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Moira Shearer in Swan Lake, 1946

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Chisako Oga and Cervilio Miguel Amador rehearse as King Arthur and Guinevere in #CBCamelot. 📷: @maggiecareyyy ⠀ #CincinnatiBallet #KingArthursCamelot #CincyArts http://ift.tt/2jRP9qO

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Svetlana Zakharova in Bolshoi’s La Bayadere

Photo by Damir Yusupov (?)

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I know we normally reblog pros, but I thought our fellow adult beginners might like to see this. Sorry for the tiny pics, these are the ones our teacher sent me. This is my classmate Annamaria, right after her very first pointe class! She’s been coming to class twice a week for 2 years, and like many of us, has dreamed of pointe work. She wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to do it, with her job, kids, and everything, but here she is! PS everybody check out her ridiculous Vaganova feet - serious envy every class!

Anyway the point(e) is, for all of us taking a less-traditional path to ballet, there is hope! Pointe isn’t for everyone, and you should never pressure yourself if you don’t want to do it or don’t feel ready, but if you want to get there, you can! Tell your teacher about your goals, and work with them to figure out how to get there. We can’t all have Annamaria’s feet, but we can all share the joy and triumph on her face in these pics.