Should you walk into a particular ballet school, you may find a few people quietly observing class from the side. Sometimes they’re injured dancers unable to participate. Often times, they’re students waiting for their turn in the center. Occasionally they’re parents, teachers, or simply ballet enthusiasts fascinated by the art fo ...
Well… you read the title! Yes, I’ve added another dance form (yes, it’s a form of dance for those who don’t know, in particular, a form of contemporary dance). In fact, I hadn’t heard, scratch that… I don’t remember looking into it like I did the Release-based technique, the Cunningham technique and the Graham techniqu ...
I love the title of this post… why? Well, my mum would say it all the time, at one point, at least a few times a month! Anyway, why the title? Well, in addition to my leg/hip pain that I’ve had for a few months now , a few days ago, I had pain in my right foot (at the top of the foot). Now, yesterday, I felt a lot of pain in my shins. Mainly fel ...
I am hoping to become a maths tutor, and possibly a biology and chemistry tutor. I’m even enrolled on a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Tutoring (starts September 2026), but is teaching ballet, the violin and piano in my future? I’m not talking anytime soon! Far from it! I’m talking like ten to fifteen years from now, when ...
Today, I finally bought an online series teaching Suzuki violin from book one to book three! I’ve been eyeing it for a while, but it was on discount, so I bought it. She goes through each piece and explains how to play them. I remember one of my violin teachers taught Suzuki, and I found it so hard (it was pieces from book one). But I’ve ...
A few months ago, my goal was to do grade 1, just for the sake of learning pieces, and getting used to the instrument again, but to take exams once I reach grade 2. My teacher misunderstood me and said to buy the grade 2 book. I bought it, and he bought it. Once I told him I had it, he said ok let’s start with ‘this piece” “ ...
