So sorry

Hello John and other people ;),

How are you doing?
Im good but very busy, which is the reason why Im not posting so often..
Im now working at Scapino Ballet till the end of December. In the beginning of the creating proces of 'Holland' (the new piece created by Ed Wubbe) me and Jeroen (the other stagiere) were learning as much material as possible. So we could replace people if needed.. on the 4th of september a dancer became injured, it was two days before the performence in Rotterdamse schouwburg in Rotterdam and Lucent danstheater in The Hague.. And I could replace her. It was very stressy for me, also because it would be my first performence with the company...and I had just one single rehearselday to learn her part, her timing and place.. Plus it would be two performences that day, one in Rotterdam and another one in The Hague.. But after all all went ok, it was supernice!

The work in general at Scapino is amazing, I really feel that I learn a lot about being in a company, to travel a lot, to perform often in different theaters.. its a whole new thing for me, though I feel more mature in who I am and in what I do.
Its super exciting, but to be honest its also a hard life. Its tuff to travel so much, sometimes you hang in the bus for two and a half hours... I really need to get used to it.. (though Im doubting if you ever get used to that kind of traveling), its also tyring to perform after a long trip by bus.. you really have to reload yourself. Its also crazy to do the same performence so often in a short time frame (in two months we have 21 performences of the same performence Holland)
Another thing thats really a challenge.. ballet.... oh man... I have to work so hard in the morning classes.. the level is high and the classes are different than in school.. I miss Grisha!!!!!!!!!!! So Grisha if you read this, I miss you!!!! Or John can you maybe send this information to him :) hihi
But about the morning classes, its everyday ballet. And I feel a real progress because I do ballet everyday, I can remember the excersices better and now im working on the technique. Its hard, but good for my body. We have a different teacher every week, this is nice because I get to know different ways of using ballet.

So, this is a bit what Im busy with..
More information will follow ;)

Merel