No modeling business

Today I watched, as I often do ballet videos on youtube. Anaheim ballet had to videos that truly inspired me. One with Maria Kochetkova and one with Misty Copeland. Maria Kochetkova said "Ballet isn't a modeling business", and this I think is so beautiful. You don't need to be the perfect height, with long limbs, arched feet, no hips and boobs. No! You just need the will and the passion! Everybody can be perfect in their own way. Everybody can dance. The only things you need, is a body and a willing to work and love it.
   If people tell you, you are to short, push past it. If people tell you, you are to big, push past it. Prove them wrong. Show them you can do it.

Kisses 
- Me <3

Etudes

Etudes is one of my all time favorite ballets. It's made by Harald Lander, a dane (like me). I have seen the Royal Danish Ballet perform it so very many times. I also saw it in Russia, some years ago, but I really thought the danes were the best maybe it's just because I'm danish, but I think seeing the people dance something, who have learned it from the original dancers is the best. It's like seeing a Balanchine ballet danced by New York City Ballet's dancers.

Hugs,
- Me <3

Ballet

To dance with the feet is one thing,

To dance with the heart is another!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Jewels

Today we started rehearsing Rubies, by George Balanchine. I love it, and have danced some years now. I'm in the corps and also have a pas de trois with loads of pirouettes and other turns. When Balanchine created "Jewels", each act, or three jewel: Emeralds, Rubies and Dimonds symbolised a periode in his life. I think it is a wonderful thing, that you can tell you lifestory, through dance!

Dancing away,
- Me <3

The Four Temperaments

We are having a end-of-year-show in the start of june, and therefore I have had rehearsal all day. I am dancing a lot of things, but today it was for The Four Temperaments. It is one of my absolut favorite ballet!! I am dancing the sanguinic pas de deux and solo. I love it! I'm also dancing the devils dance and of course the finale.

Melancholic, Sanguinic, Phlegmatic aand Choleric,
- 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 

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 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

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

1. december!!

Today it's the first of december!!!! Yaaay! I love Christmas, but ONLY in december. Stores start decorating their windows in early november, and the radios start playing Christmas songs there too. I can't stand it. But when december starts, I'm in the most Christmassy mood baking cookies and decorating.
The best things about Christmas, is being with my family and celebrating the birth of Jesus. I also love the Nutcracker!!!!! Nothing to get me in a better Christmas spirit, than going to watch the Nutcracker. Another thing, is Christmas music. Especially "Christmas with Harry Belafonde", a Christmas album, my grandmother always listens to.


Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!!
- Me <3

My favorite ballet steps

Bored again today..... So, why not make another "favorites list" :D

Top 10 ballet steps:

1. Pirouettes!!

2. Fouéttes

3. Grand jétes

4. Arabesque penchée

5. Tendus

6. Dévelopés

7. Piques

8. Pliés

9. Port de bras

10. Arabesque pirouettes

As you can see I'm a bit of a turner. I often do 4 or more pirouettes, and they are what I am most proud of!

Turns and kisses,

- Me <3

Cake VS leotard

I have a sweet tooth, and sometimes it can get the better of me. But I have this deal with myself:
If I eat, so I'm proud of myself, for one whole month, then i will allow myself to by a new leotard!


Notice that i write "Eat, so I'm proud of myself"? When I eat to much unhealthy stuff, I don't feel pround of myself, so in the month, I don't diet! I still allow me to eat cake sometimes, but only to the extend when I'm pround. Of course I try not to eat to much :D A trick when I'm hungry for sweets, is that a go look at a website who sells leotards, to see what "prize" I'm gonna buy myself.


Cakes and leotards,
- Me <3

Ballet Alphabet

Rain+bored me= The Ballet Alphabet!

Arabesque, movement with one leg lifted to the back.
Bourré, teeny tiny steps.
Capezio, ballet leotards, shoes and other funky stuff.
Développé, unfolding the leg, sometimes too sloowly.
Etudes, ballet by danish Harald Lander
Fondu, a french dessert/meal, and of course a ballet step.
Grand allegro, big jumps across the corner.
Hands, something we all have, and have to hold gracefully.
Injury, a bad thing!!
Jumps, to jump?
Kd dance, warmup clothes.
Love, why we dance <3
Men, someone that lift tha ballerinas.
Nutcracker, the most cristmassy thing in the world!
Overture, first music.
Pas de deux, dancing in pairs.
Quardriceps, a muscle we use.
Rehearsals, the real work!
Sleeping beauty, what we do when we get home.
Tights, what we always wear.
Unitard, leotard+suit.
Variations, dancing a solo from a ballet.
Waltz, 1 2 3, 1 2 3!
Xtra practise=xtra tecnique!
Yes, ballet is wonderful.
Z, no ideas!

ABCs,
Me <3