B a l l e r i n a

P e r f e c t i o n

The Ballerina Life:

The life of a ballerina is one of the most difcult vocations to commit to. Not only do you have to be talented and good at what you do, but you must have the constant want to improve even if just a fraction each day. The constant struggle that involves body weight, competitiveness, and nancial aid, is only part of the hardships that each ballerina must endure throughout his/her career. When choosing this art as a career, you must be sure that you have a strong passion for it. You must go in knowing that tremendous hardships and discipline that you must overcome, and you must absolutely love performing more than anything else. For these reasons, ballet is not the life for everyone. But for those who do have the strength to succeed in this career, they are of the strongest and most disciplind people in the world.

Ballet is too difcult to be called a sport.

Prerequisites: -Coordination -Discipline -Determination -Agility -Time -Passion -Personality -Endurance -Stamina -Love

5 Things a Ballerina Would Never Say:

5 Fun Facts About Ballet:

- A male dancer lifts over 1 to 1/2 tons worth of ballerinas during performances. -Most ballerinas wear out 2-3 pairs of pointe shoes per week. -One tutu costs up to $2,000 to make. -The same tutu requires 60-90 hours of labor and over 100 yards of rufe. -If ballet were any easier, then it would be called football.

- You gonna nish those cheese fries? - Im loopy from all the spinning! - I dont know which I love more, Swan Lake or Ricki Lake. - Ill have what he is having. - Oh no, this is way too hard!

10 Most Important Things You Learn in a Ballet Class:

- Girls can y. - You gotta have the attitude. - You cant fall off the oor (easily). - Keep your toe nails short. - Barres are not invincible. - They tell you to spot for a reason. - Its not sweat, its glow. - Wet oors are slippery. - There is (usually) no such thing as a stupid question.