sigh… where do i start with this girl and her pointe shoes? my feet hurt just looking at them. the ribbons are all sorts of whack. she obviously has no dance training. i’m worried about her ankles. she’s a beautiful beautiful girl, but all i can look at are her feet. i’m tired of people putting on pointe shoes and thinking it’s art and they’re a ballerina. it’s just… dangerous and devalues what people who are trained dancers do. end rant.

sigh… where do i start with this girl and her pointe shoes? my feet hurt just looking at them. the ribbons are all sorts of whack. she obviously has no dance training. i’m worried about her ankles. she’s a beautiful beautiful girl, but all i can look at are her feet. i’m tired of people putting on pointe shoes and thinking it’s art and they’re a ballerina. it’s just… dangerous and devalues what people who are trained dancers do.

end rant.

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theballetblog: (blackfairyfly)

theballetblog:

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awakealone: Pointe. (by Sarah Joann)

awakealone:

Pointe. (by Sarah Joann)

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i really like these and think they’re cute and funky and fabulous. too bad my ballet teacher would throw me out of class if i showed up with a pair of them…

i really like these and think they’re cute and funky and fabulous. too bad my ballet teacher would throw me out of class if i showed up with a pair of them…

am i the only one who thinks gaynor minden’s look super weird when they’re like, ON someone?

am i the only one who thinks gaynor minden’s look super weird when they’re like, ON someone?

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ballerinaproject: Kate - near Ground Zero Become a fan of the Ballerina Project on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/ballerina-project/22455674948 Holy crap i would give anything for feet like hers…

ballerinaproject:

Kate - near Ground Zero

Become a fan of the Ballerina Project on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/ballerina-project/22455674948

Holy crap i would give anything for feet like hers…

nprfreshair: Historian Jennifer Homans, explaining why female ballerinas rose to prominence only after the French Revolution: “During the French Revolution, the aristocratic male dancer was really discredited. The hatred and bitter animosity towards the aristocracy had direct consequences for ballet. Why should you have this aristocratic art? If you’re going to take down the aristocracy, why not take down ballet too?”

nprfreshair:

Historian Jennifer Homans, explaining why female ballerinas rose to prominence only after the French Revolution: “During the French Revolution, the aristocratic male dancer was really discredited. The hatred and bitter animosity towards the aristocracy had direct consequences for ballet. Why should you have this aristocratic art? If you’re going to take down the aristocracy, why not take down ballet too?”

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