Monday, October 31, 2011
Dancing
Ballet for me is such a passion. Ever since I first started to dance my senior of high school I had wanted to learn ballet and learn how to move with such grace and precise power. Since coming to OSU I had time to dedicate to the art form and to teach my body and mind how to become a ballet dancer but I feel as though I have come to a plateau in my dancing. Last year ballet was almost brand new to me and I was absorbing everything like a sponge. This year I feel like I am not learning as much. I feel like what I have to do now is truly start to focus on the little muscle and alignment suggestions that we get from every ballet teacher. I feel like that my days of just learning the dance combo and learning how to turn out my legs are beyond me. I need to start focusing on the more subtle corrections like staying up on my standing leg, using my inner thigh more often, keeping turn out in the middle, etc. I have never been so frustrated, yet passionate about anything in my life.
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Don't be discouraged even though it is very frustrating. Ballet is new to you as is modern technique to me. I have the same frustration in modern class depending on the teacher I have and what combination we are working on. Somedays, I feel that I am improving on the release technique. Other days, I feel that I have failed miserably and want to beat myself up over it all class and all day. Anything that is new to people is going to take years to understand and even more years to apply. Be patient at all times. Nobody is an expert at anything in my opinion. You have come such a long way and everyone can see it in your movement!
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