I really need your creative mind right now,

I need themes suggestions which i can dance on ( mostly contemporary jazz forms) our group is trying to reflect major social or political issues through our dancee

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In the context of jazz dance, when we hear the term ‘chorus girl’, we often associate it with images of the Ziegfeld Follies and, later, the Goldwyn Girls. Many famous female icons started out as chorus line dancers, including Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Paulette Goddard, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Shirley MacLaine, Rita Hayworth, Louise Brooks, Joan Blondell and Betty Grable – the list goes on. The Copacabana is one of the most famous nightclubs of all time. A favourite with Hollywood celebrities, the Copacabana has always been the place to be. It has appeared in films such as Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Carlito’s Way, and even has a song named after it.

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El camerino de las coristas del Copacabana: Diane Van Alst, Mara Williams y Mary Mullens. Nueva York, 1940. Fotografía de Eileen Darby.

En el ámbito del baile jazz, cuando oímos el término «chica del coro», a menudo lo asociamos con imágenes de las Ziegfeld Follies y, más tarde, de las Goldwyn Girls. Muchas iconos femeninos famosos comenzaron como bailarinas en una línea de coro, entre ellas: Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Paulette Goddard, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Shirley MacLaine, Rita Hayworth, Louise Brooks, Joan Blondell, Betty Grable… y la lista podría continuar. El Copacabana, uno de los clubes nocturnos más famosos de todos los tiempos. Uno de los favoritos de las celebridades de Hollywood, el Copacabana siempre ha sido el lugar donde hay que estar. Ha aparecido en películas como Goodfellas, Raging Bull y Carlito's Way, y también tiene una canción que lleva su nombre.

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Il camerino delle ballerine del Copacabana: Diane Van Alst, Mara Williams e Mary Mullens. New York, 1940. Fotografia di Eileen Darby.

Ai fini della danza jazz, quando sentiamo il termine "ragazza del coro", spesso lo associamo alle immagini delle Ziegfeld Follies e più tardi delle Goldwyn Girls. Molte famose icone femminili hanno iniziato come ballerine in una linea di coro tra cui; Marlene Dietrich , Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn , Barbara Stanwyck , Paulette Goddard, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Shirley MacLaine, Rita Haywort, Louise Brooks , Joan Blondell , Betty Grable, la lista potrebbe continuare. Il Copacabana uno dei locali notturni più famosi di sempre. Uno dei preferiti delle celebrità di Hollywood, Il Copacabana è sempre stato il posto dove stare. È apparso in film come Goodfellas , Raging Bull e Carlito's Way, e ha anche una canzone che porta il suo nome.

All the classes I'm interested in start at 5:30pm which is when most of my shifts at my summer job end.

It might be for the best... I went on a walk today and noticed another way I've been compensating for my right leg post surgery so I'm going to bring that up at PT next week.

I'm leaning towards looking back into the local climbing gym, but again the leg is a factor.

And don't any of you dare suggest yoga! To many of my coworkers are a part of the local yoga scene and honestly, that's part of what makes yoga scare me. I'm maybe considering doing basic yoga stuff via YouTube but I wouldn't know if I'm doing it right...

Getting exercise over the summer is already going to be a challenge, especially when I'm working with kids for six weeks from 7:30am-3:30pm or 5:30pm depending on the camp that week.

It's just very discouraging I guess... I've been having a kinda shit week mental health wise and being able to start dance was one of the things I was looking forward to.

But I’ve been thinking about taking dance lessons. I’ll be in beginner adult classes due to how they group ages. But I don’t know if I should start with ballet, jazz, contemporary or a combination of two of those.

1. what’s the best way to practice at home without a bunch of space and a bar?

2. i’m trying to build my balance and strength so i can reach pointe before i graduate (i started ballet this year, i have two years left) so any exercises to work on that

3. any ways to perfect and learn proper technique on my own? i wanna work everyday but i only have class once a week so i need to figure out how to work on my own

4. i have my first competition in march, how should i prepare myself?

thank you angels! any other advice is very very welcome and wanted!

tagging everyone! sorry if you’re not a dancer i js used my whole list!