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If you were to look up the definition of beauty in the dictionary, you might find something like “a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses.” The definition of grace might read “seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement.” And beneath both definitions should be the line “seeContinue reading “What I Learned from Ballet: Beauty and Grace (Guest Post)”

If I were to list everything that I learned from ballet so far, I could spend days and days and write for pages and pages and I’ve only been dancing for two years! Perhaps I am different, even from other adult beginner dancers, because this dream to dance is new. Not only did I notContinue reading “What I Learned From Ballet: There is Always a Chance for a New Dream (Guest Post)”

Learning is endless. Learning is to improve. Learning is life. You live. You learn. You love. You dance. You learn. I’ve been dancing since I was in the womb (mom was a jazz teacher) and my growth from garage recitals to New York City’s biggest stages mirrored my passage from shy picky eater to 25-yearContinue reading “What I Learned From Ballet: Taylor Gordon (Guest Post)”

The first time I took a full one-hour ballet class was when I was seven years old. I don’t remember much from back then, just that my ballet teachers always told me the class was the most important one I was taking because it would help me in all styles of dance. As I grewContinue reading “What I Learned From Ballet: Lauren Kirchmyer (Guest Post)”

\”What I Learned From Ballet\” is an ongoing series at the ajennda (you can find Jenn\’s post here) and we are privileged to have the wonderful dancer and blogger Nicole LeBonde offer her wisdom and insight about the art. I started ballet very late- I was 12. I had been in love with ballet forContinue reading “What I Learned From Ballet: Just Keep Dancing (Guest Post)”