Horas non numero nisi serenas...

So true... So true. Speaking dead languages, a past hobby of mine. I'm a little rusty, as I haven't been praticing in a LONG time. I had made a decision to invest more time in Chloe', and less time in worrying about EVERYTHING else. Tonight, I begin teaching ballet with a co-worker. Nurses teaching ballet, let me guess, you've seen it all now. I was once a great dancer. I performed in many ballets while in college. Ballet was a passion of mine, although once I became a nurse, it took an unfortunate "backseat".

Ballet is a very delicate art. It is true that in any ballet the dancers will have different physiques with different proprioceptive responses. The choreographer who performs in his or her own work will find that their own body has a distinct style of movement that defines the way it will respond. It is critical that this is understood before you can convey the art correctly.

Seeing all of the young women aspiring to be the next Marie Taglioni, the woman I consider to be the BEST ballerina of all time, will be like watching myself growing up all over again. Marie was born in Stockholm, Sweden and trained by her father, Filippo Taglioni, an Italian dancer and choreographer. Marie propelled to international prominence when she introduced "La Sylphide", at the Paris Opera in 1832. She wore a diaphanous dress with a belled skirt that inspired the classic tutu. Her exquisitely graceful dancing started the romantic period in ballet which lasted until the mid-1840's. Audiences all over Europe idolized her. She became one of the most important ballerinas of the Romantic movement.

Yes, the romantic period was by far, my favorite in ballet history. I have studied many ballets from the "Romantic Movement", and will be teaching in accordance with such. Mademoiselle Chloe', that has a nice ring to it. Perhaps one day I will choreography a ballet as great as "Giselle" or "La Sylphide". I'm dreaming again. I suppose it never hurts to dream.