a while. We both struggled to get the…
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Battement you like a hurricane
Wow, hold on to your butts for this class recap because you are in for a wild ride. First of all, I talked, out loud, for several minutes, to a classmate. Yeah. I’ll let you process that for a second. Okay, ready to move on? You’re probably not ready for this. Last night…. there was a boy in class. What was my (a happily coupled, grown-ass woman) reaction when a male human being walked in to the studio? Doing a double take and thinking, “Oh my god it’s a boy.” Of course! Let me back up. A hurricane was speeding through Georgia on its way to the ocean from whence it came,…
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Walked In Then I Turn Out
Class on Monday was really good, despite that I had felt somewhat reluctant to even go. I wasn’t seriously considering skipping class, but I wished I hadn’t eaten so much on Sunday or drank so many beers on Saturday. It was definitely a day for slimming black tights. I also kept a tank top on over my leo all class, which I don’t usually do. The first thing I did was test a few plies to see if my right foot/arch was still sore. I felt the slightest soreness in the same place, but other than that it felt fine. I’m very relieved it got better and not worse. Usually,…
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Time to go ahead and get *talking about my HOOVES* and *making Center Stage references* out of the way
So… let’s talk about the class I took on Wednesday! This is the “beginner” class as opposed to “beginner/intermediate” but in reality, the two levels are pretty similar. I have to say I like the bit of extra hand-holding we get in the Wednesday class. I mean like the teacher calling out steps, giving heads ups as to which side/step/leg/arm is coming up next… just because it gives you the opportunity to work on technique instead of fatiguing your poor brain with remembering choreography after a long day of work. I’ve decided to make a conscious effort to work on my releves*. I’ve been trying really hard to get as…
