PrincessandtheFrog Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah I realized that pointe work was easy on Friday and Saturday then on Sunday we were suddenly hit with a load of pointe work. I made a list of Some of the Many Restaurants in one of the leisure parks: Chiquitos Franky and Benny's Nando s Coast to Coast An Italian place which I can't remember the name of A Thai and Indian place which again I don't remember the name but I haven't been there And the usual KFC and McDonalds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I got gel tips and wore them this weekend but i don't think they made any difference whatsoever i think my feet did cope a bit better this weekend though! thinking i'm going to have to give in and go and have another pointe fitting, my poor bank balance D: I think it would be a good idea to have a spare pair for the run of performances. And if you are doing more pointe you may find you need a different shoe now as foot may have changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yeah I realized that pointe work was easy on Friday and Saturday then on Sunday we were suddenly hit with a load of pointe work. I made a list of Some of the Many Restaurants in one of the leisure parks: Chiquitos Franky and Benny's Nando s Coast to Coast An Italian place which I can't remember the name of A Thai and Indian place which again I don't remember the name but I haven't been there And the usual KFC and McDonalds think the Italian is ASK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I realise I probably do need another pair but I can't get down to Covent Garden between now and the show with rehearsals being every weekend, so don't really see how it's feasible ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I guess those of you doing it will have been in the local papers a week or two ago? Please share the links (if that's OK)... Ours have, but they got the names/schools the wrong way around! I mentioned this to their ballet teacher who said "oh, they always did that when I sent in press releases, so I don't bother any more!". I don't see how that's even possible - surely press-releases are just copied from the original, and so EYB must have muddled it up? Or do papers monkey with press-releases to get them down to the right length - and this is just collateral damage? Â I wouldn't necessarily assume that EYB have got things wrong. If your local paper is anything like ours it could well be them. I have given info about my DD to the local press myself, even spelling her name out, and it's still appeared in print incorrectly. Obviously I can't say for certain, but my own experience is that Ben and co at EYB are pretty efficient, and local journalists are less so! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yes, that's the view I'm coming around to - I wonder if they do it on purpose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Just seen on Facebook today that EYB posted lots of photos of Stevenage rehearsals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing10 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 EYB are very particular with their press releases, our local paper always messes them up though x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Oh yes! Thanks for the heads up... Our lidl darlins... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Just seen on Facebook today that EYB posted lots of photos of Stevenage rehearsals. all of the ones I'm in I'm just standing there looking really unimpressed ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 That's always the way isn't it?!! I run and hide if I see somebody with a camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessandtheFrog Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'm not in any of the pictures, phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) all of the ones I'm in I'm just standing there looking really unimpressed I thought I'd see if I could work out which one you were based on that, thought you might have been the one in the pale blue, but then noticed that seems to apply to most of the dancers! Edited October 6, 2015 by thewinelake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 In case anyone's interested, Adele's doing Aurora on Thursday and Sat mat, Amy has Friday & Saturday eves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Looking forward to this afternoon. A bit of payback for all the driving, eh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Should probably have a thread in the "performances seen" now, but just to say you guys nailed it! Well done. Â Fascinating to experience it so close, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I messed up quite majorly in one bit of the guest dance in act 3 when I was right at the front ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 I'm sure you'll be invited back on Wednesday ;-) Keep smiling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Good luck for opening night. Â On a slightly wider matter, is there a ballet equivalent to "break a leg"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I believe that would be 'merde'- it is a French expletive though so be careful where you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Yes, "merde", "chookas" or "toi toi toi". :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I get merde but where on earth do the other two expressions come from please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I use chookas when wishing my New Zealander dancer friend good wishes for a performance. It's an Antipodean saying and there's an interesting explanation here: http://www.behindballet.com/ask-colin-chookas/ Â According to wikipedia "Toi toi toi" seems to originate from a spell to ward off bad luck! Makes sense. :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks, Anna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 What?! You just say "merde" to someone?! Extraordinary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Really lovely first performance last night, huge well done to everyone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing10 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Are there any solo parts for the older girls in Sleeping Beauty x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yes. Lady Beauty and the "Jewels" have short solos (maybe about 30-40s worth, but 2 or 3 each). I suppose Cinderella kind of does. Obviously the Pro's have by far the biggest solos. Going again tonight (and Saturday!) will be interesting to compare Amy and Adele's performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing10 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 We love Amy, such a warmth with her. Miss Julianne performing so much x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I use chookas when wishing my New Zealander dancer friend good wishes for a performance. It's an Antipodean saying and there's an interesting explanation here: http://www.behindballet.com/ask-colin-chookas/ According to wikipedia "Toi toi toi" seems to originate from a spell to ward off bad luck! Makes sense. :-) Have to say I don't think I could muster the courage to utter Toi Toi Toi to anyone but that's probably my lack of artistic pedigree and possibly the rather uptight conservative town from which I've been born and bred. I'd often like to use the phrase 'aide du memoir' which sometimes crops up on this forum too. Â You doing the sainsburys shopping list? No. This is my aide du memoir du Sainsburys. Item 1 Tissu du toilette...etc. Â I have also never tried a McDonald's Fillet O' Fish for this very same reason. My other half has no such qualms and often scatters his commentary on social media with the word 'chagrin' with such regularity I'm not entirely sure he knows what it means. I prefer to let sleeping dogs lie on this one..mainly because the conversation I'd have to have with him would inevitably end up with him using the word....chagrin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yes. Lady Beauty and the "Jewels" have short solos (maybe about 30-40s worth, but 2 or 3 each). I suppose Cinderella kind of does. Â There's also the Duchess and Aurora's Nurse/Governess. Â There are good parts for senior boys too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 I'd feel less uncomfortable saying "Toi Toi Toi" than "Merde". It reminds me when I was at a conference (Apple developers, IIRC) and the M-word was used as a punchline on a cartoon - in a speech bubble. The guy next to me, an American, turned asked asked "what does Murdy mean?" So I felt rather superior for a second, then guilty at being snobbish for a while longer! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Does anyone know if the restaurants are on the theatre side or the station side please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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