Hey everybody, this is Georgia
I just finished back-to-back training sessions
and there is currently a pas de deux class
going on in the other room
so I'll be quiet on this one.
I made progress last night and tonight
in, funny enough, my turns.
I've been focusing on my extension
which I think has caused me
to be really thinking about lifting up out
of my back
and lifting through my neck
and lifting everything up so much so that
it's spilling into my work on my turns
which is great, so, that feels really good.
My extension...
I'm finally feeling this thing that's happening
where it's like - how can I explain it?
The knee comes up
and it sort of does this, like, ke-chunk thing
like it kind of goes rrrrrr - there's this
muscle in here
which I'm guessing is the psoaz
but it's coming up even higher
and then I'm able to lift the leg even higher
and it feels great.
I still have a long way to go
and I'll have moments in class where
I'm feeling really great and energetic
and I've done some really great things
and then all of a sudden, it's like
my muscles go "And, we're done."
I have to stop, and pause, and breathe,
and sometimes I'll tell myself okay,
don't worry about trying to do this combination
even to the best of your ability, but instead,
I tell myself to breathe through the combination,
do the arms full-out,
make sure your epaulment is good,
point your feet, but, it sounds like a lot
still.
I give myself permission to do a very clean,
breathing mark-through, and then
I end up doing the combination quite well,
instead of wanting to grip and force,
and push my way through it,
which often happens when I get tired.
So, that's been a good brain-trick.
I'm feeling a little frustrated,
because I feel like I'm making a lot of progress
and quite frankly, I have a goal
to do a big audition tour next year
for companies I would like to dance in,
and sometimes I get scared
that it doesn't matter how good I am,
they're not going to accept me
because I'm not 18.
I'm just admitting to you all that
that is a concern of mine.
But, I've got to do it anyway, for me.
It's important for me to go through that process,
do those auditions, and
I know I can still do this wonderful YouTube
Channel,
and I can still do guest work and freelance
and I can do film and television and theatre
and acting
and all these great things I love to do,
and it'll be okay no matter what.
So, I continue to make sure that
I don't let myself spiral too far
into the negative area of thinking.
I try to stay focused on the positive and
life could be a lot worse.
I feel really lucky that I still get to dance
at all.
I'm really grateful for that.
I am very grateful for all of you.
I don't know if you realize,
but you all inspire me quite a bit.
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it.
I, as usual, want to thank you all for watching,
and I will continue to...
I know I need to tape more videos of my extension.
It comes and goes and it feels like some days
it makes a lot of progress and then the next
time
it's like blah and it's back down again.
Sometimes I don't always wanna show you guys
because I'm like aaaah it's not good enough.
I guess it'll never be good enough, right?
But I'm showing a little bit here of me stretching
and I guess that's it.
Be sure to keep in touch with me on your updates.
We've got another two weeks here in May
for focusing specifically on Extension and
Strengthening
and then we move into June.
Thank you all for watching, as always,
Never give up, never stop dancing.
I love you all! [kiss kiss kiss] Toi Toi Toi!
