Tonight I went to my second ballet class as an adult beginner. Last week I was there as the newbie with two friends, but neither of them could make it tonight. Fie on them! There was also a substitute instructor, who was not as beginner friendly as the regular teacher from last week. She was quite friendly herself, but the combinations we were to do were quite beyond my exceedingly limited abilities. And the only other adult beginner from last week was also absent. So it was me, the uncoordinated adult beginner and a bunch of teenage cuties who can lift their legs really high. Sigh.
The whole idea is to get some exercise in a different way than jogging on the treadmill at the YMCA while watching the talking heads on CNN and trying to read the closed captioning without getting seasick. That certainly was accomplished, but by golly the friends had better return next week. Scary new ventures involving mirrors and coordination and insecurities are sooooo much better with friends.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Beginner Ballet
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Wow are you brave and ambitious and inspirational! Just ignore the others and know someone in CH is rooting only for you in the whole class.
That is so great Jenny! If it doesn't go so well and your friends don't show up come do Gung Fu! You and all the kids. You can take up to 6 of the classes a week, 2 of which are for homeschoolers (1-2:30 T,Th). A great workout and I would do it with you because I need a friend that is equally NOT coordinated!
While reading this, I couldn't help but think of my days doing Jazzercise. If you want to detract from your lack of coordination, try showing up in shiny turquoise tights and an acid washed leotard! But maybe that just worked in the eighties when I had my pre-baby body!
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