Ballet for Beginners; First Period [03/08].

[died8yearsago]

Everything seemed to be in order in the studio that morning for the ballet class. The stereo was working fine, putting out the heavy metal intrumentals that suited Rosa's mood that morning (and, let's be honest, nearly every morning). The TV playing their clip for the day seemed to be working fine. The floor hadn't, like...turned into lava or anything, so, overall, everything seemed like it would go smoothly that day for class without any problems.

Rosa didn't trust it for a second.

Luckily, her suspicions were unfounded and they really would have a simple, straightforward, problem-free class that day, unless the students themselves decided otherwise. But they were all kind of nerds, so that barely even registered as a concern.

"This week," she said, "we're actually going to get into some light choreography. I bet you're all thrilled. So you know the drill. Find a spot, let's warm up."

[[ocd is...up! Have at it, crazy ballerinas]]

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Warm Up - Ballet, 03/08.

[died8yearsago]

Find a spot to do some warm up stretches on the floor while watching this week's example.

"I picked this one," Rosa explained as they warmed up, "because it's clearly a more beginner's performance. A lot of the steps these dancers are performing are simple enough if you watch them, but it's in how it's put together as a group that makes it still, you know, a good performance or whatever. Simple, but well-executed, can still make a decent performance."

And then onto the barre work, too, of course!

Re: Warm Up - Ballet, 03/08.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Though he still much preferred the stretches where he could remain standing, Sidon felt he was getting increasingly less awkward about the ones that required sitting and felt that there had been marked improvement in his flexibility in such unnatural and awkward positions. Such progress, minute as it was and quite possibly only noticed by himself, was incredibly encouraging!