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” “ ...
According to my messages, my last lessons were in: 2011/2012 – I had violin lessons for a few months in 2011 from April until (possibly) June, and again in 2012 (I’m not sure of the months, but from possibly September to December). 2016 – I joined Bird College for piano and violin lessons (also started with singing lessons, had mayb ...
At 21 years old, I attended ballet classes in Clapham, a Russian ballet school that has now closed. I would go three times a week and did so for a while (I can’t remember now, maybe a few weeks). I then decided to join a course at Morley College, as it worked out cheaper. It was an improvers’ class, and let’s just say I overestimated my abilities. ...
I have an Excel spreadsheet with ballet grades, the hours each one takes, and how long it’ll take me to achieve each grade. I have a tab that has all the hours of ballet (and violin and piano) that I’ve taken. Recently, I’ve been thinking about ballet and how long it’ll take me to reach a level where I can take RAD Intermediate Foundation exams. You ...
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