Not that meme again ...
We've all seen the meme, the Advanced dancer(s) en pointe or in a pas de deux pose and the crowd of little (infant school age) dancers peering round the edge of the door frame entranced...
like this http://www.blog.stretchdanceco.com/on-dancing-giving-up-and-memes/
Often with captions phrased in a way which implies ballet is just for girls/ women (doubly so if the focus of picture is just of an older teen or young women en pointe) ...
so when exactly does one become a 'big girl' when it comes to ballet ?
When you turn 18 ? - but what does this mean for the adult beginner - are you automatically one of the 'big girls' / 'big boys' ?
When you get your pointes ?
When you can do pointe work in the centre? or when you can pirouette en pointe?
When you are working on a grade which allows long skirts for centre work ?
When you land that double pirouette ? or do a nice looking and properly finished tour en l'air?
like this http://www.blog.stretchdanceco.com/on-dancing-giving-up-and-memes/
Often with captions phrased in a way which implies ballet is just for girls/ women (doubly so if the focus of picture is just of an older teen or young women en pointe) ...
so when exactly does one become a 'big girl' when it comes to ballet ?
When you turn 18 ? - but what does this mean for the adult beginner - are you automatically one of the 'big girls' / 'big boys' ?
When you get your pointes ?
When you can do pointe work in the centre? or when you can pirouette en pointe?
When you are working on a grade which allows long skirts for centre work ?
When you land that double pirouette ? or do a nice looking and properly finished tour en l'air?
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