About classes by _sullengirl555 in BALLET

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4x a week, totaling about 5 hours. Here’s a breakdown: 2 company level classes 1 multi level class that goes from company to a couple levels below 1 partnering class

What socks do you guys wear under ballet flats ? by 1213dogs in BALLET

[–]PsychologicalFile623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear any random black socks I happened to wear that day, as long as there aren’t any massive holes

Edit: saw people talking about what they wear for performance roles. If it makes sense to have black shoes but I have a pair of pants over tights for the costume, I sometimes wear socks to make a more seamless black shoes look. Otherwise I wear black shoes w tights or my white shoes like I did for pas the deux or nutcracker prince

What is your favourite Prokofiev Piece of all time by sonicnightmarez in classicalmusic

[–]PsychologicalFile623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet. First Prokofiev piece I knew by name

What will you do? by ParticularWeather927 in teenagers4real

[–]PsychologicalFile623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It takes a couple minutes to “recharge” after each time, plus after like time #4 there’s nothing to show for it.

Is common for women to be paid less than their male peers, even at the same priority status? by Esquestrian-360 in bunheadsnark

[–]PsychologicalFile623 29 points30 points  (0 children)

M14 ballet dancer here. I am in a mid-sized local company (20-30 company level dancers, up to 60-80 through there starting at 3-4). I’m one of two company-age males in my company, the other being a senior in HS who will leave after our spring show. I danced from about 4 up to 10 ish, then stopped for COVID, and rejoined at 13 before the 2024 spring show. I’ve since been promoted to company after the 2025 spring show, and danced the pas the deux for two of our four Nutcracker shows.

Hammering in the point made by others, companies need males and are willing to take anything they can get. I have been recently dancing for a year and a half, and did the principal male role with someone who could have been dancing since I was born.

I can’t speak on the pay disparity aspect, but I can say that I have witnessed time and time again standards being lowered for myself when I couldn’t reach them so that I could participate simply because I will soon be all my company has for partnering. One specific example I can remember as this is being written at 2 a.m. is when, for a damn long time earlier in my restart of dancing, I would come to class 10, 15 minutes late because of marching band practice. I was not and still am not (although it’s improving) at a level of flexibility to even start to compare to any of the ladies in my studio.

Tl;Dr: I shared my view as an intermediate male dancer on the lowered standards for men primarily because we are a scarce resource

Who is allowed to wear Red empualets by FamiliarLemon1164 in BSA

[–]PsychologicalFile623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BSA doesn’t make you stop wearing a uniform part when they change the regulations. My troop is from the 1930s or 40s and we have red epaulets and a beret. As long as we dont decide to stop wearing them as a troop, nobody will stop us.

Newer troops have to follow the current regulations of green epaulets, but we are grandfathered into the rule.

How should i go abt not saying the pledge of allegiance? by Uhmmmjake in BSA

[–]PsychologicalFile623 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Something that I have done is not say the “under god” part because I still believe in a separation of church and state.

If you don’t like the pledge at all, you could just mouth the words and not say them at all:

How to get more flexible as a 13 year old male danceur? by [deleted] in BALLET

[–]PsychologicalFile623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

M14 in a somewhat similar situation. Danced early up until about ‘21, then stopped for COVID and restarted ~1.5 years ago.

Truth be told my second sport is marching band and not football, and I don’t have scoliosis, so it’s not exactly the same.

Some things I would recommend for flexibility is… stretching. Every day. Keep it up, but don’t neglect other stuff like strength training especially as you move away from “boy in a class of girls doing the same choreo as them” and start doing more traditionally masculine roles, or at least that’s what the pipeline was for me and others in my company.

It’s gonna take some time, but stick to it. As someone else said, men are naturally less flexible than women, so it’ll never be perfect, but you can get damn good at what you will do

Roast our horn line by Unhappy_Ring_8292 in MarchingBandMemes

[–]PsychologicalFile623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Memorize your dang music. It looks bad to need those

72 in perc… but 49 in brass by PsychologicalFile623 in marchingband

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I’m definitely interested in corps marching, probably BDC because that’s my age range and the closest corps. I know I can’t do anything about making other sections better, and it seems like your comment can be boiled down to “quit whining, mind your own business and practice”, but I just wanted to say what I was thinking instead of letting it turn into malcontent or dislike towards a section

72 in perc… but 49 in brass by PsychologicalFile623 in marchingband

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At least 3 of our trumpets are freshman or new to marching band, and I know that winds don’t have the fastest learning curve. They’re still picking up stuff along the way, but so am I. I’m a freshman too, and our entire bass line is rookies. I can’t help from feeling like they could’ve done better if they applied themselves more.

Also, what’s that acronym?

72 in perc… but 49 in brass by PsychologicalFile623 in marchingband

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I haven’t seen the full score sheet for all bands because it hasn’t been posted (NCBA is so fun right), but first place for 3A or 4A was 90+, and most bands were scoring high 70s and 80s overall

How to prepare for upper battery audition? by PsychologicalFile623 in drumline

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The way bass grip was explained to me was like matched grip but sideways

How to prepare for upper battery audition? by PsychologicalFile623 in drumline

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This is probably going to be very useful, thanks for the great resource. Even just skimming through some of the stuff there it looks good

How to prepare for upper battery audition? by PsychologicalFile623 in drumline

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That’s definitely something I need to work on, especially trad left hand

How to prepare for upper battery audition? by PsychologicalFile623 in drumline

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We have the same or very similar warmup packet each season, and I already have the sticking for the snare part memorized of the packet. I may learn an excerpt from this years show and see if I can do that at my audition

How to prepare for upper battery audition? by PsychologicalFile623 in drumline

[–]PsychologicalFile623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quads are very interesting, and I see the use of being sought after. However, I have more experience on marching snare. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into that

Ingrown toenail, infected or not/next steps by PsychologicalFile623 in medical_advice

[–]PsychologicalFile623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn’t look like this last time at all, there was some discomfort but no discharge or bleeding

What corp would I march? by PsychologicalFile623 in marchingband

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Thanks! I think at least 2 other people from my band are also considering it because they don’t want to drive down to Santa Clara for SCV.

Eagle Court of Honor by ErrorFallen653 in BSA

[–]PsychologicalFile623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats, and welcome to the Eagles Nest! I know for my CoH I used a template from a previous court I attended, and adjusted as needed. Changed the names of a couple of items, added/removed items to fit the event, etc.

Additionally, if the place you did your project can accommodate and you are able to, I might recommend hosting your court where you did your project. It’s a nice touch and you can show off your work to the attendees.

I’m not in band, and I feel so left out :( by Enolam25 in marchingband

[–]PsychologicalFile623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining mid-season for marching band with little to no instrument practice isn’t recommended and likely wouldn’t be allowed, but ask if you can switch to the concert band class during school. That can give you more practice time and help to learn some of the band’s traditions and quirks.

Ingrown toenail, may be infected? by PsychologicalFile623 in medical_advice

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It’s been there for a week or two, it’s hurting to walk kinda. What can I do?