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New discoveries
Today we also have a substitute ballet teacher. She is really lovely. I can see how she has a professional ballet training compared to our usual teacher, who was trained in contemporary dance. Her movements were so elegant and the exercises she provided were also more challenging than usual. She also repeated a lot of… — read more
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Getting used to contemporary dance class
One update is that I’m going to stick with my Saturday dance class routine (I will do the Friday drop-in class in another studio if there is time conflict). This is because I will have a weekly activity on Thursday night… With this change in routine in mind, it felt less painful to wake up… — read more
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Dance with flow and precision
Out of my surprise, the ballet class today was really great. I not only attempted to do each movement cleanly and precisely but also moved with my heart today. There was a lot of breath works that I did alongside the exercises. I also felt that my hands become more tired after the movements today.… — read more
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Physical strength vs Heart support
Today I did my second contemporary dance class. I crushed halfway. By “crushing”, I mean that I had to rest at the corner for half of the class. I felt that my muscle is able to support me doing most of the movements, but my heart just could not support them. I felt dizzy, shortness… — read more
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Feeling more at ease
This is my first ballet class after my contemporary dance class. While the sore from the contemporary dance class is still over there, I can clearly feel that I have outgrown my current ballet level. Now I can focus on getting all the details in the class. I can start memorising the steps and focusing… — read more
