“Music is Love”: An Étoile Original by Annie Honebrink
I can still feel the way the notes used to move me. It didn’t matter where I was — surrounded by people in a crowded mall or alone in my … Continued
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“Love is Funny”: An Étoile Original by Annie Honebrink
I remember the way it felt the first time. I remember the way each breath was shimmery and each heart beat held its breath waiting for the next pulse. I … Continued
“Retrospect”: Stage + Studio by Annie Honebrink
Sometimes I don’t realize that I am missing something until I have it back—like when I loan Star Wars: Episode V to a friend and get it back months later … Continued
“Yes”: Stage + Studio by Annie Honebrink
“Do you want to go on an adventure?” he asked me after our second date. I did not hesitate with my enthusiastic “Yes!” We ran through the park, explored a … Continued
“Moving Forward”: Stage + Studio by Annie Honebrink
My grandma and I used to play make-believe in her upstairs spare room. She would narrate, and I would act and dance. There was always a dramatic turn in the … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Annie Honebrink
Christmas is the best time of year. Every two years, however, Christmas takes a slight back seat to the Olympics. Just as I inherited my intense love of Christmas from … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: “Words” by Annie Honebrink
Words are a haven. A rest for the soul. A release for the spirit. Healing for brokenness. Words are power. Power to heal, soothe, forgive. Power to anger, rile, … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: “January” by Annie Honebrink
January is a bittersweet month. Sweet because it is my birth month—and Christmas always goes until my birthday. Bitter because Christmas ends—and Christmas is magic. January is a Goodbye and … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: “Magic” by Annie Honebrink
Christmas is magic. It sweeps me away. Back to childhood. Joy. Innocence. Nutcracker is Christmas. It sweeps me away. Into imagination. Into a new world—but a familiar one. For as … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: “Learning the Other Side” by Annie Honebrink
Most of ballet is fun. Like the music and the costumes and the pink slippers. Even the not fun parts like the sweating and sore muscles and remembering steps and … Continued