Well, this has been an interesting and exhausting week so far, and I am not sure if I have even done anything to warrant being so tired. Things are going amazingly well with the dance class, altho I am getting some serious daggers from one of the teachers and two of the parents. It is amazing to me that adults can act so childish sometimes and over the stupidest things. The one dance teacher refuses to look at me, talk to me, and yesterday flung my bag at me when I asked nicely and would not even respond to my thank you. From what I understand she is my "nemesis" because she was to have taken over the jazz class and when she taught it no one showed up and didn;t like it, and since I have shown up pretty much everyone has been there and loves the class. I thought Mark was kidding when he said people were threatened by me, but it all seems so pointless. The one bitchy mother needs to just take a chill pill because she an unwarranted nastiness for everything. I have noticed that the studio is highly political because the parents are always there and watching over like a bunch of harpies. I guess I should not be surprised since it is just microcosmic of how the industry works. Nevertheless, when it comes time for my stuff, I ain't playing that shit. I will whomever I think is the best. Simple as that.
The great part is that Mark asked me to stay and watch and help and talk to him about what I see. He let me re-choreograph a section of the show (my first ballet work...altho it is tap) and has me working with Nate on some ofhis sections. I guess last year Nate pretty much stood around and was thrust on the stage with no direction or clear movements. I simply refuse to have that happen this year. I am doing the best I can in helping him with movements for this show, and although I know enough about ballet to help, I can't help feeling that my lack of clear proficiency makes me the wrong person for him to be coming too. Guess it's all a part of the confidence thing. I'm sure it would be better if i got off my lazy ass and showed him the moves full out instead of half-assing them. In any event, he has come a long way and seeing him do the finale correctly with all the moves and counts truly made me a proud teacher. There is a lot to be said in the dissemination and learning of knowledge in any shape or form. While it may be frustrating sometimes and while je may get pissed off at me, I hope he understands it is all for a greater purpose.
I find myself simply falling in love with those girls and their infectious energy. I love being there every night and watching them and laughing with them. They are a true inspiration and get my creative juices flowing every single time I see them. It truly is an amazing experience and I am thankful I was asked to be a part of it.
And speaking of thanks, my mother and I are in a wee bit of a riff over what to do for Thanksgiving. This year it is split up again between my larger family traditional gathering, and my brother and his wife's family gathering. I won't go into the details since I know the prying eyes just LOVE using this blog for inane fodder, but we are st a standstill over who is going where with neither understanding the logic of the other. Of course, I do have another option....go with Sara and spend Thanksgiving with her, which would be great. We had an awesome 2-person Thanksgiving one year and I could definitely go for that again.
Sigh....some things can be so trivial...
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