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

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

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

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