-first snow falls on the way to the studio-- a good day for woolly gray jumpsuits
-creating a sense of straightness along the cervical curve from the 7th vertebra (aka vertebra prominens)
-pas de vals: a compound move; a sweeping move
-extra-long Southeast Asian-flavored reverence
-Marieke matched the flurries today; she took with her the snow, leaving only the silent wind and wet ground
Thank you, Kip, for the gift of a 600-year-old treasure called ballet. It is more than a dance-- it is a philosophy; a way of life; worth seeking as the knights of King Arthur sought the Grail; worth abandoning all other callings for; worth the days of frustration and doubt, which are punctuated by exceptional moments of beauty, of visible improvement in technique, and of love for the art form itself as manifested by myself, by those around me, and especially by you.
Candidly yours,
A
