"Theres nothing on the floor..."

  The  class last night was good thought it ended with me being very frustrated with myself. I couldn't get the steps right!

  Barre was good. It was full of simple stretches and expressive Ron de Jambe arms. The music for the first exercise was "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera. On the third barre combination, Shaw, the instructor, said, "10 points to whoever can guess where this music comes from." No one guessed it but he told us that it was the grand aria of Rossini's opera Cinderella :)) He also played a lot of Carmen (one of my faves too ^_^) 
  Half the time during center work,though, I was just walking. The combinations were very choreographic and (not sure if it's a good or bad thing) Locsin's has  really rubbed off on me. I'm no longer that over expressive "bravura" dancer as they call it. I guess I'm more shy now :( Shaw, corrected me several times saying "Theres nothing on the floor" Great, now my usual line to dance club students is being used on me -_-

  Maybe it's this long rest that has slowed me down... my spirits are low. When I looked at a photo today (a ballet photo of course), I felt like I would never look like like that T_T I was a mess of steps and uncertainty last night.

Me and SDT Instructor, Shaw Coleman

  I guess one waterloo of Locsin's is that we practice a dance and try to make it perfect while others make themselves perfect so that they look good with whatever role is thrown at them. I have to work on my memory and fast footsteps...
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Me and Tita Coly; family friend and fellow dancer

A shelf full of pointes

Ballet Day

   Good Morning!!! Yesterday was MY day :P No, it wasn't my birthday but it sure felt like. We went to Fort Canning Park to look for Singapore Dance Theatre (just so that when we go there today we wouldn't get lost). I could hear the ballet  music from the outside and I was walking fast to get to it... I always have that nervous, slightly intimidated feeling when I go towards music like that. It's so magical...

 

  SDT is located at the second storey of the fort. As we were climbing the stairs, Mom was taking random pictures. She said I looked so happy. I was, it was soooo exciting ^_^ 

  Inside the studio, the dancers were having a short break. I suddenly got scared. What if the class I signed up for would be too hard? I'll find out tonight :(  Oh, and good news, Mom's coming with me to class to take pics tonight :)
  After, we went to Orchard Road to visit Sonata! I bought a white leo (it's so hard to get good white leos at home) and piiiiiinkkk tights :)) While trying them on my mom said "Tabaa mo ngayon Ambs uy! (Your so fat now Abs!)" :(  Oh no!!!!

Capezio Foot Undeez

  Dad wanted me to buy pointes but they were all very soft and my dear Grishkos are still solid ^_^
  I saw foot undeez!!!!! But I decided not to buy because I could get used to the harsh bare feet of contemporary, I mean modern class (and their expensive >.<)

Dance Shop Discovery!

The dance shop in Cathay

  Hello!!! Blogging from Singapore... This is so fun ^_^ I've never blogged from another place before O.o
  We just dropped our things off at the hostel we were staying in and headed out to a place called Cathay where Mom spied a dance wear shop!!! Hmm... another addition to fave shopping places :P

   We ate dinner at the food court there and I bought tea... Well, too much tea :(( I made a mistake... it tasted good though :) Now we have extra tea to keep. Guilt -_- LOL, I'm so giult-tea :P Corny?
  I hope I can drag the gang along with me to Sonata and the one we just found, tomorrow... I don't even know what the shop is called... LOL It's similar to when you like someone and don't even know his or her name ^_^ Well, they're happily all within Orchard Road :)
  I'm sleeping really late these nights O.O talk about eyebags...

British Ballet

  Am in probably the most exciting part of  Jennifer Homans' Apollo's Angels; "The British Moment" which is about, of course, ballet in England. This is where our dear Margot Fonteyn, Covent Garden, and the Royal Ballet come in.
  I think my mom enjoyed the movie last night, despite it's tragic end, because she asked if I had any more ballet movies to watch. I read about Moira Shearer starring in The Red Shoes just toady and I suggested we watch that :) We haven't finished it yet though...
  This is great timing :D Very fitting to watch while reading "The British Moment" :P

  I learned, today, that the reason for the scarcity for boys in ballet is because of the WAR!!! Would you believe?! Speaking of which, there's an audition for boys in Locsin's. Guys have to present a two minute solo. I don't have the schedule though... Just call (63 82) 227-4753 :)) or visit The Locsin Dance Workshop, 89 Elpidio Quirino Ave., Davao City 8000, Philippines ^_^

P.S. Saw some friends from R.A.D. today :)