The weekend was so busy that it’s kind of a blur — much like
this picture, which is what you get when you ask your husband (the
oh-so-willing party scene parent and unitard-wearing Mouse King) to take
pictures from backstage.
I was too busy to get many pictures, but here are a few more shots from Nutcracker:
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Stage dirt on the front edge of the pointe shoe platforms. After dealing with 5+ months of swelling in the back of one’s right ankle, this is a glorious sight.
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| Stage makeup. Rawr. |
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| That awkward moment when you show up for warm-up, makeup half done and dressed like a Red Hat lady. (This jacket is purple, not blue, in real life.) |
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| With my parents, brother, and husband after Friday night’s performance |
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| Flowers from my family! |
It was such a wonderful feeling to get through a long week
of rehearsals, warm-up classes, and performances with minimal pain. Now I’m
enjoying two weeks off before classes start up again in January. I’m looking forward to getting back en pointe in earnest — aside from the
minimal pointe work in the Nutcracker party scene and working on my own to
rebuild strength, I haven’t really danced en pointe in a challenging, meaningful
way in six months. Gulp. I plan to start with a lower level class than I was
taking before surgery, just to make sure I don’t do too much too soon. But I'm feeling strong and the swelling and pain I was having en pointe is much improved, so I'm hoping it won't be too tough to get back where I was.
I may pop in to blogland occasionally and update, but since I’ve been
discharged from physical therapy and deemed well on my way to being 100% again,
I probably won’t have any major news to share.
I hope anyone who is dealing with os trigonum or FHL tendon
issues, or just injuries and recovery in general, has found this blog helpful.
If anything, it’s an honest reflection of my experiences, which have included
pain, frustration, and sadness along the way. But now that I'm more or less on the other side of this journey, I’m truly thankful
for this experience. My ankle feels better than it has in years, and I’m a
stronger dancer and person because of what I’ve been through over the last six months.
As always, thank you for reading! I hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. May it bring you new hope and new beginnings (I, for one, can't wait)!
