Entry FeedToday is Wednesday, and yes, I still have ballet.
Daughter also has ballet this morning, so we always talk about how Wednesdays are for ballet.
She gets to wear a tiny leotard, pink tights and slippers. I wear the slippers with yoga gear. When I get home, she often demonstrates something that she learned, and asks if I, too, learned it at ballet.
Basically, it is great to know that I am keeping up with my four-year-old. She learns first position (called a pizza slice for the kids) and I learn it! She learns plies (called diamonds) and I learn them. I learn retires - her teacher actually decides to call them retires! (NOTE: All accents are missed in the above paragraph).
People seem shocked, and often laugh at me, when I explain that I am taking beginner ballet. No, I did not take it as a child. Yes, it is for adults. No, I do not have to wear a leotard. Yes, some people do. Yes, it is a good workout. No, I will not have a year-end recital. But we do have live accompaniment in class every week - how cool is that?
I actually like the ballet workout and dancing more than my moms hockey. BUT I LOVE the socializing from hockey (talking isn't allowed in ballet class). Actually, I am sure my hockey coach has asked me once to twice not to talk while he is explaining the drills, but it doesn't seem to be a strict rule.
My Tuesday night hockey is done, but I think ballet keeps going for at least another 8 weeks. My turnout is better, my plies are deeper, but I am not a ballerina. However, like hockey, trying something new gives me so much appreciation for those dancers and hockey players out there, because this stuff is hard!