I saw it in person once a year with my family in the dead of winter.

Continuing up Fifth, my family would slow down for me as we reached the Plaza.

Wed finally cut west through the rest of Central Park to arrive at our final destination: Lincoln Center.

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But that time, those days suddenly feel far off.

My mother has since passed.

I havent seen my family in a year.

Two young women practicing ballet with a teacher in the dance hall.

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My mother has since passed.

I havent seen my family in a year.

And we have been asked to nap in a City That Never Sleeps.

Woman doing hip exercises

The video then gets to the good stuff.

Two hours and ten minutes (split into two workouts) of a slightly modified ballerinas workout.

For an hour and a half, New York City still exists the way it does in my mind.

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The video is, regardless of the content, a cinematic marvel.

The ballerinas are in a plain large studio free of any distractions.

It is a moment of reprieve to think that my body too holds this ephemera.

Woman in leggings and bra doing Lunge with Arm Extended Up pose hip opener stretch during yoga session in morning at home.

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Before starting the workout I slip intoa leotardandmesh dance overlay outfit, leg warmers andsatin slippers from Ballet Beautiful.

Then I move through the workout with belabored breath and sweating in a way that seems… unnatural.

For an hour and a half, New York City still exists the way it does in my mind.

Woman doing arm exercise without weights while sitting on mat at home.

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