ELMO!!!!

When all else fails when thinking of a title? Be random. It does wonders.

Just got back from ballet. It was a lot of fun, cause today... we did something different :-D I love change...if it's not too drastic, and not to something that I know so well, I'd hate it if it changed.

When I walked in, and after I was finished stretching, my teacher started quizzing me on what we do at the barre is called, or what we do on the floor is called, or in the middle, etc.

• Barre Work (meaning the bar that's attached to the wall that you see millions of in a stereotype ballet studio)
  
• Floor Work (means actually *on* the floor. )
  
• Center Work (combinations that you do on the floor)

make sense? I got them all right, except for Center Work. I called it floor work...cause I didn't know there was a difference between the two. Oh well, learn something new everyday!

Quick Sidetrack: Just like Aristotle says...you like to learn more and more stuff about a certain thing because you 1) love to learn and 2) you love what you're learning about. *is super happy she's actually kinda/not really understanding the reading this week* Yessss! *ahem* anyway.

So, my teacher said, after the quiz, "Alright. So, today...we're going to do floor work!"

Ok. Look at my definitions? Actually *on* the floor. Lol, I've never even heard of this before...you don't usually think of ballerinas at some famous studio, all of them laying on the floor waving their legs around. Lol, funny mental image, huh? It's actually A LOT harder than it sounds. Pretty much EVERYTHING in ballet is A LOT harder than it looks/sounds. "Ok, balance, leg extended, en pointe, arms just right." Probably anyone and everyone (maybe not *everyone* but a lot of people) who hear this, or think that people do this think "Oh, easy-peasy. Let me try..*crash* Oh...uh...whoops. Maybe not so much." You have to lay on your back, (on a cold floor, lol) and pretend that there's a floor under your feet. So, your feet have to be flexed the whole time..talk about cramping feet, lol. 

There are 4 different positions that you can be laying on the floor. Laying on the back, stomach, right side, left side. Once again, it's a lot harder than it sounds. Have to make sure you roll through the foot when coming in, after tonduing, or degaging (that is not pronouced "de-gagging" btw...lol. Just to clear things up.) arms too...they can't be just laying there on the floor...lol, otherwise it'd be easy....easier, I should say. 

Anyway. Now, on to the Center Work. It can be tough, and rough for me at times. Other times, like today (yay!) It can be amazingly awesome. Today, I started on working on during it in a circle. Actually, it's more like an oval...but it depends on the shape of the room. It's supposed to be done with a class of more than 2, cause then it gets more tricky. But, the combination included a tour jete, which is like one of my favorite moves. Dunno why, just is. 

Pardon me, non-ballet people, if that bored you. Aristotle speaks the truth...you learn something, then gab about it so much people get bored with you. Lol.

Anyway, I'm playing for church this Sunday. So, if you happen to have a spare though this Sunday, at 11:00...please pray for me. it'll be greatly appreciated.