Author Archives: Annika Valentine
Walls of My Dreams
Ballet has finally started!! It’s a little overwhelming, but I think I can do it. My teacher was just showing us pictures of other girls. There was one picture of a girl and her leg was in the air all the way up by her ear, 180 degrees turned out! Oh how much I would…
Turn Out!
Hey! Ballet has finally started! It’s a little overwhelming, but, I think I can do it. My teacher was just showing us pictures of other girls. There was one picture of a girl and her leg was in the air and her leg was by her ear, 180 degrees turned out Oh how much I…
Training, practicing, reading!
Hey everybody! I have been reading a book series called Percy Jackson. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well I just finished the fourth book. It was awesome! I listen to the audiobook to help me not skip words. I read the first book and watched the the movie a while back and thought they were awesome……
Morning Classes!
Hey everybody! I’ve got ballet tomorrow morning!! Yay! Some of my friends are back from camp and I have seen lots of great pictures. It scares me that all of my friends are so good, which that should make me work harder. It has and it will! But, it just makes me sad and little…
Many goals!
Hey everybody! Summer is almost over… and time for ballet to start. Yay!! I have made a goal with myself that I would stretch every single day and everyday this month (August) I get a sticker on my calendar for a reward, but really, flexibility is the best reward. Plus, I am doing yoga and…
Autograph Excitement!
Let me sleep!! A dancer needs sleep! I am soo tired today. Yesterday I got up waayyy too early and my body was so exhausted. In ballet class, it was the last day that Mrs. Manea would be our teacher. The night before, we were supposed to write down our corrections and two of my…