BE YOURSELF

I love wearing high-waisted knee-length skirts, a big flower in my hair, and it is almost always in a bun. I listen to classical music and jazz. We have no TV, and I go to the theater, more than I go to the movies. Many people I know say that I'm old fashioned. I say that I'm me. I don't care what other people think of me, as long as I'm happy with myself. Don't think about what other people will think of you, just do what you feel like, dress so you feel beautiful, live so you love it!

Being me,
- Me <3

Family

I love weekends! They are just a wonderful thing! This weekend I'm spending most of saturday at rehearsals, but sunday my whole family and me are going iceskating. I love to do thing together with my family. On the normal days, my little brother has soccer, I go to balletclass, we both have school, mom and dad gots work, and my littlesister goes to kindergarden. So we don't have much time together, but we always try to eat dinner and drink tea in the evening together. In the weekends it's different. We are all home, and can relax and have fun with each other. I love my family so much and are very grateful for it. I know that some people has lost a loved one, or is in other ways not abled to spend time with their whole family. I just wish they could be as lucky as me, and have a family of their own. I wish they could feel the happiness and warmth I feel, when being with my family. And I know, someday they will!


You are a part of my family,
- Me <3

More than Tchaikovsky!

Today at ballet class, we started rehearsing a new dance to the song Sexy Silk by Jessie J. It is really cool, and I love it. Last year we did something to Eminems "Lose Yourself", and the year before to "It don'r mean a thing" by Ella Fitzgerald. All the dances were great. And I love that it is still ballet, even though it isn't danced to a Tchaikovski symphonie! All none-ballet-knowers would never think that you caould dance ballet to that. And it just goes to show you:
Ballet is more than Swanlake and pink ribbons!

Ballet, blisters and bourées,
- Me <3

I'm in a music video

Back in November I wrote that I was going to be in a music video, for the danish rapper called Mer'ild (meaning More Fire). It is called Slow Down. You an se me at 00.39, and many other times :)

So without further ado, Slow Down, by Mer'ild

Slowing down,

- Me <3 

Fire

Yesterday/evening, the appartment on the other sde of my house was burning. Everybody was really scared, and many people didn't have a place to sleep, that night. I really hope that they all had families to go to. It was an old, mentally ill lady, who had started the fire. Many people had tried to get the government to take care of her, but hey said it was to expensive, because in Denmark we have the economical crises as well as all over the world. And it just goes to show you, they could have prevented that fire, if they had helped her.
   Luckly noone was hurt!

I really wish, than instead of sending danes out to war, and throw bombes, Denmark could help the weak people.

Kisses,
- Me <3

Rehearsal tips and tricks

Today I have reheasals from 12.30 - 17.00, so it's gonna be a long day at a studio. Here are my tips and tricks for rehearsals:


1. Remember to bring legwarmers, socks and sweaters, so you have something to you warm, while you do all the waiting at rehearsals.


2. Bring food!!! Energibars, nuts or fruit are the best, because they give energi, without making you feel bloated, and they are quick to eat.


3. Don't let your things lying in the studio. Your teacher needs to se it as a stage, and can't if bags, and legwarmers are all over.


4. BE ON TIME!


5. Remeber sewing kit, band-aids and nailclippers if you are dancing on pointe.


Hope you'll have a wonderful day,
- Me <3

Negative and positiv

Today I had kind of a bad day. School wasn't the most fun, it rained, was cold and I forgot my bag at my balletschool, and my french homework for tomorrow was in it. Every time, when I have had a bad day, I always try to find 3 positiv thing about the day. Because when you think of the positivs, all the negativ fades away. You should try it ;)

3 good things about today:
Balletclass was good as usual
My dad came home from Italy
And tomorrow will be better

Gros bisous (french for "big hugs")
- Me <3

The good sides and bad sides

When you dance ballet, there are good sides and "bad" sides. The good sides would take me 78 years to write all of them.
   Every year I miss out on going skiing one week in Norway, because I have I performance at the Royal Danish Theater, that week. My toes are nothing but blisters, blood, and bruised nails. I have not got time for much else than ballet and school. Much of my time is spent at the studio, or at home, sowing pointeshoes.
    To people who doesn't dance ballet, this sounds awful, but to me, is is just life. I'm used to the pain, the sweat, the giving up things "because I have class". And you know what? I love it. Getting to dance, is worth it. Getting to do what I love. Every single time a walk in to the studio, I feel at home. It is where I belong. Where I make my happiness.

The bad sides, are the good sides.

Huge hugs,
- Me <3

The Turning Point

If you are ever bored, watch "The Turning Point", from 1977.It is a lovely movie about ballet, love, family and growing up. And none other than MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV is in it (excuse my obession ;) ) I've watched it many times, and I'm not tired of it.

Have a wonderful friday!

- Me <3

Tell them something sweet!

When I was in Barcelona, Spain, with my class, in the fall, me and my friend were in this little souvenirshop. I was wearing my hair in a twisted bun, with a flower, and as I was walking out of the shop, a girl came over to me, and said in really bad english "I'm sorry, but your hair looks really cool!" and then she stared down, and quickly walked away. It was so sweet of her! To come up to a complete stranger and tell them something nice. Not many people do that. And I really don't know why? You could almost make someones day, with just a few words. And why be shy? You are telling them something nice!
   Things so small as telling people they look nice, can make a big difference in someones day!!

Telling you loads of nice things!
- Me <3

Baryshnikov obession

This video is Mikhail Baryshnikov jumping/flying around in a studio. He just jumps so extremly high, I can't understand it. I'm speechless. Yes I known I have a Baryshnikov-obession, but he is just fantastic!!!
   Do you have an obsession right now??

Baryshni-kiss,
- Me <3

Back to school

Today was my first day back at school after the holidays. Yeaterday, I was like "I would loove to have some more vacation, I don't wanna go to school...", and in the morning it was really hard to get up, but once I got over to the school, and saw all my friends, it wasn't bad, and school wasnøt that bad either, actually I really like school ;)

But all in all, just remember to look positive on things, and almost always things are not as bad as they seem ;)

Knus   (means hugs in danish)
- Me <3

Better than yourself

Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of my absolut favorite dancers. The way he jumps, or should I say fly, is just AMAZING. And at the same time, he just has that little extra spark in his eye, not many others have. My ballet teacher trained in the same studio with him, when I heard it I was like "woooow....!!", if you breathed in the same air as Baryshnikov, and I breathed in the same as you... Then I breathed in the same as Baryshnikov, kind of...

Mikhail Baryshnikov once said: "I don't try to dance better than anyone else, I only try to dance better than myself.". I love this quote. He doesn't care how good other people are, he only cares about becoming a better and better dancer. And lets face it, BARYSHNIKOV IS THE BEST!
   I think everybody should try and think like Baryshnikov, not only in dance, but in life. Being jealous of others, or wanting to be better than them never makes you better, but wanting to be better than yourself drives you, and gives you motivation.

I hope that you all can be better than yourself, even though you already are perfect the way God made you,
- Me <3

What is art?

I have always wondered what art is. Two lines and a dot, is art, if Picasso painted it, but if I painted it, it nothing. Why is ballet an artform and not a sport? Maybe it's because ballet is artificial. You do the unatural with your body.
   Art is only there to show it to people. Dance is a form of entertainment. Art has no use in "real life". Art is useless. Perhaps that is the definetion of art: Something useless, that gives pleassur to other people, and is extremly hard to make.... I really don't know. 
   Dancers create art with their bodys, painters with a brush, musicians with sheet music. Art can be created by anything. But why is not everything art then??

Art, questionmarks and kisses,
- Me <3

New years resolutions

New years resolutions are a good thing. They make you try to reach some goals, and do the things even better. My resolutiones are:

- Eat so I'm proud of it.

- Drink 6 glasses of water each day.

- Do my streching routine every morning.

Probably gonna be hard, but I'm gonna try! What is your resolutions??

Hugs,
- Me <3

Happy newyear!

Happy new year everybody!! May this be the best year in your life, so far!
If this year hasn't been so great, if you have been sad, lost loved once, broken up or anything else, I wish for you that next year will be better. Next year things will change. And happiness will come again. Remeber, getting hurt, only makes us stronger, and you can always make the best of it. When it seems like everything is dark, and every door is closed, there will always be a window open, if you look hard enough.
   Everybody, also you, deserve to be told they're beautiful, wonderful, talented and loved, and if no-one told you this year, I will: You are the most talented, wonderful person! You are beautiful, and I love you! Even though I don't know you I can still love you, and care for you, and I really do.
   If you don't like what you see in the mirror, or don't like yourself, REMEBER: God made you this way, because you're perfect. When you were little, you didn't care about what people thought of you. You would were your super-man outfit to the store, and didn't care anout what people thought. Remeber that? Don't care about what other people think!

Happy newyear,
- Me <3