My First Plies of the New Year

I just missed dance. So much. Break is fantastic and all, but dance is a part of me. If you can imagine walking around without your ten fingers for two weeks… what a pain.

And a pain it was, returning to the studio this afternoon. My neck was tense, my hips and legs were sore, and my feet might as well have been stuck in a freezer, but the hugs, catch-up conversations, random chats and prayers were all well-worth the trip. <3

Miss Sara gave to us a series of barre combinations to help us ease back into things, as well as a glorious 20-minute stretch. Afterward, we practiced our chaines turns and challenged ourselves with a bit of allegro. All in all, a well-rounded class to start off the spring semester. I couldn’t be happier!

If you haven’t already guessed, I started my reading of The Hunger Games trilogy over break and am an immediate fan. I think I speak for all of us when I ask, Why? What is so enthralling about these stories?

They’re just fiction… right?

Aquinnah