....follow your dream ! 
written by Liz                  on 23.12. at 00:33:34Right now I'm taking class Tuesday's and Thursday's for 1 1/2 hours. I have a good teacher, but she is too fast for me and I don't think she teaches the movements very well. However, I live in a very small town and this is the only studio available. I was placed in Ballet 4, which is the beginning pointe class although I am not on pointe.At the beginning of next semester (January), I want to take class Monday for an hour and a half, Tuesday for an hour and a half, and Thursday for three hours. I also have 3-4 intensives lined up for me in the summer that will take up all 10 wks. of summer. The next year I hope to spend half of the year taking about 6 classes in the city 45 mins away (I will be able to drive), and half of the year with a small pre-professional ballet company with a residency program. And that summer I want to take Intensives in NYC.Is this enough to hopefully go on pointe next fall when I am 16? Is this enough to get into the pre-prof. company? Is this enough to consider going professional? ALSO ----> I stretch and dance a lot around the house, and I have noticed a lot of sudden pain in my ankles and feet. I have a short achilles, which I really try very hard to stretch out, and I have been working on my arches too. Sometimes I play around with my feet, b/c my toes are double jointed and I can stand on them when the tops are facing the floor. Is this bad for my feet? Is this a cause for concern? What should I do. & are there any good motivational tips for aspiring dancers? ~*~*~***Smoothie Recipe***~*~*~*~ This is a combonation of two recipes I found. Usually tastes pretty good, like a strawberry-orange drink, feel free to play around with it. "Tiger's Juice" serves 1-2high in protein, loads of vitamins/minerals/antioxidants, essential fatty acids, really good for you First, take frozen strawberries or raspberries and heat them up in the microwave in a little dish, and then mush them up with a fork. This makes it easier on your blender and also gets more juice out of them. Then, mix following in blender for a minute or two: 1/4 cup soy or rice milk1 1/2 cups orange juiceA little squirt of honey1 tablespoon aloe vera juice1 small tablespoon brewers yeast1 teaspoon green formulation1 tablespoon raw, loose bee pollen* (opt.)a few drops of vanilla extractyour mushy strawberries serve right away, otherwise it will probably go bad in the fridge. Keep stiring it as you drink, it has a tendency to settle. the aloe vera juice, green formulation, and bee pollen are all have natrual healing properties and are great blood purifiers and vitamin/mineral sources. a "green formulation" is usually this powdery green stuff made from dried barley/other plant leaves that is made to add to drinks. you can find bee pollen, aloe vera juice, a green formulation, and brewers/nutritional yeast at any health food store. OPTIONAL: add 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil, which will boost your intake of essential fatty acids. very good for dancers. if you want to be certain I'm not poisioning you, check out the smoothie in "Feeling Light" (which is a weight-loss book, or you can check out their website), because thats were I got most of the weirder ingredients. Answers to this message:
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