Thursday, April 5, 2012

E is for Energy

“Energy, I need to see the energy!” the commanding voice of the artistic director drilled through her body, her feet blasted stinging pains and her arms arched to drop to the floor. This was not the way she thought it would be. The modern style took more energy most days than her classical ballet training ever did. Oh how she longed for the days of her classical training, full of structure and the same technique she was comfortable in.
No this is my opportunity to grow as a dancer, to show that even a classically trained dancer can express emotions.
“More  Energy, more, is that too much? Let’s take 5 and start from the top”… his voice snapped her back to reality.

9 comments:

Evelyn Fielding said...

Beautiful snippet for the A to Z challenge, Cariann. I can identify with your dancer even in those few words! See you around the challenge, my friend.

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Tina Downey said...

Hey Cariann!
I always wanted to be a ballerina...but was a gymnast instead. Looks like you have a good start to your challenge. Let me know if you need any help. Go Team Tina!
Tina @ Life is Good
Co-Host of the April A to Z Challenge
Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallenge

Laura Marcella said...

Ooo, this sounds so good, Cariann. I always admired ballet when I was younger. But I did gymnastics and track/cross country instead. Best of luck with your writing!

Hope you're having a great week and happy A to Z!!

Nutschell said...

sounds like the beginnings of a good dancing story:)
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com
Happy A-Zing!

sharkbytes said...

Good! I can see this happening. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month. My alphabet blog is at myqualityday.blogspot.com

Jeremy Bates said...

Hey, it looks like you either played hooky with those books you mentioned previously, or else ran out of energy! Come back while you can still catch up.

unvlmom said...

Hit a wall in my writing, but I got some creative energy so I'm going to catch up this weekend... Thanks for commenting.

unvlmom said...

Thanks for stopping by... it is funny I always felt more comfortable in classic... Yes many bits of these stories are personal

unvlmom said...

while I was never a ballerina, I loved dancing especially classical ballet and actually did gymnastics for a while to improve my flexibility... Thanks for stopping by and commenting