I wanted to take ballet lessons for the longest time. A few months ago, it occurred to me that there was no reason I wasn’t taking them already. After all, I wasn’t busy with college work anymore and my evenings were generally flexible. I mentioned my interest in ballet to a friend and she was on board right away. We registered for a free trial at a nearby studio, and we were hooked from the first class.
The two of us signed up together, but to keep our lessons commitment-free, we each purchased a ten-class pass instead of formally registering. That way, whenever it doesn’t work for either of us to go, we can skip class, guilt-free. There are usually have about eight or nine women in the class (adult beginner ballet), ranging in age from teens to sixties. (A word about tznius concerns, if this is helpful: the studio that I go to is completely enclosed and although there is a video camera in the studio that plays onto a screen in the waiting area, it’s turned off for us when we’re there.)
My family gets a kick out of the fact that I take ballet (okay, they couldn’t stop laughing when I told them) but they’re also enjoying the lessons vicariously. As a bonus, everyone is learning their passes from their piques.
Ballet is something completely new to me, and it’s so feminine and beautiful! I’ve never been much of a dancer, but in class, it doesn’t matter. For me, the class is about working on toning, balance, strength, and posture (plus the unexpected bonus of waking up a new corner of my brain), and it’s a check on my little-girl dream list. The sweet little slippers in the corner of my bedroom are a reminder to me that it’s never too late to make your dream come true. And the great thing is, as an adult it becomes so much easier to do just that.
Here’s hoping to get some more lessons checked off the bucket list. This summer: tennis.
Do you take lessons? What have you always wanted to learn?
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