Hey guys! I know, I've been gone for a while, but things are so busy. I won't be able to post as much this year as I used to :( So anyways, we had our first ballet exam about 3 weeks, and another last Friday. They were both on the barre routines we'd been learning. I got my grades back; 84% on the first, 86% on the second. I'm kinda disappointed, I thought I had done better, but I'm happy that I got feedback too. Here's some of the corrections I got: "Don't forget to cross your 5th esp. to the back. Your arabesque need to be "up" as well as forward - keep shoulders square."
We have a really big exam coming up in October, a written test this time. We've been learning the eight positions of the body, and the pas de bourrees. For the test, we need to know the names, how to do them, and the definitions. It's all a lot to process!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
First Ballet Exam
On Friday, we had our first ballet exam. It was just a quiz on the barre combinations we've been learning for the last week. I think I did pretty well, besides messing up on battements. I'm not sure when we're going to get our results, but soon, hopefully. I got some new ballet slippers last Sunday that I finally finished sewing the elastics on, so I wore them for the exam and class on Friday. They seem nice so far, they feel like my full-soles but softer and they fit better. They are Bloch Pro-Lite II Hyrbid, I'll post a review of them in a few weeks.
This week, we have no school Monday, half day Wednesday, and no school Thursday so we only get to dance on Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday is only half day, so the periods will be too short to have enough time to get changed and have a reasonable length class. Instead, we're just going to stay in our clothes and learn the eight positions of the body. I'm not sure what this is...we learned the first four positions last week, but I can't remember any of them (oops). I'm going to try to stretch Tuesday and Thursday, even though I have class Tuesday. Lacrosse tryouts are coming up in January, so I've started running to get ready. Running can make you lose flexibility, so I'm going to need to stretch a lot more, outside of class.
So, it's like 1:30am. I meant to write this post last week when I had nothing to do...but now that I'm trying to finish this physics assignment, it seemed like a good time to write it. Good night (or good morning?) ballerinas!
Also, I extended the poll in case you didn't get a chance to vote!
This week, we have no school Monday, half day Wednesday, and no school Thursday so we only get to dance on Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday is only half day, so the periods will be too short to have enough time to get changed and have a reasonable length class. Instead, we're just going to stay in our clothes and learn the eight positions of the body. I'm not sure what this is...we learned the first four positions last week, but I can't remember any of them (oops). I'm going to try to stretch Tuesday and Thursday, even though I have class Tuesday. Lacrosse tryouts are coming up in January, so I've started running to get ready. Running can make you lose flexibility, so I'm going to need to stretch a lot more, outside of class.
So, it's like 1:30am. I meant to write this post last week when I had nothing to do...but now that I'm trying to finish this physics assignment, it seemed like a good time to write it. Good night (or good morning?) ballerinas!
Also, I extended the poll in case you didn't get a chance to vote!
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