Nutcracker Review, the Story of my Knee, and my Science Homework

Hello everyone! I apologize for my inactivity lately, as I have been very busy with life lately. Lets get started!

Nutcracker Review!

I love the ballet the Nutcracker. It is for sure one of my all time favorites. However, now that I've grown up, I don't like the party scene that much. Whereas when I was say four, I liked it a lot better. So after spacing out for that scene, I zoned back in when Clara and the Prince started pas de duexing, right before the Snowflakes. The Snowflakes were great, one of my all time favorites. Then we got to the Land of Sweets. I love the dolphins that jump out of the water when Clara and the Prince are on the boat (THE best part of the ballet). Then I realized that Clara wears the same outfit as the Ballerina Doll in the first act. I get that she thinks shes the doll or whatever, but I just thought it was weird that they used the same tutu. All the dances in the Land of Sweets were good, despite one close call in the pas de deux. The Prince lifted Clara over his head while she was in her split (he was holding her legs) and he dropped one of her legs!!! She almost face planted off the stage! Her eyeballs were like popping out of her head and she was totally shaken for the rest of the section. Eep!

My Knee Injury

I didn't know what happened to my knee, but when I bent it, it crunched and I could feel things moving under the knee cap. I had been taken off of pointe, couldn't do anything that involves grand plie. So I went to the doctor today (why I left ballet class early). He said that my knee cap is moving diagonally when I bend my knee (instead of up and down like normal). I now have a brace, and will maybe go get some physical therapy...but the good news is I can still dance as normal just as I try to keep my knee cap in place.

My Science Homework

So most of you are wondering why I am even mentioning my sci. homework here, but I have a reason! I was supposed to watch this talk on how schools kill creativity or something like that and the guy said featured a really cool story in it.
So there once was a girl named Gillian who's mother thought that she had ADHD or something because she didn't do well in school. Her mother brought her into a doctors office and the doctor asked her mom questions while Gillian stared off into space. When the doctor was done he said to Gillian that he needed to speak to her mother alone and for Gillian to step out of his office. Once Gillian was gone the doctor turned on a radio. Then he and Gillian's mother left the room and went into a new one. They then proceeded to watch as Gillian slowly got up and went towards the sound of the music, back into the room. The doctor turned to Gillian's mother and said, "There's nothing wrong with your daughter Mrs...she's just a dancer. I want you to take her to a ballet school." So the mother did and Gillian went on to become a soloist with the Royal Ballet, and later started her own dance company, making her a multi millionaire.
I thought it was a really cool story anyways...

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