so sometime last week, deep in conversation with myself i thought..... "hey, you remember when you used to do that dancing stuff? you could try & at least do a couple tendus, arabesques & cambrés, just for old times sake..... might even help with all this extra soft stuff that's laying around your body now." so i did. in the living room. wasn't very much, i did like 4 relevés & 2 arabesques (lifting your leg behind you until you feel an uncomfortable cramp in your back & butt).......... well, the very next day my back was in pain. how sad, i only had my leg at around 45 degrees (which when i was dancing could get my leg up to 90 & on the right side past 90, during dracula time) boohoo.....
well, i am beginning to realize how great ballet was for my body. now, in hindsight, of course. because while dancing i always found something physically wrong with my body to complain about & had serious knee issues for about 4 years. but now, after 3 FULL months off, i see such a change physically. i've gained about 15 pounds, yikes! and feel really soft. which part of me really likes, i feel feminine, but i also feel really weak, have less energy & don't feel as healthy..... not to mention i can no longer consider myself to be a dancer.
so again today i realized i'd try to do a little more living room dancing. and for the record, i have tried to call the dance studios here on guam & have gotten only machines & a couple "this number is no longer in service"...... so one day i might find myself back in a real studio, until then there is always the living room.
here is an unglamorous glimpse, and as ms. dorothy would say, "you call that a tendu (tahn-do), i call that a ten-don't!"
now to the 3 star part..... andersen has a DV on base today & tomorrow..... jeff is following around the distinguished visitor, a 3 star general, taking photographs & going to all the prestigious briefings/ events..... & i'm dancing around the living room. hmmm....
3 comments:
It sounds like you are settling in nicely! I will be joining you in early June!
good luck with the packing & moving process! if you need anything once you get here, just let me know, i'd be happy to help out!
Keep busy!
Find a way to dance! Even if for yourself.
Usually there is a base "activities" person/area/etc. What is more, there is daycare, schools, etc. See if you can teach dance on the base. Or, don't even do kids. Try Adults. Contact the local gyms on base and other places and offer stretching and basic ballet classes. Look into an online or other degree in kinesiology.
If you like these ideas create a sylabus before you talk to someone. Show the what a class would look like, how it would be structured.
Lucky for you, it is not about the money it is about staying busy and staying fit. But do charge!!! I know you, you will be tempted to give your expertise and services away.
This doesn't have to be complicated. Just some posters, some support from whatever venue you use and a few warm bodies in front of you doing whatever you tell them. Viola!
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