Smile

I love listening to Laurie Berker's childrens songs. One of my favorites is "Smile", and today, when  I heard it it made me write a little poem inspired by it.

SMILE

I know a very special boy,

When I'm with him he fills my heart with joy,

And he make me smile,

He makes me smile.

You are my very special boy,

And I hope I make you smile,

'Cause I love the way you smile,

The way you smile.

I love my very special boy,

When we smile together,

The whole world smiles,

We make it smile.

A bit cheesy, but so what? Hope it made you smile!

Smiles,
- 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

Nothing changes...

Today i went back to my old kindergarden/preschool. In Denmark (where I live) it is called a "Børnehave" which directly translated into english means "kids-garden". I hadden't been there for about 10 years. When I came in, it was exactly, and i mean EXACTLY how it was when I was little. The color on the wall were the same, the playground was the same, everything. Even one of the teachers, who was wearing what she did ten years ago, jeans and a pink shirt. It was like stepping back in time. Nothing around us changes, the only thing that does is the people. it is like a big show, and the actors are just changing roles.

Running around on a playground (Hey, it rims!),
- Me <3

Proud, not selfish!

Sometimes the small things in life, is the things that makes us happy. For instance: Today while doing a pirouette combination in balletclass, my theacher stod in front of me and said "Know do seven turns!", she meant it as a joke, but i turn and do 6! The rest of the day I got a little smile on my face, when I thought about it. Some may say this is selfish. I don't think so. It is okay to be proud of yourself. It is okay to think you are good at something. You are always your own's worst critic, and when you do something well be proud!! Right know: Smile to yourself, and say one thing out loud, that you have done last week, that made you proud. Do it! I mean it!! Just try, you feel a but wierd, sitting to yourself, smiling and talking, but you will also feel happy! Try doing this, when you are feeling down and sad. It helps. Really, it helps!

Smiling to myself, without feeling selfish!

- Me <3

Language of Love

Love is one of the only languages everybody can speek. If you come from Denmark, China or USA, you understand LOVE!

How to say "I love you" in 10 languages:

English: I love you!

German: Ich liebe dich!

French: Je t'aime!

Latin: Te amo!

Polish: Kocham cie!

Danish: Jeg elsker dig!
Russian: Я люблю тебя! (Bonus points if you know how to pronounce it!)
Finnish: Rakastan sinua!
Spanish: Te quiero!
Arabian:  أحبك

Love from my heart to yours!

- Me <3

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