Ballet for Adults
So I take ballet class, I have been taking class for a little over 2 years, so for the first year or so i was presenting male for my classes ...
Ballet has been an itch I've wanted to scratch for many years... also apparently one of the missed clues all along.
For anyone reading who wants a tale of woe and crushed schoolgirl /boy dreams sadly for your voyueristic desires there is not one.
Talking about this to a friend, Louise, who was Vocationally Trained in Ballet and Contemporary dance, some 2 1/2- 3 years ago inspired me to be be brave and find out about classes.
A Dance school close to home had an adult beginner ballet class on a Monday teatime, unfortunately they don't have the teaching hours available to continue offering the range of adult classes they did, but for a year 'that boy' took class most Mondays and came on leaps and bounds, thank you Hayley. I also had 'that conversation' with Hayley about transition and to her credit , she her business partner, my class mates and the students of the classes either side of mine took it all in their stride... 'that boy' finishing classes before Christmas and Nicola coming back in January...
I was also looking for another class to take as I realised that the way to get better was to do more classes, I'd also been advised to find a second class by David Kierce at The Ballet Retreat. Fortunately i found, not too far away from home and work Lady Bay Ballet which became my regular 'second' class and I suppose is now my regular 'first' class... Katie is a fabulous teacher with a great understanding of how to make things stick it's also where I started taking pointe class, although we shall see if that has to go on hold due to the effects of my current Medication regime. I also take class regularly at Hype Dance Co where Alejandra gives a really great class with lots of corrections and a real emphasis on technique...
I'm a happy repeat Customer of The Ballet Retreat and when i find myself in that there London i'll often be found in one of David Kierce or Hannah Frost's classes at Central Nights. Also I ought to mention KNT Danceworks in Manchester ... where the fabulous Karen Sant introduced me to PBT as well as organising a fabulous day of dance.
Ballet has been an itch I've wanted to scratch for many years... also apparently one of the missed clues all along.
For anyone reading who wants a tale of woe and crushed schoolgirl /boy dreams sadly for your voyueristic desires there is not one.
Talking about this to a friend, Louise, who was Vocationally Trained in Ballet and Contemporary dance, some 2 1/2- 3 years ago inspired me to be be brave and find out about classes.
A Dance school close to home had an adult beginner ballet class on a Monday teatime, unfortunately they don't have the teaching hours available to continue offering the range of adult classes they did, but for a year 'that boy' took class most Mondays and came on leaps and bounds, thank you Hayley. I also had 'that conversation' with Hayley about transition and to her credit , she her business partner, my class mates and the students of the classes either side of mine took it all in their stride... 'that boy' finishing classes before Christmas and Nicola coming back in January...
I was also looking for another class to take as I realised that the way to get better was to do more classes, I'd also been advised to find a second class by David Kierce at The Ballet Retreat. Fortunately i found, not too far away from home and work Lady Bay Ballet which became my regular 'second' class and I suppose is now my regular 'first' class... Katie is a fabulous teacher with a great understanding of how to make things stick it's also where I started taking pointe class, although we shall see if that has to go on hold due to the effects of my current Medication regime. I also take class regularly at Hype Dance Co where Alejandra gives a really great class with lots of corrections and a real emphasis on technique...
I'm a happy repeat Customer of The Ballet Retreat and when i find myself in that there London i'll often be found in one of David Kierce or Hannah Frost's classes at Central Nights. Also I ought to mention KNT Danceworks in Manchester ... where the fabulous Karen Sant introduced me to PBT as well as organising a fabulous day of dance.
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