When I took ballet class, my teacher was a really nice, refined lady. She taught all the boys to bow properly and the girls to curtsey. At the end of the class we always bowed and curtseyed to her.
She always used the French terms for the steps, and made sure we knew how to pronounce them correctly.
She watched us really carefully and never, never yelled at us.
She played beautiful classical music for us to dance to, especially when we did work in the center of the room
She made sure we always looked nice, out hair done nicely, and that we smelled sweet and clean, our clothes impeccable. She also was very protective of us and never let the girls go on point before they were ready, usually two years into our training.
And she did it without strain or temper. It was like a finishing school!
On top of it, her mother, who appeared often, was inordinately fond of chocolate truffles and always wore navy blue dresses and hats. A very genteel lady
2006-12-31
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