Mr. Shadow's Ballet-Academy (DC)

A Story by Abishai100

A 'man-of-mystery' evolves from a real 'James Bond ninja-dude' into a Western ballet-academy clan-leader/master --- an American tale of distance(s).

An opus on ninja-evolution(s) in Western folklore/storytelling, inspired by the iconic cult-favorite movie American Ninja. Thanks for reading, and enjoy (signing off),

----

====

This is the long and strange story, quite elegiac, of Mr. Shadow, an Algerian-American citizen (currently) and formerly a man of 'ninja philosophy/training' from politically-troubled Algeria who's part of an ancient 'Cossack clan' from various parts of the world worked with Interpol-relations to destabilize blood-diamond (piracy-gem) traffic in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and British Columbia (North America). Mr. Shadow was a ninja all his life but is now running a special Ballet Academy (DC), and his younger days were spent in the mire/thickets of James Bond work. Follow along in his story.

Mr. Shadow and his Cossack unit of blood-diamond operatives were to intercept a blood-diamond shipment from Sierra Leone to be hid in the walls/bricks of London Bridge on the anniversary of 9/11, and his Interpol-relations unit created a theatrical fire-storm (wildfire-media blaze) on the Bridge after swapping the hidden piracy-gems with toys for the smugglers from Sierra Leone (intending to sully the UK diamond-market). The media-stir created much angst in the blood-diamond underworld as they realized major spots in Western civilization would no longer be 'secure' for blood-diamond theatrics easily veiled from media/press!

INTERPOL: Blood-diamond corruption today threatens the world-diamond exchange and makes terrorism woe!

This major 'ninja-mission' for Interpol-relations was tied to Northern Ireland (UK) troubles regarding underworld criminal piracy activity deterring 'normal' talks between the IRA and Sinn Fein regarding legal/political negotiations concerning socioeconomics reform(s) talks in Parliament for the Irish-Catholic minority living alongside a British-Protestant majority in Belfast (UK) and vulnerable to forms of youth-engaged crime(s) and requiring more vigilance in political danger(s)!

MR. SHADOW: There's a proud tradition in America for Irish-Catholic folk-culture, and this is seen in Notre Dame football fanfare broadcasts (NBC-TV) which serves as a 'diadem' for Western civilization dialogue regarding the inherent value of inter-religious coexistence advocacy-talks in troubled United Kingdom, since after all, America owes much to its 'ancestor' in England!

All this 'ninja-work' regarding blood-diamond intervention(s) in Western civilization requires attention to the 'idea' of ninja as a way of life (philosophy), and we see various Western/American 'media-ventures' into the invisible and intriguing world of the ninja. The Ninja was founded as a martial-arts/combat revolution 'clan' idea in Asia to deal with oppressive feudal lords and burgeoned into a nomadic warrior-philosophy not unlike those seen in Cossack/mercenary-culture, and it's now manifest in Western storytelling ideas found in mainstream (Hollywood (USA)) films!

MR. SHADOW: I've been a 'ninja' for most of my life, and my clan of allies/warriors/friends are themselves 'ninja' in either origin, philosophy, or consciousness, which is why we've worked 'together' in various James Bond missions in Western civilization as roaming "Cossack/mercenary" intelligence work(s) and now seek a sort of Western 'academy' legitimacy to streamline covert paramilitary work (e.g., blood-diamonds!) into Western intellectualism/academy investments.

It's true that this mysterious ninja-man, a Cossack-mercenary from Algeria and Eastern Europe with mercenary sensibilities, along with his allied-clan of warriors/operationalists (with Interpol-relations!), Mr. Shadow is a 'real-life' ninja and seeks to immerse his nomadic clan into a modern academy-labor for intelligentsia academy investment(s). That's the motivation that changed the destiny/life-work(s) of this ninja 'dude' Mr. Shadow!

MR. SHADOW: I and my clan-allies will manage a acrobatic ballet-academy in DC to fuse our fitness work with the species 'physique' into a social investment for ballet-dance, and we've got plenty of skilled/trained instructors, including men and women, who're capable of creating the right 'tone(s)' for the 'real' media/academy dreamer(s).

As Mr. Shadow and his ninja-circus 'clan' of now-intelligentsia investors coordinate and choreograph a marvelous post-retirement 'Ballet Academy' (DC), they plan a series of course-offerings for young men/women intrigued by the circus-pageantry and physique-wonder(s) of the art of ballet, and its requirements for uniformity, synchronicity, dance/lyricism, of course balance/wits, and intuitive understanding of the innate interaction with music's magic!

MR. SHADOW: This extra-ordinary Ballet-Academy (DC) will promote ideas (classic/modern) about the balanced physique!

Now, ballet has a rich and wonderful history, dating back to ancient France/Russia and developing into modern schools in North America (Western civilization) and promoting the careers of famous dancers as well as dance-members of respected/vaunted ballet-companies performing great works canonical to Western culture (e.g., The Nutcracker).

MR. SHADOW: Our instructors (men/women) are committed to the 'ninja-vision' of physique beauty and musical design(s).

Can a 'James Bond' ninja-clan really integrate into the modern world/civilization of recognized/acknowledged ballet-instruction/art(s)? Well, didn't Boomer Esiason (Bengals-football) retire into a life of substantial demo-instruction/commentary and 'resemble' a ninja in the USA?

MR. SHADOW: The tradition(s) of Western art(s)/media/cinema offers nice 'trumpets' for ballet's official society crowning(s).

Mr. Shadow is now wed to a gorgeous Dolphins (football) cheerleader (Sandy) and invites her to some of the Academy's instruction classes and in-house performance(s) as well as attending her celebrated/iconic Dolphins stadium games where she herself shows-off some of the 'physique-wonders' linked to the arena of socialized dance and design. It's really beautiful.

CRITIC: The Ballet-Academy managed by Mr. Shadow is quite something, and its pupils have commented on its excellence!

The Academy (DC) runs a tight/clean ship and its members (young men/women) practice safe distancing behavior(s) as well as donning protective (Coronavirus) masks for many of its public activities. This is all very...modern!

MR. SHADOW: All of our ballet-academy pupils get a commemorative "GI Joe" trumpet-ninja female action-figure named Iso.

STUDENT (Ballet-Academy): Mr. Shadow's really wonderful, and our experience(s) inspired us to praise Madame Sousatzka!

Today, the mysterious 'ninja-dude' Mr. Shadow is a quiet/reserved man of colors/letters at his now-praised Ballet-Academy (DC) and considers himself more of a 'teacher' than a James Bond operationalist. His life is now spent in education/art(s) and therefore resembles more of a photograph of Western mediation (not Eastern drama!).

This is a story of 'American splendor' captured in the moments/images of lyrical adventure and society imagination(s). Mr. Shadow is not a ninja anymore now but rather a 'guru' of the lyrical arts. His Ballet-Academy (DC) is considered a 'lyceum' or 'sanitarium' for those interested in the metaphysical 'splendors' of natural dance...and dreams.