#ballet problems

[phabblebabbles]

every day I learn a new think about my coworkers and ever day my soul dies just a little bit more 💀

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Do non-dancers know just how exhausted your feet get during a dance class?  My feet aren’t sore; my feet are TIRED.

[confessions-of-a-former-dancer]

The point of being a teacher is to lift students up. Not push them down and destroy their love for the art. Constructive criticism is very important but it shouldn’t be abusive. It should be something that can be applied and remembered but not something that makes students feel like something is fundamentally wrong with them. 

[dancerdiaries]

Why I’m so obsessed with body types in professional ballet these days

(This just includes personal experiences, and doesn’t include all of the even worse things I’ve read about.)

The time my college kinesiology teacher was going over the three basic body types and said, “Endomorphs will likely have a lot of trouble with their weight”...and I saw her eyes slide right to me.

The time I said, during the mid-term teacher-student conference for a ballet class in college, that I was struggling to get into fifth position without tilting my hips or bending my knees. My teacher automatically said, matter-of-factly, “It’s because of the shape of your legs.”

The top college dance company at my school was entirely tall, stick-thin dancers. I had to complain that I wouldn’t be able to graduate without performance credits before I was finally be allowed on even the lower company (which, BTW, was typically composed of exactly the same body types except for a couple token curvy, actually normal-looking girls).

The time I got dress-coded because my rear end was too big. I am not lying here.

All the times I saw articles in dance magazines like, “How to be confident in your body,” where the pictures of all the “unideal” dancers quoted were still way more ballerina-shaped than I was.

Every audition form I’ve seen that was like, “Attach two dance photos revealing body proportions and lines” or “Include your height and weight on your resume.”

They say the dance world is changing, but it’s not changing fast enough. THIS IS HARMFUL, PEOPLE!!!

[kinthinia]

Last night my boyfriend discovered I have to stand on my tip-toes to reach into the back of his fridge and he finds it "cute." I think I'll have to fight him.

[eimiirin]

Only dancers and other stage kids know what is like to carry a damn heavy bag to the theater with a bunch of makeup, hair products, dance shoes and wear

[tutuandtea]

Nutcracker things

1. Don't inhale and choke on fake snow

2. Be prepared to not get to bed before midnight

3. Bring many layers to the theatre so you don't become frozen (even if you are a snowflake)

4. Always be kind to helpers backstage and remember to say thank you. (no one likes a diva)

5. Remember you're in the land of the sweets and that means sometimes treating yourself to some after a long day.

6. You are beautiful even when your face breaks out from the hoards of make up

7. Make all the nutcracker puns you can

8. You will probably have stress dreams

9. Every role is important

10. Live in the moment and enjoy your time on the stage.

[velvettides]

why am i listening to mazurka at 10:17 pm??