tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post116837301455571283..comments2023-07-17T05:07:53.982-07:00Comments on clashing hats: Multiple ughsHilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1168529283907012522007-01-11T07:28:00.000-08:002007-01-11T07:28:00.000-08:00Thanks, all. Earnest, sometimes something physical...Thanks, all. <BR/><BR/>Earnest, sometimes something physical is exactly what you need to prevent writing/dissertation myopia. Crazy as it seems, perhaps now(ish) would be the time...<BR/><BR/>Tiruncula - that's exactly it!! I think it's as you've decribed. The instructor was trying to make us have *fun* (in the manner of five-year-olds - I'm surprised I liked her, given that!). But I would venture to guess that most people are not there for the kind of fun she has in mind. Ballet's connections to elegance make it so. Adults learning ballet want some of that. Or they have an agenda like yours - or like mine. By the way, how about pilates for you? Ever thought of that? It sounds like it might do what you need for your body.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, S. Thanks for having faith in me. Yes, I am optimistic, weirdly. I think I'm the kind of person who has no choice but to be. I think you're right about the run - it was really symbolic.Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1168496201093036432007-01-10T22:16:00.000-08:002007-01-10T22:16:00.000-08:00Wow--a lot going on in your head these days! I tho...Wow--a lot going on in your head these days! I thought your description of taking a jog was very telling. I totally pictured how it felt, and it feels to me like you are ready to move on. You are tired of living in the past, and your eagerness about wanting more challenge in ballet is part of that. You are brave and optimistic, and you will definitely be ok as you make all these changes. Good luck with all of this, and I am keeping my fingers crossed for smooth and fruitful transitions for you.Sfrajetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028612571210445296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1168461627479648362007-01-10T12:40:00.000-08:002007-01-10T12:40:00.000-08:00Hilaire, I'm sorry about all the various stresses....Hilaire, I'm sorry about all the various stresses. You've got an awful lot to process at once. I hope Mr. K wasn't too traumatized.<BR/><BR/>On the ballet front: Your experience is really interesting. In my last semester before leaving SCC City, I took a beginning adult ballet class with the hopes that I could very systematically build up muscles and regain stability in joints that had been damaged through repeated injury in Obscure Dance Form. I really wanted to focus on mechanics and solve some longterm bad habits. The class, though, was just as you describe: a huge variety of things in one session, and lots of center work. I think the idea was to expose adult beginners to the range of how much fun ballet can be, but it was definitely not what I needed. I've been thinking of trying to find a place where I can do just a floor bar to work on range of motion and core stability, and meanwhile try to observe some other classes to find somewhere with the approach I need - though options are probably limited where I live now.Tirunculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788199657297216288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1168399186870441082007-01-09T19:19:00.000-08:002007-01-09T19:19:00.000-08:00I'm so jealous that you're taking a ballet class! ...I'm so jealous that you're taking a ballet class! (Though this class sounds a bit odd.) I have long wanted to take a ballet class, but as my weight has gone up and down throughout grad school, I just never starting taking class on one of the down swings. WHAT a great thing to do! Very inspiring. Though instead of doing my yoga tape, I am going to eat a baked potato. Can't help myself. ;)Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1168395949623906832007-01-09T18:25:00.000-08:002007-01-09T18:25:00.000-08:00I'm glad to hear that you only have to spend two n...I'm glad to hear that you only have to spend two nights a week at Uni City; that should make for a more settled feeling in your new digs, I would think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com