just a little corner

prepare...

a word that i had forgotten.

It wasn't until yesterday when i was watching billy elliot that i remember in what context I most often heard that word: ballet lessons. Before every exercise, particularly at the barre, we would wait to hear this little word in the opening bars of the music, often accompanied by a small movement designed to get us quickly and elegantly into the right position to start. But it didn't mean "now is the time to get ready". Rather it meant "you know what to do, last warning, NOW you're on your own." The preparation had come beforehand. The learning, practising, perfecting had all been learnt. We had to perform.

It's not at that stage for me yet. Tuesday 5th Sept I will travel to London. The first step onto the bus will signify "prepare"

posted by Claire @ 7:43 am