The Studio: What gives?

The Studio

where being comes before doing

ON HER BALLET TRAINING: Krissy started training at the age of 19 to the amusement of friends and to the horror of her parents. She is a Level C student at the Turning Pointe School of Ballet and dances under the tutelage of former soloist of the Philippine Ballet Theater, Ms. Mylene Saldana. Krissy joined the school in August 2004 but went on a leave of absence in January 2005 to attend to her academics. Krissy resumed attendance in July 2005 and is now doing pointe work. She treats each class as another chance to look less like a delusional klutz and more like a ballerina. She hates left turns and pique en arabesques.

Monday, February 20, 2006

What gives?

My Achilles tendon hurts whenever I do exercises for my arches. Is it supposed to do that?

So far:

March: Concentrate on strengthening arches and calves for releves and improving core strength for turns and balance.

April: Concentrate on flexibility in hips and in lower back.

May: Work on frappes and nonexistent extensions.

June: Work on jumps. Should be able to do decent grand jete.

1 Comments:

Krissy said...: Pilates is kinda expensive for my student budget *wry smile*. I'm already pressing my luck with my parents with the ballet tuition. =) Maybe after I graduate and get a job, I can go do Pilates. Even my teacher recommends it. =); 4:55 AM