When one does something right in class, the sensei says, "So so so so so so so." The number of so's is proportionate to HOW well one does. I live for lucky 7. I got a couple of those last night, and then I got a couple 3 so's, and one "so." Anyway, I'm progressing. I stand in 'kamae' as I wait for the subway and move my lips to the chant as I listen to it on my headphones. Everyone thinks I'm crazy, so they just move away on the platform. So then I hold my closed umbrella like a fan and start to pratice my dance! I watch the dvd of Katayama-sensei dancing Hagoromo as I eat lunch in the common room of the hotel and then run through the movements between the chairs and tables, hoping that no one will walk in at that moment! I go to sleep listening to the recording of the chant and wake up with it in my head. So I'm literally eating, sleeping, and living Noh theatre. In my experience, the things that were the hardest to learn are the ones that have stayed with me forever. SO if you see some old bag chanting to herself and walking 'suriashi' around Bflo. for the next several years, relax; it's just me.
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