“Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the Lord your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.” Deuteronomy 1:32-33 Is there a…
Something I have been challenging my dancers in ballet class with lately is to be thoughtful in what they are thinking about when they are dancing. I was queen of losing focus in ballet class when I was dancing. I so easily went from thinking things like, “Okay, Sarah, deep plie in fourth for this…
Keep praying big, dear dancing hearts! Sometimes, I know for me, I slip into kind of a small-faith mentality in my prayers. I kind of hate to bother God with things that seem kind of surface, dreams that may not matter in the grand scheme of life, prayers that are just fun things that I…
I have been waiting for this day, September 1st, 2016, for a looooooong time because today is the day I got to turn in my manuscript, which means, it is one step closer to getting into your hands, which means, I am one step closer to being one step nearer to your heart. I had…
TENDU: “To stretch. A movement in which the working foot brushes from a closed position to an open position, elongating the toes. The toes never leave the ground, but there is no weight on them. Both legs should be straight with tight knees, and strong turnout. (From balletterms.net)…. As I think about that definition of…
We easily get stuck on the goal, the reward, the accomplishment, right? In ballet, the goal, the reward, the main accomplishment, might be getting the lead role or getting a job with a ballet company. It may be getting promoted to the next level or it may be simply the reward of being noticed by…