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Had my first ballet class Ever at the advanced age of thirty-two. Yikes.

No sleeps is no good

Posted on May 19, 2013

Got some new tights. Capezio Hold&Stretch transition tights in ballet pink, or BPK as they code it. Got them because my old Capezio tights have finally and truly kicked the bucket: they have developed thin spots through the thigh which … Continue reading →

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Port de bras #3 a lá poulet

Posted on May 9, 2013

Port de bras number three!!!! I think of this one as “pick up invisible beach ball and fling it over head”.

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Port de bras #2 a lá poulet

Posted on May 8, 2013

Port de bras #2 makes me think of semaphore. I wonder what we are signaling?

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Port de bras #1 a lá poulet

Posted on May 7, 2013

Sometimes if I draw a picture I remember it better.

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He’s not actually a very helpful study partner

Posted on May 4, 2013

Brushing up on the five port de bras exercises, with a little help from my big helper. Number five is my favorite, makes me think of dodging bullets in slomo a la The Matrix.

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Centered.

Posted on May 1, 2013

Something crazy happened in class the other day: I caught myself actually looking forward to center. Whah?! Only took three frikin years.

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Pas de deuces.

Posted on May 1, 2013

Talking to a friend the other day, Her daughter has been requesting this Barbie ballerina book like every night for story time, you know, probably like Barbie’s Pretty Pink Adventures As A Pretty Primadonna! And Friends! or something. Don’t judge, … Continue reading →

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Maybe I’ll just take the stairs.

Posted on April 15, 2013

Little pnuemonic device a lá Smirnoff: “My Dears! There is a difference between elevé and relevé! You cannot use the same word for both actions! They are different! Elevé, you go up right away. Like an elevator. You push the … Continue reading →

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What a let down

Posted on April 6, 2013

This here is a photo of my latest not-so-glamorous ballet accessory: What the heck are these things? Disposable nursing pads, bitches! What the heck are they for? They go inside my sports bra in case I experience a let-down during … Continue reading →

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Recycle those Ribbons

Posted on April 4, 2013

My old black suede sneakers finally kicked the bucket. Ok really they died a while back but I had actually darned the holes in the suede and wore them all Franken-stitched for a whole ‘nother year because What Is Wrong … Continue reading →

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