Off to Philadelphia in the morning, for a new production of Don Quixote, by Angel Corella for Pennsylvania Ballet. I'm excited, and that feels good because it has been a long dark winter in our little casa danza. Our resident dancer is home after a two month battle with double pneumonia. He's been starting back in "baby" classes, working his way from barre to center, doing pilates and yoga with dance instructors, taking it as a rare opportunity to rebuild his body from scratch and come back stronger.
Incentive for me, as well, to get back to the barre. Needless to say I did a lot of stress eating over the winter. In combination with my natural tendency to hibernate between November and February, the results haven't been pleasant. Going back to class after a long layoff is never easy. Going back after your body has been wrecked puts another spin on it.
While the dancer's goal is to be back in shape for the next Nut Season, mine is both more simple and more complicated.
I'm working on not having a white knuckle death grip on the barre.
Incentive for me, as well, to get back to the barre. Needless to say I did a lot of stress eating over the winter. In combination with my natural tendency to hibernate between November and February, the results haven't been pleasant. Going back to class after a long layoff is never easy. Going back after your body has been wrecked puts another spin on it.
While the dancer's goal is to be back in shape for the next Nut Season, mine is both more simple and more complicated.
I'm working on not having a white knuckle death grip on the barre.