-a theatrical look is actually a look past or through or beyond the object of the gaze-- as if the object of the gaze is much much farther away. In this way, the look is projected over a great distance, enough to reach the audience. The object may be a doll in your hand; it may be the hand itself, or your foot. The feeling of "longer neck", or any kind of bodily extension in general can be generated by imagining that various body parts are a great distance away. Carrying oneself "like a ballerina" requires a shift in perspective of the spatial relations between one's body parts.
-opiated Chinese dance
-a column is a vertical structure made up of waltzing flowers
-a scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk. It is a cosmopolitan organism; a citizen of the world's oceans. Its shape is Van-like-- I mean Fan-like; a series of curved projections. In the Waltz of the Flowers, it is also known as "the point of contention". For the record, a record is only as good as the memory of the recorder. Also for the record, a corps is only as good as each individual member. So let us watch out for our fellow swans. Regarding its function, the corps is the soloist's thoughts manifest. Swan Lake without the corps...is the Dying Swan.
-waltzing flowers wilting
Following rehearsal, a class that serves as one long reverence. A gypsy-flavored pass to Carmen. An adagio whose careless arms and solitary walks are expressive of our mellow mood. Fancy-armed grand jetes. The adagio reappears as a reverence. When you think that after a lengthy rehearsal, the last thing you need is more ballet-- reconsider.
Swan Song:
No swan is an island, entire of itself;
Any swan's death diminishes me
Because I am involved in the corps...
