Watching Jimmy Sha and the other great dancers from Anaheim Ballet inspired me today. I worked really hard in class tonight: I concentrated on feeling narrow and flat like a fencer, but still pulled up my back to lengthen my body. I've had these coorections before, but watching good dancers on YouTube made me able to visualize what I was supposed to look like if I did it correctly. I still have to focus on making sure I'm using all my core and leg muslces at the same time, because I tend to just let my calves, upper and mid abs do the balancing, but it worked well, and I could tell the difference in my body position. I could balance longer and I felt my dancing was closer to how it was when I was a teenager. I decided to try triple pirouettes today. I came pretty darn close to landing one neatly during class. After class, I practiced on my own and landed a few triples. And then I just decided to just pull everything up real tight and centered and spin, and holy smokes...I landed a quad. I don't think I've ever done that before! I really can't remember if I ever did a quadruple pirouette. I know I may have landed a few triples, but never a quad. Man...you know what that tells me? Maybe if I had continued dancing seriously after high school, I would be doing sextuples or more right now. Lisa asked me why it didn't happen. School, of course. My parents quashed any dreams of being a dancer early on. I was 13 and had just entered high school. I had my first big pointe solo that year with multiple arabesque turns as the climax. They wouldn't let me go to nationals in New York after winning regionals in a DanceMasters competition. Ah well. I felt that they were being wise and I didn't push the issue that much. Though in my heart, I was quite disappointed, but I would have had to eventually lose maybe 10 lbs. even at my high school weight (105) to become a serious ballerina. They also don't make much and it's a cutthroat field, but least I could have said I followed my dream. It's a romantic notion. I'd like to think if I had kids, I'd let them follow their dreams, but maybe I'll be like my own parents and persuade them onto a more practical path.
My legs and butt already feel more sore than usual tonight. I'll probably feel more pain tomorrow when I get up in the morning. But it's a good feeling because I know it's from working hard.
6 comments:
Wow! Good job. I can't even walk in a circle without feeling dizzy.
Wow, I didn't know you danced competitively back in high school. I probably should have known. You're really good, Shulkie. ^_^
I know where you're coming from. I guess both of us just have to keep motivated.
Well, my parents' thing has always been that if Alex doesn't get a job, she has to go back to college and get a degree. They'll help her out but she has to work on the side too. I guess you just have to decide if your child has talent enough to succeed. Also, I think in the back of their minds that since she's only 20, they're not doing any more than they would for her if she were in school.
C, your parents are pretty understanding. I don't think mine would have let me go much further with dancing even if I said that't what I wanted to do, unless i pulled some ridiculous stunts like drop out of school and runaway.
Still, I probably should've pushed harder, but I've always been the obedient child.
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