When I went to university, I was fully prepared to stop dancing. That was the usual narrative, right? Unless you are looking to pursue dance professionally, you stop dancing when you get to university. I don't know where this cliche came from, but for me, it was a combination of being away from my old studio and the new limitations on my time that caused me to stop dancing for a year. I still took classes every now and then, but all of them felt hollow, almost like a battered car coming to the shop for yearly maintenance

Barre Tales, Guest PostsBelinda KusumaSeptember 26, 2023dance community, adult dancers, adult ballerina, adult ballet, ballet world

One bruised tailbone, one life journey

Barre Tales is a compilation of short stories. These stories tell the tale of how our adult students found their way to the barre and what it means for them to keep exploring this wonderful movement practice.

Barre TalesMay FongSeptember 2, 2022dance training, dance community, dance, toronto dance community, adult dancers, beginner dancer, adult ballet, adult ballerina, beginner ballet, absolute beginner balletComment