Week 3 - We Will Rock you

           Although being a part of Thurston's production of We Will Rock you meant that I was unable to attend my ballet lesson this week, it gave me a amazing experience that couldn't be obtained from a lesson. Dancing in general is taught week in, week out in a studio, but to really test a dancer is to evaluate their performance on a stage, in a production. This is because there is no situation quite like it, the intense rush of emotions and adrenaline brings out the performer inside.
          Being a part of this has reminded me that there is no room for error in anything to do with dance. Routines must be practiced then polished until they're known so well that they can be performed blindfolded, there is truly nothing worse then walking on stage not feeling confident about what you're about to perform. I have now realised that I need to practice my ballet pieces harder and more regularly, and that because I am new to ballet it's normal that I don't get things perfect first time, that's what practice is for.