Category: Journey to Pointe

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

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

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

Happy new year! Today is the first day of my ballet class in 2026. This term, I will be doing weekly contemporary dance introduction lessons in addition to my weekly ballet lessons. As I completed this first lesson, there was a moment in my mind that I don’t think I would want to do any… — read more

I made it! Today I did my last ballet class of the term. Most of the students are moving to an improver lesson, and I think I am probably the only one who decided to stay at the introduction level. I think it should be good, but I start wondering whether I would like to… — read more