Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Wedding Shoes?

So, I've finally gotten over to Chicago Dance Supply to look at swing shoes. These are a sale pair I found and thought, "whether they are perfect or not, I'll wear them for something!" They are super comfy with an inch and a half heel. The mesh is breathable and the ribbon ties will be replaced with something a tad longer.

What do you think?

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Inability to Post

Every time I think about what I should begin with I get a writer's block. I think my goal was to learn to get past that but it had been seeming so difficult. Today I am posting an ice breaker. I would like to share about my new inspiration.

I would like to build, with some assistance, an apparatus on which to dance. I've been taking aerial dance for a year now and have been dancing on the ground for 22 years and it feels like time to change things up a bit. The base to my vision is a trapeze-like bar at around 4 and a half feet above the ground, just high enough for me to do a handstand and bend my knees over the bar. Beyond that, I don't know where to go with it. The biggest thing is that it needs to be transportable and definitely stand on its own. The hardest thing about aerial apparatus is that it is suspended above the ground. I love that but it isn't practical for rehearsing in alternate spaces and definitely isn't something that can be sprung up anywhere unless you have a certain ceiling height and a mobile rig.

More to come.

Love,
Francesca