wow.
I mean wow.
I must give photo credit today to the ballerina project and also to the lovely Stephanie Patterson who introduced me to the photos in the first place.
(Stephanie, by the way, was the photographer for our wedding and has some major crazy talent. Check. Her. Out.)
Ballet today was rough, and not just because I had a dream that Gideon tried to sell me on craigslist last night. When I stepped into class, I found that we had company. Professional company. Sitting in the center of the floor with long graceful legs, and a perfectly sculpted frame was the most gorgeous girl I think I've ever seen. I recognised her from a Trey McIntyre Project performance I saw over a year ago. She's that stunning. Turned out that the professional company is on a holiday break and our visitor was interested in taking some classes in the meantime. Oh snap, right? I knew my teacher was good.
It was very humbling and motivational to take class with such talent. It pushed me. Not that I thought in some parallel universe I could compare to the prima, but it made me want to try to be more like her. Longer. More graceful. Less dorky. Like I said, it was humbling and motivational. More humbling than motivational. By the end of the class I discovered a sweat spot on my leotard around the midsection. That's how you know I've really been worked: belly button sweat. Seriously. By the time I stumbled into the office, I was completely deflated. My bosses (I have two of them) asked me how class went, and I dramatically declared that I was the worst ballerina on the face of the planet and I was going to dedicate a life of eating marshmallows, since there was no way I would ever be as thin as what I imagine ballerinas look like. One of the docs said, "Nonsense! You're just lovely. In fact, I think you should be doing So You Think You Can Dance." The other quickly replied, "I would send in a text to vote for you. Maybe two." For him, that's really saying something.
Basically, it made my day. I have the best bosses ever.
I'm just feeling grateful.
Grateful for a healthy body that can dance.
Grateful for the incredible learning opportunities that surround me.
So Grateful for Gid. (That's catchy. I'm going to write a song.)
Grateful for family.
Just grateful.
Happy Tuesday, Friends.
xoxo
I love the Ballerina Project! Two of my roommates from my dance camp days are studying at SAB and they are in it! It's amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou should do SYTYCD. I want to, but I'm not so good at modern and thats kind of a big part of it...
ReplyDeleteI would send as many texts in as possible for you! Gary just did a dance in Vegas and the stars of it were some big shots from So You Think You Can Dance (I don't remember who it was). I miss you a ton! When are you guys coming to visit family/me?
ReplyDeleteI thought you might like that C: I stared for hours and hours. Maybe we should do your TTD a dance thing like that .... i bet you could find a BOMB dance costume that looks like a wedding dress .... just saying. PS - I would vote for you. and not just because we're friends. honest.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are amazing! I love them!
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