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Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 9.

On the bus to Inverness we had to stop in Perth because of road closures and the snow! We waited only 15 minutes until we were on the move again, some of us not thinking we would actually reach our destination as we past fields of thick white snow! I was very prepared and wore my wellies….but surprise surprise once we arrived in Inverness, there wasn’t a flake in sight - it...

Feb 6th

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Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 8.

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.” – Muhammad Ali By Suzy Halstead. Happy New Year!! I wish you all a prosperous year ahead! Christmas at home was really lovely! For morning class on the 24th we all dressed up with something Christmassy and donated money to charity! My parents came to watch the Matinee performance - all the excitement...

Jan 7th

Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 7.

Dreams do come true… As you can imagine, being in the theatre has meant I have been super busy and although I wanted to, I haven’t managed to post any updates! So this one will be nice and long for you all! Our first rehearsal in the theatre last Wednesday evening was really a technical rehearsal primarily for the stage crew. The set in The Nutcracker is quite complex (I won’t spoil...

Dec 11th

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Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 6.

Last weekend was the best weekend I’ve had in a long time! After work I caught the train home and arrived to a fantastic Haggis meal made by Mum! That evening I went along to the Find Your Feet ‘Behind The Scenes’ talk at the Julie Young Studios which was a really good insight into what else happens within the company…I found it really interesting! Afterwards, I met my sister and her...

Nov 30th

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Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 5.

So my sore toe has pretty much cleared up and I managed the whole of class without even thinking about it - very happy today! I always try and think positively whatever the situation because it’s 50% your mental attitude as well so you can make things better just by the way you think about it. I’m still dancing in flat shoes but within no time I’ll be putting on those pointe shoes again. ...

Nov 23rd

Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 4.

Suzy Halstead has joined Scottish Ballet for The Nutcracker winter 2012/13 tour and will be blogging her way through the next few months with the Company. Stay tuned for more updates of Suzy’s day to day in the run up to the tour! Everyone has different ways of preparing their feet for pointe shoes, little rituals of their own. Mine is simply just put on toe pads, the shoes go on and I’m ready!...

Nov 22nd

Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 3.

Suzy Halstead has joined Scottish Ballet for The Nutcracker winter 2012/13 tour and will be blogging her way through the next few months with the Company. Stay tuned for more updates of Suzy’s day to day in the run up to the tour! To start the day, we had Ladies class with Chris our Artistic Director. New pointe shoes on, and I was ready to go. It was a great class which left me feeling ready...

Nov 16th

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Suzy; a Season at Scottish! Post 2.

Suzy Halstead has joined Scottish Ballet for The Nutcracker winter 2012/13 tour and will be blogging her way through then next few months with the Company. Stay tuned for more updates of Suzy’s day to day in the run up to the tour! Prepared for a long day today. Class, 1 hour and 45 minute Poppies rehearsal and then 3 hours and 15 minutes Mice/Battle scene rehearsal! With a 1 hour lunch break and...

Nov 15th

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Suzy; a Season at Scottish!

Suzy Halstead has joined Scottish Ballet for The Nutcracker winter 2012/13 tour and will be blogging her way through then next few months with the Company. Stay tuned for more updates of Suzy’s day to day in the run up to the tour! By Suzy Halstead My first contract and I’ve already completed my first week. I’d waited 18 weeks from when I was initially offered the contract so...

Nov 14th

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