En Pointe

"I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man-- the landscape of his soul." ~Martha Graham 

"To leap becomes, while it lasts, heart pounding, breath hurting, the deepest, the only joy." ~Denise Levertov

"On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined." ~George Gordon, Lord Byron

"When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that." ~William Shakespeare 

{photo credit: Mr. Sasha} 

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Katie got her very first pair of pointe shoes yesterday. We all might have been a little giddy:-). Local folks, I can't say enough good things about Heather's Dance Boutique in Manassas. They were so patient and they made it the special occasion that it was. (And no, I'm not being compensated to say that; I just genuinely wish for every little dancer the experience Katie had yesterday.)