Monday, September 10, 2012

[Outfit Post] 7/30 ~ 8/25

Finally, some post-pink-hair outfits! ^_^


JSK: Emily Temple Cute
Shoes: Secret Shop


Skirt: Target
Shoes: Converse


T-Shirt: Uniqlo Kids
Skirt: Metamorphose Temps de Fille
Shoes: Converse
Hairclip: Chocomint



T-Shirt/Hairbow/Bracelets: Handmade by me
Skirt: Target
Shoes: Converse
Necklace: Metamorphose Temps de Fille


T-Shirt: Target
Skirt: Metamorphose Temps de Fille
Shoes: Secret Shop
Hairclip: Chocomint


T-Shirt: Old Navy
Skirt: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Secret Shop
Hairbow: Innocent World

Friday, September 7, 2012

Lilac Fairy and Italian Fouette Reprise



Now that I've started doing the Cardio Hiphop and Zumba classes where there's some arm-work with free weights, more of my private sessions are being devoted to pointework rather than being split between Pilates reformer work and pointe exercises.

This means more time for practicing doing things en pointe, and also more time to be learning variations! This past week was the Lilac Fairy Variation from Sleeping Beauty, in which I attempted a reprise of the Italian fouette.

I love this variation because while it's not super complex, it's actually more difficult to pull off looking floaty and calm than one might think. Or maybe I've just been really off balance lately (also true). In any case, it was delightful to learn, even if executed messily.

My favorite rendition of it is probably that by Marianela Nunez (who just overall is such a beautiful dancer):






Instead of her crazy fouette sequence at the end, I tried to do Italian fouettes, although that didn't work out so well by the end of the session when I was too tired. Will definitely keep practicing this one though ^_^

Perhaps next I should learn the Bluebird Variation. Apparently the boys have learned the male part of that, so it could be fun to actually do a little bit of partnering (and it's simple).

Also... NEED NEW POINTE SHOES. Soft shoes too, but those are somewhat less urgent.

Monday, September 3, 2012

[Outfit Post] Midwest Megameet 2012

This year's megameet was once again in Millenium Park, and the weather obliged by being beautiful! Not too hot in our little shaded spot, and not raining so we didn't have to seek shelter like last year ^_^

As I generally save my JSKs and OPs for bigger meetups, since they're a little harder to incorporate into daily outfits, I decided to wear my Meta Twinkle Journey! I adore this print, but since I have the JSK only, I do not indulge in wearing it very often.



Although the weather was reasonably mild for the middle of summer, it was still hot enough to merit a hairstyle that would keep things off my neck as much as possible, so back to my good old trusty pigtail buns! I'm also wearing my rose corsage clips that I made ^_^



The meetup was great fun, and I think the best organized it's ever been so far, with tons of games and prizes! only wish that my camera were in somewhat more stable state so I could've brought it and taken photos T_T