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March 14, 2008
We're on the road .......... ......
I am getting very excited about the tour so as I was sitting here writing in my journal (we were given a diary were we have to write an analysis of every performance) I decided to write another web log to share my experience with everyone, rather than keeping it in my own book.
- Performing at the Linbury, at the Royal opera house for the Young British Dancer of the Year, has been such a wonderful experience. We did class in one of the studios at the Royal Ballet School; which I must say, is one of the nicest schools I have ever been to.
[I do hope that Ballet Central did well at the fundraising event we did last week so that the new premises will soon be welcoming students in it].
Ballet Central opened the second half of the event, followed by the English National and Royal Ballet schools. Christopher Hampson was pleased with our performance and we really enjoyed it.
This week we started off our tour at Ilford. Doing class on stage has brought me back so many memories of when I was on tour last year with Ballet d’Europe. And I have also realized how badly I want to be doing this career. There is something about theaters that makes me feel at home. I love their smell and changing room bulbs.
I would like to thank Vita Mees and Stephanie Joyce for helping me out with my hair dos during the performance.
The photographer Bill Cooper took us some pictures on the dress rehearsal and I cannot wait to see them. On the other hand Otis – who has got an injury, filmed the show. We watched the performance the following day and were asked to reflect critically on what we saw. I really like this idea, of watching the whole thing, as it gives us the opportunity to see for ourselves, what went wrong and what was right.
We had some very positive comments and even though there is a lot of room for improvement, I was pleased with what I saw.
Oh! I also got a glimpse of the program and cannot wait till I get one. I would like to thank the staff for choosing my pictures. One of my pictures is actually an A4 size. I cannot wait till I show it to my dear ones.
Next week we are off to Crawley and the following week to Cambridge. These are very important performances to me as my mum is going to be watching!!!!!!!
I know this might be a bit late, however I have been wanting to congratulate the 2nd years on their performance at ‘Design for Dance’ where some of them choreographed pieces on other students in their year. Oliver Freeston’s ‘ L’atelier’ was one of my favourite pieces.
I would also like to congratulate Kate Ewing and Clementine Herveux who both got job offers one in Portugal and the other in France respectively.
Being so busy, I had to let go of everything this year and that includes my passion to write poems. However here I would like to share with you and especially with my friends at school a poem which I had written last year:
Something Better:
It is not having everything you desire,
It is about having the things which are necessary to you which is important.
It is not about being the best,
It is about discovering the best in you.
Do not waste time contemplating on other people’s life
Reflect at how you are living yours.
Letting yourself down in difficult moments,
Will not make your situation any better
Instead stop and reflect,
Occupy yourself with something better,
While letting the day go by, and remember,
That a new day is a fresh start.
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