Meet Me @ the Barre! - Page 3

Not Afraid · 04-03-2009, 09:38 PM

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?

lindyhop · 04-03-2009, 09:42 PM

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.

Disneyphile · 04-03-2009, 09:44 PM

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".

CoasterMatt · 04-03-2009, 09:54 PM

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

Disneyphile · 04-03-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

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.

CoasterMatt · 04-03-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

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.

ToriBear · 04-03-2009, 10:42 PM

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.....)

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-04-2009, 08:14 AM

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.

Tref · 04-04-2009, 09:41 AM

My favorite dancer ...

€uroMeinke · 04-04-2009, 09:51 AM

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.

04-03-2009, 09:38 PM	#21
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	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?
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04-03-2009, 09:42 PM	#22
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	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. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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04-03-2009, 09:44 PM	#23
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	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".
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04-03-2009, 09:54 PM	#24
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Breaking bones and dying is one of the best ways to go. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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ToriBear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In my laptop Posts: 549	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.....) __________________ Last edited by ToriBear : 04-03-2009 at 10:44 PM. Reason: 'Cause.
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04-04-2009, 08:14 AM	#28
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	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.
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04-04-2009, 09:41 AM	#29
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	My favorite dancer ... __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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04-04-2009, 09:51 AM	#30
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	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. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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