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Big toe pain
Date: Oct 11th, 2008 11:09:51 pm - Subscribe
Mood: stoked

The weather is getting cooler and the air is dry... after running my variation after class today, my throat was screaming for water. The variation was pretty good though - but I have to work on the very end because I tend to freak out at the lame duck. Even though I've done gazillion lame ducks over the years.

We also worked on the beginning of Act 2 - and my big toe (left foot) now hurts... well, like the toenail.
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Small victories.
Date: Oct 10th, 2008 12:48:43 am - Subscribe
Mood: irked

Guest teacher today - he taught a few weeks ago. My knees were bothering me all day today, but they felt fine in class.

Didn't get much corrections - only to lengthen out during tendu front and back (through the hip), and then on pas de poisson (a jump), not to overturn it.

There was a great moment during small jumps. During the combo, he commented on my nice ballon (which is the bounce of the jump). After we did the combo, he made a point to mention that I have really quick/fast pas de bourees - that he thought I was going to be behind the music because of the hang time on the step before, but then I did a quick pas de bouree and was right on the music. It's a little victory for me - I love the clarity in my dancing.
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Tiny class
Date: Oct 6th, 2008 11:42:29 pm - Subscribe
Mood: furious

There was only 3 people in class today... yikes! I don't really like small classes (unless Teach, formerly Dir 2, is the teacher, but even those can get awkward).

I did nice triples to the right. Left was a little more shaky.

Got a correction to not let my arms drop (droop) during turns. It's partly the way the teacher (Miss Theory) is but she sometimes sounds like she's criticizing. Uh, my arms wouldn't be so low if you didn't insist on it...
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Doll
Date: Oct 4th, 2008 11:17:50 pm - Subscribe
Mood: punky

Class was pretty good (especially grand allegro - it was awesome). I didn't run my plum variation afterward. Then I had other rehearsal, plus party scene. I did my doll variation twice - it's pretty easy and fun.

We have a photo shoot tomorrow. I think I know which poses/positions to do...
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low energy
Date: Oct 4th, 2008 12:05:12 am - Subscribe
Mood: used

Class was okay, but I was kind of tired/low energy, so I didn't bother trying to run plum or doll after class. I might run it tomorrow (I probably should) but one day off isn't the end of the world (I'm cutting myself some slack).
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