I spent Thursday and Friday with my amazing friend, Helen. The whole point of the trip was because it was "Bring a Friend" week at her studio. I got to watch her classical ballet classes and her modern class.
I easily figured out which I prefer.
Now, my brain was impaired by lack of sleep, therefore impairing my ability to judge, but the thing is....ballet put me to sleep and modern didn't. My theory is that the reason I was falling asleep was not only because of lack of sleep, but also because watching ballet barre work with classical music in the background is...repetitive and somewhat...soothing? Eh, well, either way watching Helen's footwork (which was amazing, so all of you know), was just...so...peaceful...and...*yawns* zzzzzzzzzz.............
I like lyrical and modern because they're not as stuffy as classical ballet, more free in their movement. Ballet is all about perfection. The right angle to hold your foot, straight lines for your arabesque, square your body, don't sickle your foot, make those calves burn with your precision in moving your foot across the floor.....who am I kidding? I don't think I'll ever get to that level. Those girls are amazing, and I am supremely jealous.
Maybe when I get a little farther along? I love ballet, but at some times I just get so frustrated with it. I can only do so much at a time.
Check with me this time next year and see what I think then....
~La vie est belle, Bri~
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