The Girl with the Goalden Boot

Thursday, January 06, 2005

 

demi-pointe enchainment

I've kept my new years resolution so far - I got off my ass and exercised. Pulled out my grade 6 ballet tape (boohoo...I couldn't find the grade 7 tape) and started learning all over again. I did 2 hrs on Tuesday afternoon and another hour just before dinner the next day. Ugh...I think I lost the little flexibility I had. Doing the adage was such a struggle! And I kept crashing into furniture trying to do just double pirouettes! Pas de bourrees were so confusing (which foot's in front/back?). My gastrocnemius (aka calf) muscles hurt like a bitch. Damn...shouldn't have stopped. But I'm determined to slowly strengthen my leg muscles again. Get my grand battements past 90º. Fly into the air with my jetes. And then I'll pull out the elementary tape and do some pointe.

Even though it was 32ºC and my muscles ached and I suck at what was once natural to me, I still love it. I chose to dance over watching ER. My ballet shoes are beckoning.

Lola Nadal 1:07 AM