So I have a show coming up September 13th and 14th and our director has been drilling us into the ground. Both of my feet are split open and its beginning to take a toll on my body. Classes start monday and I cant believe it is my last semester.
This past season with the dance company has made me begin to think about age. Its a dancer in the company who is 40 years old and she had a solo. In the world of dance, 40 is the real 60. Her body is beginning to take a toll on her and she got her solo taken away. I received her part and now she is very upset with me.
I cant imagine myself getting old as a dancer for some reason. What is youthfullnes in any form of the word? What if you had the mind of a happy 21 year old but your body begins to fail you? I wonder how much the body is affected by the mind. Many who meet me say that I act younger then my age and others say I carry myself much older than I am. Sometimes I just wonder how such different perceptions can be seen by different people.
Staying on this perception thing, I was watching the TLC show "How To Look Good Naked". This african american woman had one child and suddenly thought her body was horrible. Dont get me wrong, she had a little extra weight on but nowhere enough for her to feel like she was fat and out of shape. The show host took her and fitted her for the correct bras size, more flattering clothing and suddenly she felt better about herself. Does this type of behavior come with age? I cant imagine my clothes determining how I feel about myself. Then again, she said she was crying because she was used to a tight body. It is my goal to not let my biological clock get the best of me, or the dancer me.
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