Prima Ballerina here I come!

Now, some of you may not believe this, but I have never been labeled as the most graceful lady in all of the land.  In fact, I use to be told to stop doing things so rough, and I wouldn't understand what that meant because I was doing whatever I was doing, “soft” in my mind.  When I was about 5 my mom enrolled me in ballet class.  I think she had the same mind set as I do now, that ever y little girl should be in ballet because oh my god, they are the cutest things on earth. Who wouldn't (not in a weird way) want to see their little girl running around with a bun in their hair, wearing their little pink slippers, tights and tutus.  It’s adorable! 

I remember ballet class very well actually, mostly because I loved jumping around and being goofy.  However, I do remember getting yelled at a lot!  Mostly because I would not stay on task, and would do whatever I wanted to do (shocker).  Well, long story short, my ballet career did not last very long.   I remember my mom telling me that the teacher felt that I needed to “seek other activities” other than ballet.  So that was that, no more tutus and pink ballet slippers for me!

Flash forward 26 years later, Courtney and I were talking one day and she mentioned that she was thinking about doing Ballet.  After talking to her about it we found a place that offered a class for beginner adults.  After reading the rules and regs of the ballet classes, I purchased black tights, a pink skirt, black leotard and of course, pink ballet slippers.  I was set!  

The first class was small and there were two women in point shoes which was a tad intimidating. I was hoping to see more stalky girls like myself than girls that actually knew what they were doing.  Courtney didn't seem worried because she had taken ballet in college so she was fairly familiar with the routine.  The first part of the class was a lot of stretching and bending, but all with a graceful move.  I couldn't help but think how these stretches could be really good for my running because I’m using different muscles. The girls in point shoes were happy to guide us through the moves, which was very nice of them since I had no idea what I was doing.   The second half of the class was the best part.  We were able to practice our jumping, leaps and twirls which I loved.  I mean, who doesn't love to twirl?!  There were even some parts of the class where I was a little out of breath!  Once class was over, Courtney and I both walked away with a great big smile on our face.  For me, it was one of the best activities I have done in a long time.  I look forward to improving my gracefulness and becoming a prima ballerina.