Post ACL surgery: My Grand Jete

What to see my video of the "Fun Version of Going through ACL Surgery and Recovery?" click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVPy7SBFNzc

This is me doing a grand jete on the left and right about 2 years after LEFT ACL SURGERY. I finally started taking real ballet classes in Sept 2009, and it took me a couple weeks for my left leg to get used to it and took me a couple more weeks for my left leg ballet muscles to get built back up. I'm still not 100% - my left thigh is still smaller than my right one lol.

It took me forever to actually do a grand jete because i thought i was going to tear my left ACL again when I do the left grand jete which has you land full weight on your left leg. But I did it and I'm really proud of myself! Don't critique me on the technique so much because I've been dancing for about an hour already and I was tired.

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[checkmate171]

I wish I had a grand jete like that!

[ImposssibleIsNothing]

looks awesome for just recovering from an injury!

[littelblackboy]

@linisluvballet no it's grand jeté! nice work! :)

[theaterqueen95]

wow, u r a really good dancer!

[bsifez]

(: most doooope.. real flow'y. amazing body btw

[linisluvballet]

amazing but isn't it a saut de chat?

[Sanchara]

congradulations on your recovery. :) you look awsome!

[brittybabe77]

I dislocated my knee cap and injured my ACL and MCL. It sucked and the fear of getting back to dancing was worse than the actual recovery. I totally know what you mean about your thigh muscles being bigger on your good leg! Way to go for getting back in the game, because I know how hard it can be.

[IndigoCat17]

Man I wish I could do that I suck at Jetes

[thisnameisborrowed]

that was actually really good!!