I was going to pull myself out of the in-studio recital next week, but I was able to work one-on-one with my teacher on Friday, and we really cleaned it up. My tutu is a bit snug, but I think it will do. I generally have little luck with costumes anyway. At this point, I have accepted that I will never be a "real" performer with great costumes, they will always be a little ill-fitting or not flattering in style or colour, and that has to be okay - I would rather be grateful that I go through costumes now, whereas before, I was trying to be this visual artist with no experience of actually showcasing.
I'm pretty happy with the dance. I am not too advanced or experienced in managing stage fright, so I keep my pieces simple and clean. Fortunately I have really strong technique, so I can make basic movements look really pretty and fluid.
I'll be starting contemporary dance classes in the winter, I have no experience in contemporary or modern dance, so it will be good to learn. I am not sure if I'll stick with ballet, it will be hard to make my way to class twice a week with the winter coming and my real desire to attend more meetings.
There will be some improvisation with the contemporary class which makes me a little nervous, but I don't think it will be much different to working out spacing and movements in pieces that I create. I would have preferred to have stayed with ballet, but that class is being cancelled - I am pretty much the only person who attends it. It's unfortunate, it was the most advanced class, but more people like contemporary, so they might be more willing to attend class after work on a Friday night. It's not the best time for class, but it's nice because it's the only class on Fridays, and we can go straight into the studio to warm up.
Taking contemporary will really change my style and loosen me up. Not in the flexibility sense, but rather in it being a less rigid style of dance. I'd like to think I'm looking forward to it.
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