They put out the cast list for Cinderella! I'm a "lady of the court", not sure what that's supposed to be, but I'm really happy that I got cast for both the A and B showings. Rehearsals start sometime in early January and we've already been fitted for our costumes. Our costumes are a bright pinkish-purple with romantic tutus and sequined corsets, really pretty (and fluffy hehe). Some of my friends are also court ladies, and I convinced one of my guy friends to sign up, so rehearsals are going to be super fun!
We had our vocab test, which included a performance section that I did not know about. So it was the day after the written test, and my teacher hands me a piece of paper and says, "You have a few minutes to practice, I'll come get up when it's time!" And I was just standing there like "what is this." Apparently we were supposed to learn the combination that was on the paper then perform it. For not knowing what I was doing, I don't think I did too bad; 94% overall for the written and performance tests.
So that was all good, but I kinda pulled my hamstring. Again. Did I post about that last times I pulled my hamstring? I don't know if I did, but this is the 4th time it's happened since I started ballet (left three times, right once). This time, it happened in class, during an exam. One of our combinations was a barre stretch that ended with split. I went into the split and it was fine until I tried to sink a little lower, but then my hip sorta popped. When I talked to my teacher about it later and mentioned how it's a rather common occurrence, she recommended that I go talk to the athletic trainer. We have an athletic trainer on campus (one of the many things I love about my school, they have everything on campus), so I went with a friend to talk to him. He said I've been overworking by hamstrings by stretching so much, so I need to work on strengthening them and stretch them less aggressively (not exactly what he said, a shorter approximation).
Not really ballet related (meaning: you may skip this paragraph if you're on this ballet blog to read about ballet), but I finished my first semester of school ever! Well, not ever, but does 1st grade really count after 9 years of homeschooling? I took my first midterms last week, and they were surprisingly fun. By the time we had to start studying for midterms, I was like 510% done with it all, so I just reviewed for Physics, since it's pretty much the only class where I care about my grade. It actually turned out pretty well. While most other people were stressing and doing all-nighters to cram, I just got lots of sleep and watched a lot of Doctor Who. The tests were soo easy, I'm glad I didn't waste time studying. I got an A on my Algebra II midterm (my first A in that class!!), but I'll have to wait until Winter Break is over to see how I did on the rest of them.
I know this was a really big post, but I guess we're all caught up now! I'll probably be posting like crazy for the next couple of days. I'm really sorry that I left for so long, and I don't want to stay away for so long again, no matter how mad life gets. I have a personal goal to post at least once a month, if not more, and I plan on sticking to it! Ballerinas, comment below, tell me what's been going on, how your classes have been going! Is your studio starting recital prep soon? Keep dancing!
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