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7. Grit and Grown-Up Ballet
In this episode, I share my experience from signing up for an adult beginner ballet class six months ago (and I've stuck with it!).
What started as a simple idea to try something new quickly turned into a humbling crash course in French dance terminology, awkwardness, comparison and the uncomfortable reality of being a true beginner again. Not easy, for us high achievers!
Just a few weeks in, I learned we would be performing this past December in a recital. Yes. On a stage. In front of people. Dancing to the "Waltz of the Flowers" segment of The Nutcracker.
I wanted to quit more than once…
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