Meet Me @ the Barre! - Page 3

lindyhop · 04-03-2009, 09:31 PM

Here's Laura and Jeremy dancing Balboa. I've been taking their classes.

This one's just for fun.

ToriBear · 04-03-2009, 10:42 PM

My picture from my first year of dancing:

(This was back when I had very long hair. Now...Well, it's just a lot shorter.....)

Disneyphile · 04-03-2009, 09:26 PM

I did jazz for 15, tap for 12, gymnastics for four, and ballet for six years.

The last four of those tap years were private lessons by the late Maceo Anderson, and under his choreography, I also used to dance on rare occasion with another student of his at the time - Van "The Man" Porter. Maceo was an awesome inspiration and incredible man. During my student years, and a few after he stopped teaching for awhile, he became a very close family friend, and even spent a couple Thanksgivings with us. I fondly remember his dog Tippy, that he'd let me walk as a way to "warm up" before lessons. I hated mundane exercise, so I think that was a bit of a trick to make me walk quickly, since Tippy was a rather large and strong dog with an even larger state of energy. I also remember when my dad helped rebuild the front-end of his studio when a racist vandal threw a brick through the large window right before I showed up for a lesson. I remember Maceo sitting there, saddened, with the cinderblock pieces and the glass strewn everywhere upon our arrival. That was my first firsthand experience at racial bigotry, and it angered me something fierce.

And now, after a 16 year hiatus, I have re-entered the world of jazz, and will soon resume ballet and dabble in ballroom. When Maceo died, my desire to ever pick up tap again kinda went with him, because I don't think any instructor could surpass him.

I'll have to rummage through our old family photo albums and see what I can find that is worth scanning and sharing.

Not Afraid · 04-03-2009, 09:38 PM

My Mom put me in ballet because I was a klutzy kid and she thought it would help me to be more graceful.

Aren't you glad she was right?

lindyhop · 04-03-2009, 09:42 PM

My mom put me in tap to satisfy her own ambitions to perform. I sulked my way out of it but my sister went for it all. Now I dance and my sister doesn't.

Disneyphile · 04-03-2009, 09:44 PM

I loved gymnastics, but my mother pulled me out of it once she saw me doing flips on the bars during a meet, under instructor supervision! She feared that I would "break my bones and die".

CoasterMatt · 04-03-2009, 09:54 PM

Breaking bones and dying is one of the best ways to go.

Disneyphile · 04-03-2009, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Breaking bones and dying is one of the best ways to go.

Nah. I'd rather go out in a literal blaze of glory while twirling fire.

CoasterMatt · 04-03-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Nah. I'd rather go out in a literal blaze of glory while twirling fire.

I didn't catch it on video, but I did see a near immolation of a firespinner - she flubbed while doing a BTB combo with a staff - she left the festival with shorter hair, but she was still smiling.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-04-2009, 08:14 AM

Three years of ballet and tap, 6-9 years old. At 6 I was fixated on being a ballerina - I have no idea why. After 3 years I realized I was still in the back row at recitals and that I wasn't loving it.

My pics are just as intriguing as those above...oh, the outfits!...one day I'll scan them.

04-03-2009, 09:31 PM	#1
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	Here's Laura and Jeremy dancing Balboa. I've been taking their classes. This one's just for fun. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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ToriBear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In my laptop Posts: 549	My picture from my first year of dancing: (This was back when I had very long hair. Now...Well, it's just a lot shorter.....) __________________ Last edited by ToriBear : 04-03-2009 at 10:44 PM. Reason: 'Cause.
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04-03-2009, 09:26 PM	#3
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	I did jazz for 15, tap for 12, gymnastics for four, and ballet for six years. The last four of those tap years were private lessons by the late Maceo Anderson, and under his choreography, I also used to dance on rare occasion with another student of his at the time - Van "The Man" Porter. Maceo was an awesome inspiration and incredible man. During my student years, and a few after he stopped teaching for awhile, he became a very close family friend, and even spent a couple Thanksgivings with us. I fondly remember his dog Tippy, that he'd let me walk as a way to "warm up" before lessons. I hated mundane exercise, so I think that was a bit of a trick to make me walk quickly, since Tippy was a rather large and strong dog with an even larger state of energy. I also remember when my dad helped rebuild the front-end of his studio when a racist vandal threw a brick through the large window right before I showed up for a lesson. I remember Maceo sitting there, saddened, with the cinderblock pieces and the glass strewn everywhere upon our arrival. That was my first firsthand experience at racial bigotry, and it angered me something fierce. And now, after a 16 year hiatus, I have re-entered the world of jazz, and will soon resume ballet and dabble in ballroom. When Maceo died, my desire to ever pick up tap again kinda went with him, because I don't think any instructor could surpass him. I'll have to rummage through our old family photo albums and see what I can find that is worth scanning and sharing. Last edited by Disneyphile : 04-03-2009 at 09:36 PM.
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04-03-2009, 09:38 PM	#4
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	My Mom put me in ballet because I was a klutzy kid and she thought it would help me to be more graceful. Aren't you glad she was right?
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lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	My mom put me in tap to satisfy her own ambitions to perform. I sulked my way out of it but my sister went for it all. Now I dance and my sister doesn't. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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04-03-2009, 09:44 PM	#6
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	I loved gymnastics, but my mother pulled me out of it once she saw me doing flips on the bars during a meet, under instructor supervision! She feared that I would "break my bones and die".
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04-03-2009, 09:54 PM	#7
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Breaking bones and dying is one of the best ways to go. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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04-04-2009, 08:14 AM	#10
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Three years of ballet and tap, 6-9 years old. At 6 I was fixated on being a ballerina - I have no idea why. After 3 years I realized I was still in the back row at recitals and that I wasn't loving it. My pics are just as intriguing as those above...oh, the outfits!...one day I'll scan them.
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