In the past fifteen years, by the end of August, I would already be back in Paris, or preparing for my new season, or the season would have started already and I would have been back in the studios for ballet classes, and perhaps my first rehearsals. But this time, I don't have to go... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, I will start rehearsing for La Bayadère. As I am writing this post this evening, I am feeling quite emotional about it. It will be my last moments dancing in the studios of the Palais Garnier. In less than two weeks' time, I will have to say goodbye to these ballet studios, as we... Continue Reading →
Two days ago, I finished a long series of Giselle performances — twenty-six in total, including four in the demanding “pas de deux des vendangeurs” (pesant pas de deux). What stayed with me from this run is a phrase I first heard from my French host family when I arrived in France about fifteen years... Continue Reading →
A ballet career is intense and deeply demanding. While caught up in the whirlwind of rehearsals and performances at the Opera, we often operate in a kind of survival mode — with little mental space to think, and even less energy to move forward on anything outside of the stage. The unexpected downtime from my... Continue Reading →
Finally, I am back to my Sunday morning routine—comfortably seated in front of my computer, with a sunny Parisian view through the window—ready to reflect and blog about the past two weeks. These last 14 days have been quite intense! I managed to complete my piano and dance performance in Lisbon, which I had organized... Continue Reading →
Today, it's my grandma Ah Ma's birthday. She would have been 99 years old. Since I moved to France, I used to go back to Hong Kong to see my family at least once a year, often during summer break. The global pandemic in 2020 broke this habit, and by March 2023, when I suddenly... Continue Reading →
Hello my dear subscribers! First of all, I sincerely hope that this new year of 2025 started well for you and that this finds you well, happy and healthy. I am part of those who enjoy having new year resolutions very much and this year is no exception. Apart from the boring ones (i.e. being... Continue Reading →
Since I last wrote on this blog, so SO much happened. Tomorrow, it will be my first barre work since 10 months. Yes... 10 months without ballet, a first in my life since a started ballet at the age of 7. Never have I stopped dancing completely for so long. Here's the story. Before last... Continue Reading →
This month, September 2021, marks my 10th year in France. On 4th September 2011, I said farewell to my family and my hometown Hong Kong, and embarked on the journey of pursuing my dream of becoming a ballet dancer in Paris. Extremely determined, I flew to Paris on my own at the age of 14... Continue Reading →
Today is 17th January 2021 already. It took me 17 days to write and to wish you a happy new year 2021! After a very special 2020, with this unprecedented global pandemic, may this new year be more peaceful and most importantly, good health. The sanitary situation is not so well in France. The numbers... Continue Reading →
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