Monthly Archives: July 2010

Big Foot

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

So, I had my week of daily ballet classes in NYC, which gave me tendonitis. I mean, to be fair it was the walking all the hell over the city Plus the ballet classes that gave me tendonitis, but whatev’s. … Continue reading →

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Pas de bourre saves the day. Hooray!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

So, in Smirnoff’s class, pas de bourre is always part of the barre routine. Pas de bourre is one of those steps that is kind enough to have the same amount of syllables as steps, so you can kind of … Continue reading →

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My favorite teacher was the meanest one

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

I only had two classes with Highball at the Broadway Dance Center, but he was hilariously mean and therefore pretty much had me at hello. Except of course it wasn’t hello, it was more like a disgusted grunt. Here are … Continue reading →

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A matter of respect

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

Ballet class etiquette is a mystery. As an adult beginner, I look to the other girls who know the deal for guidance, and I am corrected by teachers when I commit faux pas, and I watch the corrections others receive. … Continue reading →

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Summer summer summer tiiiiiiime!

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

Smirnoff says that in the summertime your body is ready to work, but your brain goes lazy.

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Mascara, it’s good for what ails ya.

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Horizontal on the couch with a bag of ice on my foot. Again. Actually wore mascara to work today in an attempt to distract focus from the giant ace bandage. Mascara. What is this world coming too? Catching up on … Continue reading →

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How ya like me Now?!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

One of my co-workers says to me, “How’d’ja hurt your foot? Over-work and over forty?” Um- Jå-scuse me?! Over forty???? Hows-a-bout my over-worked foot in your over-fed ass!!! Yeah! How bout That?!

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Tendonitis, bitches!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Feeling tired and cranky and there’s a bag of ice on my foot. Apparently I’m not built like a horse, which is good news, because if I was a horse I’d be shot and on my way to the glue … Continue reading →

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Arm Yourself

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

When I first started taking class with Smirnoff I noticed that his class is full of fluttering bird women. There’s a whole lotta arms going on. Fluttery swan arms all over the place. I don’t know if this is a … Continue reading →

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Only Babies Take Third Position

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

Other day in class Joburg stops the piano player and yells, “How do we close? Fifth! This is fifth: heel of the front foot touches big toe of the back foot. Right? This is nothing, this is nothing, this is … Continue reading →

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