Shaël Holding Back Traci Johnson The shoulders balance the outstretched

The shoulders balance the outstretched leg

during my residency in Barcelona

were briefly held in balance

cotton thread

Hear's Shaël swerving left

Shaël Holding Back Traci Johnson The shoulders balance the outstretchedOuch. She was OK, but it was a reminder that to make art, dancers are like other athletes, pushing their bodies in ways that may not be natural. Dancers tell me that modern is much better for the body than for ballerinas who stand on their tippy toes, but it's still hard. This Drawing is Part of My Dancewave Series I attended rehearsal with Dancewave's DC1 Pre Professional Company for six weeks and made a series of drawings and paintings of the