The 12 Days of Recital- Day 8

 

Whoops! Sorry I didn't get this post done yesterday. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, but it didn't.

 

It was obviously Sunday, so I didn't have a whole lot to do. I went to church, and I volunteered with the preschoolers. Normally I work with the 5 year olds, but they needed someone to help out with the 2 year olds, so I got moved. The 2's were pretty good to though. Very cute of course. Then I went to youth group for second service. We talked about not being so self-centered, and reaching out to people. Then they told us about some summer stuff. We are going to play a high school youth group game of Assassins. So basically for the entire summer, I have to carry around a water gun and sticky notes everywhere I go.

 

Then I came home and was lazy. But then my mom suggested that we watch this documentary called "Pina". It was about a modern dancer\choreographer. There were a lot of really great pieces in the movie. They did one with dirt, where they were literally rolling and dancing on a stage that was covered with an inch of dirt. Then there was another one where there was a giant rock that they used as a prop\set, and it was raining ON THE STAGE. It was super cool, and all the pieces were choreographically very thought provoking. If you really love dance, I definitely recommend that you watch it.

 

Of course, while watching it, I stretched. That was about it, I was really lazy. It was a really boring day. And since it's Memorial Day today, it shall be another lazy day.

 

 

The 12 Days of Recital- Day 7

 

Last class today! Yes, it's true, my last class for the entire year, ballet 5, happened this morning. So like every year, I will give you my attendance count.

 

I missed 0 Pointe Classes

I missed 0 Tap Classes

I missed 0 Jazz Classes

I missed 0 Modern Classes

I missed 0 Ballet Classes

 

Which means for the first time EVER, I had perfect attendance the entire year. I am quite proud of myself, you see I keep testing myself to see if I have what it takes to be a professional dancer. I was just testing myself on dedication by trying to make perfect attendance. Now I can check it off.

 

Anyway, we were missing a lot of people today because literally everybody was graduating today. I'm going to be so sad when all our older girls leave. They are the most amazing people, and I have learned so much from them. They all treat the lower classes so well, and never act all sophisticated and high over the rest of us because they are seniors. They have been such a blessing to me and all of the girls in our company, and we will miss them dearly.

 

Apart from a small class, ballet was good. We did barre, adagio in the center, and then went into our dance. Our dance (the carousel) is really pretty. It is definitely one of my favorites in the show. We ended up getting done early, because our dance was looking so nice, that we didn't need anymore rehearsal time.

 

Then I practiced my fouettes en pointe. One of my new year's resolutions is 8 fouettes en pointe. I did 4 today, and they felt really good, so hopefully I will make my goal by the end of the year!

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for day 8!

 

The 12 Days of Recital- Day 6

 

Wow! Day 6, halfway through, AND we have exactly 1 week till the show!

 

So today is my last Jazz class of the year. My teacher said that since we are doing so well on our dance, that we might do a fun combination instead of work on the dance. I think that would be awesome, because with so much intense work on the show, we could use a little bit of a break from rehearsing. I'm also hoping (like during every Jazz class) for a long turn combination. I love the challenge of fouettes and turns in second. You can always do more and throw in a multiple turn or two.

 

Then I am subbing for another girl's class that she assists again tonight. I'm doing her Ballet 2 class. I love doing the Ballet 2 class. The teacher for that class is awesome. She is a senior in high school this year and a phenomenal dancer and teacher. I always learn from her when I assist in her class, and on top of that, the kids are great.

 

Finally, I have my last class with my precious Tap 2 girls. You may remember that last year, I had them in Tap 1, and I have gotten the privilege to work with them again this year. Assisting tap is a lot of fun, because it is a lot of one-on-one work. I spend a lot of time taking girls aside and helping them figure out a step or combination that they are having trouble with, or sometimes teach them a harder version if they are doing a really great job. They have worked so hard this year, and I am so proud of how far they have come. They are such hard workers. They are the kind of kid who will go home and practice until they get the step. It is so inspiring to watch kids who are able to focus and put everything they have into dance at such a young age. I know it always makes me work harder. 

 

So that's about all I have to say for today, but I will be sure to post again tomorrow after I take my LAST DANCE CLASS FOR THE YEAR!

 

 

The 12 Days of Recital- Day 5

 

Hey guys! Sorry I this didn't get posted till late... I got busy cleaning my room..

 

So today's schedule was school and chores until about 2:00 when I got ready for dance. Then around 3:30, I left with to go to Walmart. I had to pick up a T-shirt for one of my costumes, candy and cards for my Tap 2 kiddos, and more candy for my dance "little sister". In our companies at dance, the Senior Company draws names of the Junior Company girls to be our "sister" and we exchange gifts at Christmas, and cards and candy at performances as well as just watch out for them and answer questions and such.

 

So after Walmart I headed to the studio to help out with my Creative Movement kids. On Thursdays I have the Kindergarteners and they are such sweethearts. I love those little ladies so much, and it's been such an honor to teach them. I'm crossing fingers that I will get assigned to the first grade class next year so that I can have them again. :)

 

Then I ate dinner and talked to a friend of mine. We were designing an extremely fancy basement that we would build underneath the dance studio so that we could live there. I'm pretty sure it had somewhere near 40 different floors, including a ball pit, Disney World, Smoothie King, Indoor Skydiving, and Forever 21... LOL

 

Then I subbed my friends hiphop class that she assists, I'm not a hiphop dancer. But it's okay, because it's for ages 6-8, so I can handle it. Those kids are really cute to, they are cheerleaders cheering for the horse race in the recital.

 

Finally I had my ballet class, and it was very good. Our ballet teacher was gone today, so the same teacher that subbed for us on Monday subbed again today. That was awesome though, because I really like that teacher.

 

 

So that's about it for tonight, check back tomorrow for Day 6!