Oh, Svetlana Zakharova

Can I ever be flexible enough? Svetlana Zakharova proves that no, no I cannot.

Becoming better than yourself

Dance is such a competitive sport. Everyone else seems so much better than we are. In my studio, there is a girl who's skill level is basically the same as mine. We both are "The flexible ones". I think we can both tell that we're watching each other. Trying to find one little imperfection so we can say to ourselves "I'm definitely better". But where does that get us? She has been the hardest to talk to. And I'm thinking this is why. What I've been trying to do now is become better than myself. I've heard that alot. But its harder than it sounds. Dance is a place where you go, basically to be compared to perfection. And everyone else around you. But I'm learning to really get that stuff out of my head. I want to be better than I was yesterday, not how somebody is today. Dance is always a striving movement for perfection. So why not try it? Be better than yourself. Its hard, but it will help.

A little inspiration from one of the greatest Balanchine ballerinas

Ballet ballet ballet!

I dont know if anyone else feels this way, but I think I live in dance clothes and a bun. Right now I'm dancing every day except Wednesday and Sunday and Friday. Which seems like more than it is! ;)

Im taking 4 classes a week, along with assisting two classes, rehearsals, and hopefully private lessons soon:) Im loving it. We have Nutcracker in December, then we are doing Sleeping Beauty in the Spring.
I am doing Snow, Marzipan, and Waltz of the Flowers in Nutcracker. I dont know my parts in Sleeping Beauty yet. We are working on the variations, and the Lilac fairy is my favorite:)

One thing that I've been feeling more and more called to do is teach. The weirdest thing happened. The teacher that I assist is going to be out next week, so I am going to have the opportunity to teach them by myself! It was so crazy because I had been thinking about doing something like that all day! Its definately a blessing that I hope to be able to do a lot more.

Thats really all right now. Hopefully, I will post alot more soon:)