for late and adult beginer ....follow your dream ! all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 25 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]I was just worried about shelling out for the shoes, tights, dancebelt, t-shirt etc ready for the first lesson only to find I hated it...<p>So I was wondering what kit once could wear that one already ownes that would be OK just for the first lesson, and then, assuming all went well, I would of course happily trundle off to my local dance store to relieve them of most of their male dancewear stock! ;o)<p>Jim<p><p><br>>Did you ever watch the "Rumpole" series on TV? Or any other<br>>English courtroom dramas? There's a standard, customary garb<br>>for barristers in court: robe and wig.<br>>Now, tights are basically functional. They are unforgiving; as<br>>a teacher once said to me, they show you off or they show you up.<br>>And your teacher can see exactly how your body is placed & how<br>>you're moving your limbs & your muscles. But in addition, it's the<br>>custom in ballet, just like the robe & wig in court. (After all,<br>>bike shorts show as or more than tights.) And I think it's a good<br>>idea to follow the custom. You're entering a new world here--a<br>>world with its own values & customs. You don't get many oppor-<br>>tunities to do that in life, & it's an adventure when you do.<br>>So go for the whole experience & get the tights.<br>>Oh...what if the experience proves a washout? What if you're so<br>>discouraged (& ballet can be *very* discouraging when you start)<br>>that you decide the whole business was a mistake? What about<br>>those tights then? Well, men wear tights cycling, jogging, in<br>>the gym (or so I'm told). And if all else fails, save them for<br>>Hallowe'en. ;-)<br>>And by the way, don't forget to get a dance belt to wear under<br>>those tights (or bike shorts or anything else).<br>>Tom<br><br><br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]