The grand finale of my evening of debauchery.
And the final dance for this pair of pointe shoes! Subscribe at the level of "Captain" to receive them as a special gift.
Enjoy!
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-18 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post16 February 2020
A bar in Neukölln
Every time a cop drove past, I’d watch it like a hawk.
Eyes wide, mind alert, muscles tensed, heartbeat elevated. That prickly feeling, when you feel the release of adrenaline into your bloodstream.
Ev...
2020-04-17 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I could not stop dancing.
Censorship is so toxic. And I came to Berlin to escape that.
So I kept going...
Enjoy!
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-17 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post17 April 2020
1:34 am
I do believe that I have confused the fuck out of my housemates.
Preamble #1: There is no doubt that these Germans I have had the good fortune to end up in lockdown with are not some of the best humans our species has to of...
2020-04-17 16:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
After this week's exciting burlesque filming, I have decided that these pointe shoes have become far too floppy and deserve a gracious retirement.
My feet have endorsed this decision.
They have been through so much!
Dancing in the woods of Western Massachusetts, filming nu...
2020-04-17 15:03:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the sequel to "Ernestine's Burlesque Debut," broadcast on Twitch for Gieza's Pokehouse, the April 14th show.
However, due to Twitch's outrageous "protect the children" censorship rules, the debut was extremely chaste, which, of course, one had to make up for.
So!...
2020-04-16 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post17 February 2020
Bed
I think it’s spring in Berlin.
I saw green leaf sprouts on a bush today. Also daisies and crocuses. Everywhere, things are turning green. (Given, there was no ice sheet to melt first, like at home.) It was extremely warm as I took a Sunday after...
2020-04-15 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Please enjoy this burlesque, made especially for Gieza's Pokehouse on Twitch, premiered on April 14th!!!
Gieza Poke, a legendary queen of the Berlin drag scene, invited me to perform at her weekly Pokehouse at Monster Ronson's Ichiban Karaoke Bar.
However, when it became ...
2020-04-15 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 15, 2020
A Bar in Neukölln
Well, I made it: 1 month. There should be something with a candle on it, I feel.
WHEW! It has been a difficult week. I learned that (private) health care here is shockingly shit. Germany is definitely behind ...
2020-04-14 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This evening, my Berlin Burlesque debut will be premiering on Twitch at Gieza's Pokehouse!!! Watch at 9pm Berlin time:
www.twitch.tv/giezapoke
However, there had to be three sequels to the original performance, because instead of being onstage at the fab...
2020-04-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNote: I am publishing old blog posts every few days, trying to get you caught up, dear reader; however, a blog is a blog, so I'll be posting contemporaneously from time to time as well. Everything is dated to avoid confusion.
Easter
Home
Neukölln
No, you can’t have a ba...
2020-04-12 22:31:38 +0000 UTC View Post1 February 2020
Berlin
At the horrible moment I did it–cramming things frantically into the big suitcase, probably crying and in an utter state of panic, mere hours before getting on the plane–stuffing the rather ridiculously girly, handmade, black-and-white-stripe, lacy, beribboned,...
2020-04-12 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I swear Martha Graham came to me last night and taught me a new skill.
If you've been around for awhile, you've heard me butcher this quote of hers over and over and over again; however, once more for added emphasis:
Martha Graham (famous American modern dancer/choreographer) once sai...
2020-04-12 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Every day I get to dance is a gift.
Enjoy.
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-11 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, January 31, 2020
2:13 am
A bed in Kreuzberg, Berlin
Ok well here we go again.
Another night before a move, and I’m like, “Heart, shut up about it. Not sleeping is the end of the world,” and Heart is like, “...
2020-04-10 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
#14 in my "daily video from my bedroom" series, this one put me in mind of something I was taught when I was a fledgling ballerina.
"If you see someone who looks like they're a professional dancer, watch them. Try to figure out what it is that makes them that way. Then try to copy it...
2020-04-10 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've ever been curious what's inside the head of a young woman as she trains in ballet with the intention of becoming a professional dancer, watch me wrestle with one big ugly demon in particular.
Apologies for the profanity. Actually, sorry not sorry.
A deep dive i...
2020-04-10 12:49:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends!
Last week, I noticed that while I was up on my pointes improvising, my body kept adding in things I learned in Middle Eastern dance classes. So this week, I did an experiment: Could I do some standard "belly dance" (a lot of us don't like that term for a lot of reasons; read bel...
2020-04-09 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s my second day in Berlin!
I arrived via hellish 13 hour overnight bus ride (I know, horribly gauche and off-brand, but a girl has to be careful with money until I find a place to live). After 12 hours ...
2020-04-08 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
The view from Berlin! (Sorry, quite long, SO much to tell you!!)
I discuss:
-What's up with me in my head
-What's up in Berlin
-I muse on my extraordinary luck having landed in seemingly one of two countries in the world dealing...
2020-04-08 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A little bit of plié, a little bit of dégagé, rond des jambes, and stretching. All my favorites to get me warm for pointe and ballet improvisation.
Enjoy!
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-08 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
One night I was ready a New York Times article about Rosalía, the new Latin pop sensation, and about her background in the amazing art of flamenco.
It mentioned one s...
2020-04-07 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you can't tell, this was improvisation #4 in a stream-of-consciousness, couldn't-make-myself-stop sort of spree. The album was way too good, the endorphins were causing a euphoric state, and I was in the zone.
Video #13 in the "dancing from my bedroom" series. Collect them all.
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Why would you leave a room when it contains just you and your soul, a ladder, and...oh, I lost the second pointe shoe now...
Ugh, the catharsis. It's delectable, friends!
Enjoy.
Fondly,
Ernestine
P.s.
I knew there was lipstick on my face. Absolutely. 1,000%. 2020-04-05 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I was gutted by this painting.
First of all, you should know that Romanticism is, in aesthetic and philosophy, something I base my life on.
Based on a ballad, it depicts Lénore, a woman who desperat...
2020-04-05 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I lose one pointe shoe and meander up down my ladder, eventually reaching the earth.
Video #11 in the "dancing from my bedroom" series!
Who knew there was so much material in there. I've been through some things lately. :-)
Enjoy!
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-04 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I am LIVING, friends, LIVING to improvise in pointe shoes on this ladder. Oh my god. What a feeling.
This is video #10!!! In the "dancing in my bedroom" daily quarantine video.
Enjoy! I certainly did.
Fondly,
Ernestine
P.s. If you're en...
2020-04-03 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSunday, 19 January 2020, 3:36
In bed
Paris, France
So here I am. I’m in Paris, it’s 3:36 am, and I am an insomniac succumbing to the effects of having too much good wine and bread pushed into my body (these are both taboo fo...
2020-04-03 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi lovely friends!
I hope that this barrage of creative productivity is filling your inboxes in a joyful way!
I'm on a roll. Hot dog.
While I'm dancing like mad, I want to ask you: What do you love about Ballet Burlesque? What keeps you sending your hard-earned moola my way?
... 2020-04-02 22:51:37 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't break the ladder, but I thought I might.
My first burlesque under quarantine! Coming to you from my daily quarantine video series.
This is #9.
Enjoy!
Fondly,
Ernestine
2020-04-02 19:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post