MDB Squared!

Yes, I typed that. Put on a sports bra, folks! It's going to be a jumpy ride.

MDB is one of seven - in fact the seventh of seven...so the sixth of seven came to class tonight.  She's been reading my regular inner dialogues with witty commentary and great one liners for about two months now. 

Part of me was nervous to meet her in person...one of her most rememberable comments was that she didn't know if I should ditch ballet or not because she hadn't seen me (yet), but if I wasn't I could be a comedian. 

So I'm getting ready for class with my 'dancing future' hanging in the balance!!

Side Bar and Menty are doing a comic duo:

Should I wear the black pants or the stretch denim?

Should I wear two sports bras or one?

Should I wear panties with the extra support or one with padding in case she's a POKER too???

So many decisions!!! I went with all black - pants, TWO bras, top, hoodie (and panties if you were wondering - no padding, but definitely with support!). 

I walk into Joel's place with 10 minutes to spare and I know we are in the back studio. I don't see MDB behind the front desk with David, so I peek around the corner down the long hallway - no MDB and no Mini Blondie MDB Look A Like. 

I round the back corner and get to the glass wall part and I see her - Blondie.  As if it is even remotely possible, she has a slightly smaller frame, smaller face and more boobs. MDB's got her in the booty department though :). She's also about a two inches taller than MDB with blonde hair. I know her the minute I see her and she sees me too. As if I've been hugging her my whole life, we walk right into each other's arms. And like two teenagers that haven't seen each other since yesterday, we babble.  Because I'm teacher's pet, I bring both her and MDB green apples. MDB comes into class and Blondie shows her the green apple, which MDB tries to take, but Blondie's quick and says - NO! This one is MINE! I hand MDB her own and she smiles at the both of us. 

Blondie's phone rings and it's one of the other siblings - possible 3rd, 4th, Sneezy, Sleepy or Sally :) confirming she's in class. I can hear her through the phone - Are you TAKING the Class or WATCHING the Class? I'm TAKING the Class, Blondie says. Well, DON'T HURT YOURSELF! Sneezy, Sleepy or Sally says. 

Side Bar: Don't you just LOVE SIBLINGS? 

Menty: Well..

Side Bar: Shut up - that's a rhetorical question. 

Now it never occurred to me that she would just WATCH. If I'm going to be embarrassing myself in class, I want Blondie right there with me - having her own mental thoughts about the stuff her little sister is saying. 

We line up to the barre and Mrs J is in front of Blondie in this direction and I'll be in front of her when we detournee to the other side. Poor Blondie! I always say I'm not perfect in class. I was doing ok until we got to the straight legged frappes!! I screwed those beats up quite nicely :)...what was my terminology - with confidence and vigor?? 

MDB gave us all corrections including Blondie, which was quite funny because Blondie said at one point - I know she's not talking to me! At which point, MDB walks over to lift my right heel...I say ouch before she touches it. We both laugh - MDB and me because I seriously squeezed my butt cheeks before she stopped by my heel!

We finish the barre with grande battements in attitude and straight legs - no poking incidents. We break for water and give Blondie the low down on what's going to happen next - the center floor work and the traveling floor work. First we have the adagio where MDB tries to break Blondie's arm to get her head in the right direction (not really but she does give it a good crank). 

Then we do Sissones. MDB splits us into group 1 and 2 - me and Blondie are proud members of group 2, Mrs. J joins us because the Swan and the Young One are apparently related to Tigger. We survive that and move into the traveling floor work and then finish up with pique turns.  AND I could actual manage to pique turn to the right (right direction) with less frustration. 

We finish class with a reverence and MDB tells us she will be MIA for two weeks. I squeeze MDB and Blondie tight and wish them a Happy Thanksgiving.  Blondie says I can do anything. 

I think that means I can keep going to Ballet class :) 

Thanks for the great hugs and chit chat Blondie - smooches!! And don't forget to tell Sneezy, Scratchy or Sally that you DID NOT HURT YOURSELF in class!