Monday, April 23, 2012

Strengthening your rotators begins with each tendu; show your instep with each slide of the foot.

-advice for training to hold your leg to your ear

Friday, April 13, 2012

-Ballet Hopscotch: avoiding the wet spots after the mopping
-hip-to-leg and hip-to-shoulder connection is of paramount interest ITAF ("in this art form"); essentially: bring the energy down into the pelvic floor region; eg: soutenu entournants, pirouettes
-how many ballerinas does it take to make a sound like a herd of elephants? 5. Doing jumps from first to second.

What is Heaven? Streets of gold and endless praise
What is Hell? Fire and brimstone; torture and pain
What is Church? Interminable, ceaseless vacuuming

Today is Friday the 13th. The black cat awaits my arrival by the mirrors. She paws away and makes her bed on my plush winter coat. I give her another hour-and-a-half before I gently pull the coat away. I am brimming with luck tonight.