| See her spin and twirl. She floats around the stage | | | | this moment. What else is required of our |
| like a feather in the wind. Every time you think she is | | | | performers? Ballet is French, most of the commands |
| going to fall, another breeze comes and sweeps her | | | | barked by professional teachers are in French. You |
| back up into the scene. No amount of gravity seems | | | | got it, our ballet dancer is also a linguist. All the |
| to hold her down, juxtaposing physics as we know | | | | trimmed gluts, abs, and calves will not make a ballet |
| them. Some critique amateur, while others swear a | | | | enthusiast instructor bark at you in English. |
| virtuoso descended from the heavens. The theater | | | | From the balls to the toes, en pointe ballet dancing is |
| roars with applause and wails of jealousy. | | | | engaged in our performer. The most stressful, |
| What am I talking about? The beauty of a ballet | | | | backbreaking techniques now push their weight from |
| dancer controlling the stage. The dancer has one | | | | neck to toes. The ballet dancer is under so much |
| purpose: convince the crowd that the techniques | | | | strain, and the pointe shoes are not very |
| seem easy. This illusion of ballet entices even the | | | | comfortable either. That does not stop her. Spring up |
| most relaxed viewers. Dancers are not born this way. | | | | to releve, all the way to the tip of the toes, that |
| They are molded into it by their teachers, peers and | | | | pointe shoe is painful but you have done it before, |
| influences in the field. What is molded? Well their | | | | shoulders back to trick the crowd once again that |
| physical performance and mental discipline. One | | | | your arms are shorter than they are, ankles fill like |
| moment a head is shifted backwards with a leg | | | | they are going to shatter, but there, you reached |
| mirror opposite; the next second their body is free | | | | the height of your releve; now fall back to a graceful |
| floating in air tapping their legs together, and the next | | | | pointe to a retire. Finish off with a pirouette and back |
| thing you know, the ballet dancer is swinging every | | | | to the story we go. |
| appendage around in the most elegant forms. | | | | When the tutus come on, its not time to play nice. |
| Yes, this is a well rehearsed execution of | | | | These dancers are healthy, muscular, well disciplined, |
| movements that have been passed down through | | | | and ready to fight for your applause. Its a beautiful |
| the centuries. All just to entertain you for a one night | | | | set of events in the studio, at home, or in a theater. |
| stand. A performance art with loyal servants filled | | | | Be prepared for a show, but you will leave with an |
| with the up-most of skill, dedication, patience and | | | | experience. Watch the coordination, how many times |
| persistence. Considering I can barely get in front of | | | | must they have practiced to do that move |
| five people and tell a joke, ballet performers amaze | | | | correctly? |
| me with their ability to entertain a full theater with a | | | | The theater deceives us all to an extent. Only the |
| small stage that serves as a pitiful excuse for a hiding | | | | ballet dancers and the pointe shoes know the true |
| place. Another exotic, complicate pose brings on a | | | | story. Ballet Dancer pictures show a glimpse of the |
| roar of cheer throughout the hollowed dome. | | | | story. |
| Hours and hours of practice and work outs; all for | | | | |