 
Balletlover - Balletmania
written by Dep on 04.11. at 17:58:53 - as answer to: Re: My Ballet Class by Terry Gal >> fully erect, wander the studio space like stallions in heat,>> hungrily pawing at (willing) pointe shoe shod sylphs lusting>> for a spandex encased thrust. Most of those tales are absolute>> nonsense; clowns who act in such a manner are quickly winnowed>> out.>It's about time somebody said that, and you've said it particular->ly well. Ballet is an art in which fantasy plays a considerable>role; but the fantasy, regrettably, isn't restricted to magic>nutcrackers & enchanted swans. Much of it resides in adolescent>notions of what goes on in class. Ballet class is a place to>work, not a place to fool around, no matter how delicious those>sylphs may look. Thank you for providing all here with a healthy>dose of reality.>Terry Gal >>>You got that right! I took a class or two out of college, and it was fun, but also the hardest exercise I'd ever had! I eventually realized that I like ballet a lot, but not enough to devote so much time and sweat to my development as a dancer. Now I just wear the clothes, (as a sports fan would wear his favorite team's jersey,) work on art I stand a chance of excelling at, and things are pretty swingin'... -Depon >>>P.S. 'Course I still fantasize about being assaulted by the girls in that long-ago class! Just gettin' my money's worth! Answers to this message: |
