Blue Skies, Crashing Waves and Ballet Terms

Writing

I took a little walk on St Combs beach. It was beautiful and blustery and entirely free from ballet terms. I needed to get away from them for a bit. There’s too many in TENDU, and in the current edit I am removing, changing or explaining them, so as not to confuse the reader. It’s not the most fun. It feels a little like dumbing down, though I know it’s not really. I just have to be less technically specific, and more generally descriptive. I’d much rather be working on all the relationship nuances, but of course, I am doing that too.

The Beach

It was great to just stand and stare across the ocean and breathe in all that fresh sea air.

I made a little TikTok of the sea too, if you would like to hear the waves and see the movement.

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Crashing waves at St Combs beach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. #ocean #scotlandtiktok #sea #northsea #rocks #coastline #northernscotland #blueskies #clouds

♬ original sound – Ailish Sinclair

Ballet Terms

So goodbye port de bras and grand jeté. Arabesque penchée, I have tried to save (describe) you:

We worked on arabesque penchée. Standing on one leg, the other high behind, fingertips almost touching the floor, the world seemed to stand still around me in a perfect moment of balance and extension.

But back to the beach. Away from the ballet terms. And breathe.

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