Hi there,
I am so so sorry that I left you waiting for so
long with absolutely no blog-posts. I just was doing so many different things,
figuring out where I want to be/go next year and had literally no time to write
or blog. I was lucky to at least occasionally find time to post some photos on
facebook.
So you might be wondering what I've been up to all
summer...?
My journey started by going to Ballet Chicago's 7-week summer
intensive. Well, actually it was spilt up into two parts: the 5-week course and
the 2-week advanced intensive.
I really enjoyed both courses, even thought it
was a bit challenging for me at first because I come from a Vaganova basis and
Ballet Chicago is all Balanchine. We had great teachers and got to learn amazing
repertory. At the end of the 5-weeks,
my level performed the Pas de Neuf from Balanchine's Swan Lake
and an excerpt of Who Cares?. I got to be one of the girls in the Pas
de Neuf. This was my first time performing on pointe for an audience, but
luckily I wasn't so nervous.
The 2-week program was definitely more
competitive and at a higher level (as opposed to the 5-week program). A lot of
girls were coming from top notch SI's like SAB, PNB and SFB, just to name a
few. I felt like we were getting more individual attention and corrections; I
guess because we were not as many people as in the 5-week program. For the
finale performance my level got to perform Serenade! I was so excited
when I found out! :-) The first time I saw Serenade was this past
January at Lincoln Center, performed by NYCB. I loved it immediately and never
would have thought I would be dancing part of it this summer! There is
something very magical about this ballet that words can't describe.
I am very grateful and happy that I could go to
Chicago, learn Balanchine choreography, meet new teachers and friends and get
to explore a new city. This has probably been my best summer yet! :-)
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| Studio 3 |
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| After performing Serenade; Level 1 girls |
After my 7-week summer intensive I went to New
York, to meet my mom and my cousin from Switzerland. But you'll here more on
that in my next post. Stay tuned.
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