Kids Books, Class and PRP

I haven’t posted for a little while, I meant to post after my class last week but that just didn’t happen. A few things:

Karen Strickler Dean book:
When I was a teenager I read all the Karen Strickler Dean books about the dancer Maggie Adams. Here is one for sale on eBay. However I would recommend that you read them in order (which is pretty much "Maggie Adams Dancer", "Between Dances", and "Stay On Your Toes Maggie Adams". Karen Strickler Dean also wrote "A Time To Dance".

I did not read her other book, Mariana, however.

Class: I have been to ballet class twice in the last two weeks. I didn’t do the jumps at the end of class, that used to be my favorite part of class but now I guess it doesn’t matter too much. I was sad to miss the sissonne / pas de chat combination but someday I hope to be doing that stuff soon. We did some combinations with pirouette in two groups and the teacher commented on how well we worked together (since you have to quickly get out of the way to let the second group begin).

Going to class twice in two weeks is not much but it is a big deal for me.

PRP: I had my first PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Injection a few days ago. I will keep this short: A few minutes after I got to the office (they are quite efficient there) one of the assistants drew blood and spun it in a centrifuge to separate platelets I would have been interested to see the machine but they perform that task in a different room. Then the doctor came in and introduced me to another doctor that was with him. The doctor injected some anesthetic, and then one of the syringes filled with the blood and that was just about it. I always get nervous so I squeezed a rubber ball and didn’t look while they performed the injections. The doctor said that there will be more pain in the next few days than with the regular prolotherapy injections. I have been sore but nothing horrible.

Here are some links related to PRP (you can also see the links on the sidebar):

http://www.biomet.com/patients/clinical_recruitment_recover.cfm

http://www.northjerseyoralsurgery.com/oral_surgery_teaneck_nj/prp.html
(for oral surgery but a good description)

Here is a Cute article about a dancer who has kept all of her shoes.
I don’t think that 9 is late to start ballet but that is just my opinion.

Off to Pilates either today or tomorrow. Have a great week