Yesterday I took my first (and maybe only?) real class here in Japan from Yurino’s former teacher. I was surprised how much the language barrier didn’t really affect my ability to understand combinations or corrections. The “sign language” we use for ballet steps and corrections seems to be pretty universal. Here is a picture of… Read More

Back in October my friend Yurino, who owns a ballet school in Japan, contacted me and asked if I wanted to dance with her in her studio’s annual spring performance. The date happened to be right at the beginning of my 7 week layoff, and so I (of course) accepted. I’ve been wanting to go… Read More