taxi4ballet Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 on the day you take your small child to their first ballet class... please feel free to add to the list The hours and hours you will spend waiting around The hours and hours you will spend in the car The late-night emergency sewing The late-night emergency internet-shopping Stalking the postman The nagging doubts And above all, the wonderful friends you make along the way 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It is contageous ! Spreads quickly between siblings and causes extensive damage to ones bank account ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 How difficult ballet is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 You are perpetually turning the house upside down looking for tights (and hairnets) that don't have a hole in them 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That you'd find hair pins everywhere - hose and car - but never when you need them! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That its addictive, costs loads of money and turns you into your DD's personal assisant/bookings manager ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet? Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Life will never be the same! But none of us would wish for it any other way ...... Well ..... Most of the time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That you'd be so addicted that even in your 60's you can't bear the thought of not being able to do class ever again, so you keep going, even though your body is falling to pieces, trying to ward off that terrible day just a while longer............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Having to buy a diary for next year, even though it's only May! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 About balletcoforum.com and all the great advice available here. That when your DC started their Associate classes where that road would take you both. That you'd be talking to your DS about dance belts and make-up. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshoes Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 that you will be reduced to tears everytime you see them perform . 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I wish someone had told me, when dd got into JAs that the national skirt i spent hours over the summer hols lovingly sewing, wasnt going to be worn till the following summer term and would therefore need to be let down and rehemmed before it ever got used! plus all of the above! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecarte Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The damage done to the Hoover by rogue hairpins I could not be bothered to bend down and pick up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I wish someone had told me, when dd got into JAs that the national skirt i spent hours over the summer hols lovingly sewing, wasnt going to be worn till the following summer term and would therefore need to be let down and rehemmed before it ever got used! plus all of the above! Loving the fact that 'our' JA skirt has lasted 6 years, hem down then up again then down for my two DD's. Thinking I will have a little cry on the last lesson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ...that your child might go to boarding school 140 miles away when you hadn't even considered it 6 months before... ...that you will spend more on petrol than the mortgage... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audsjcanuck Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 .... or spin it around. The many amazing moms (and a few dads) I'd make friends with over coffee while waiting all those hours. The skills and responsibility learnt from maintaining a ballet lifestyle. The posture and confidence gained from the ballet lifestule. And most importantly, a dd who is so wrapped up in her ballet education that she doesn't have time for trouble. Just found out about some former friends/dancers of dd who had quit their dance studies and have since found some serious troublesome behaviors so I'm feeling sentimental. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Someone we knew sent both of her daughters to dance classes specifically to keep them out of trouble I wasn't so cold blooded but I did know exactly where our dds were and what they were doing - because I was there with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ...that saute isn't just something you do to potatoes and fondu not just about cheese. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbun Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ...You will spend more on ballet, tap & jazz shoes than you'd ever spend on your own shoes ???? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Loving the fact that 'our' JA skirt has lasted 6 years, hem down then up again then down for my two DD's. Thinking I will have a little cry on the last lesson I will definitely be having a good cry too, getting slightly nervous about it already! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi'smom Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I will definitely be having a good cry too, getting slightly nervous about it already! Loving the fact that 'our' JA skirt has lasted 6 years, hem down then up again then down for my two DD's. Thinking I will have a little cry on the last lesson For weeks last summer we felt like we were constantly doing the 'last' of everything and saying far too many goodbyes - it was emotionally draining and we were relieved when the time came to look forward to new adventures (though we have both made lifelong friends and many happy memories along the way!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That the children that didn't dance are still at home with you and not over 3 hours away, like our 11year old! Will I be closer to them in the future and he'll be so independent and not need me!! I feel the distance between us now and he's only in year 7! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 About balletcoforum.com and all the great advice available here. That when your DC started their Associate classes where that road would take you both. That you'd be talking to your DS about dance belts and make-up. Oh yes, forgot the day I stayed at my son's flat and I'd left my make-up bag at home, and without batting an eyelid called out "can I borrow your make-up" to my 19 year old :-) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 How to sew those ribbons on correctly. It still takes a few adjustments???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 I've run out of 'likes' today! Having to persuade a dressing-roomful of boys that yes, they DO have to wear make-up! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dea Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That as much as you have seen your DD dance before you will still be amazed every time you see her in full costume on stage in the spotlight and know that all the scrimping together money, tears and tantrums over hair pulled too tight or ballet ribbons too loose flutters away in that very moment. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzpaws Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The damage done to the Hoover by rogue hairpins I could not be bothered to bend down and pick up. And the washing machine .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasdebourree15 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That when you realize that ballet is what you were meant to do, no class or performance is ever the same again. Every perfect balance... the moment when you nail that seemingly impossible triple pirouette...when you a finish a jump combination that's left you feeling like you have wings...it all sounds a bit crazy I know, but its all those little things that come together, and, well, make you whole. They never tell you that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That life will never be the same when you feel the wind rush by your face in time to the music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss.pointe Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That you fight the (half-joked) prejudice about your son taking up ballet from well-meaning (old-fashioned) family and friends because you hope he would experience the joy, satisfaction and excitement that ballet can bring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyelliott Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 That you could do with 2 washing machines and a magic spray not yet invented to remove the sweat and grime from once white socks and leotards - WHY do they choose white for Boys ?! That you must persuade a boy of nearly 11 that he must wear skin tight shorts like knickers for JA's though his ballet teacher says he is old enough for tights on her class! That there are times when keeping still and not dancing around the supermarket is less embarrassing for DM's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ...that saute isn't just something you do to potatoes and fondu not just about cheese. Laughed out loud at this! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirrups36 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 you'll find out more about grey whites at Elmhurst billy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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