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Wodka
A former student gave Smirnoff a gift: some crackers and fruit, and some wodka. Wodka! Which reminds me of a the time my husband and I were hiking, and we met an Australian on the trail who had lost his … Continue reading
Posted in Word Nerd
Tagged ballet, ballet class, ballet teacher, gossamer, hiking, vodka
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Pass the cat
Sazerac is back in town, and sent out a text asking who would like to come to class, and I was all like, “me! me! oh! memememe me!” But no one else responded, so class was cancelled, and I was … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings of great sillitude, Technique and Class
Tagged adult beginner, ballet, cat, haybale, pas de chat, tutu
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Vaganova, bitches!
So my regular teacher, Sazerac got a gig in another state and left for a couple weeks. I guess she’s, like, too busy pursuing her lifelong dream of dancing professionally to teach me how to plié. What ev’s! She encouraged … Continue reading
Posted in Technique and Class
Tagged adult beginner, ballet, ice cycle, open level, Russian style ballet, Vagonova
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Pardon my French
The only French I know is fashion French, and even that did not come easy. For example, please enjoy this re-creation of a phone call I received from my best friend sometime during freshman year of college: her: I have … Continue reading
Posted in the stuff drawer
Tagged adult beginner ballet, ballet French, ballet terminology, bustier, jelly bean
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