Thursday, October 14, 2010

Day 4 of Ballet Week (BW):

-pirouettes en arabesque are motivated through the small of the back
-turns through 1st position integrated into grand battement exercise
-a bun became undone during the barre, putting a symbolic end to what was effectively the last class of BW
-Seinfeld reference (the tragedy that is Elaine's dancing)
-you are exactly the age you should be to start ballet

BW legacy: organization of lines w/o obvious maneuvering of the head
Regarding mirrors: What do they reflect? How I see myself. It is a reflection of an image that already resides in my mind's eye...a pre-conceived notion of myself
Regarding images: discrepancies exist between one's outward projected image and the inner self. This discrepancy is often chasm-atic in the ballet world