Monthly Archives: July 2011

Big no-no

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Thing I got busted for in class: Favoring the good leg. Smirnoff was all, “Child, please. Just ’cause I’m super-elderly don’t mean I can’t see you faking that plié! Best to rectify!” *snort* ok he didn’t exactly say that. It … Continue reading →

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It’s hard to rip and it sticks to Everything

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Him: what’re you doing? Me: making a fucking mess!

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Go see ABT’s The Bright Stream

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Here’s all I knew about The Bright Stream going in: (mostly from Homan’s Apollo’s Angels, btw. That book is rad, btw.) Music by Shostakovitch, choreography by Lupukhov, The Bright Stream was well received when it opened in 1935 in Leningrad. … Continue reading →

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The rent is too damned high!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

I miss pointe class so hard. Had a really rough ballet class the other day. Like, emotionally rough. Like Smirnoff called me over before class and was all, “Let me see this ankle brace! No, I do not like this … Continue reading →

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Not a tutu-

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

But kinda neat anyway.

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What to wear to the ballet

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Well, if you’re the lady three rows ahead of me at ABT’s The Bright Stream last Sunday, that is a ridiculous question, as you are clearly going to wear the most Awesome Outfit Evar: Heels, shiny shiny pants, and a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Vodka is not in the house.

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Went back to ballet this week. And Gentle Reader, it’s a good thing too because I was weak! Weak, Bitches! Happened to glance down during a sustained developé and saw my thigh, the one I was holding out in front … Continue reading →

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Adult Beginner is a Sucker

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

See these vitamins? I totally bought these because the little handwritten price sign read: you go girl!

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Other People’s Ballet Stories

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

My friend Lil’ J told me this really great Ballet Story: She was just a little kid, and she was admitted into the Philadelphia School of Ballet, or some place Philly, she doesnt remember what the name was exactly, point … Continue reading →

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Just another pointe shoe photo

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Just ’cause.

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