Fouette the day away

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  So my favorite ballet move is the fouetté turns.  And yes, I spelled that correct.  Fouetté, the literal translation is to whip.  If you don't know what fouetté are, do me a favor, go to YouTube and search Black Swan fouetté.  Yeah, that's my favorite move.  I'm not to bad at them either.  The trick is to work with the muscle memory.  It took me a long time to strengthen my muscles so they can be strong enough to do as many as I can do now.  I'm very proud of my fouetté.
   I have a story for you about my fouetté and it's a little sad though. 
    I was rehearsing for the role of Lead Flower Soloist during the Waltz of the Flowers (Nutcracker).
    I was doing fouetté and I was really on a roll.  I turned 30 fouetté and it was exhausting.  When I landed, I expected my teacher to say something.  Nope, she complimented the girl next to me.
   Frustrated, I left the studio to get water.  I tried to calm down and I reminded myself that while my ballet teacher may not have noticed my turns, God did and he was happy and proud of me and I guess, in the long shot, isn't that what really matters?

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