Category Archives: Books!

He’s not actually a very helpful study partner

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

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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Scratch and Sketch Ballet

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

A friend gave this book to me, and before you are all, “Girl, please. That is a kid’s book and you are supposed to be a grown-up,” please to direct your attention to the subtitle, “An Art Activity Book for … Continue reading →

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If you read Blood Memory three times in front of a mirror at midnight…

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Omg the Adult Beginner is totes exhausted you guys. Decided it was time for The Baby to start sleeping in his crib, in his own room, instead of the increasingly-too-small-for-him bassinet right by my side of the bed, and It … Continue reading →

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“The Masters Are Dead and Gone”

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Pretty much every possible thing you can do with a baby is controversial in some way, to somebody, including simple things that you’d think nobody would care about. Like, How Are You Gonna Feed The Baby? (with my boobs) For … Continue reading →

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Petipa vs Pepita

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

One is full of protein, zinc, and iron, The other is considered the most influential choreographer in the world ever. Don’t get it twisted. (portrait as seen in Bronislava Nijinska, Early Memoirs translated and edited by Irina Nijinska and Jean … Continue reading →

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Psychological Profiling at the library

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Seriously, all I have ever checked out from the library is ballet books and baby books. Wonder if the CIA keeps track of that stuff. You watch, one of these days I’ll check out a book about the Black Dahlia … Continue reading →

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Why Dance Matters

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Because without dance, what the hell would I read?! Wanna get involved with Why Dance Matters? Check out the deets here

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love/hate

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Today’s agro knuckle tattoos inspired by Gelsey Kirkland’s Dancing On My Grave

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Let’s Go to the Moon…with Maria Tallchief

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I have this great book: Let’s Go to the Moon by Michael Chester, illustrations by Albert Micale, published 1965 “in the Dominion of Canada by Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto” Did you know that Canada was a dominion? Anyway, Books that … Continue reading →

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Guess who finally got a library card?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Me!

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