"Honey it's not a hobby, it's a lifestyle!"

[Katymac]

DD was in pleats of laughter when I said this in the car last week & has chosen to put the words as her facebook picture

 

Dance moves from being a hobby quickly and becomes a lifestyle choice; the posts on here confirm that.  But at what point does it happen:

• when it moves from x classes/hours to y classes/hours
• when you decide to try and make a career from it
• when you go to class when you have 'proper' flu
• when it stops being a cost and becomes an investment in the future

What do you think?

 

 

[Billyelliott]

When you've nothing else to wear in your wardrobe that fits - other than a leotard !

[Billyelliott]

Oops should have said leotard and tights

[pas de chat]

When your wardrobe reminds you of a character from The Last of The Summer Wine!

[Actsingdance]

When you gladly miss your Year 6 leavers party for a final show rehearsal.

[Actsingdance]

When you plan your entire summer holiday around the dance school show and three different summer schools.

[Huddsballetmum]

When you are happy to plan your birthday party for 3 weeks after your birthday to accommodate dancing shows and classes.

[swanprincess]

When you have no 16th birthday party because your parents are skint already with summer school fees!! I didnt want a party anyway :-D

[Legseleven]

That's real dedication, swan princess!

[akh]

When you are happy to plan your birthday party for 3 weeks after your birthday to accommodate dancing shows and classes.

Or leave it half way through to go to a rehearsal.

[LinMM]

I hope you make some great new friends at Summerschool Swan Princess and you can have your own private party there

[Anna C]

...when you spend more money on pointe shoes, ballet tights and hair pins for your than you do on yourself. :-D

[Katymac]

Yes - birthday present=summer school in our house

 

& Aunts & Uncle send money for leotards/tights/shoes etc

[LinMM]

Know the score!!

[Lottie]

When you spend years getting up at 5am on a Saturday morning to catch a train to London at 6am to get to Associate dance classes for a 9am start.

[Anjuli_Bai]

When you are hit by a car (he ran the red light) as you cross the street, are lucky enough to have only some strains  and start to walk off (leaving behind all the emergency vehicles, sirens and flashing lights called to the scene) and the police officer asks where you are going and you say very firmly:  I'm going to ballet class.

 

True story.  No, I don't recommend doing that - but but but....I did it.

 

Then you know ballet has seriously taken over your life.

 

By the way - in the middle of class, a light case of shock set in and I had to leave - so I REALLY don't recommend doing what I did.

[Anjuli_Bai]

.......another.......

 

When you have a performance at a school at 8 a.m. - which means a warmup barre at 6 a.m........

 

The good thing is later in the day you won't remember it. 

[LinMM]

How do you do that face Lottie!

 

 

Oh when you spend far too much time on balletcoforum!

[w445403]

when the voicemail message of a 14 year old boy is changed to

" sorry I missed your call I'm probably dancing or doing some other sporting activity"

[taxi4ballet]

When your carpets are full of hairpins, your car is full of empty discarded water bottles, your laundry basket is full of stuff that can only be hand-washed and you can no longer remember what your life used to be like!!!!

[Pups_mum]

When you are lucky if your vacuum cleaner and/or washing machine lasts 12 months thanks to the aforementioned hair pins. (Why is it so hard to put them away?!)

[Pas de Quatre]

When on the last two birthdays that ended in a zero you were taking DD to an audition! (Mine not hers.)

 

edited to add last sentence.

Edited July 10, 2013 by Pas de Quatre

[along for the ride mum]

....when you have really sore fingers from spending all afternoon sewing name labels into uniform even though you have some iron on ones because the balletco-ers say that iron - on ones wont last!! ...ouch, time to give those fingers a rest...

Edited July 10, 2013 by along for the ride mum

[LinMM]

When you are off to do a class while everyone else is heading to the beach or having a nice Pimms in the garden!

[Lottie]

When DS spent his 16th Birthday weekend in 2011 having Central's final audition on the Saturday and then on the Sunday he took his Grade 7 Ballet exam.

[Sheila Beelam]

When you are reluctant to go on 2 week family holiday to Kenya as you're missing London Amateur Ballet Summer Intensive...and you'll be a year older next year.

[LinMM]

Perhaps you'll find a local class while you're there(just joking)

 

Kenya will be great

[Karen]

When your dd is messing around in the sunshine and you point out that she's not stretching her feet!

[hfbrew]

When you get cramp at night because your toes have been pointing whilst you are asleep.

 

And when the washing line consists of jocks , tights and holey socks (mum of ds)

[Belljul]

When you have three children at three different schools in three different parts of the UK and none of their holidays match up. And family time means " how many pirouettes can you do" and " who had the best feet" competitions!

[Huddsballetmum]

Yes - birthday present=summer school in our house

 

& Aunts & Uncle send money for leotards/tights/shoes etc

Exactly the same in our house.  Luckily dd has June birthday so it doesn't seem too far away.

[Luckyshoes]

these posts have made me smile and we can all relate to them...but would we have it any other way ?? no of course not..the pleasure we get from watching them dance makes everything seem worth while.

[Iloveballet2804]

When your on your summer break you fill it with more dance.