The Dolls at the Ballet
I can remember, looking back now, how lucky I was to find a school with a "good" and unique music program, not sure how it measures up to the humble quality of conservatories Up North in the U.S.A. However, I was not thinking about the music school at this particular time but its old ballet program, a ballet minor. I also took the "preparatory" program after school. That's classes 3 days a week as a minor and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday with the "preparatory" program. I guess I didn't take the long "character" dancing classes on Wednesdays. My roommate did. Actually, my 1st year, I was told to take the Beginning II and Intermediate classes, and I didn't take the "preparatory" classes that year.
I remember after life was a success I went back to Loyola and did this. I was thinking of how it was in back in the soda room with the girls. I remember their dreams, not of ballet, girls of New Orleans. I lived there, too, in the suburb as a teenager, age 12-19 and college there until 20. There were some good ones before Hurricane Katrina.
Things to walk away with are that natives and children in the ballet feel more at home and like they can fit in in New Orleans or be a part of New Orleans. Loyola no longer has the ballet program but a musical theater maybe minor and a dance and cheerleading team, which were small when I was there. I started to audition for the dance team and probably would have made it if I stayed. The dance team looks pretty active. Remember MySpace?
I remember after life was a success I went back to Loyola and did this. I was thinking of how it was in back in the soda room with the girls. I remember their dreams, not of ballet, girls of New Orleans. I lived there, too, in the suburb as a teenager, age 12-19 and college there until 20. There were some good ones before Hurricane Katrina.
Things to walk away with are that natives and children in the ballet feel more at home and like they can fit in in New Orleans or be a part of New Orleans. Loyola no longer has the ballet program but a musical theater maybe minor and a dance and cheerleading team, which were small when I was there. I started to audition for the dance team and probably would have made it if I stayed. The dance team looks pretty active. Remember MySpace?
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