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Angela Essex

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    Ballet, yoga, weight training.

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  1. Angela Essex
    Thanks @Fiz - I posted about the class on my local town discussion page on Facebook and have already had 4 people register their interest so fingers crossed it will be up and running again soon šŸ¤ž
  2. Angela Essex
    Hope this is allowed - the adult ballet beginners class I attend is having to close as there is too few attendees to make it financially viable (there are only 4 of us). We need at least 2 more people for the class to run. Itā€™s a great class and is open to everyone including absolute beginners Weds 8.30-9.30pm Womenā€™s Institute Hall, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex. Please consider joining us we are a friendly bunch of ladies and gents and would love to meet you! We are all ages from 20s to 60s. The Class is taught by Andrew Potter of Chelmsford Ballet. Pay as you go (Ā£8 I think) or pay termly. DM me if youā€™re interested and will send you the teacherā€™s contact details.
  3. Angela Essex
    Yayyyy! Congratulations what a fabulous achievement well done you šŸ™Œ
  4. Angela Essex
    Glad the colonoscopy went smoothly @Michelle_Richer thinking of you. With respect to the mortality rates associated with a right hemi I am thinking that is an average taking into account all ages and all levels of co morbidity? So for a very fit and young individual such as yourself it is likely nowhere near that figure. Also it would be lower for planned (elective) surgery than for emergency surgery. I so hope that provides some reassurance, but I know how scary facing cancer treatment can be - sending hugs.
  5. Angela Essex
    Thank you so much @LinMM I miss her very much. I started ballet in 2020 during lockdown - with respect to the cancer (breast) the surgery x 2 was Dec 2019, my chemotherapy finished April 2020 and the radiotherapy finished around May 2020. 2020 was all such a blur and I honestly canā€™t remember if the treatment and me starting ballet overlapped. It is possible they did.
  6. Angela Essex
    That is impressive - Good luck @Colman I can relate - petit allegro (well actually any allegro pretty much except maybe just the sautĆ©s) is my nemesis. Also hope your injury heals fast šŸ˜Š
  7. Angela Essex
    Well huge congratulations for sitting it. Itā€™s a hard exam and I think any adult sitting vocational exams deserves a medal (especially if over 40 šŸ˜‚). So many gruelling parts in the IF exam and then pointe to totally finish you off - I remember it well. Only exercise I fully enjoyed 100% was port de bras. All the others were just about hard graft, performance and effort.
  8. Angela Essex
    Ooh how exciting @EverHopeful A massive well done!! I can identify - that exam nearly killed me. And yes the wait for the results is just excruciating isnā€™t it. Iā€™ll wager youā€™ve done better than you thought. I still have PTSD from Allegro 2 šŸ˜‚ keeping my fingers crossed for you. Was it an in person exam or video?
  9. Angela Essex
    So sorry to hear of what youā€™re going through @Michelle_Richerans @Fiz thinking of you both. I had cancer in 2020 and my mum died Nov 2023 - so I feel for you @Michelle_Richer. As Colman has said ballet will be there for you when you are ready ā¤ļø
  10. Angela Essex
    What exam did you sit @EverHopeful?
  11. Angela Essex
    Same here @JNC
  12. Angela Essex
    Yes I used to go there and am thinking of going back there as I work in Harlow and the teachers were amazing. Itā€™s just the class time for Adult ballet on Tuesday clashes with kids dinner time and so I could only go once a fortnight when the kids were at their dads. Plus some of the class - a lot of the centre - was above my level so it was difficult to learn the steps as it was quite fast paced. I really struggle to pick up combinations and I forget them almost as soon as the teacher has explained them especially if they are difficult so Harlow was hard going for me. I think if Iā€™d of been going only there multiple times a week I may have got to learn the combinations. Maybe the answer is to go there, make the time work every week and go to more than one of their classes a week. Could be a plan thank you @Fiz šŸ˜Š
  13. Angela Essex
    Yes @Lesley I felt the same. There was one part of the ballet when, as Odette she really danced with so much abandon (a fast tempo solo section involving quite a few releve passes on the spot - apologies for the description) that I literally felt as though she was dancing as if it was her last time. It was a really odd experience as I felt like I could feel the exact emotions that she was projecting as if they were my own. And in that moment I felt sad for her as it was as if she was saying, in a way, that she knew there may not be very many more times that she would dance this - and all her grief and love came out in a rush at once (though I hope this is not the case at all, and that there are many many more times she will dance this). At the end of act 2 the Australian lady that had the seat next to mine, and I turned and looked at each other - we were both speechless with tears in our eyes.
  14. Angela Essex
    Agree 100% with this. I donā€™t feel brave enough to tell the teacher I want corrections though. I just accept however the class unfolds. I really wish I had local options other than such recreational open classes or paying for private lessons - I just want something in between - a regular 3 x a week adult syllabus class without having an hour plus commute either way. I went to RAD HQ once a week for the summer term last year coming up to my int found exam and it totally exhausted me - it was a 2 hour trip each way. I have ditched my 2 local recreational open classes so am just left with 1 x grade 6 class and 1 x Chelmsford ballet beginners class every week. I feel like I need to find 1-2 more classes a week ASAP. Am considering going back to Hannah Frosts class at Pineapple online and also maybe Ballet with Isabella online - does anyone have any experience of BWI?
  15. Angela Essex
    Hello everyone, just wondering how you are all getting on with your exam preparation? Hopefully some kind person on here is able to advise me - Is anyone aware of a dance school local to Essex or London that will train adults with multiple RAD classes every week? Currently my schedule is 1 x RAD grade 6 class and 2 x adult beginner's drop in classes locally. I also do 2 x 45 mins weights/kettlebells classes at Pure Gym. Problem is I am not receiving any personalised corrections except in my RAD Grade 6 class and I am getting really fed up with going to adult ballet drop in classes and not progressing my technique. I have tried to attend pineapple classes online, but itā€™s not the same as in person. I suppose what Iā€™m looking for is one school where I can take class 3 x a week and get trained properly. If anyone knows a place where this exists in the south of England ideally somewhere commutable to South Essex Iā€™d be grateful for any information. I started ballet as an adult almost 4 years ago now and would really like to progress my technique. Thank you all in advance.
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