NextDance.com – Your Dance Resource http://nextdance.com/blog The NextDance blog contains dance tips, advice, reviews, and information about the upcoming NextDance website. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.2 Day ???: If you could see me now http://nextdance.com/blog/day-if-you-could-see-me-now.html http://nextdance.com/blog/day-if-you-could-see-me-now.html#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:06:05 +0000 compare 2010 allison and 2011 allison thinks a chance 2011 allison could 2011 allison 2010 allison knew cute playful piece jumping leaving the stage constantly focusing and constantly surrounded compare 2010 allison and 2011 allison thinks a chance 2011 allison could 2011 allison 2010 allison knew cute playful piece jumping leaving the stage constantly focusing and constantly surrounded http://nextdance.com/blog/?p=408 I lost count of the days a long time ago. I've certainly passed 100 by now; it wouldn't surprise me if I'm even nearing 200.

Not that it matters. The number isn't important. The results are.

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]]> http://nextdance.com/blog/day-71-update.html/feed 3 Day 57: Two weeks http://nextdance.com/blog/day-57-two-weeks.html http://nextdance.com/blog/day-57-two-weeks.html#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:28:12 +0000 me pretty darn impressed worlds ahead turning pointe and fouettes yeah impressed bored lazy rate wait weeks starting improvement shown me pretty darn impressed worlds ahead turning pointe and fouettes yeah impressed bored lazy rate wait weeks starting improvement shown http://nextdance.com/blog/?p=391 I love, love, love the way things are at the studio where I dance now. After two weeks, it's starting to feel like home - just like my old pre-professional company did back when I was in high school. I've really missed that. I'm beginning to get used to the way things work around here, and the other dancers are starting to accept me. It's a good feeling. And most of all, I love the way the teacher works. Today, she came up to me twice - "I'm impressed with how much improvement you've shown already in two weeks." And then she immediately gives me a whole new set of corrections. I love it - I can see that I'm making progress, but at the same time I can never be bored or get lazy, because there's always new corrections to work on.

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]]> http://nextdance.com/blog/day-55-breathe.html/feed 0 Day 54: Diagnoses http://nextdance.com/blog/day-54-diagnoses.html http://nextdance.com/blog/day-54-diagnoses.html#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:21:58 +0000 check my alignment her diagnoses the bone recall bruising my ankle explained further my alignment slathered epsom salt rub home iced my ankle would i the level 3 4 ballet class my ankle hurt the manipulating my legs happily the ankle and spouting check my alignment her diagnoses the bone recall bruising my ankle explained further my alignment slathered epsom salt rub home iced my ankle would i the level 3 4 ballet class my ankle hurt the manipulating my legs happily the ankle and spouting http://nextdance.com/blog/?p=376 Today didn't go as I expected it would. I went to the level 3/4 ballet class. My ankle hurt. That, I expected. But I had also been expecting to take a second ballet class today. I didn't.

]]> http://nextdance.com/blog/day-54-diagnoses.html/feed 1 Day 53: So frustrated I could cry http://nextdance.com/blog/day-53-so-frustrated-i-could-cry.html http://nextdance.com/blog/day-53-so-frustrated-i-could-cry.html#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:22:55 +0000 pointe frustrating my damned ankle hurt up instead home iced my ankle cramping my ankle hurt a single problem standing do frustrating watched good barre frustrating well frustrating a couple the barre warmup pointe frustrating my damned ankle hurt up instead home iced my ankle cramping my ankle hurt a single problem standing do frustrating watched good barre frustrating well frustrating a couple the barre warmup http://nextdance.com/blog/?p=374 I was determined today was going to be a wonderful day. But days quite often don't go how you plan them. Not that today was awful. No, it was great, mostly. I got a ton of work and chores done in the morning, and I was feeling pretty good in the first ballet class I took. I'm feeling like the corrections are starting to become a part of me, and that I'm already improving vastly. It was a good feeling. But then I put on my pointe shoes.

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]]> http://nextdance.com/blog/day-51-dancing-for-me.html/feed 0 Day 50: Pink tights http://nextdance.com/blog/day-50-pink-tights.html http://nextdance.com/blog/day-50-pink-tights.html#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:11:10 +0000 lift my chin and letting my neck sink early today replaced my usual black tights and colored leotard shoulder and head rolls my gaze flew wildly a darkened studio and loud music mirrors lined combination the woman teaching the class stood pink seamed tights and a black leotard drove a tendu tempslie chasse glissade combination lift my chin and letting my neck sink early today replaced my usual black tights and colored leotard shoulder and head rolls my gaze flew wildly a darkened studio and loud music mirrors lined combination the woman teaching the class stood pink seamed tights and a black leotard drove a tendu tempslie chasse glissade combination http://nextdance.com/blog/?p=346 I had hit a wall. I had been going to class, after class, after class. I had been working as hard as I could. But I just didn't feel like I was improving anymore. I had hit a wall.

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