The first weeks have been a crazy roller coaster of stress and a weird sense of freedom. I spent my first week choreographing the ballet duet only to realize how hard it is to choreograph partnering in a notebook. I’ve been going back and forth between the studio, coffee shops, and various benches. I’ve gotten lot’s of strange looks as people walk by me with their family as I test pirouettes and arabesques on benches all over campus… During the school year I pass people sword fighting on the lawn all the
time, I can’t really see how this is any different. I spent a long time searching for music, but eventually decided to use the same song for both the ballet and hip hop version of the piece. I decided to use Better by Kyle Dion because it lends itself to both (plus he deserves a whole lot more listeners on Spotify…go check it out!). I learned so many things in that first week:
(1) Evanston has a whole lot of wobbly, broken, splintering and uneven benches.
(2) Almond milk has no protein.
(3) Lettuce is not a real food.
(4) Stick to one notebook for the summer!
(5) Hydration is key. My blogging will always be retroactive.
“I’ve still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.” (HAL, 2001 Space Odyssey)