Sarah, glad to hear that you'll be able to start back up in January. I just had my last class of the year, so it will be January before I'm back in again too.Originally Posted by Sarah V
Once again, I did a double class to make up for a missed class. Now that the weather is getting cold, I decided to wear my black long-sleeve unitard with white trouser socks. I "butched" it up a little with a white performance tee. My instructor smiled a little at my look, but didn't say anything. I did pretty well with ballet, although I got some one-on-one work regarding my grande battements (high kicks). In particular, I need to slide my foot more on the floor at the beginning and end of every kick.
My second class was jazz. I was a hot mess in that class! I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself. It was the last class of the session, so everyone else had been working up to the material in it, while I was thrown in cold. But still, I got very frustrated. Especially with one combination we did in the middle of the class. The final combination I sort of got. I was always with the beat, although sometimes I stepped with the wrong foot or put out the wrong hand. We ended with stretches, and despite not having stretched for weeks, I was surprised that I was able to almost touch my belly to the floor while in a side split. Maybe my body is "remembering" my stretches for longer now.
Now comes a bleak winter of no dancing for two months. I really need to get a part in a Nutcracker production!
Jamie
