Yes, I'm back in class! I'm still struggling to get the medication I need that helps me stay awake (insurance doesn't want to approve it without another doctor's signature), but my doc did give me some samples, so I've made it to three evenings of two one-hour classes, and I'm loving it! Surprisingly wasn't super sore last week, and not much this week, but fatigue and tiredness are settling in this week, even with my meds.
I don't have much time for a longer post, but I just read something that's really giving me something to think about and to work on: a proper tendu. Specifically:
Also, when doing class, think of shaping your feet when you pointe and
as you pointe, so that they are pointed in the same way as when you are
in sur le cou-de-pied wrapped position, ankles fully articulated, heels
forward, toes back etc. -(source)
I've been doing it quite incorrectly! I do have some trouble getting my foot totally into sur le cou-de-pied- my ankles seem to be pretty flexible but not in THAT way! But now it makes sense some of the foot positions I've seen that look pretty, but awkward! Like the tendus but where the heel is pointed up so that the ankle is angled.
Photos for inspiration:
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| Vaganova student- you can also see it here, where the foot is angled a bit differently |
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| This one doesn't show that, but still looks amazing! |
