Friday, 17 September 2010

These are my favourite videos involving Darcey Bussell. Anything with footage of the training process in it I could sit and watch for hours.

I find the parts involving her education the most interesting. Ever since I was about 8 I have wanted to be a ballerina. It is one of my largest regrets in the world but hey ho, I wouldn't be here. I've taken up classes which makes me feel better too. That is why I love seeing training footage as it is like a secret viewing of what happens on those inside walls I will never be a part of. It also shows off the strength needed that you wouldn't necessarily see in a performance as it is masked with fake expressions and the sheer fact of being further away. I had the privilege of seeing an intense class of a ballet school in Surrey before the performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream. I vow that my theory of ballet being the instrument used to use your body at its full potential.


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