Ballet has been my favourite pastime since middle school. I have found each level of ballet rewarding in regards to being active and pursuing a creative undertaking outside of school. Looking back I have noticed that my overall endurance in activities, coordination, and flexibility has improved immensely. Learning new and challenging variations in the last […]
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Ballet – 30.4.19
There are less than twenty sessions until our exams in September. I will be missing the majority of these sessions because of Project Week and summer break. Right now, I’m still debating whether I should take the exam or pick up a new activity after this term of ballet. In class, I can follow with […]
Ballet 12.3.19
Last October I took my exam for Intermediate Foundation to get into the Intermediate level. We received our results and everyone has passed with a merit or distinction. I was expecting to pass the exam with a basic certificate but I scored a merit 🙂 My exam results have encouraged me to continue with my […]
Ballet 8.1.19
It was difficult to get back to doing dance after a three week break. Our teacher changed all the combinations in barre, centre, and pointe, each being part of this year’s exam and being more technically challenging. This class was intimidating because I had missed the first two classes of this year and did not […]
Ballet – 22.9.18
This class my group was evaluated by the teacher. We went through all the barre exercises, centre work, solo variation, free enchaînement practice, and a pointe work. For each student, she gave us comments on all the things that needed to be improved before the exam in October. (LO5) After class, as a group we decided […]
Ballet – 11.9.18
Today, our teacher wanted to focus on individual exam groups. Being in the fourth group I will have to wait till the 22nd till she evaluates our group. In the meanwhile, we were asked to work on our solo variations and help each other evaluate. At the moment my goal is to study all the […]
Ballet – 4.9.18
With my first ballet exam looming ahead in October I have realized how far I have come as a ballet dancer. Being able to be part of an intermediate ballet course provided the fact that I started dance late and have only had two years of rigorous training surprises me. Mainly because I have not […]