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Post by aln1982 on Jul 7, 2007 17:27:30 GMT -5
^ Yet another reason I can't picture them as 11 and 13. I overlook these kinds of things by imagining that they are at least 15 and 17.
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Post by Lauren on Jul 7, 2007 19:26:57 GMT -5
Maybe I should do that too.
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Post by Amalia on Jul 7, 2007 21:54:36 GMT -5
What's en pointe?
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Post by aln1982 on Jul 7, 2007 23:13:32 GMT -5
^ I think it's some type of dance term for "on toe", if I remember right from how Jessi explained it. I guess it is quite difficult (it sounds like it - painful, too) I should let some of the ballet people on here answer this one, though, since I haven't taken ballet since I was 5.
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Post by lilafowler on Jul 7, 2007 23:50:38 GMT -5
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Post by liss31d on Jul 8, 2007 8:46:18 GMT -5
Yeah I used to take ballet as well when I was younger (I never reach en pointe level, but my older sister did). It's basically dancing on toe (as Jessi explained) and is very painful, provoking blisters, bruising, cuts, etc... Dancers constantly have to replace their pointe shoes and keep very good care of the ones they've got with a range of different methods.
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Post by aln1982 on Jul 8, 2007 9:12:12 GMT -5
^ I know Jessi talked a lot about replacing her shoes in Dance School Phantom. I actually like learning about the dancing in that one and it is my favorite Jessi book that deals with dance
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Post by fluffycakes on Jul 10, 2007 16:54:45 GMT -5
^ Agreed! Although I've danced all different forms of dance on and off for years, I was never too serious about it, so I liked learning the more technical stuff. I also think it's weird that Jessi gets all the leads in her Stamford class, even though there are much older girls in the class who have loads more experience. It's true that some people are naturally more talented than others, but even so, I find it weird that she was constantly beating out the older girls to get starring roles. I really like this book, even if most of the characters are stereotypically black. It was fun to see Quint again. I felt bad for him, assuming that he and Jessi would get together because they're in New York together. Poor guy, Jessi kinda treats him like crap for a while. How could you, Jessi?! Quint tipped your chin, how could you not want to date him?? I really liked Michael and his wife. They seemed pretty cool (especially for Aunt Cecila's son - haha!). Their apartment sounds pretty sweet, too. For some reason, I love when Jessi and her friends are downtown NY, and some vendor guy says to them "Ya sangwiches, goils?" (in a heavy NY accent) It always cracks me up, mainly for its sheer randomness.
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Post by aln1982 on Jul 10, 2007 17:26:55 GMT -5
^ Are Quint's little brother and sister in this one? I always like them. I also liked Aunt C in this book and her son and daughter in law. Wish we would have seen more of them, too. As for Jessi not dating Quint, I thought that was really good that she made the decision she wasn't ready. I think a lot of girls can relate to that and need that message. Glad to see it instead of the usual "have to have a boyfriend by the time I am 9" theme.
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Post by Lauren on Jul 10, 2007 23:31:40 GMT -5
^ Totally agree. 11 and 13-year-old girls don't need boyfriends.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Jul 12, 2007 12:50:13 GMT -5
His little brother and sis are in it, aln. I don't know how heavily featured they are (just skimmed the book when I "read" it - found it pretty boring) but she plays video games with his brother and does something w/ his sister iirc.
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Post by fluffycakes on Jul 12, 2007 13:18:38 GMT -5
I agree with you guys, actually, about Jessi not needing a boyfriend - I was just kidding around about Quint's chin-tipping tendencies. It's actually refreshing to have a BSCer decide that having a boyfriend isn't the most important thing in life. And it was pretty stupid of him to assume that just because she was there, they were together. Still, I felt a little bad for him, she did ignore him for a while.
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Post by aln1982 on Jul 12, 2007 19:17:15 GMT -5
His little brother and sis are in it, aln. I don't know how heavily featured they are (just skimmed the book when I "read" it - found it pretty boring) but she plays video games with his brother and does something w/ his sister iirc. Thanks. I'll have to reread as I really like Tyler and Morgan. Agree that the rest of the book is pretty boring, though, even though I usually like Jessi's dance stuff. Don't know why I never could get into this one much. There are parts I do like but not one of my favorites.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2007 13:12:39 GMT -5
For some reason, I love when Jessi and her friends are downtown NY, and some vendor guy says to them "Ya sangwiches, goils?" (in a heavy NY accent) It always cracks me up, mainly for its sheer randomness. LOL -- I came here to point out that very line. I thought my sister and I were the only ones who noticed it. I always like the NYC books. One thing that bugged me about this one (other than Jessi acting more 17 than 11) is her faux modesty. Weren't there several narrative passages about how she was SO sure the dance instructors were going to send her home, that she had no business being there, etc. Arrrghh! Of course she ended up "wow"'-ing them, could the BSC girls do any less?
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Post by lionessblack on May 15, 2008 0:02:34 GMT -5
I haven't read this one, but I totally should. I love New York books, and I like the ballet books, even if Jessi's amazing abilities always kind of induce eye-rolling. It's like, in the BSC world, if you have a talent, you obviously must be better than everyone else. Not average or, even above average. The. Best.
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