My Mom put me in ballet because I was a klutzy kid and she thought it would help me to be more graceful.

Aren't you glad she was right?

My mom put me in tap to satisfy her own ambitions to perform. I sulked my way out of it but my sister went for it all. Now I dance and my sister doesn't.

I loved gymnastics, but my mother pulled me out of it once she saw me doing flips on the bars during a meet, under instructor supervision! She feared that I would "break my bones and die". :rolleyes:

Breaking bones and dying is one of the best ways to go.

Nah. I'd rather go out in a literal blaze of glory while twirling fire. ;)

I didn't catch it on video, but I did see a near immolation of a firespinner - she flubbed while doing a BTB combo with a staff - she left the festival with shorter hair, but she was still smiling.

My picture from my first year of dancing:


(This was back when I had very long hair. Now...Well, it's just a lot shorter.....)

Three years of ballet and tap, 6-9 years old. At 6 I was fixated on being a ballerina - I have no idea why. After 3 years I realized I was still in the back row at recitals and that I wasn't loving it.

My pics are just as intriguing as those above...oh, the outfits!...one day I'll scan them. :)

My favorite dancer ...

I'm kind of surprised by the number of you that had Ballet growing up. I suppose it's a common enough activity for girls growing up, but being relatively new to it, I'm amazed that many of you already posses it's language and concepts - I guess perhaps I'm also a little jealous.