whatshouldwecallballet

When your parents STILL call your dance performances "plays"

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:10:36 -0700

Is your play at 7:00?

When someone tells you the casting is up

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:15:26 -0700

When people try to impress you with their knowledge of ballet

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:11:46 -0700

When the artistic director doesn't want your resume

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:07:55 -0700

When people can't pick up choreography

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:04:04 -0700

When you mess up and the teacher glares right at you

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:16:47 -0800

When no one knows how to stagger lines.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:14:24 -0800

When a choreographer asks you to do something not humanly possible

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:34:00 -0800

When you have to watch yourself dancing on video

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:58:01 -0800

Tips for auditioning for summer intensives?

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:07:00 -0800

Check out this new PNB blog post about summer intensive audition advice! It has really excellent tips for auditioning

http://www.pnb.org/Blog/

When its the time of the month but you still have to dance

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:34:00 -0800

when really all you want to do is to curl up in the fetal position.

When people ask if your mom is like Dance Moms

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:14:12 -0800

Nutcracker music.

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:11:00 -0800

Also, sorry for the lack of posts lately. Nutcracker craziness and all. But Nutcracker is over so more posts to come soon hopefully!

Teacher quote: “If you have lazy fondues it leads to a couch potato life!”

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:14:01 -0800

Teacher quote: “If you have lazy fondues it leads to a couch potato life!”

Teacher quote: “I’m trying to rid the world of ‘THE SICKLE’!”

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:26:05 -0800

Teacher quote: “I’m trying to rid the world of ‘THE SICKLE’!”

When my hips pop in public

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:32:48 -0800

And everyone around me reacts like

Teacher quote: “There’s not a magical Harry Potter to push you around in your à la...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:51:32 -0800

Teacher quote: “There’s not a magical Harry Potter to push you around in your à la seconde turns!”

Teacher quote: “There’s breath, water, and fifth position.”

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:39:18 -0700

Teacher quote: “There’s breath, water, and fifth position.”

When you’re standing in front of a skinny mirror during barre and you’re like And then...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:17:00 -0700

When you’re standing in front of a skinny mirror during barre and you’re like

And then you move to center…..

When you watch teachers' faces as they watch people during class

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:52:00 -0700

And they literally make this face.