Ballet shoes

Walking aimlessly through a parking lot is not something an eight year old should do. Much less dressed in a bright, royal blue tutu while trying to ignore the strange stares that were being thrown her way. The blue outfit was not the reason why people were staring, I should know because that eight year old was me and that night is one I love to remember. “Wake up, Cindy! If you don’t start getting ready now we’re going to be late for dress rehearsal.” my mother’s strong voice called from my…

Once Upon a time a child was born, also known as me, Alex was the child to Colleen and David Montgomery. The family had another beautiful six-year-old daughter named Allison. Allison had been dancing ballet since she was four, which lead me to pursue in ballet to even today. My mother queen Colleen was adopted and was raised in a Norwegian family. While my father had always had his parents. We’ve all grown up, however here in the Seattle area. Each of us are very different while in other…

sister. Around two years ago, my sister was a mild girl, but her friends several of them were very outgoing, they were confident gregarious and socialized a lot. I still remember that is third year in high school around seven girls competing for a ballet protagonist; however those girls include my sister and her two “best friends”.…

was around five, her parents started fighting, causing Audrey much anxiety. Her parents decided to send her off to boarding school in England. While she was there, she continued to play sports and to be active outside. However, she also started a ballet class. This was the…

her phone even though her mom took away Reina’s phone. “She should understand a little better, because she’s always on her iphone” Reina said. In the last paragraph Reina says “Even though they text 3,500 messages a week, when they walk out of their ballet lesson, they’re upset to see their dad in the car on the BlackBerry,” she said. “The fantasy of every adolescent is that the parent is there, waiting, expectant, completely there for them.” Overall the evidence that katie hafner gives us is…

The Bumps and Bruises of Ballet Sascha Radetsky, a premier dancer at American Ballet Theatre, doesn’t just wear his war paint on the stage, he has been fighting a battle of pain for many years before realizing surgery is the only option (Radetsky). Radetsky is no thin-skinned man, as he vowed to never let an injury take him away from a performance after undergoing 3 ankle operations. He went through years of tearing, sprains, bumps and bruises, before the pinching in his knees reached a…

pageant attire will consist of: The attire for Friday is a navy skirt, COGIC Girls Rock shirt, nylons, pearls, and a navy or black kitten pumps. The attire for Saturday is a soft pink suit, shoes that are crème, white, pink, silver and no more than 3 inches in height with white/off white hosiery, no open toe shoes, pearl jewelry…

I hate you. My life was hell for months because of you. First and foremost, I hate you for the physical pain you caused me. I replay that day in my head over and over again, and it makes me quiver. I can still hear the popping sound you made when I fell down, and it makes my stomach sick. I remember the first time I stood up and the pain was so intense that I bawled my eyes out. I hate you for not allowing me to put weight on my leg for 2 months, forcing me to be in a wheel chair and on crutches…

After putting on our bright pink leotards and ballet shoes, which trust me we're not the most fashionable, we went out to the car to wait on Dianna’s mom. I should mention it was still raining as if the earth would flood outside, this made it slightly hard to hear but we ran out to the car anyway. Me, Dianna, and Dalton bolted through the door, sprinting to the car that Dianna had unlocked with the small remote. The cold rain made the humid, hot day not feel as bad as the rest of that summer had…

With a fervent heart and free spirit, the passion embodied in Isadora Duncan extended far beyond the boarders of dance and even beyond the barriers of time. Her mere existence was an insurgent force against the rigidity of ballet as she disregarded the idea of pointe shoes and a corset, and began dancing barefoot as a profound form of personal expression. Having grown up in the United States, the time period in which Isadora was in her prime completely rejected originality. The basis of her…