Ballet+ Work

When I think of work as it pertains to ballet the first thing thing that come to mind is the constant battle between my mind and my body. It takes work, not just any work, but rigorous, and determined work in order to tap into the awareness that is essential to ballet. Last year I was completely flustered with the various concepts that I was being taught in technique. I felt utterly dumbfounded because I had not had consistent ballet training in the past therefore, with my ignorance about the basic terms , positions , etc of ballet I had no clue how to apply the concepts to moves that were seemingly foreign to my body. As the year went on and I started to grasp the basics of the technique and started to understand the true work ethic of ballet. I came to realize that it was not just about trying to do the "move" but how my body is aligned in accordance with that particular move or position. Then from there I became more , and more enlightened about the art of ballet and the work ethic it requires. Not only does it require stamina to perform the physically demanding movement but also the incorporation of alignment and muscular concepts which demand unbelievable intuition with ones body. Not only must we strive to conquer those enormous task but also adhere to the art of the technique , meaning we have to try to incorporate those things with grace and the appearance of ease.... WORK!

When thinking bout working in ballet in comparison to other dance forms I would say there are both differences and similarities. In most other forms there is still a sense of awareness to some sort of alignment and musculature but just in ways that are specific to the form. However , I feel that there is less leeway in ballet in comparison to other forms .