I had my first proper dance lesson since the beginning of the holidays today, which is the first time I've done any dancing all summer, aside from three days of Summer School, and also the first time in over a month I have done any significant amount of time on my pointe shoes.
Pointe shoes are what most people probably recognise as ballet shoes. They allow dancers to stand on the very ends of their toes while they dance, and professionals make them look absolutely effortless. However, even a ballerina that has been dancing on pointe for years has exactly the same problem as a beginnner; it hurts like hell. Especially on new shoes. I have been on pointe for almost a year now, and it still hurts.
It didn't help that I haven't cut my toes nails recently, which hurts even more.
Joy.
Anyway, maybe it will be easier next week. Our class has actually expanded now, as we have girls from the next grade up joining our pointe class before they have their ballet class. It was fun, because we all thought they were going to be much better than us, but they actually got all the corrections because our teacher hasn't taught them pointe before and she went right back to basics. We knew all the exercises, and the older girls were all being told to pull up the backs of their knees, something we have been doing since we started. (Pulling up your knees is important, because if they bend then your ankle goes slack, which makes it more likely for you to fall over.)
I think I'm going to go take a shower and watch some more of The Hard Times of RJ Berger. For some reason, I absolutely love that show.
Goodnight!
Glitterb
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