Dealing with competition

Sometimes there may come a new student in your class. You can't deny, every time someone new comes, you always, check them out to see if they're better than you. When they are better than yourself, you are always put a bit out. If they can stick their leg in their ear, turn 3 pirouettes every time and do one billion fouéttes on pointe, it makes you a bit angry at them. Sometimes some people are just better than you, I you have to accept it.

But there are some ways to deal with it,

Like:

- Try to use them as a motivation to find out what you want to do better.

- Stop thinking about them and concentrate on your own dancing!

- Find the things that you do better, even little things like "I have better feet than her" or  "I hold my little finger prettier".

- Ballet is art, not some sort of competition!!! 

It can be hard, but stay positive. One day you might step into a new studio, and people will think you're competition!

Most importantly of all, remember that you're perfect the way you were made and you can't do anything better than your best!

Being the best I can be,

Me <3

Tired muscles in a happy body!

Today my ballet classes began!!!! All day at school, I kept looking at the clock counting the hours till I would be at the studio :D

First i helped teach the little kids in their pink tutus. Then I took a advanced class, and then I took grownups. 4 hours of dancing, sure makes me tired. When i came home i had piles of homework to do, but my ballet-happiness-wave got me through it. It's lovely to have someting that makes you feel so happy and wonderful!! <3  

Zzzzz.... Me <3

Outside Dancing

Today the weather is much better. The sun is peeking out, I can see the blue sky and every thing is fresh and clean (exept my shirt, I just spilt a cup of tea over myself... UPS!). When the weather is better, my mood is better. Just like when you feel beautiful on the outside, you feel beautiful on the inside.

Me and my friends sometimes take pictures of us dancing/balletposeing outside, when the weather is nice. The picture above me and my friend took of me some weeks ago. It's so different to se yourself on photo, dancing in a field, when you usualy see yourself in a mirror in a studio. You really can learn alot from watching yourself dance. Then you can see the corrections you get in class, alot easier than in mirror.

Huge huges,
Me <3 <3

Feeling Sound-Of-Musicy

 Today it's rainy, grey, and dull... And I try to keep my mood up :D When ever i feel sad or just down right bad tempered, I don't think of all the bad things, i think of things I'm looking forward to, like I'm healty, I have a good reason to sit infront of my computer all day :D OR THAT MY DANCE CLASSES STARTS ON MONDAY!!!!

I love the song from The Sound of Music called "My favorite things", and it's what I try to do.

Luckily for you can't hear me singing "beautifully" (I absolutly can't sing), but you can read my fave part:

Girls in a white dresses with a blue satin sashes,
snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
silver white winters that melt into springs,
these are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings,
when I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

Hoping no dogs will bit tomorrow,
Me <3