Uplifting, literally

J.Bro's recent posts about theft in Hawaii are making me all sad and dejected - especially the part where his man-bag was stollen. So I'm going to post about something joyful and uplifting - BALLET!

If you haven't noticed, BALLET ROCKS! It's been a year since I started taking classes and I've already advance to Adult 2. That's right, I've gone through New Adult Beginning, Adult Beginning, and Adult 1. I can now stand on one foot in releve and not fall on my ass. HUGE progress from last March. My buttocks, as promissed, have lifted 2 inches compared to last year; and I am, as promissed again, ready for bikini season.

Not only have I been revelling in the practice of ballet, but I am also taking on a wider appreciation for dance as an art form. For example, my recent order from Amazon.com included 3 movies about dance:

1. Center Stage - Sophist shares a love of this fine film!

2. The Company - featuring the Joffry Ballet of Chicago and Neve Campell of Party of Five (quite amazingly, she does her own dancing - tapping into (pardon the pun) her earlier training)

3. The Dancer - a documentary following a young dancer into her professional career, including many finepoints of the dance world including the making of pointe shoes

I also ordered the first volume of the New York City Ballet Workout so that I can stay fit the 5 days of the week I'm not taking class. It's actually really hard. Not Tae-Bo hard, but hard none-the-less.

Now it's time I take in some live performances by the local SF Ballet. Alvin Ailey just rolled through town and they were, as always, wonderful and HOT. But I need some more classical dance in my life. Sophist??? Will you join me???