So I haven't exactly been motivated to write lately because I've been on Spring break and not teaching, and well, I've just been lazy! It's funny to me how one week without the usual schedule can make such a huge difference in the way you feel and what you do, or don't do!
I must confess as a former dancer and as a teacher I do now just how much of a difference a week off can make in the body of a dancer. It may seem very small- 7 days, but to a dancing body that is used to training 4 or more times a week 7 days off is a whole lot. Normally it just takes a week or so to get back to the condition you were in before your little break, and usually this is ok. If you're not training as a professional it's good to give the body a little rest. But I must confess that this week it has worried me as our ballet exams are next weekend. That's right April 8-9! And what's most terrifying is that after many months of hard work and diligent practice our girls have had 1 week to forget all their individual ballet corrections and just relax their bodies. A little scary because we will have only 1 week (2 classes) to get them back into the right mentality and physicality to go in their exams and excel! Totally do-able, but also worrisome to me- as a bit of a perfectionist of a teacher!
In any case. I'll make sure to give a report on exams once they are through.
And that's all from me right now.
Jordan
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