Your chin tilts as your body sinks into itself. Your arms fall to your sides as your knees bend and your chest lifts. You face me with your open palms and your taut back and your turned out knees. My voice raises your arms above your head. My touch opens your legs. One knee straightens [...]
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How many days since I’ve posted my first two awesome things? I’m not sure, but here it is, 11:30pm, and I’m ready to list more awesome things. 3. Going to bed before morning: The time is 11:30pm, and I plan to be in bed within the hour! 4. Leftovers: I ate (that should be read [...]
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Francis just didn’t get it. Spank, drop, step. “Three steps!” I wanted to scream. “How can you *not* get this?” For three months, she just didn’t get it. This eighteen-year-old senior could solve Trig problems, but she couldn’t will her body to repeat three dance steps. The steps kept evolving. I tried every metaphor and [...]
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“Alright, my little ballerinas, arms en haut!” 10 leather soles press their share of 4-year-old weight into the wooden floor. Each dancer holds her arms en haut–arms up and rounded, some more than technique allows. Then, as soon as those 5 sets of feet reach their favorite color dots on the floor, little bottoms jump [...]
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