First Full Day of Classes

Good evening all!

I have just successfully completed my first full day of classes. I know I said it before, but this place is going to be amazing! We had our second fabulous ballet class today, which was held in a room with no mirrors, but three walls of windows! We danced to pop music, which was completely and totally freeing! Then we had two repertoire classes in which we learned a few difficult phrases. The movement here is large and in charge. I don’t know how it is possible to fit so many steps into so few counts, but I guess I’ll learn some tricks along the way.

We finished the day with an improv class, which was out of this world. We started with a dance off of sorts where we danced to ‘everybody dance now’ for 8 counts before letting our partner take another 8 and back and forth. My partner, a guy from the Lines BFA program, and I took off. It was absolutely hilarious. We should have been at the crazy person’s club. He did a little voguing and I attempted at one point to do the worm, but ended up hitting my chin really, really hard on the ground. No problem, however. I was having too much fun. I’ll take a picture of my bruised chin if there’s anything interesting to see….

Anyway, all. This place is a little slice of heaven and I am enjoying every moment of it. The director is really a phenomenal woman with a really great work ethic. She seems simultaneously stern, yet very kind. She says exactly what she means with no beating around the bush – a true Israeli – and I admire her very much. Everyone seems to embody her mindset. It’s also very refreshing to be around a new group of people who are really excited to be here and are comfortable giving their all. I will learn so much from my peers.

Okay, friends. Enough for now! If you are in my would-be senior project weekend and you are reading this MERDE! I wish I could be there to see you all dance. Sending my love over the ocean.

Goodnight, Marissa/Mernie