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"A Day in the Life Of
Vanessa?" It could be schedule of her dance practices, diet
routine, etc.
The New York Ballet Academy is
known for its grueling schedule. Here is a peek into Vanessa’s life, five days
a week:
6:30 am Wake up
6:35 am Kick TJ’s bed so that she wakes up, too
6:40-6:55 am Shower, dress, then downstairs to the
caf
7:00-7:15 am Scarf down whatever will give you
energy with as few carbs as possible (unless you’re TJ, in which case you have
French toast or maybe even pancakes)
7:15 am Walk quickly (running is verboten according
to Hilda) across the plaza to the practice studios
7:30-8:30 am Stretching and warm-up (with Hilda, who
is the ballet mistress as well as program admin and NYBA enforcer)
8:45-10:45 am Classical training. Us freshmen spend
most of our time at the barre; upperclassmen get to do center work
11:00-12:50 pm Academics. Two classes alternate every
other day (algebra and human geography/ history) with two other classes
(English comp and English lit), but we get some bit of French every day. AKA
“the language of dance.” AKA “can’t speak it without sounding like a snot.” AKA
“language of snark and gossip by the upperclass girls.”
1:00-1:30 pm “Lunch.” In quotes because some girls I
swear survive only on the idea of actually eating. Me—I’ll have a salad with
some sort of protein in it, and a Diet Coke.
1:40-3:30 pm More academics. So far here we have the
sciences. And Mickey Mouse classes like human anatomy, a lot of which we know
already. Final half hour is a supervised homework period.
3:30-4:30 pm Pilates, weight training, and
conditioning class
4:45-6:30 pm Classical training and/or rehearsal
depending on whether you get cast in a show or not.
6:45-7:30 pm Dinner
7:30-onward Homework and “free time.” If we’re in
the midst of rehearsal, we may have to meet again with Josef to go over
choreography, or do some work on our own. Remember: practice makes perfect.
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That is quite the busy schedule! I don't miss having my days outlined like that at all, I'm happy to be out of school and working from home - it's nice to make your own schedule:) I should probably work in a little more exercise into that schedule like Vanessa has...but sometimes the call of the couch and a book is just too strong!
ReplyDeleteGreat guest post. That is one tough sounding day.
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