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Posted in Daily Life, tagged Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Winston Churchill on February 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Mental Game
Posted in Daily Life, tagged audition, Ballet, BJM Danse, Dance, DanceTeq, first impressions, Hunky, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, pep talk on February 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
“Right now, my mental game is probably as important as looking like a ballerina. I’m working on it. Just a couple of hours ago, Hunky walked in on me giving myself a pep talk in the mirror. If other people think I’m strong enough for Les Grands, why shouldn’t I?”
The Games We Play
Posted in Daily Life, tagged audition, Ballet, club, game, Hunky, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, Les Sylphides, spy on March 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Does Victor work with Les Grands Ballet, I wondered. My recent audition for the company was a mild success. I lasted longer than I expected before they cut me. I’m unsure if my brief bout of gastro the previous night was a stroke of bad luck—causing fatigue and dehydration—or if it was good luck—defining my muscles and making me slightly slimmer. I was mentally reviewing my performance that day when I was rudely biffed on the head with a handful of freshly folded towels.”
