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You Can Make "Something" From "Nothing", Even Without A Cute Outfit....
I went into dance class Thursday night, remembering another favorite song from"Chorus Line"--the one about the girl who goes to an improv class and it's just not working for her--she's feeling "Nothing"
She prays at church for guidance, and hears her inward voice telling her:
This man is nothing! This course is nothing!
If you want something go find another class.
And when you find one You'll be an actress.
And I assure you that's what fin'lly came to pass.
Well, I sort of went into class feeling the same thing--the teacher isn't good, it's her, not me. And it helped--I could just roll my eyes and think things when she was being idiotic.
I also stretched before class, so my muscles were warmed up. And doing that "Ballet Workout" had helped me to work on some of the steps and get my form back--that is, whatever form I ever had.
Results?
I did fine--the only thing I got corrected on was a stretch that I'd never done before and EVERYONE got corrected on.
The teacher IS a twit--she's still doing combinations that are WAYYY to complicated--poor choreography for beginners. And I couldn't believe she had us do a difficult stretch and said "this is hard and we won't be doing this, but it's usually done in ballet class so I wanted you to do it!"
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Look, lady, if it's a hard stretch, you should NOT be giving it to beginners. At least not on the second week of class!!!!!!!!!!!
We also did a step at the end of class that I had done before--grand jete-- so I was all set. It's a leap, and you have to STEP before you JUMP. Sounds simple, but if you don't set up to do it right, you make a mess of it. And I didn't!
We did the jumps in groups, so I got to watch some of the younger ones and noticed several of the togged out types were not having much success with the step. In fact, I saw one of them a half hour later in a supermarket with her sister saying,"Well, I wasn't that bad, and I looked great!"
Well, kiddo, your outfit is cool, but if you move like you move, you DON'T look great! (Meow, meow, meee-ow!)
Anyway, my outfit wasn't cute, but I moved well, and I felt a lot better about class. I think I might even wear leotard and tights to class. No cute little skirt though, and my hair will still frizz, but I intend to dance those little darlings right into the ground. It's like my garden--it's not Martha Stewart wanna be like some of my neighbors, but I stick to it. And I'll stick to this...............
