Ballerinas are the most underrated athletes.
GUYS SHE IS SPINNING ON HER TOE.
ALL HER WEIGHT ON HER TOE.Ā
HER TOE.
TOE.
Thank you someone for finallyĀ acknowledgingĀ this.
People always make ballet seem like such a wimpy, easy sport.Ā
While we are dancing, we have to:
turn out our feet
hyper extended our knees
tuck our buts under
flatten our stomach
close your ribcage (to the point where you cant breathe)
shoulders are down and back
elbows are lifted
hands and fingers are soft
neck is long
use proper head movements
ALL THIS WHILE STILL IN OUR STARTING POSITIONS NOW DO ALL THAT WHILE MOVING AND LOOKING GORGEOUS. AND EFFORTLESS
You try holding your leg by your head without touching it and turning on the tips of your toes and wooden shoes and tell me ballet isnāt hard.
People always say ādonāt be a ballerinaā and ādonāt be such a pussyā
when really ballerinas andĀ vaginaāsĀ are probably the most hardcore things
AND BALLERINAS WITHĀ VAGINAāSĀ ARE JUST STRAIGHT UP METAL
SO DO NOT TELL ME BALLET IS FUCKING EASY AND NOT A REAL SPORT
Most ballerinaās are also known for dancing until their feet bleed, bandaging them up and getting back on with the show.
ballerinas are fucking hardcore okĀ
Anyone who thinks Ballet isnāt hardcore as fuck needs to get out of my face
I once had a friend tell me that she might try being a ballerina for a career because it looked so easy (and when on and on about how she could take a class or two and be up there on the stage with prestigious dance companies)ā¦ I literally yelled at her and told her to get out of my room and not to talk to me until she stopped being an ignorant jack-ass.Ā
My sister broke her foot in Ballet rehearsal when she landed on her foot wrong, and the high school principal just gave her a funny look and asked āyou can hurt yourself doing ballet?ā
I took ballet lessons when I was younger and really enjoyed it. I only stopped because I didnāt plan on doing it professionally and learned that my feet would be permanently damaged if I continued to toe and became proficient (which I had previously been excited to do). Even at the age of seven I understood that if I continued to toe shoes, Iād have to endure some intense pain. Some people are so ignorant, it hurts.
Iāve been dancing all my life and I quit ballet at one point but now I picked it back up, but its in a very casual class where we do like four different dance styles, so the ballet isnāt too difficult. Even so, I was doing a tour jete while we were doing floor excerises (which is what most of my ballet class is, but again, my class is mostly tap and hip hop with belly, hula, and ballet thrown in), and I landed wrong and hurt my ankle. And then I proceeded to get up and finish the lesson, with my hurt ankle. I didnāt realize how much I had actually hurt my ankle until later that night when I got up to get a drink of water and I literally could not stand. I had to climb down the stairs on all fours because I messed up during ballet.
Ballet is metal as fuck and super difficult and if you tell me that what those girls do up on those stages is easy, I will slap you.
