Just a short post for today... My feet are in need of some TLC.
Today we finished learning the 3rd part of the Twelve Quadrille! The final figure features the 12 dancers joining hands in a single line and dancing forwards together with an echappe to 2nd, jete extending the left leg in front, then 2 more jetes. This is repeated 2 more times, extending the right leg, then the left. It's really beautiful! Tomorrow we will work on polishing our quadrilles to present them at the gala in the evening.
Tomorrow is the final day and I shall be so sad to say goodbye to the amazing people I met here and the incredible instructors. I have learned so much and it has been a fantastic experience. I seem to have been reliving two historical experiences: that of the country dancing master going to London to learn the latest and most fashionable steps to teach in his own town, and that of the pupil at a dancing master's school or finishing school. I have followed in similar footsteps 200 years later, and that's really nice. I will never forget this!
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