freedom to dance
so yesterday in my lit class we were talking about picture books. our professor pulled out "where the wild things are" and i was so close to just bursting out in laughter. it made me think of ap english. and greg dancing around the room. ah, good times. i miss greg. i haven't seen him in forever.
also, i think i'm insane. i had registered for classes last week and got into all the classes i wanted on the days i wanted. it was awesome. so i have government, u.s. history from 1877 to the present, a lit class (the reading of fiction), math for elementary teachers 2, and an honors phychology class. nice 15 credit schedule. then i decided yesterday that i wanted to take an online course too. so now i'm taking a second lit class - the reading of drama. 18 credits. holy crap. hopefully i won't die this semester. but then again... if i can do 18 credit hours each semester, i could finish my degree in 4 years. that would be without a minor in dance though, and i think i really want to add a minor in dance. but i'd still be able to get my major done in 4 years which would incredibly amazing since it's 139 hours. i already knocked it down to 132 because of ap credit and an english waiver for english 121. if i add a minor in dance i think i might be able to get it done in 4 and half years. that'd be pretty amazing too. then it's on to a master's degree... ah, so much to figure out.
i also need babysitting and tutoring jobs. ok, i don't really need them but they would be nice. cuz i've determined i can't have a summer job. it would drive me nuts. i LOVE to travel over my summers... mission trips, camp, vacations w/ family. that's why i want babysitting and tutoring jobs. i could kinda work it around my schedule. i think i need to talk to mrs. huntsman about tutoring at pca next year. or maybe i should just work my butt off at school during the year and spend the summers doing what i love. because really, i don't need to work to get through school. i have more than enough to make it straight through my masters. it's incredibly amazing. i never realized how blessed i am. my grandparents were really looking out for me.
then my dance classes this week have been so good. miss arnell had made out pointe class pretty hard on monday but i really enjoyed it. "you know, there's only two people in here that never complain. katie and ruth. it's the ones that don't complain that truly love it." ah, that made me smile, because i really do love it. ok, for awhile i didn't enjoy it like i should. but i've been so happy to dance this week. then on wednesday i actually had a really good class. miss arnell pushed me on my adage at the barre which was exciting because it's one of my favorite combinations and the second time we did it, ah it was so beautiful. but we skipped the adage in the center =( and i adore adages. they're slow and challenging and make you focus so much. most people don't like adages, but i really do adore them. yeah, i'm just weird like that. also on wednesday night - my pirouettes were amazing! miss arnell was very excited. turns are not exactly my strong point but my pirouettes were actually really strong on wednesday. i've gotten so many compliments from miss arnell this week at dance. the way i've been dancing this week, it reminded me of camp and the freedom i felt in that last day of classes. and i absolutely love it! i was listening to jason upton on the way to eastern yesterday and there's one song that the chorus says "God is saying freedom to dance, freedom to sing, freedom to grow, i'm telling you pharaoh let God's people go." and really it's like the longing i've had to really dance is finally being satisfied. God is saying freedom to dance - that's totally what i've felt for a long time. i felt it while i was in puerto rico, i felt it at the end of dance camp and i'm finally hearing and feeling that again. and it makes me wonder why i ignored it for so long. i keep thinking about what betsy green prayed, that i would dance to glorify God and not for the glory of anything else in this world. goodness, there's so much freedom in that. it's amazing.
also, i think i'm insane. i had registered for classes last week and got into all the classes i wanted on the days i wanted. it was awesome. so i have government, u.s. history from 1877 to the present, a lit class (the reading of fiction), math for elementary teachers 2, and an honors phychology class. nice 15 credit schedule. then i decided yesterday that i wanted to take an online course too. so now i'm taking a second lit class - the reading of drama. 18 credits. holy crap. hopefully i won't die this semester. but then again... if i can do 18 credit hours each semester, i could finish my degree in 4 years. that would be without a minor in dance though, and i think i really want to add a minor in dance. but i'd still be able to get my major done in 4 years which would incredibly amazing since it's 139 hours. i already knocked it down to 132 because of ap credit and an english waiver for english 121. if i add a minor in dance i think i might be able to get it done in 4 and half years. that'd be pretty amazing too. then it's on to a master's degree... ah, so much to figure out.
i also need babysitting and tutoring jobs. ok, i don't really need them but they would be nice. cuz i've determined i can't have a summer job. it would drive me nuts. i LOVE to travel over my summers... mission trips, camp, vacations w/ family. that's why i want babysitting and tutoring jobs. i could kinda work it around my schedule. i think i need to talk to mrs. huntsman about tutoring at pca next year. or maybe i should just work my butt off at school during the year and spend the summers doing what i love. because really, i don't need to work to get through school. i have more than enough to make it straight through my masters. it's incredibly amazing. i never realized how blessed i am. my grandparents were really looking out for me.
then my dance classes this week have been so good. miss arnell had made out pointe class pretty hard on monday but i really enjoyed it. "you know, there's only two people in here that never complain. katie and ruth. it's the ones that don't complain that truly love it." ah, that made me smile, because i really do love it. ok, for awhile i didn't enjoy it like i should. but i've been so happy to dance this week. then on wednesday i actually had a really good class. miss arnell pushed me on my adage at the barre which was exciting because it's one of my favorite combinations and the second time we did it, ah it was so beautiful. but we skipped the adage in the center =( and i adore adages. they're slow and challenging and make you focus so much. most people don't like adages, but i really do adore them. yeah, i'm just weird like that. also on wednesday night - my pirouettes were amazing! miss arnell was very excited. turns are not exactly my strong point but my pirouettes were actually really strong on wednesday. i've gotten so many compliments from miss arnell this week at dance. the way i've been dancing this week, it reminded me of camp and the freedom i felt in that last day of classes. and i absolutely love it! i was listening to jason upton on the way to eastern yesterday and there's one song that the chorus says "God is saying freedom to dance, freedom to sing, freedom to grow, i'm telling you pharaoh let God's people go." and really it's like the longing i've had to really dance is finally being satisfied. God is saying freedom to dance - that's totally what i've felt for a long time. i felt it while i was in puerto rico, i felt it at the end of dance camp and i'm finally hearing and feeling that again. and it makes me wonder why i ignored it for so long. i keep thinking about what betsy green prayed, that i would dance to glorify God and not for the glory of anything else in this world. goodness, there's so much freedom in that. it's amazing.
posted by Ruth Marie at 12:23 PM
1 Comments:
I had to smile when you wrote that turns aren't your strong point. I'm just remembering you showing me how to do them in the gym at Trinity...haha. that was an adventure. I'm so glad that you're enjoying Nutcracker, and I hope that it just keeps getting better and better!
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